toutatis

The 6.0.x LTS edition, codename Toutatis.

• Trisquel GNU/Linux 6.0.1 LTS upgrade release

Toutatis is a long term support (LTS) version, which will be supported until mid-2017, getting security updates until 2017. It is based on Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin).

From this version forward, all future Trisquel releases will also be LTS.

Software versions and distro editions

This release is based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and as always it contains only free software, including:

• Common
  • Linux-libre 3.2 (possible to upgrade in official repository)
  • GNOME 3.4.2
  • Xorg 7.6 (possible to upgrade in official repository)
• Standard edition
  • LibreOffice 3.5.4
  • Trisquel Web Browser 28.0
  • Gimp 2.6.12
• Mini edition
  • LXDE 0.5
  • Midori 0.4.7

The distro has two editions:

• Trisquel, for home use.
• Trisquel Mini, for netbooks and old computers.

This version features a brand new look. Rhythmbox has replaced Exaile as the default music management application.

In this version, only English and Spanish languages are installed by default on the CD iso, to conserve disk space. All other languages can still be installed after booting into the desktop or downloading the DVD iso.

All of the editions support both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.

Upgrade to Linux-libre 3.13 (from Trisquel 7.0 LTS)

In Terminal:

sudo apt-get install linux-generic-lts-trusty

or search linux-generic-lts-trusty in Synaptic Package Manager (System Settings > Synaptic) and enter your password.