Sabayon Linux 5.3 XFCE and LXDE Spins Are Now Availble

The Sabayon Linux team has now released two new flavours of the Gentoo-based Linux distro packed with alternative desktop environments for those who prefer them or have slower computers. The Sabayon 5.3 XFCE and Sabayon 5.3 LXDE ‘spins’ are more experimental in nature than the regular release though they are considered stable en...

Linux Journal: "Sabayon Linux is a very fun distribution based on Gentoo Linux. That tidbit of information may be one of the reasons Sabayon isn't more popular, although it shouldn't be."

LinuxBSDos: "One of the best features introduced in Sabayon 5.3, the latest upgrade to the Gentoo-based, multi-purpose Linux distribution is the installer."

Softpedia: "This minimalistic operating system is created for advanced users who want to build a customized installation of Sabayon Linux. It can also be used for USB installations!"

In just a couple of months, the Sabayon team has prepared a brand-new version of the Gentoo-based Linux distro. Sabayon Linux 5.3 is now available in both KDE and GNOME flavors for 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. It comes with plenty of updated packages, though it’s still, strangely, stuck with GNOME 2.28. XBMC is also included for HTPC fans an...

Sabayon is a multi-purpose, Linux based on Gentoo, with support for binary package installation. Sabayon 6 is the latest stable release and installation images for the E17, GNOME, KDE, LXDE, and Xfce desktop environments have been released. The KDE edition has already been reviewed. (See Sabayon 6 KDE review.) This article is a review of [...]

The Linux Critic: "Ever since I got up close and personal with LXDE a few months ago, I’ve had my eye out for a distro that had a solid instance of LXDE as its default desktop environment. LXDE is getting more press and more attention, but the number of distros that rely on LXDE is still pretty small."

Available for both x86 and x86_64 architectures, the new Sabayon Linux CoreCD 5.2 was announced last night by Mitch Harder. This minimalistic operating system is created for advanced users who want to build a customized installation of Sabayon Linux. It can also be used for USB installations! Sabayon Linux CoreCD 5.2 offers: