Point Linux 2.3 发布，一份GNU/Linux发行

Point Linux是一份GNU/Linux发行，它旨在结合Debian GNU/Linux的力量和MATE所提供的效率，而后者是GNOME 2桌面环境的一个分支。Point Linux为需要快捷、稳定和可预知桌面的用户们提供易于安装和使用的发行。

Peter Ryzhenkov has announced the release of Point Linux 2.3, an updated build of the project's desktop Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux 7.4 and featuring the MATE 1.4 desktop environment: " These release notes for Point Linux 2.3 (taya) provide an overview of the release and document the known issues with Point Linux 2.3. What's new? Point Linux 2.3 brings the new 'debian-backports' package that allows you to easily enable updates from the debian-backports repository. Changes in distribution: Firefox 27.0.1, Thunderbird 24.3.0, LibreOffice 4.1.4; new debian-backports package; up-to-date Debian packages. Changes in Point Linux installer: three checkboxes to install Compiz, enable debian-backports updates and non-free repositories during installation; US keyboard layout is not installed by default for Latin keyboard layouts." See the release notes for a brief overview of the distribution's latest stable release. Here are the download (MD5) links to the DVD edition (with many popular applications) as well as the stripped-down "core" variant: pointlinux-mate-full-2.3-64.iso (930MB, torrent), pointlinux-mate-core-2.3-64.iso (651MB, torrent).