- Version 6.7.1 has been updated from Debian/squeeze with the usual picks from Debian "testing" and "unstable", and uses Kernel 3.0.4 and xorg 7.6 (core 1.11) for supporting currentmost computer hardware.
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- experimental free Nouveau graphics modules supporting NVidia cards, accelerated graphics via kernel mode settings (KMS),
- OpenOffice -> LibreOffice 3.4.3,
- Chromium 13.0.782.220 Web Browser (DVD only),
- Firefox 6.0.2 Web Browser (CD+DVD),
- Optional 64-bit Kernel via boot option "knoppix64", supporting systems with more than 4GB of RAM and chroot to 64-bit installations for system rescue tasks (DVD version only).
- New boot option (example) "bootfrom=/dev/sda1/knoppix-test.iso", for mounting the Knoppix compressed file system from a stored iso file directly.
- Boot option "grub", for starting a bootloader shell in system rescue tasks.
- ADRIANE: Updated to version 1.4 of the non-visual desktop framework, now using cuneiform as engine for text recognition of scanned texts, enhanced support for several cellphone models via gammu (SMS function).
- (new in DVD version) eViacam, a program for controlling the mouse by moving your head, using the webcam.
- Workaround: Modified boot process for starting in Virtualbox without delay.
- Bugfixes: Repaired "Install additional software" menu (flash, Fonts etc.), Virtualbox Kernel module, braille devices in orca, keyboard navigation in ADRIANE.
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