Quirky Xerus x86_64 version 8.4 released

It has been awhile since the last release of Quirky. That was version 8.3, in July 2017:

http://bkhome.org/news/201707/quirky-xerus64-83-final.html

Now, a brand spanking new version. Announcement and release notes here;

http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/quirky6/amd64/releases/xerus-8.4/release-xerus64-8.4.htm

A brief announcement:

Quirky Linux 8.4 x86_64 is codenamed "Xerus" and is built using the woofQ Quirky Linux build system, with the help of Ubuntu 16.04.3 binary packages. Thus, Xerus has compatibility with all of the Ubuntu repositories.
Quirky is a fork of Puppy Linux, and is mainly differentiated by being a "full installation" only, with special snapshot and recovery features, and Service Pack upgrades, though recently there is limited support for live-CD session-saving and "frugal" installation.
Version 8.4 has many architectural improvements and package upgrades, including new packages Sakura, Refind, EasyApps, PupControl, VTE and EasyShare. EasyShare is a simple "one top shop" for network file sharing and printing, using Samba and SSHFS. Upgraded applications include Pclock (0.8.2) and seaMonkey (2.49.1). The Linux kernel is now version 4.14.17.

Quirky is shipped as an ISO file or a Flash-drive image file. Instructions to install are here:

http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/quirky6/amd64/releases/xerus-8.4/howto-install.htm

Primary download site:

http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/quirky6/amd64/releases/xerus-8.4/

This is a third option, install scripts:

http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/quirky6/amd64/releases/xerus-8.4/alternatives/

...for experts only.

To join in with discussion on Xerus 8.4, go to the Puppy Forum:

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=982545#982545

Have fun!

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