GeeXboX是一份完整的操作系统,它运行Linux内核并基于出色的软件MPlayer。它不需要硬盘,你只要把GeeXboX可启动光盘插入任何一
台奔腾级计算机的光驱就能引导之。此外,GeeXboX是自由的软件,它的诞生要感谢许许多多的开源软件。这意味着任何人都可以修改它并且创建他自己的
GeeXboX发布。你可能会奇怪,为什么要选择引导进另外一种操作系统以播放你的媒体文件呢?但是,请想像一下那些Mini-ITX平台,例如VIA
Epia/Eden或者Shuttle
barebones吧。现在可以把DivX带进你的家庭影院,把这类计算机变成你的电视机。在首个开发版本释出时(2002年十二月),它还只能播放
DivX电影,但现在,几乎所有的媒体文件都能在GeeXboX里播放了。 GeeXboX 1.2, a minimalist distribution designed to turn a personal computer into a multimedia home theatre, has been released: "Today marks the GeeXboX 1.2 release that was awaited for such a long time. This is a really important step for the project, being the very latest release from the 1.x series. The 1.2 took quite a long time to emerge but brought a lot of features, the most important ones being the x86_64 architecture support and the HDTV and widescreens optimizations through X.Org inclusion. We've also added a brand new tool, called Win32 installer that allows installing GeeXboX to a current hard-disk without the need of partitioning and formatting it again. GeeXboX 1.2 is the last version that relies on our original MPlayer OSD-based blue screen user interface. Over the years (and especially last months), a lot of efforts have been made to work on the upcoming 2.x series, that will feature a complete rework of the UI, based on the ultra fast and shiny Enlightenment toolkit." Read the release announcement for a full list of changes. Download (MD5): geexbox-1.2-en.i386.glibc.iso (18.9MB), geexbox-1.2-en.x86_64.glibc.iso (20.2MB). |