"The to-do isn't entirely empty here, but it's pretty much down to minor nits, and so we're going to call this release candidate 1 and (mostly) freeze further updates unless they happen to fix problems. Regarding the kernel, 2.6.29.x has been well tested with this userspace and seems like the best choice to ship for production use. Perhaps we can put something else (at least source and configurations) in /testing, though."

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"If you’re new to Linux, a few common mistakes are likely to get you into trouble. Learn about them up front so you can avoid major problems as you become increasingly Linux-savvy."

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Driver ati  catalyst 9.6 released for linux but only for video card's post hd 2000.
If someone have a precedent version, he have to use the release ati catalys 9.3.
In the main site of ati is written that this driver is suitable especially for red hat, suse and ubuntu.

for download support.amd
for knowing whether your video card is supported support.amd

"A kernel hacker from Intel has posted a Linux driver for USB 3.0, making Linux the first operating system (OS) to support the new connectivity standard. Sarah Sharp (left) announced that her xHCI-compliant driver for USB 3.0 will be supported in Linux 2.6.31 in September".

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