Parsix GNU/Linux 8.5 "Atticus" to Reach End of Life on September 30, 2016

The Parsix GNU/Linux developers announced that the end-of-life of the Parsix GNU/Linux 8.5 "Atticus" operating system is approaching fast, urging users to upgrade to the latest release immediately.

Dubbed Atticus and based on the Debian GNU/Linux 8.5 "Jessie" operating system, Parsix GNU/Linux 8.5 was unveiled seven months ago, on February 14, 2016. Running the long-term supported Linux 4.1.17 kernel injected with TuxOnIce 3.3 and BFS patches, it was built around the GNOME 3.18 desktop environment with the GNOME Shell 3.18.3 user interface.

The end of life (EOL) will be officially reached on September 30, 2016, which means that users of the Parsix GNU/Linux 8.5 "Atticus" operating system will no longer receive security and software updates. Therefore, they are urged today to upgrade to the latest, most recent version of the Debian-based distribution, read more)

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