The Vector development crew is proud to announce the first release candidate of VectorLinux 7.0. There have been numerous changes since the beta 2.1 release. The kernel is version 2.6.38.4, glibc is 2.13 and everything else is up to date with Slackware-current. We have the new xfce-4.8.1 with glx-dock (previously cairo-dock), latest abiword, gnumeric, scribus, inkscape, shotwell and a vast array of other programs and applications in all categories at their latest stable versions, as well as many others. We have squashed major bugs that occurred during the second beta cycle, which includes updates to the kernel, firmware, iptables, glx-dock, fluxbox, consolekit and added epdfview as default pdf file reader. We also added over 500 packages to the Vector 7 repository. Please give this a try and report problems or bugs to our forum site. You can download the RC1 iso from our official servers here: