Just a quick note to everyone who had shown interest in this: I have now released version 0.01 of Katian. This release mirrors pretty much the state of my machine right now and I am putting it out for anyone who liked the first version but is looking for fresher packages based on Xubuntu Karmic. I do not, however, recommend installing it. This version is still very rough around the edges and also a bit transitional since I will try to base .02 on Ubuntu proper (with Gnome). The reason for this is that I have run into some limitations with Xfce — I still love Xfce, but I think full Gnome is getting a lot faster on Ubuntu and since I’m not really concerned with .iso sizes I will try if it suits me more. And yes, this distro is bloody massive already.  If you want to try it out, I really recommend using UNetbootin to make a bootable USB stick — It’s so much more 21st century and also saves the planet by not coating it in unused Linux distro discs.

If despite all the warnings you still want to try this new version out, you can download it here. Make sure you have a recent backup and enjoy! And keep your eyes on this blog or on the Launchpad page for news of version 0.02 which should be arriving relatively soon…