Sabayon是一份自启动运行DVD，它被设计为能在5分钟以内使一台电脑进入强大的Gentoo Linux系统。Gentoo Linux是一份Linux发行，它由软件安装管理引擎Portage来驱动。除了作为自启动运行DVD使用，Sabayon Linux也能安装到硬盘上，实际上相当于一张易于使用的Gentoo安装盘。该自启动运行DVD包含了大量的桌面环境及开源应用软件，例如KDE、GNOME、XFce、Fluxbox、KOffice、OpenOffice.org、FreeNX、amaroK、Kaffeine等等。

        Fabio Erculiani has announced the release of Sabayon Linux 4.2 "GNOME" edition, a Gentoo-based desktop distribution and live DVD: "On the behalf of the Sabayon Linux team, we are happy to announce the immediate availability of Sabayon Linux 4.2 GNOME. Features: based on Sabayon 4.1 GNOME, containing hundreds of bug fixes and performance improvements; less than 2 GB ISO footprint; custom Linux kernel 2.6.29; ext4 as default file system; complete GNOME 2.26.2; OpenOffice.org 3.1. Changes since Sabayon 4.1: environment in sync with latest available Entropy updates; featuring Entropy framework 0.96.26, improved performance, reduced hardware requirements; featuring the new user-friendly Entropy graphical interface...." Find more information in the detailed release notes. Download: Sabayon_Linux_4.2_x86_G.iso (1,699MB, MD5, torrent), Sabayon_Linux_4.2_amd64_G.iso (1,814MB, MD5, torrent).（责任编辑：A6）