System Tools Backends Version 1.9.6, 2006-09-28
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The System Tools Backends version 1.9.6 "Get in the character" have been released.

The System Tools Backends are a set of cross-platform modules for Linux, FreeBSD and other Unix systems. The backends provide an common DBus interface to all distros for modifying or reading the system configuration.

Right now the System Tools Backends fully support various distros/OS such as: Redhat, Mandrake, SuSE, Fedora, Debian (and derivations like Ubuntu, Linex, Guadalinex...), Gentoo, Slackware, FreeBSD, OpenNA, PLD, Vine and Specifix.

Changes since last release
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  - Do not repeat multiple SMB share entries when the name has a $ symbol (GNOME bug #325495, garnacho)
  - Avoid timeouts during file monitoring (garnacho)
  - Code improvements to BSD, RCng and SuSE services init code (garnacho)
  - Add an UID/GID independent ID number in UsersConfig and GroupsConfig to avoid confusions when adding/deleting groups (GNOME bug #342293, garnacho)
  - DBus struct improvements in ServicesConfig (garnacho)
  - Avoid "use lib" warning during s-t-b initialization (garnacho)
  - Fix a possible bug when saving modem interfaces configuration (garnacho)
  - Code cleanups (garnacho)

Downloading
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You can get it from :
http://system-tools-backends.freedesktop.org/downloads/1.9/