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。
The "KDE" edition of Sabayon Linux 4.2, a Gentoo-based desktop distribution and live DVD, is ready for download: "On the behalf of the Sabayon Linux team, we are happy to announce the immediate availability of Sabayon Linux 4.2 KDE. Distribution features: based on Sabayon 4.1 KDE, containing hundreds of bug fixes and performance improvements; halved hard disk footprint, less than 2GB ISO image; custom Linux kernel 2.6.29; ext4 as default filesystem; complete KDE 4.2.4 flavour; OpenOffice 3.1; Compiz and Compiz Fusion 0.8.4; X.Org 7.4 supporting AMD and NVIDIA latest video cards; multimedia applications (audio, video, dvd ripping, file sharing)..." Find more information in the detailed press release.
