Hard on the heels of the I wrote about the other day resulting from this month's "31 Flavors of Fun" project--not to mention major updates to and , among others--this week has seen the debut of another significant new entry as well.

is the distro in question this time, and on Wednesday it got a major new update to version 2012.08.

Now occupying the No. 10 spot on DistroWatch's page hit rankings, PCLinuxOS is a popular choice, particularly for fans. Ready for a quick rundown? Here are some of the highlights you'll find in this latest version.

1. User-Friendly

PCLinuxOS has long been considered one of the more user-friendly Linux distributions available, and it offers out-of-the-box support for many popular graphics and sound cards as well as other peripheral devices. Included in the software's bootable live CD are not just an easy-to-use graphical installer but also a raft of popular applications