Fatdog64-600 Final Release Notes
Fatdog64 600 Final was released on 5 July 2012 (UTC).
This release concludes the 600 release cycle after 6 months of development and over 2 months of testing.
Consolidated list of changes from last final release (Fatdog 521)
Packages in no particular order:
- Gcc-4.6.2
- Glibc 2.13
- GTK+ 2.24 with Glib 2.28
- Qt 4.7.2 (partial)
- Xorg-1.11.4
- Mesa-8.0.2
- ALSA 1.0.25
- VLC-2.0.1 (compiled with --enable-pvr & subtitles) replaces Xine
- CUPS 1.5.2, ghostscipt 9.0.2, Gutenprint 5.2.8
- Wpa_gui replaces Frisbee.
- Evince replaces epdfviewer
- Peasyscan 1.9, peasypdf 1.6, new peasyprint and peasyscale (thanks to rcrsn51)
- Fotoxx-12.01.2
- Abiword rolled back to a patched version 2.8.6
- Update libv4l package
- Add more dvb firmware
- ffmpeg to 0.11.1
- libdrm-2.4.35
- xf86-input-synaptics-1.6.2
- xf86-video-ati-6.14.5
- xf86-video-nouveau-1.0.0
- Linux kernel 3.4.4
- urxvt 9.15 (without perl extension)
- Hauppauge firmware
- ene-ub6250 firmware
- Seamonkey 2.10.1
- Latest hardinfo from git, patched to avoid not crash and show Fatdog64 version
- libdbus_glib (enable firefox official binaries to run)
- Flash player 11.2.202.236
- gtkdialog4 0.8.0
- JWM build 579
- Rox to git master 2012-05-30
- Gimp 2.6.12 with script-fu and python-fu (python-fu requires python and pygtk from pet repo)
- SLiM 1.3.3 graphical login manager
- partimage 0.6.9
- mongoose webserver git 2012-06-19 - works with php and mysql on the pet repo
- And hundreds of other package upgrades.
Fatdog/Puppy specific packages in no particular order:
- Peasyscan to 2.4 (thanks rcrsn51)
- Grub4dosconfig 1.8 (thanks shinobar)
- Sfsmanager (thanks 01micko)
- Firewall-status control panel applet (thanks rcrsn51)
- FFconvert 1.3 (thanks shinobar)
- smbw - alternative Samba printer (thanks rcrsn51)
- YASSM 2.1 (thanks rcrsn51)
- Wallpaper setter to 0.6.2 (thanks 01micko)
- Peasypdf 2.2 replaces puppypdf (thanks rcrsn51)
- Pburn updated to 3.6.0
- Pmusic updated to 2.6.2
- QuickApps - alternative application launcher
New features in no particular order:
- Optimised for harddisk frugal install, boot faster than Fatdog64 521
- Unlimited number of SFS (warning: too many SFS will slow the system down)
- Humongous initrd by default; tool to make standard ("small") initrd provided
- PXE-boot directly using the ISO file
- Flexible savefile options - local disks, cifs share, nbd, or dvd+rw
- Savefile in a file or to entire partition
- RAM layer options in all savefile options, not only flash drive
- Ability to disable session saving when running in RAM mode
- "Underdog" feature - run other Linux partition with Fatdog
- ISO file is isohybrid file and can be either be burned to DVD or imaged directly to USB stick
- Clean un-mount - for savefile and the underlying devices, even for ntfs partition
- Faster multisession (dvd only: dvd+rw/dvd+r/dvd-r supported)
- New installer - install and configure boot loader in one step
- New remaster tool
- New package manager
- New event manager
- New Samba browser on desktop
- New savefile resize tool that does not require double the disk space
- New control panel - all system/settings apps are now here
- New services manager (replacing bootmanager)
- New SFS loader with on-the-fly loading capability (replacing bootmanager)
- New drive mounter (replacing pmount) - original pmount still available as pmount-old
- Udev-based desktop drive icons (replacing pup_event_frontend_d)
- Udev-based hotplug management (replacing pup_event_backend_modprobe)
- HTML-lised manpages in devx (or separate manpages.sfs)
- CUPS-PDF can now be used as PDF print server (again)
- In Openbox, Windows-K key is shortcut for xkill (to kill windows apps). Right-click to cancel.
- Experimental multi-user
- Multiple login modes: easily switch between autologin, graphical, console login modes.
Dropped features:
- Dropped support for full-install
- Dropped multisession support for CD/CD-RW
Thank you notes:
- Special thanks for rcrsn51 who tirelessly updates his tools (peasy-apps, YASSM & others) for Fatdog throughout the long nights from alpha2 stages until final, as well as the printing and scanning support.
- Thanks to 01micko, shinobar and zigbert for providing and updating key applications in Fatdog.
- Most heartfelt thanks to all alpha, beta and rc testers who helped to uncover tons of bugs: 01micko, Billtoo, Jim1911, rcrsn51, James C, smokey01, gcmartin, and many others.
For earlier release see here: Fatdog64 521 Fatdog64 520