Fatdog64-710 Final Release Notes

Fatdog64 710 Final was released on 4 December 2016.

Post-release Errata

Libreoffice is missing some icons.
To fix it, please download images_tango.zip from here, and the copy the file to /usr/lib64/libreoffice/share/config (overwriting the original images_tango.zip).

Original Release notes

Changes from 702:

Updates:

• Full system rebuild with major package updates. Below is just a subset recorded from 710 alpha onwards
• Linux 4.4.35
• rox-filer-jun7 updated to latest (3 Dec 2016)
• tar 1.29
• llvm-3.7.1 static builds
• mesa 13.0.2
• flash-player 11.2.202.644
• xf86-video-intel 29 Nov 2016
• xf86-video-ati-7.8.0
• xf86-video-amdgpu-1.2.0
• libreoffice 5.2.3.3
• seamonkey-2.47 with smooth HTML5 playback
• gstreamer libraries removed from basesfs, they're available in the repo.
• Trash - root's Trash is now stored in /root
• gdk-pixbuf - re-instate loaders PCX, RAS, WBMP
• openssl 1.0.2j
• lxrandr as alternative to zarfy
• libgcrypt 1.7.3
• Qt updated to 5.6.1
• compton, duff, extundelete now in basesfs
• mhwaveedit does not need mplayer anymore, uses ffmpeg
• gtkmenuplus 1.1.2
• gtk2 2.24.31
• Fixes for libdvdcss
• Replace pmirror, pbackup with grsync.
• refind updated to 0.10.3
• Default locale is now en_US.UTF-8
• libinput 1.5.0
• mtpaint 3.49.12
• guvcview-2.0.4
• mdview-2016.06.17
• yad-0.36.3
• mtr-0.86
• xorg-server-1.18.3
• vlc-2.2.4
• transmision-2.92
• urxvt-9.22
• findnrun-2.3.1
• multirename-1.8
• engrampa-1.14.1 (replaces xarchiver)
• pidgin-2.11.0
• libbluray-0.9.3
• libaacs-0.8.1
• geany-1.28
• gimp-2.8.18
• posixovl-2015.03
• wallpaper-setter-0.7.5.3

New Features:

• Native 32-bit libs
• Libreoffice suit replaces abiword, gnumeric
• Libreoffice comes with English spell checkers, check repo for other languages and offline help files.
• rc.sysinit: ability to load extrasfs even from unmounted device (by specifying device: prefix). These SFS can be loaded to RAM too. This enables fully savefile-less operations.
• rc.sysinit now supports loading extrasfs from device/label/uuid;
• fatdog-initrd: basesfs now accepts ram/expand parameter (deprecating base2ram)
• posixovl support enabling full POSIX filesystem features on FAT-based savedir.
• xattr enabled for all file systems
• Faster startup for Rox filer (remove gethostbyname)
• Simpler, and more accurate drive icons
• Default actions for various images updated to be more consistent. All of them will run defaultimageviewer.
• Fotoxx moved out of basesfs. Default image viewer is now viewnior.
• rox-filer-jun7 https://github.com/jun7/rox-filer/ replaces legacy rox-filer

and numerous bug fixes and fine tunings.

Changes from 710 Beta 2:

Updates:

• Linux 4.4.35
• rox-filer-jun7 updated to latest (3 Dec 2016)
• tar 1.29
• llvm-3.7.1 static builds
• mesa 13.0.2
• flash-player 11.2.202.644
• xf86-video-intel 29 Nov 2016
• xf86-video-ati-7.8.0
• xf86-video-amdgpu-1.2.0
• libreoffice 5.2.3.3
• seamonkey-2.47 with smooth HTML5 playback
• gstreamer libraries removed from basesfs, they're available in the repo.
• Trash - root's Trash is now stored in /root
• gdk-pixbuf - re-instate loaders PCX, RAS, WBMP
• openssl 1.0.2j
• lxrandr as alternative to zarfy
• libgcrypt 1.7.3