Fatdog64-720 Beta Release Notes

Fatdog64 720 Beta was released on 1 December 2017.

Changes from 710 Final:

Updates:

• Linux 4.14.2
• Libreoffice icon fixes, updated to 5.2.7.2
• rox-filer-jun7 updated to latest (November 2017)
• gimp updated to 2.8.22
• Seamonkey updated to 2.48
• Rox-filer MIME-type handlers expanded.
• WpaGui now supports wired ethernet and static IP configuration
  
• Spot's home is now /home/spot (no longer in /root/spot)
• Reduce access permission for tmpfs when running in RAM mode
• gtkmenuplus 1.1.7
• Auto-set Xorg DPI for high-resolution screen
• Cutdown samba now is based on 4.7.3 instead of obsolete samba3.
• "Shares" app greatly improved
• libnss updated to 3.33 and libnspr to 4.17
• xf86-driver-intel updated to latest git.
• libinput-1.8.2
• xf86-input-libinput-0.26.0
• xf86-video-amdgpu-1.4.0
• xf86-video-ati-7.10.0
  
• gtkdialog now supports libglade
• mc 4.8.19
• findnrun 2.4.1
• guvcview 2.0.5
• mesa 17.2.6
• xorg-server 1.19.5
• avahi 0.7.0 replaces mDNSresponder
• Drive-icon fixes
• armagetronad-0.2.8.3.4
• gtk-bookmarks added for root and spot for easier Open/Save File dialog navigation
• p7zip-7za 16.02
• Osmo fixes
• libbluray-1.0.1
  
• libaacs-0.9.0
• xine-lib-1.2.8
  
• git 2.14.1
• gparted 0.29
• vlc 2.2.6
• xournal-0.4.8.2016
• geany1.31
  
• geany-plugins-spell 1.31
• wpa_supplicant 2.6
• lxqt-panel-0.11.1 (and dependencies)
• musl 1.1.8
• bacon 3.5.4
• Fatdog (BIOS) Installer now can install from USB drive (no CD/ISO required)
• Busybox - updated to March 2017 version
• screencast - ability to create GIF as output
• grub2 fixes 462MB initrd limit
• iptraf-ng replaces iptraf
• openssl 1.0.2k
• refind 0.11.2
• A much improved SFS Manager
  

New Features:

• UEFI-Installer (install to USB flash drive)
• pkg2sfs - convert TXZ package to SFS directly
• txt2svg from vovchik
• fatdog-wireless-antenna 1.0.2 - another home-grown utility to view Wifi status
• Include mm_view (MochiMoppel's excellent file viewer) 2017.11
• LICK Installer 1.2 now included in Fatdog ISO
• Xorg now uses libinput by default (replacing evdev and synaptics driver)
• Home-made touchpad configuration replacing flSynclient
  

and numerous bug fixes and fine tunings.

At the time of release, Fatdog 720 now has more than 1750 packages (both official and contributed) in its official repository; not counting contributed packages stored in other repos (smokey01.com) and else where, as documented in Contributed Fatdog64 Packages.