I have uploaded a new Beta version..
Akita Linux Beta 4
It is 1.2mb smaller than the last one
Still loads to remove, if anyone wanted.
There's still a bit of work to do, but nearly done.
Download Mirrors: akita-linux-beta4.iso (88.46mb)
(Remember, Akita linux is, for now, still using sfs3, k2.6.25.16, just like puppy 4.1, 4.2 and 4.2.1)
In general, these changes have been made:
- improved Puppy Package Manager (PPM), still not great, but OK..
- new 'Akita' repo available in PPM
- many more right click options, particularly office doc conversion
- many more internationalised (18n'd) scripts: sfsconvert, pupdial, pgprs, etc
- loads of German, Spanish and Russian translations added
- updated many programs: ROX, Psip32, VLC-GTK, mtpaint, SNS, radkys, zigberts, etc
- added PupCamera, mousecheck, other recent things
- removed: gtkdialog2, gtkdialog3, everything(?) using Glade (which is still in for now)
- lots of other small fixes
Here are nearlly all the changes included in Beta 4, when compared to the previous release:
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BETA 4 - sept 20th onwards
- better PPM dependency checking:
- updated /root/.packages/livepackages5.txt:
- added deps to xournal, should auto install required deps now
- added mplayer as a dep to gnome-mplayer package
- turned a few more packages to "on" - such as xorg-server, dmxproto
- fix for gnome-mplayer (from PPM):
- added /var/lib/dbus/machine-id (hardcoded text file)
- added 'gnome-mplayer' and 'mplayershell' to defaults-chooser
- i18n "Theme Manager" and "Network Shares" GUIs
- reworked /usr/local/ql_gui to support locales
- updated rcfiles, added more of them - for de, es, fr, ru
- updated the DOTdesktop menu files, with translations
- fixed /usr/sbin/xserverwizard
- the newer, updated version was broken for older pups, so I...
- removed hardcoded paths to X, Xorg and Xvesa
- removed some stuff that didn't work and wasn't needed
- added the "xload" CPU monitor to startup options
- created rc.xload script in /etc/init.d
- added swallow /etc/init.d/rc.xload to JWM tray
- added group options in jwm-extra for xload
- updated '/usr/sbin/startups' script, added xload entry, updated all startups.mo translation files
- fixed /etc/rc.pmconky (not used as yet - pmconky still disabled at each boot, in .xinitrc)
- added CLI .rtf file converter: /usr/bin/unrtf
- added ROX right-click options and new run action for RTF files
- added CLI backup util: /usr/local/bin/agedu
- updated elinks: better handling of external image viewer
- added proper ROX-App and right-click options for ghasher
- improved /usr/bin/doc2txt
- checks filetype (doc/docx/rtf) and loads appropriate tools
- supports X and no X environments
- added/updated to the following:
- fbxkb-0.4-i486, pburn-3.3.7, pfilesearch-1.26, pfind-4.24, pprocess-2.2.4, PupApps-1.5.6,
- PupClockset-1.6.1, PupControl-1.7.5, pupradio-0.14, sfs_load-1.2, TrayManager 0.4
- fixed /usr/bin/jwm_menu_create
- was missing the 'Desktop' category, had only 'X-Desktop'
- added full path to icons in shutdown menu entries
- i18n'd PupShutdown (not radkys version, my own simpler version)
- updated /root/Startup/gtk-mnt-links, different names for symlinks (now no ']' or '[' included...)
- fixed libpoppler:
- updated to latest w5 version, added more symlinks, required for xournal (from PPM)
- now with framebuffer enabled.. added a different 'vmlinuz', compiled by Keef :)
- updated boot options in menu.lst, uses 800x600x32 as default vga mode (vga=0x315)
- fixed quick_launch, added checks for missing folders, also updated locale info for keybindings
- improved CSV filetype support
- added /usr/bin/csv2txt, converts csv for better readablility, outputs to text editor, support X and no X
- added ROX right-click option for CSV files, which runs csv2txt
- updated default Run Action for CSV (also now csv2txt)
Oct 17
- updated VLC-GTK to 2.3.3
- fixed: `vlc-gtk "FILE"` now plays FILE straight away
- fixed --vout, --vol, --dolby options
- fixed default options (on top=true, default video out=x11)
- commented out OSD placement options (not working)
- speed improvements:
- now uses 'case', not 'if'
- writes GUI to file before it loads
- updated the following to gtkdialog3, updated RETVAL codes, also added speed improvements:
- xorgwizard, puppyinstaller, pmount, petget, pkg_chooser.sh
- updated livepackages5.txt, fixed mplayer dep I added earlier (changed to +mplayer_gui)
- added muppyquickmount (its been fixed by MU and GTK-Basic was already included)
- added gtkdialog4 from 'common' repo, removed gtkdialog2
Oct 19
- added Akita repo to PPM: http://akita.scottjarvis.com
- uploaded stuff to akita repo and created /root/.packages/livepackages5a.txt
- added livepackages5a backend and GUI options to /usr/sbin/petget and /usr/local/petget/pkg_chooser.sh
- added features:
- you can now filter .pets by: [pkgname], EXE, DEV, NLS
- added ROX right click options 'makepet', 'elinks_text',
- updated quick_launch to 1.5
- added xsok: a great little sokoban game
- fix added for net-setup, matching latest in woof
- added /usr/local/bin/roxuri - used to load programs and dirs from Firefox, etc
- updated fixmenus, better support for openbox and fbpanel, if running
- updated /root/.packages/livepackages5a.txt
- mtcelledit in wrong category - should be in Calculate
- added all deps, updated descriptions, sorted correctly, etc
- updated viewnior to 1.1, added NLS (adds slideshow feature, among other things)
- added /usr/sbin/mousecheck, /usr/sbin/getcurpos
Oct 24
- Akita repo is now the default repo selected in the PPM
- removed the following: gtkdialog2, gtkdialog3, gtkdialog4, gins, ghunter, gaclulator, gperiodic, ssconvert, ssindex,
ghasher, glurp, gtrayicon, nicoedit, trayfm, foomatic-rip, fluidsynth, bareview, gtkmoz, set-xftdp
- added: recompiled gtkdialog4 (no glade deps)
- added set-xftdpi (xdialog version)
- added Phash to SendTo (OpenWith) menu
- all versions of gtkdialog now just symlinks to gtkdialog4 0.8.1
- updated many apps to ask for gtkdialog4
- updated browser-installer to 1.2:
- added google chrome package
- better execution of installed browsers
- added google-chrome to akita repo, and to PPM
- updated /usr/bin/delete-stuff
- updated ROX-Filer:
- smaller, less dependencies
- drag and drop columns enabled in Detailed view
Oct 25
- updated pfilesearch to latest, now has -f option
- updated ~/.jwmrc-tray and /etc/initd.rc.xload, works nicer when xload is off
- updated freememapplet.. using a custom one: graphics from ttuuxx, right click menu (customised), plus updated to Barrys 2.3.1
- re-updated /usr/sbin/input-wizard, now i18n'd and using gtkdialog3
- updated geany config, now will remember 50 recent docs
- added fbreader (613kb) to akita repo, and updated the PPM
- added extra sqlite symlink to /usr/lib/ (needed by fbreader)
- updated to custom partview, uses only gtkdialog/bash (no glade) .. still got 'show all drives' button
- updated xbindkeys and xbindconfig, using .pet from pemasu :)
- small update to elinks.conf and elinks bookmarks
Oct 26
- updated all radkys apps to latest: PupApps 1.5.7, PupControl 1.7.7, PupClockset 1.6.2, PupSnap 1.6.2
Oct 28
- updated the Akita repo htaccess settings - improved display of files and info, online
- updated to mtpaint 3.34.74, baconrecorder 2.3.4, QuickLaunch 1.7, conversion_audio 1.4,
Oct 29
- updated the VPN thing to gpptp 0.2
- removed old psip package
- updated to puppyphone-1.2-psip32-w5 (added symlink to libcrypto.so.1.0.0 to make it work)
- updated pcdripper to 3.9.3
- added pupdialog, gtkdialog-spash (needs work, I guess)
- updated /usr/local/simple_network_setup/rc.network to latest
- added /usr/sbin/hostname-set
- updated /us/sbin/filemnt to support later kernels, other small updates
- updated /usr/sbin/ipinfo
- updated browser-installer to 1.3 - ask to set browser as default if installed, other fixes (still needs NLS update)
- added more stuff to Akita repo and PPM:
- libreoffice-3.3.0.4 (153MB), cave story 1.2, libopenjpeg, FlashPlayerStandalone-11
- totally removed ghasher right click options (cos ghasher is no longer installed)
- updated to sfs_load 1.2.9, fixes for later kernels and stuff
Oct 30
- updated SNS to latest, added proxy setup+NLS, plus latest Wary service pack fixes
- updated some more udev rules, left one of them alone (55-puppy-blah-something)
- added PupCamera and puppyautodetect, will need to test (check/update libgphoto)
- added ooolight (only 57mb for an openoffice package) to Akita repo and PPM
- update connectwizard to support proxy setup and hostname-set (still need to update NLS)
Nov 1
- update browser-installer NLS for 1.3, added NLS for 'set as default' dialog
- added fix to udev rule for adding all devices to correct groups (permissions)
- updated gphoto2 and libgphoto to latest (2.14.something)
- implemented /usr/sbin/mousecheck into /root/Startup/fullstart... maybe will move to delayedrun?
- updated PPM:
- added a button to update the Akita repo
- downloads a .txt, containing list of files, appends to livepackages5a.txt
- still needs NLS update
- fixed and updated /usr/sbin/puppyinstaller to latest... may need testing, but should be OK
2 Nov
- updated pupdial, 18n'd, added 'es', 'ru' translations
- updated sfsconvert, 18n'd, added 'es', 'ru' translations
- added bootflash, also i18n'd pgprs..
- also added 'es', translations for:
- bootflash, wizardwizard, flash-get, jwmconfig, psync, sfs_load, ffconvert
- welcome1stboost, xkb, xorgwizard, yad, ymount, resizepfile, input-wizard, pgprs
- updated /usr/local/bin/defaultmediaplayer to simply 'vlc-gtk'