Akita Linux Beta 5
Download Mirrors: http://www.multiupload.com/HQ5GT8QQ0J
md5: 979819d4b148a884f99bf3c3fd9d4844, 89.55 MB
Devx, for compiling:
akita_devx.sfs (sfs3, 90MB)
This is probably release candidate, minus a few things that still need to be done..
(Remember, Akita linux is, for now, still using sfs3, k2.6.25.16, just like puppy 4.1, 4.2 and 4.2.1)
I have made many changes since Beta 4, here is a summary:
- added ssh-gui, grandr, more right click options, more translations
- many additions to Akita Repository (akita.scottjarvis.com)
- fixes to GParted, PuppyPin, JWM stuff, many other system scripts
- much more compatible with Openbox, Xfce, Fbpanel, Lxpanel (all in PPM)
- lots of other updates and fixes
- upgraded: PupApps, PupControl, PupSnap, PupSaveConfig, Defaults-Chooser, VLC-GTK, Grub4DOS, Browser-Installer, others
And here are all the changes I have not previously posted about:
(for the other changes in BETA5, read my previous posts in this thread..)
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Dec 03:
- small fix for /usr/sbin/create_jwm_drives.sh, better checking of unmountable partitions
- added to Akita repo:
- firefox-7.0.1-1-akita: like above but also includes ghostery, better layout, ubuntu fonts
- fbpanel-6.0-patched-1-akita: includes pinstall script, an updated pfbpanel and an icon fix
- obconf: the openbox settings GUI
Dec 07, 2011:
- updated openbox package in Akita repo:
- added /usr/bin/obconf to package
- fixed /usr/bin/ob-xdgmenu, changed default openbox menu to use 'obconf', added 'fixmenus' and 'restart X'
Dec 20-31, 2011:
- fixed /bin/mount for NTFS drives (silent option added, hides NTFS errors)
- fixed gparted - reverted to libparted and parted from pup4 repo
- fixed /usr/sbin/fixmenus to run varicons if fbpanel is running
- fixed "save2flash" to always run "snapmergepuppy"
- fixed /tmp permissions: chmod 1777 /tmp
- fixed /usr/sbin/toggle-rox-desktop (pidof jwm is used more, before jwm related cmds)
- fixes for xfce: wmreboot, wmexit, restartwm, wmpoweroff
- fixes for xfce: /usr/sbin/fixmenus
- fixes for xfce: added xfce4-mixer to audio mixers in /usr/bin/defaults-chooser:
- fixes in /usr/sbin/script_grepper
- fixes in ~/Startups/gtk-mnt-links
- fixes in /usr/sbin/drive_mounter.sh
- fix in /sbin/pup_event_frontend_d: all JWM drive icons stuff only runs if JWM is running
- updated ~/Startups/freememapplet: added right-click menu entry for increasing save file size
- updated latest pupzip to support xarchiver
- updated psync to 2.7
- updated pfilesearch to 1.28, more M3U or ID3 support
- updated swapfile manager to 4.2
- updated /usr/sbin/startups and all locales, to support psync: ~/Startups/timesync.sh
- updated savefile MIME type icons (2fs, 3fs)
- added /usr/sbin/ssh-gui (version 0.7)
- added gtk icon refresh to system boot (rc.sysinit.. `gtk-update-icon-cache -f -i /usr/share/icons/hicolor`)
- added /usr/local/bin/rpl (a replace tool)
- added /usr/sbin/sfsoptimise - can strip and optimise (compress) whole filesystems
- added common repo to elinks bookmarks
- added menu entry for initrd-editor.sh, in Filesystem Utilities
- added to Akita repo:
- irda-utils-0.9.18+smcinit-0.4.pet (IR remote control stuff)
- lirc-0.8.3-k2.6.25.16.pet (IR remote control stuff)
- avidemux-gtk-2.5.3-i486-akita.pet (5mb)
- avidemux_NLS-gtk-2.5.3-i486-akita.pet
- xfce_minimal-4.2.3.2.pet (1MB, dougals package, petted)
- xfce_minimal-4.2.3.2-akita.pet (1MB, custom setup, most minimal)
- zepsdreamland-1.02.pet (good platform game)
- JNKPlat-20100420-akita.pet (a nice game)
- exiv2-0.18.2-akita.pet
- updated VLC-GTK to 2.3.5:
- fix: detect dual screen displays, then resize/locate window accordingly (very basic/hacky but works)
- fix: better DVD, VCD and Audio CD playback
- fix: vlc-gtk-btns now faster, more reliable
- fix: added VLC icon to GUI <window>
- fix: code cleanups, added kill_vlc function, etc
- added: option to disable on screen controls to main GUI, under 'Controls' tab
- fixed PDF conversions: recompiled poppler (0.14.5) utils (then added its pdftohtml, pdftotext)
- added Akita repo additions from Nov 27 onwards to Akita PPM (~/.packages/livepackages5a.txt)
- fix pmount mounting of UDF CDs/DVDs, using guess_fstype
- fixed JWM shutdown menu (undid changes in restartwm)
- fixes in ~/.packages/livepackages5a.txt
- fixes in /usr/sbin/puppyinstaller
- updated xdotool to version 2.20110530.1
- added /usr/sbin/text2xpm
- fixed: /bin/umount using grep -w to catch mount points
- fixed: /usr/sbin/bootmanager: fixes v424, 10060, 100831 (kernel 3.0 fixes, OLPC fixes, sfs version checks)
- fixed: /usr/sbin/wcpufreq: checkfor other module dir if none found; kernels have moved the relevant modules
- fixed: /usr/bin/woofy should support 3.0 kernels ok now
- fixed: /usr/sbin/filemnt:
- fixed OLPC kernel checks, and 3.0 kernel support
- now supports mounting of encrypted save files (password required)
- added /bin/vercomp to main fs and initrd.gz
- fixed JWM Drives, PuppyPin, /sbin/pup_event_frontend_d: no crash with dodgy drive labels
- updated blkid-name-generator function: removed 'eval'..
- replace spaces with underscores in drive labels
- strip all non-alphanumeric chars from drive labels, except underscores
- fixed /usr/sbin/blkid-name-generator, same sanitization, also now uses ash
- fixed: /usr/sbin/remasterpup2.. added small fix to name zdrv correctly for akita (and other pups)
- fixed: /usr/bin/edit-sfs, choose right SFS version for 3.x kernel
January 1st, 2012
- added: grandr-0.1-i486, xarchive-0.2.8-8-akita
- updated firefox package in "browser-installer" to firefox-7.0.1-1-akita.pet
- updated: grub4dos-0.4.4.v1.7.1, htop-1.0-i686, pciutils-3.1.7-i486, PupApps-1.6.1, PupControl-1.8.5,
pupsaveconfig-2.0, PupSnap-1.6.3_Scrot-0.8_32Bit, Pup-SysInfo-2.0
- fixes in /etc/rc.d/rc.shutdown:
- 110405: fix 'free' applet output format different in later versions of busybox.
- 110808: L18L: if geany still running at shutdown, delete socket.
- 110928: fixed, reboots when choose shutdown. very old bug, dates back to 2009.
- 111106: do not execute fuser if network share mount.
- 111107: ldolse: unmount network shares before taking down the network
- added to Akita Repo (yet to update livepackages5a.txt):
- gadmin-sshd-0.0.1-i486.pet, 452K
- geeqie-1.0-i486.pet, 1.1M
- libdrm-2.4.25-w-20110427.pet, 20K
- libgpg-error-1.10-w-20110914.pet, 25K
- pciutils_DOC-3.1.7-i486.pet, 7.2K
- tar-1.26-w-20110313.pet, 164K
- pmusic-2.3.0.pet, 89K
- pburn-3.4.2.pet, 65K
- poppler_DEV-0.14.5-i486.pet, 2.7M
- xdotool_DEV-2.20110530.1-i486.pet, 7.2K
- xdotool_DOC-2.20110530.1-i486.pet, 13K
Things to do:
- default menu not up to date (just do Menu->Refresh at 1st boot for now)
- fixes for `jwm -reload`: xinitrc, /usr/local/petget/*,/usr/sbin/petget,toggle-rox-desktop,fixmenus,JWMConfig
- fix deps for msgfmt msgunfmt (libgettext*).. write a "MO_Editor", update run action
- delete unused sound devices as shutdown (see shinobar, rerwin, barryk, woof2)
- fixes for snapmergepuppy & PPM (see shinobar, rerwin, barryk)
- update dillo package to 3.0 in browser installer, or add both...
- prepare for kernel upgrades, check Barry Ks blog, /etc/rc.d/*, sysinit, shutdown, etc
- update VLC-GTK: add playlist button to on screen controls, if no video window, load playlist window as default window, change control commands accordingly
- update Frisbee to latest
- add Asian fonts and various language packs (inc 'all') to Akita PPM and repo
- update mksquashfs to latest, so it support the new SFS types (xz?) floating around
- get EduRoam into Network Gui thing (
more info)
- update to firstrun > 1.9.6