Akita Linux Beta 7
This one is very 'up to date' with Woof2, as of Feb 25, 2012.
It also has many custom fixes and improvements.
Download URL: akita-linux-beta7.iso
(md5: d4f6d3e3d6dfee57bb4e6bf982f063c8, 90.7MB)
Devx, for compiling:
akita_devx.sfs (sfs3, 88.9MB.. updated Feb 23rd)
Akita is binary compatible with Wary 5.1.x, using the Wary5OLD repo.
Akita also has its own repo. Packages from dpup should mostly be OK too..
But remember, Akita Linux is (for now) still using sfs3,
with kernel 2.6.25.16, just like puppy 4.1, 4.2 and 4.2.1.
A summary of changes in beta7:
- lots of updates & fixes from Woof2 (see Woof2 blog, Dec 2011 - Feb 2012)
- many newly i18n'd apps and new translations
- better NLS system - .mo and .locale ... momanager now in devx
- latest JWM, firstrun, pupsaveconfig, frugal-installer, grub4dosconfig
- many fixes in devx - it's working very nicely now
- better Akita repo PPM updater, now with lists of new pkgs, logs, etc
- around 40 new packages added to Akita repo, in PPM
- many updates and fixes for existing PPM packages
- much better support for e16, xfce, openbox
- customised, standardised Akita versions openbox, fbpanel, lxpanel, wbar, e16
- much improved default setup of elinks browser (javascript works, etc)
- more browsers added to choice in browser installer
To do:
- fix puppyinstaller - it's badly broken at the moment (test it.. or use frugal installer)
- get more translations.. momanager and woof2 should make it easier
- underdog linux
- kernel version fixes (for kernel switch later)
- pxe booting
- better elinks wrapper
- opengl installer
- add dpups Qt to repo, plus lost of qt apps
- updates in woofy
- updates in PERL, check lupu
- fix restartwm/restarx, and therefore, some scripts that use it
- fix momanager: remove some SSS stuff, fix (basename $0) errors, remove 'builtin' stuff
Here are all the changes I have not previously posted about:
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Jan 16th, 2012
- updated dir2pet, added --silent option
- updated dir2pet right click option, now dir2pet uses --silent, better icon, etc
- updated /usr/bin/makepet, uses dir2pet--silent
- added all .pets in Akita Repo to the PPM (livepackages5a.txt):
- claws-mail-3.8.0-i386 - email client
- dbus-glib-0.82-akita - needed by some apps in akita repo
- gsudoku-akita - game
- 4pane-0.8.0-i386 - great file manager
- MediaInfo_GUI_0.7.52-i386 - get info on video/audio files
- mp3splt-gtk-0.5.7a-i386 - mp3 file splitter
- multivnc-0.5.1-i386 - VNC lcient
- pidgin-2.7.5-i386 - chat/messenger client
- sylpheed-3.1.2-p4 - email client
- sylpheed_NLS-3.1.2-p4 - email client - locales
- xawtv-20081014 - video4linux/webcam/TV client
- xawtv-DVB-20081014 - video4linux/DVB/webcam/TV client
Jan 18th, 2012
- updated drive shortcuts in /media
- fixes in ~/Startup/gtk-mnt-links,/usr/sbin/blkid_generator
- gtk-mnt-links now removes old symlinks
- 'loop' devices (mounted sfs files) now ignored totally
- added nice download progress bar script: /usr/sbin/download_progress (by techno)
- i18n'd it, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch
- not using busybox anywhere, except ash shell
- changed wget options to wget -c -4
- added correct exit/error codes
- include dir or file name as 2nd option ($2) to set output dir or file
- updated /usr/sbin/petget and PPM, nicer download GUIs:
- now using nice, i18n'd download progress bar
- nicer; now uses/requires /usr/sbin/download_progress
- faster; shorter pings and wget timeouts
- updated browser-installer, nicer download GUIs:
- now using nice, i18n'd download progress bar
- now uses /usr/sbin/download_progress
Jan 22nd, 2012
- updated mtpaint to 3.40 and its NLS files
- fix for gconv: added cache, speeds up loading up gtkdialog (apparently)
- renamed right click option 'Add to .tar.gz' to 'Create tar.gz'
- removed the old 'dir2pet' right click option (inode-directory)
- added the rt3070sta module to zdrv
- removed pCD and its menu entry
- set geany to UTF-8 by default, for all files
- updated to latest grub4dosconfig (1.7.2), it has better CF card support
- fixed /usr/sbin/delayedrun: added more checks to delay flash-get from running, unless browser is started
- added `grep -v download_progress|akita_setup|Xdialog` to flash-get `ps` checks
- added to Akita repo/PPM:
- xplorer2, a file manager, needs libjpeg8
- libjpeg8, a jpeg image library
- added more pan-unicode fonts to Akita repo/PPM:
- cyberbit: supports european, arabic, russian, hebrew, arabic, chinese, korean, japanese
- freefont: supprts mainly european fonts, arabic, latin, etc
- undotum: supports many european, chinese, korean, japanese
- unbatang: supports many european, chinese, korean, japanese
- large-unicode: supports many, many languages
- updated gftp to ttuuxxxs version with puppy-friendly icons
- fixes in akita devx, re-uploaded to akita repo
Jan 24, 2012
- fixed tcl/tk packages in Akita PPM and repo: wish_apps, impress, gnocl
- i18n'd & partially translated /usr/sbin/akita_setup - French, German, Spanish, Russian
- updated Flash-Get: now using the download_progress GUI and fixmenus
Jan 25, 2012
- updated RU translations, /usr/sbin/akita_setup,download_progress
Jan 26, 2012
- updated wmswitcher to 0.18, added support for e16
- added e16 window manager to Akita repo and PPM:
- e16-1.0.9-akita.pet, e16_DOC-1.0.9.pet, e16_epplets-0.13.pet, e16_NLS-1.0.9.pet
- fixed RPM handling, see #26012012, line 189:
- fixes in pupzip: if exploderpm fails:
- now uses rpm2targz..then rpm2pet/pet2tgz
- fixed/updated MIME types:
- updated RPM exec action to 'pupzip'
- also moved all in .config, to Choices, replacing older ones
- renamed a few right-click options, fixes in globicons, too
- better SFS right-click options
- new rpm right click option
- globicons changed to match new options
- removed duplicate/outdated rpm handling scripts in /sbin and /usr/local/bin:
- /sbin/exploderpm
- /usr/local/bin/rpm2targz,rpmoffset,unrpm
- updated French translation in /usr/sbin/download_progress
Jan 28, 2012
- added TOR-browser to repo and PPM , deps installed with it:+dbus,+libevent
- updated to JWM-579, and libpixman-0.24.2
- updated /usr/sbin/fixmenus to use new `jwm -reload` option
- fixed /usr/sbin/toggle-rox-desktop, NOT to use new `jwm -reload` option
- updated /usr/local/bin/fixmenus_on_locale to use fixmenus
Feb 03, 2012
- updated the 'Update Repo' button in Package Manager (/usr/local/petget/pkg_chooser.sh):
- now creates log file of all updates $HOME/.packages/akita_repo_updates.log
- now lists all new packages added to repo in popup dialog
- fixed list sanitation and duplicate removal
- show error message if update failed
- updated /usr/bin/jwm_add_favourite: now uses `jwm -reload` (was /usr/bin/add-jwm-favourite)
- updated JWM 'Apps' menu:
- added akita_seup to favourites
- updated exec cmd for jwm_add_favourite
- reversed order of faves added: newest added to bottom of list
- fixed exit codes and program name gathering
- updated VLC-GTK to 2.3.6
- main GUI: now supports pmusic_CD, instead of pCD (for audio CDs)
- on-screen controls: only resize/move video playback window if fullscreen 'off', in main GUI
- updated /usr/sbin/flash-get:
- download and install browserlibs.pet with Flash11, if QtWeb or midori already installed
- menu refreshed after Flash install, using fixmenus
- updated libcairo: updated to version in wary51x...
- fixes for libpoppler: updated all to versions in wary51x, not inc the akita-compiled 0.14.5
- fixes for openbox: theme_manager and network_gui: use wrappers in /usr/bin/, move cmds out of .desktop files
- fixes in ~/.packages/livepackages5a.txt:
- gsudoku: size and category
- tk-8.5.6: category and deps
- scribus: "optionally needs python264"
- python264: "optionally needs tcl_tk"
- browserlibs: "optionally needed by QtWeb, Midori, others"
- fixes in akita_devx.sfs:
- fixed: -lX11 errors, added the missing .so symlink
- fixed: removed some symlinks in main sfs that were messing up X11 includes
- fixed: removed broken libGL symlink in /usr/lib/
- fixed: updates and additions in /usr/includes/ and /usr/lib/pkgconfig/, from /usr/X11R7/*
- fixed: also removed the redundant stuff left over from above, in /usr/X11R7/*
- fixed: moved some stuff from main sfs into devx (/usr/include/*)
Feb 07, 2012
- added DE translation for sfsconvert
- fixes in VLC-GTK, updated to 2.3.7:
- better disc checking for DVDs and CDs
- faster gtkdialog exec
- small fix for VCD playback
- make file>open much easier, always go to dir of last played stuff
Feb 09, 2012
- updated to: retrovol-0.12, pequalizer-0.4
- fix: remove jwmrc-apps and jwmrc-drives from ~/.jwm/jwmrc-extra
- fix: make sure jwmrc-tray has </Tray> and newline at end of file
- fix in /usr/bin/initrd-editor.sh, when selecting gtkdialog version
- fix: make dotpup a symlink to petget in /usr/sbin/
- fix: remove old pup-advert-blocker in /usr/local/ and upate menu entry
- i18n fix: pmount uses gtkdialog-splash in place of gxmessage/xmessage, where possible
- i18n fix: renamed all fake *.mo files to *.locale files
- renamed all fake .mo files in /usr/share/locale/*/LC_MESSAGES/
- updated all(?) scripts that need the renamed .locale files, to now look for *.locale
Feb 16, 2012
- fixes in PPM (/usr/local/petget/pkg_chooser.sh):
- fixes in "update repo" function, no duplicates ever added to repo
- faster GUI - updated gtkdialog check and exec...
- fixes for ~/Startup/gtk-mnt-links
Feb 19. 2012
- fixed libjpeg: updated libjpeg to 0.0.7, system wide: removed libjpeg 0.62, recompiled imlib2, mtpaint,
- elinks updated: now supports javascript:
- requires libsee-3.1.1424, added to main fs
- updated config file to support more terminals, better webpage layout, etc
- fix: removed some gettext stuff, moved to devx
- fixes in devx - updates to wary5.1.x versions:
- akita_dexv.sfs, 89mb, 006b4031fce125ceabeb1e041afc1667
- gettext_stuff_momanager.pet (contains libgettext-0.17, momanager, etc)
- added imlib2_DEV-1.4.2-i486, libjpeg_DEV-7-w5, libsee_DEV-3.1.1424-6-i486, libtiff_DEV-3.8.2-1-w5
- fixed iconv: updated to /usr/include/icon.h from WaryQ (5.1.x)
Feb 20, 2012
- updated to latest in woof2; many fixes and newly i18n'd scripts:
alsawizard, burniso2cd, filemnt, pupcamera, set_hwclock_type,
askpass, icon_switcher, pupdialog, set-time-for-puppy,
bootflash, loginmanager, pupscan, partview, xwin,
sns_stuff: help_security, rc.network, sns
- fixed: mv /sbin/dir2pet,dir2tgz to /usr/bin, remove dupes in ~/my-applications/bin/
- added: ~/Choices/MIME-types/text-x-patch
- updated elinks settings:
- nicer colours settings
- better bookmarks(press 'S' key).. inc puppy search engine (wellminded.com/pupsearch)
- better session handling, etc
- updated homepage, scroogle seems dead :(
- updates in devx: momanager, new2dir
Feb 21, 2012
- fixed: /etc/rc.d/rc/sysinit; added many, many woof2 updates and fixes
- updated init script (inside init.gz), moved placement of 'done'
- fixes for i18n in ~40 .desktop files.. Name= must go before Name[*]= !!
- fixed: un-removed libjpeg 0.62
- fixes lots of old repo stuff, browsers
- Akita still compiles cleanly against libjpeg7, using latest devx (Feb19 onwards)
- updated mtpaint default settings
- updated to browser-installer 1.5
- added Links 2.5
- added QtWeb 3.7.2
- added TOR Browser Bundle 2.2.35, plus deps if needed (libevent,dbus-glib)
- updated Russian translation
Feb 22
- i18'd /usr/local/bin/pupzip
- fixes added from woof2: clean_desk_icons (dfd2cf6c790f766e), sns (7b7d177b7579da2e)
- small fix in /usr/local/petget/check_deps.sh
Feb 23
- update FR and RU translations in browser-installer
- updated default shutdown menu to /usr/sbin/akita_shutdown
- /usr/sbin/PupShutdown moved to /usr/sbin/akita_shutdown (avoid errors if adding radkys .pet)
- updated JWM menus, jwm_menu_create, ~/.jwmrc,~/.jwmrc-apps
- fixes in i18n of akita_shutdown
- added DE, ES, FR, NL, RU translations to /usr/share/locale/.../akita_shutdown.locale
- updated shutdown menus of PPM pkgs: fbpanel, e16, openbox, lxpanel, xfce
- fixed i18n of zdrvcutr_gui:
- added FR and RU translations
- moved translations to /usr/share/locale/
- removed mo2po editor (/usr/sbin/ceelab/), it's replaced by momanager, in devx
Feb 25
- updated to pupsaveconfig 2.1
- updated to frugal-installer 1.5
- fixed openbox obconf in PPM, also nicer fonts
- fixes in wmrestart, so it only restarts the *WM*, if possible
- created symlink 'restartx' that points to restartwm
- if called as 'restartwm', only restart the current WM , if possible
- supports: jwm, openbox, xfce, e16, (check WM switcher for others)
- small fixes in /usr/bin/wmexit, sync with akita_shutdown
- fixes in akita_shutdown:
- i18n fix for "Exit to Prompt" button
- fix: 'Restart X' button now using the new 'restartx' symlink
- updated PPM: added 32 pkgs to Akita repo list (livepackages5a.txt)
xfce_minimal_DOC-4.2.3.2-akita, xfce_minimal_DEV-4.2.3.2-akita, spacefm-0.7.1-i486,
streamripper-1.64.6-i486, scratch-1.4.0.1-i386, fossil-1.21-x86, movgrab-1.1.8,
links_DOC-2.5-i486, links-2.5-i486, mtpaint_NLS-3.40-1-akita-i486, mtpaint_DOC-3.40-1-akita-i486,
xfe_staticFOX-1.32.1-i486-akita, NVIDIA-177.82-k2.6.25.16, NVIDIA-180.60-k2.6.25.16,
NVIDIA-190.53-k2.6.25.16, NVIDIA-71.86.06-k2.6.25.16, squeak-4.2-10966-i686, jre-1.6.0.30-akita,
dillo-3.0.2-akita, gadmin-sshd-0.0.1-i486, geeqie-1.0-i486, libdrm-2.4.25-w-20110427,
libgpg-error-1.10-w-20110914, pciutils_DOC-3.1.7-i486, tar-1.26-w-20110313, pburn-3.4.2, pburn-3.4.3,
pmusic-2.3.0, pmusic-2.4.4, poppler_DEV-0.14.5-i486, xdotool_DEV-2.20110530.1-i486,
xdotool_DOC-2.20110530.1-i486
- updates (mainly cosmetic) to /usr/local/package_creator_fs/*