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Fatdog64 Changelog

What's new in Fatdog64 800

Feb 28, 2019
  • Full system rebuild with major package updates.
  • linux-4.19.24
  • AMD microcode to latest (pulled on 2018-12-18)
  • gcc 7.3.0
  • glibc 2.27
  • eudev 3.2.5
  • sqlite3-3.26.0
  • openssl-1.1.0j
  • Xorg-1.20.3
  • xf86-video-amdgpu-18.1.0
  • xf86-video-ati-18.1.0
  • xf86-video-intel-2.99.18 (updated to the latest)
  • mesa-18.2.8.
  • GTK+ 2.24.32 with Glib 2.58.1 with GTK+ 3.22.30 in the repo
  • Qt 5.11.1 (partial) with Qt 4.8.7 in the repo
  • Openbox 3.6.1
  • LxQt Panel Qt5 0.12.0
  • ALSA 1.1.6
  • FFmpeg 4.0
  • CUPS 2.1.3
  • Seamonkey 2.49.4 with agent switcher
  • Evince fixes CVE-2017-1000083
  • Flash-plugin-32.0.0.114 with 11.2.202.644 in the repo
  • VLC-3.0.6
  • Libreoffice-6.1.4.2
  • Findnrun-4.0.2 with fuzzy search option
  • Fefind-0.11.4
  • Gimp-2.8.22 fixes with 2.10.4 in the repo
  • Bluez 5.50
  • Wine 3.16, 3.21, 4.0 supporting 32-bit and 64-bit Windows applications
  • SMB Browser 2.0.0
  • Various system tools updates
  • Hundreds of other package upgrades
  • New Features:
  • Redshift and GUI to set location.
  • Wpa_gui updated with network activity icon and renamed to Network tool.
  • Numerous ROX-Filer enhancements (rox-filer-jun7)
  • Click actions for many file types
  • More accurate drive icons
  • New and faster Control Panel
  • Several new Control Panel applets
  • Haveged daemon
  • fatdog-remaster supports "medium initrd" (kernel modules inside, basesfs outside)
  • BackSeatDriver (bsdriver) 3.19 - "Remote management tool" from smokey01
  • savedevice and basedevice are now bind-mounted to their proper /mnt/sdXY mountpoints
  • Changes:
  • Fotoxx back into the base system (Viewnior remains the default image viewer)
  • AVIdemux into the base system
  • TigerVNC viewer replaces TightVNC viewer
  • Stronger system password encryption
  • Modules (drivers):
  • Support for rtl8821ce-based wireless network adapters
  • Improved connectivity with selected TP-Link and Netgear USB wireless adapters

New in Fatdog64 800 RC (Feb 14, 2019)

  • linux-4.19.20
  • evince CVE-2017-1000083 fixed
  • fatdog-updater fixed
  • miscellaneous fixes for fatdog help documentation
  • rox-filer-jun7 updated to latest, misc memory leak fixes, add -z option
  • various hidden "install/get" scripts now visible in Control Panel "Updates"
  • /etc/profile fixes to enable LibreOffice 6.2 to run
  • qemu-3.1.0 (devx)
  • flash-plugin-32.0.0.114
  • vlc-3.0.6
  • sven-2019.02, misc fixes
  • New and faster Control Panel
  • upx-3.95 (devx)
  • libreoffice-6.1.4.2
  • musl-libc-1.1.21 (devx)
  • autochownd startup script fixes (prevent hogging CPU at startup)
  • sane-backend /var/lock/sane fix
  • Misc /usr/sbin/filemnt fixes
  • Disable ROX video thumbnailing (can be re-enabled by editing etc/xdg/rox.sourceforge.net/MIME-thumb/video_mp4)
  • findnrun-4.0.2
  • yad fixes
  • zramctl support more algorithms
  • bacon-3.8.1 (devx)
  • xf86-video-intel to latest
  • mesa-18.2.8.
  • autochownd-2018.08
  • fatdog-remaster supports "medium initrd" (kernel modules inside, basesfs outside)
  • bsdriver-3.19
  • glib bug fixed, GTK file chooser only shows mounted disks (instead of /tmpfs, etc)
  • savedevice and basedevice are now bind-mounted to their proper /mnt/sdXY mountpoints
  • refind-0.11.4
  • gimp-2.8.22 fixes

New in Fatdog64 720 (Dec 27, 2017)

  • Linux 4.14.6
  • WpaGui now supports wired Ethernet and static IP configuration
  • Complementary Wifi monitor (Fatdog Wireless Antenna)
  • A much improved SFS Manager
  • libinput now drives all Xorg inputs (replacing evdev and synaptics)
  • LICK Installer included in the ISO (thanks noryb009)
  • Updated and expanded Help and FAQs documents.

New in Fatdog64 631 (May 24, 2014)

  • Updates:
  • Firefox-29.0
  • Seamonkey-2.26
  • Flashplayer-11.2.202.356
  • New Features:
  • Multisession now also supports device:label:uuid (old format still supported)
  • Savefile.sh: option to create ext4 without journal (thanks mavrothal)
  • Add options to boot Fatdog on low memory machines (kernel boot param: rootfstype=ramfs)
  • Edit acpi action scripts add switch debounce and shutdown confirm dialog.
  • Disable auto connect to unknown open network in wpa_supplicant.conf

New in Fatdog64 610 (Dec 4, 2012)

  • Updates:
  • libdrm-2.4.39
  • libxcb-1.8.1
  • Mesa-9.0-x86_64
  • xf86-input-evdev-2.7.3
  • xf86-input-keyboard-1.6.2
  • xf86-input-mouse-1.8.1
  • xf86-input-synaptics-1.6.2
  • xf86-video-ati-6.14.6
  • xf86-video-intel-2.20.12
  • xf86-video-nouveau-1.0.2
  • xf86-video-nv-2.1.20
  • Seamonkey-2.14
  • Firefox-17.0
  • alsa-lib-1.0.26
  • alsa-plugins-1.0.26
  • alsa-utils-1.0.26
  • VlC-2.0.4
  • Flash Player 11.2 r202
  • Geany-1.22 w/plugins
  • Linux-3.4.18
  • qt-4.8.1 (partial in iso, full package available as pet)
  • Transmission-2.73
  • peasyport 1.7
  • scanner-share 1.2
  • Pburn-3.7.7
  • Remove Transcoder FFMPEG GUI, VLC does this stuff better.
  • peasypdf update to 2.3
  • New features:
  • Hacked Lxpanel volumealsa plugin to have a right click option to launch alsamixer.
  • Hacked Lxpanel cpu plugin to have a right click option to launch lxtask.
  • transmission running as spot
  • multisession: can save session without having to shutdown
  • spin down disks before shutdown (prevent data loss on usb disks)
  • gtksudoer configuration file for gtksu, options for non-root to run root-only programs
  • Add right-click option to wpa_gui to launch the Network Wizard. Some behavior of
  • wpa_gui has changed. See new "How to connect to a network" in the FAQs.
  • Add a very hacked down HAL, just enough for Flash player on Amazon Prime and other web sites.
  • Replace Kino with Avidemux-2.6git
  • Added ELANTECH and SENTELIC touch pad support to kernel.
  • And numerous bug fixes.