· Up to date packages: Linux kernel 2.6.30.5, GNU C library 2.10.1, Xorg 7.4 with xorg-server 1.6, GNOME 2.26.3, XFCE 4.6.1, GCC 4.4.0 to name a few major components.
· Major review in the documentation: numerous grammatical fixes and various extensions.
· An x86_64 flash plugin is now part of the default installation.
· Etoile is now part of the repository, see this post for more details.
· Major update on the graphical installer (fwife), see the changelog here and there.
· Packaged android-sdk, for those who want network access from Frugalware through their Android phones.
· Just a FYI in case you are using the ext3 filesystem, which is our current default: though we ship the latest stable kernel, we did not switch the default value of the 'data' option to 'writeback', the feature which still makes ext3 seem more robust than ext4 at the time of writing. See here for more information.
· New artwork includes a new wallpaper and a new Gnome theme.
Improvements:
· Etoile is now part of the repository, see this post for more details.
· Major update on the graphical installer (fwife), see the changelog here and there.
Package updates:
· Linux kernel 2.6.30.3
· GnuTLS 2.8
· More than 400 package updates
· More than 100 new packages
Improvements:
· An x86_64 flash plugin is now part of the default installation.
· Just a FYI in case you are using the ext3 filesystem, which is our current default: though we ship the latest stable kernel, we did not switch the default value of the 'data' option to 'writeback', the feature which still makes ext3 seem more robust than ext4 at the time of writing. See here for more information.
Package updates:
· GNU C library 2.10.1
· Linux kernel 2.6.30
· Xorg 7.4 with xorg-server 1.6
· GNOME 2.26.3
· Xfce 4.6.1
· GCC 4.4.0
· More than 980 package updates
· More than 100 new packages
· The Frugalware developer team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.1pre1, the first technical preview of the upcoming 1.1 stable release.A short and incomplete list of changes since 1.0: The installer is built with debug support by default for the pre-releases to help bug reporters; major review in the documention - numerous grammatical fixes and various extensions; package updates - Linux kernel 2.6.29.2 + fixes, GNOME 2.26, Mono 2.4, more than 800 other package updates, more than 70 new packages.
· The version number 1.0 does not indicate anything really special, the new release will bring as many new features and bug fixes as usual, but it's still a milestone in the development of the last five years. Here are the most important changes since 0.9 in no particular order: support for ASUS Eee PC models; new PPC port (though security support will not be available for this architecture in this release cycle due to lack of resources); support for having a 32-bit chroot on x86_64; having '/boot' on a RAID1 device is now supported; gService, a new graphical tool for enabling and disabling services; Java plugin on x86_64; support for the ext4 file system.
Improvements:
· Updated the graphical installer (more info here and here).
· Updated the artwork.
Fixes in the setup:
· Fixed the detection of wireless cards (it asked for ESSID for wired interfaces as well).
· Fixed GRUB installation when /boot is on RAID1.
· Handle existing home directories for new users.
Package updates:
· Linux kernel 2.6.28.7 + fixes
· KDE 3.5.10
· PHP 5.2.9
· More than 150 other package updates
· More than 20 new packages
· experimental support for the ext4 file system;
· Java plugin for x86_64 architecture;
· gService - implemented a brand new graphical runlevel editor;
· package updates - Linux kernel 2.6.28 + fixes, Python 3.0, GNOME 2.24.3, OpenOffice.org 3.0.1, Mozilla Firefox 3.0.6;
· more than 500 other package updates and more than 90 new packages.
· support for having /boot on a RAID1 device;
· improved support for detecting network card names;
· serial ports are now owned by the 'dialout' (instead of 'uucp') group;
· for Virtual Box users the kernel module is now a separate package to stop wasting bandwidth and time;
· for Pidgin users, an alternative MSN support has been provided in case the default one has problems, the package is called 'msn-pecan';
· package updates - Mono 2.0.1, Python 2.6.1, GNOME 2.24.2, more than 800 other package updates, more than 100 new packages.
· The Frugalware developer team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware Linux 1.0pre1, the first technical preview of the upcoming 1.0 stable release. A short and incomplete list of changes since 0.9: the first Frugalware installer front-end landed in the package repository, yes, a graphical one, initial 'ppc' port, it has been actively tested on Apple boxes: iBook/Power Macintosh models, but IBM hardware is not yet supported; support for having a 32-bit chroot on x86_64 has now arrived; this release should install and run fine on ASUS Eee PC models; package updates - Linux 2.6.27 + security fixes, GCC 4.3.2, GNOME 2.24.1, OpenOffice.org 3.0.
· The Frugalware developer team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 0.9, our ninth stable release. No new features have been added since 0.9rc2, but about 40 changes have been made to fix minor bugs. If you didn't follow the changes during the pre-releases, here are the most important changes since 0.8: up to date base system - Linux kernel 2.6.26, glibc 2.8 and GCC 4.3.1; updated desktop packages - GNOME 2.22, OpenOffice.org 2.4.1 and Firefox 3.0.1; setup - improved support for machines with multiple network cards, the USB installer is now easier to start, fixed/documented installation in VirtualBox and VMware; improved graphical tools - FUN (update notifier) now supports news notifications.
