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LinuxConsole Changelog

What's new in LinuxConsole 2019

Dec 27, 2019
  • Kernel 5.4.5 (64 or 32 bits)
  • 865 libraries and programs are in the core module
  • Build for “YourDistroFromScratch 2.7″, with docker
  • Hybrid ISO
  • Parental control tool, for controlling the access time of user accounts.
  • Modular concept
  • Mate desktop 1.22
  • Chromium becomes the default Web browser
  • Wine 4.0.3

New in LinuxConsole 2018 (Dec 30, 2017)

  • All libraries and software are up to date, since 2.5 release.
  • The Linux kernel for the 64 bits release is the 4.9.66, for the 32 it is 4.1.48
  • The Desktop is Mate 1.18, which is light (runs with few memory) but powerfull.
  • Bluetooth devices can now be managed.
  • The Wireless configuration is easy to make.
  • Arabic locale has been added.
  • Games:
  • Armagetronad
  • Torcs
  • SuperTux
  • Supertuxkart
  • Extremetuxracer
  • Gcompris-qt
  • Music:
  • Lmms
  • Hydrogen
  • Multimedia:
  • Vlc
  • Audacity
  • Audacious
  • Office:
  • Gimp
  • Libreoffice
  • Scribus
  • Cups
  • Abiword
  • Xsane
  • Internet:
  • Transmission
  • FileZilla
  • QupZilla

New in LinuxConsole 2.5 (Aug 26, 2016)

  • 32 bits release:
  • kernel 4.1.31 (LTS)
  • LXDE desktop
  • Runs on old (no PAE) CPU
  • 64 bits release:
  • kernel 4.4.19 (LTS)
  • Mate 1.2 desktop
  • UEFI Compliant
  • Games:
  • Minecraft (demo, needs downloading jar)
  • Steam
  • Open Arena
  • Tous les jeux KDE
  • Supertux
  • megaglest
  • freedroidRPG
  • xmoto
  • gcompris
  • hedgewars
  • neverball
  • armagetronad
  • aisleriot
  • astromenace
  • wesnoth
  • torcs
  • Music:
  • zynaddsubfx
  • qjackctl
  • fluidsynth
  • Multimedia:
  • freetuxtv
  • VLC
  • audacity
  • Office:
  • inkscape
  • gimp
  • Libreoffice
  • Tools:
  • Firefox
  • Google Chrome
  • Skype
  • Filezilla
  • VirtualBox (64 bits)
  • Educational software:
  • tuxpaint
  • langagelinotte
  • guvcview
  • stellarium

New in LinuxConsole 2.4 (Jun 16, 2015)

  • Chinese and Russian locales
  • Forum for support
  • User accounts
  • Kernel 4.0.5
  • Xorg 1.16.4
  • Mesa 10.5.4
  • Firefox and flash plugin releases are now sync from Arch Linux
  • Chrome and Firefox easy install, qupzilla as default web browser
  • apt-get wrapper (Ex : apt-get install pinball)
  • Kdelibs (4.14.6) inside core module
  • New theme

New in LinuxConsole 2.3 (Dec 13, 2014)

  • Locale support for English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Breton
  • Kernel 3.14.26 (x86)
  • x86_64 ISO is only available in “beta” release (missing multilib support)
  • Xorg 1.16.2
  • Mesa 10.2.9
  • full package list
  • Games
  • Optional packages that you can install from network or disk
  • apt-get install wrapper, LinuxConsole is binary compatible with many debian packages

New in LinuxConsole 2.3 Beta 3 (Nov 14, 2014)

  • Kernel 3.17.2 (64 bits) and 3.14.23 (32 bits)
  • LXDE Desktop
  • Network Manager, easy tool for wired and wireless network setup
  • opkg package manager
  • Qupzilla as default web browser
  • Firefox and Chrome (install it with package manager)
  • VLC
  • Gcompris
  • Astromenace
  • Extreme Tux Racer
  • Neverball
  • OpenTTD
  • Printing tools and drivers (Cups)
  • The complete source files is here

New in LinuxConsole 2.0 (Dec 23, 2013)

  • Now LinuxConsole is build from Dibab
  • The code has been rewritten from scratch
  • It is very simple to build it, you don’t need root access !
  • You can install .deb packages (see games source list file), all binaries are build, but there is a great compatibility with Debian ones
  • You will found, into this release :
  • Busybox 1.21.1
  • Linux Kernel 3.12.5
  • Mesa 9.1.6
  • Xorg 1.14.3
  • Network Manager 0.9.8.6
  • LXDE (git release)
  • Firefox 26.0 (with a tool that get it from internet)

New in LinuxConsole 1.0.2009 (Oct 16, 2009)

  • LinuxConsole 1.0.2009 Multimedia:
  • 200Mb iso, for old computers and system with few disk space (256Mb only needed for programs, system and data)
  • Kernel 2.6.30.5
  • Icewm + idesk + rox filer
  • Firefox 3.5.3 + flash 10 + mplayer firefox plugin
  • Mplayer SVN
  • Xorg 7.4
  • LinuxConsole 1.0.2009 CD:
  • Multimedia modules
  • Gnome
  • Cups
  • Gimp
  • gcompris, foobillard, frozen bubble
  • LinuxConsole 1.0.2009 DVD:
  • CD modules
  • ATICatalyst 9.9
  • Nvidia 185.18.36
  • 3D Games (openarena, warsow, torcs, ...)
  • VirtualBox 3.0.6
  • PlayOnLinux
  • Qjackctl + ardour 2

New in LinuxConsole 1.0.2008 (Jun 5, 2009)

  • ATICatalyst 8.8, nvidia 173.14.12, ntfs-3g 1.2918 and ndiswrapper 1.53 drivers
  • OpenOffice 2.4.1 is available in English, spanish deutch and french
  • Virtualbox 1.5.4_OSE
  • Lyx 1.3.6 and latex 3
  • Scribus 1.3.3.7, Evolution 2.12.3
  • Skype, Linphone, Transmission
  • Gimp, Inkscape, MakeHuman
  • Kino, DVD styler
  • Gcompris, tuxpaint, stellarium
  • Kde 3.5.9, k3b 1.0.4, koffice 1.6.3, kaffeine 0.8.2
  • A set of 3D games : alienarena 2008, armagetronad, bzflag, cave9,etracer, cube foobillard,glest, neverball,torcs, termulous, Flightgear
  • A set of 2D games : atanks, blobby,xboard,freeciv, freedroidRPG, frozen-bubble, ,jin,kxmame,lincity-ng,numptyphysics,stepmania,supertux,tarotClub,wesnoth,wormux
  • Gnome games : gmameui,blackjack,glchess,glines,gnect,gnibbles,gnobots2,gnome-sudoku,gnometris,gnomine,gnotravex,gnotski,gtali,iagno,mahjongg,same-gnome,gtetrinet
  • Wine 1.1.5
  • The window manager E17 (Beta release)
  • Freevo and Oxine media centers
  • Music and Midi tools : Mixx, Ardour, hydrogen, Linux Multimedia Studio, AMS, Qjackctl, Rosegarden, Bristol
  • Development libs and tools to build your own applications (gnome2, Kde3, OpenGL, Python, Perl)