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Phinx Desktop Changelog

What's new in Phinx Desktop 2012 Beta 1

Jun 28, 2012
  • It comes with the latest pclos 3.2.18 BFS kernel and has Xfce 4.10 on board.

New in Phinx Desktop 2012-04 RC2a (Apr 26, 2012)

  • Fixed some important issues.

New in Phinx Desktop 2012.3 RC1 (Apr 17, 2012)

  • XFCE 4.8 Desktop Environment – Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and low on system resources, while still being visually appealing and user friendly.
  • Xfce embodies the traditional UNIX philosophy of modularity and re-usability. It consists of a number of components that provide the full functionality one can expect of a modern desktop environment. They are packaged separately and you can pick among the available packages to create the optimal personal working environment.
  • Xfce contains a number of core components for the minimum tasks you’d expect from a desktop environment:
  • Window Manager
  • Manages the placement of windows on the screen, provides window decorations and manages work-spaces or virtual desktops.
  • Desktop Manager
  • Sets the background image and provides a root window menu, desktop icons or minimized icons and a windows list.
  • Panel
  • Switch between opened windows, launch applications, switch workspaces and menu plugins to browse applications or directories.
  • Session Manager
  • Controls the login and power management of the desktop and allows you to store multiple login sessions.
  • File Manager
  • Provides the basic file management features and unique utilities like the bulk renamer.
  • Setting Manager
  • Tools to control the various settings of the desktop like keyboard shortcuts, appearance, display settings etcetera.
  • Beside the basic set of modules, Xfce also provides numerous additional applications and plugins so you can extend your desktop the way you like, for example a terminal emulator, text editor, sound mixer, application finder, image viewer, iCal based calendar and a CD and DVD burning application.
  • Xorg – Xorg server was updated to version 1.10.4. Mesa updated to 7.11.2 and libdrm to version 2.4.26. This update brings enhancements to the PCLinuxOS desktop including speed, 3D desktop support for most Intel, Nvidia and AMD/ATi video cards, better font rendering, black screen fixes for most Nvidia cards, better Flash playback and more. The most recent versions of Nvidia and AMD/ATi video drivers are included on the LiveCD and automatically configured for you.
  • Toolchain – Gcc software compiler was updated to version 4.5.2 and glibc updated to 2.13.4. Locales were updated to version 2.13.1.
  • Package Manager – RPM was updated to version 4.8.1. apt-get and the Synaptic Package Manager were also updated to work with the updated rpm packages. yum and yumex will be available in the coming weeks as an alternative package manager.
  • Theme Update – Phinx Desktop 2012-03 release received a full makeover. 2012-03 features a new blue theme including updates to grub, plymouth, gdm, gfxboot and application splash screens.

New in Phinx Desktop 2011-08 (Oct 17, 2011)

  • XFCE 4.8 Desktop Environment – Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and low on system resources, while still being visually appealing and user friendly.
  • Xfce embodies the traditional UNIX philosophy of modularity and re-usability. It consists of a number of components that provide the full functionality one can expect of a modern desktop environment. They are packaged separately and you can pick among the available packages to create the optimal personal working environment.
  • Xfce contains a number of core components for the minimum tasks you’d expect from a desktop environment:
  • Window Manager
  • Manages the placement of windows on the screen, provides window decorations and manages work-spaces or virtual desktops.
  • Desktop Manager
  • Sets the background image and provides a root window menu, desktop icons or minimized icons and a windows list.
  • Panel
  • Switch between opened windows, launch applications, switch workspaces and menu plugins to browse applications or directories.
  • Session Manager
  • Controls the login and power management of the desktop and allows you to store multiple login sessions.
  • File Manager
  • Provides the basic file management features and unique utilities like the bulk renamer.
  • Setting Manager
  • Tools to control the various settings of the desktop like keyboard shortcuts, appearance, display settings etcetera.
  • Beside the basic set of modules, Xfce also provides numerous additional applications and plugins so you can extend your desktop the way you like, for example a terminal emulator, text editor, sound mixer, application finder, image viewer, iCal based calendar and a CD and DVD burning application.
  • Kernel – The kernel was updated to version 2.6.38.8. Additional kernels are available from our repositories such as a PAE kernel for computers with more than 4 gigs of memory. A BFS kernel for maximum desktop performance and a standard kernel with group scheduling enabled.
  • Xorg – Xorg server was updated to version 1.10.3. Mesa updated to 7.10.3 and libdrm to version 2.4.26. This update brings enhancements to the desktop including speed, 3D desktop support for most Intel, Nvidia and AMD/ATi video cards, better font rendering, black screen fixes for most Nvidia cards, better Flash playback and more. The most recent versions of Nvidia and AMD/ATi video drivers are included on the LiveCD and automatically configured for you. The bad news is users with older legacy video cards included in most dated computers may not function properly due to many depreciated xorg video drivers.
  • Toolchain – Gcc software compiler was updated to version 4.5.2 and glibc updated to 2.10.1. Locales were updated to version 2.12.1.
  • Package Manager – RPM was updated to version 4.8.1. apt-get and the Synaptic Package Manager were also updated to work with the updated rpm packages. yum and yumex will be available in the coming weeks as an alternative package manager.
  • Theme Update – Phinx Desktop 2011-08 release received a full makeover. 2011-08 features a new blue brush metal theme including updates to grub, plymouth, gdm, gfxboot and application splash screens.