What's new in Point Linux 3.2
Jun 22, 2016
- Inability to install from custom made flash drives fixed
- Firefox package replaced with Debian's firefox-esr
- Thunderbird is not installed by default
- Flash plugin removed due to security reasons
- Plymouth theme changed to spinner
- Up to date Debian Packages
- Do not show 'virtualbox kernel service is not running' banner
- Boot from local drive ability fixed in LiveCD boot menu
New in Point Linux 3.0 (Jul 9, 2015)
- Point Linux Update Notifier
- XFce flavour replaces Gnome 3 Classic flavour
- XFce flavor comes with Compton installed by default
- Firefox 39.0
- Thunderbird 38.0.1
- Multiple Point Linux infrastructural changes
- Up to date Debian Packages
New in Point Linux 3.0 Beta 3 (Dec 14, 2014)
- Changes in distribution:
- This is the first release featuring Point Linux GNOME 3 edition
- Firefox 34.0.5 with the Google Safe Browsing disabled by default
- Multiple Point Linux infrastructural changes
- Up to date Debian Packages
- Changes in Point Linux Installer:
- Screen locking for all users by default if autologin is not enabled during installation
- 'Install Compiz' feature removed from 'Additional software' as Compiz is no longer supported
New in Point Linux 3.0 Beta 2 (Nov 10, 2014)
- The new Point Linux 3.0 Beta 2 brings you the latest MATE 1.8.1 desktop built on top of the upcoming Debian 'Jessie' release. Just like its predecessor, Point Linux 3.0 is focused on stability and ease of use.
New in Point Linux 2.3 (Mar 5, 2014)
- Firefox 27.0.1
- Thunderbird 24.3.0
- LibreOffice 4.1.4.2
- New debian-backports package
- Up to date Debian packages
New in Point Linux 3.0 Beta 1 (Jan 3, 2014)
- The new version uses the latest Debian 8 (jessie) packages along with MATE 1.6 desktop environment. Just like the 2.X branch, Point Linux 3.0 aims to give users the classic Gnome 2 like look and feel combining it with the new Debian codebase. Point Linux Installer 1.7 skips the 'en_US' layout installation for latin-based keyboards (e.g. French). Point Linux 3.0 Beta 1 comes in 'core' and 'full' editions supporting i386 (PAE) and amd64 architectures.
New in Point Linux 2.2 (Oct 7, 2013)
- This minor release brings some notable changes and prepares Point Linux for the next big release.
- Point Linux version numbering policy has been changed. The 13.04.X release is renumbered to 2.X.
- Changes in distribution:
- Firefox 24.0
- Thunderbird 24.0
- LibreOffice 4.1
- KVM/QEMU SPICE support
- Fast User Switch enabled
- Up to date Debian packages
- Changes in Point Linux Installer:
- Vietnamese locale support
- Windows 8.1 detection
- Network Manager connections (e.g. Wi-Fi) established in the LiveCD/USB session transferred into newly installed system
- Screensaver lock enabled by default if system was installed without autologin turned on
New in Point Linux 13.04.1 (Jun 10, 2013)
- Changes in distribution:
- LibreOffice 4.0.3.3;
- Firefox 21.0;
- Stable Debian 'Wheezy' packages;
- Debian repo moved to cdn.debian.net;
- Point Linux repo moved to cdn.pointlinux.org;
- ftp CLI utility added;
- MATE 1.6 migration simplified;
- Changes in Point Linux Installer:
- Installer downloads and installs IBus and input method packages when CJK languages detected;
- Installer removes VirtualBox guest additions in target system when VirtualBox is not detected;
- Installer creates /media/cdrom and /media/usb folders in target system;
- Installer creates /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00CDMountPoint and /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00trustcdrom in target system.