What's new in SolusOS 2 Alpha 9
Sep 10, 2013
- Alpha 9 comes with the 3.11 kernel using LZ4 compression, Xfce 4.10, Thunar 1.6.3, Firefox 24.0b9, glibc 2.17, GLib 2.37.3, and many other goodies. We’ve completely changed the artwork to be more in tune with the SolusOS look. 155 commits have been made to the source repository since the release of Alpha 8. Of those commits, 25 were new packages. The root account has now also been disabled by default, as the installer adds a sudo user to the system.
New in SolusOS 2 Alpha 8 (Aug 19, 2013)
- Linux 3.10.6
- glibc 2.17
- systemd 206
- dracut 029
- Xfce 4.10
- libgtk-2: 2.24.17
- libgtk-3: 3.9.6
- LightDM 1.7.0
- sudo 1.8.6
- OpenSSL 1.0.1e
- midori 0.5.2
- Mesa 9.1.1
- X.Org 1.14.0 with all FOSS drivers
- Bluebird Theme Suite 0.8
- Abiword 2.9.4
- gnumeric 1.12.2
New in SolusOS 1.3 (Feb 23, 2013)
- Firefox 18.0.2 (19.0 will be provided when released)
- Thunderbird 17.0
- Linux Kernel 3.3.6
- GNOME 2.30
- sudo 1.8.5
- ufw 0.31
- SolusCC 1.3
New in SolusOS 2 Alpha 7 (Jan 23, 2013)
- Firefox 18.0
- Thunderbird 17.0.2
- LibreOffice 3.6.4
- Linux Kernel 3.3.6-solusos (with BFS/preempt/no dyn ticks/1000Hz)
- Athena 1.0.3
- consort-session 1.0.1
- Consortium 1.0.4
- consort-panel 1.0.1
New in SolusOS 2 Alpha 6 (Jan 15, 2013)
- Firefox 18.0
- Thunderbird 17.0.2
- LibreOffice 3.6.4
- Linux Kernel 3.3.6-solusos (with BFS/preempt/no dyn ticks/1000Hz)
- Athena 1.0
- SolusOS Desktop Environment (GNOME 3.4 based)
New in SolusOS 1.2 (Aug 18, 2012)
- Visual refresh
- Better bluetooth support
- Better printing support (hplip 3.12)
- 3.3.6 kernel (BFS) kernel optimised
- System-wide optimisations
- Better GPU support (AGP)
- LibreOffice 3.6
- Firefox + Thunderbird 14
- ufw 0.31.1 and iptables 1.4.8
- Firewall disabled on boot (defaults: deny incoming, allow outgoing)
- eog-plugins, disk-manager, htop and gthumb added
- 64-bit appindicator support fixed
New in SolusOS 2 Alpha 5 (Jun 27, 2012)
- LibreOffice 3.5.4-2
- Linux 3.3.6-solusos (BFS/preempt)
- Firefox & Thunderbird 13.0.1
- Adobe Flash 11.2.202.235
- VLC 2.0.1
- gnome-panel 1:3.4.2.1-5solusos1
- nautilus 1:3.4.2-1.2
- solusdesktop 3.4.3.2.1
New in SolusOS 1.1 (Jun 2, 2012)
- KMS issues resolved
- Hybrid GPU support
- Allows use of Optimus GPU (bumblee in repo)
- 3.3.6 kernel (BFS)
- Printer drivers added
- LibreOffice 3.5.4
- Flash stable (all GPU users)
- VLC2.0.1 supports MKV video
- sudo (1.7.4p4-2.squeeze.3) and openssl (0.9.8o-4squeeze13) updated
- Plymouth theme changed
New in SolusOS 1 (May 9, 2012)
- Firefox 12.0
- Thunderbird 12.0.1
- LibreOffice 3.5.3.2
- Linux Kernel 3.0.0 (with BFS, PAE, preempt)
- Gnome 2.30
- Openshot 1.4.2
- Nautilus-Elementary
- PlayOnLinux 4.0.18
- VLC 2.0.1
- FirstRunWizard 0.8
New in SolusOS RC3 (Apr 12, 2012)
- Many new features, fixes, and software versions have made their way into RC3. We hope you enjoy using this release. Please note that you can upgrade to final from the Release Candidates when the time is ready.
- We now have many updated applications, including LibreOffice 3.5.1, Firefox 11 and Thunderbird 11.
- A new release name was chosen, Eveline. The kernel version was going to be upgraded to 3.3, but presented stability issues for some users. Those needing it can find it in the repository.
- We’ve also now made it possible to install to multiple disks (i.e. root and home on different disks), this was done by patching the installer. We are looking to phase the installer out and will need some help with that.
- If you want to volunteer your efforts, please do so.
- This release also saw some bugfixes and security issues addressed. For instance, SolusOS now automatically creates a tmpfs mountpoint at /tmp, to ensure no sensitive data is retained in the temporary pool. This addresses an import security concern in libvte.
- We’ve also updated the FirstRunWizard to be more user friendly and providing a cleaner design. More graphics cards are supported and it does proper detection/configuration through the proprietary utilities. The most important changes in this release were with stability and performance. This development phase is no longer concerning itself with adding hundreds of new features, but rather improving the core system itself.
- There will be a 64-bit edition soon. This is taking some time due to lack-of-time. McLovin and KittyKatt will be working on this edition when they have the time available to do so.
New in SolusOS RC1 (Feb 29, 2012)
- Switched back to 3.0.0-686-bfs-pae kernel
- Fixed kernel header issue
- VirtualBox compilation + guest additions work
- Further backports integration
- Installing driver packages now works from repo
- gnome-packagekit patched (fixes gpk-update-icon)
- Repository expanded to over 1.3GB (lots of custom builds!)
- Desktop experience now faster
- Fixed missing loopback interface issue (thanks to KittyKatt)
- X-Chat now connects to #SolusOS automatically
- Firefox and Thunderbird included by default (replacing Chrome)
- Many base system configuration changes
- Included fork of mintDesktop tool (solusDesktop)
- And many more changes that take too long to mention
New in SolusOS Beta 1.2 (Feb 26, 2012)
- Switched to Liquorix 3.1 kernel
- Added AppIndicator support
- Switched to PulseAudio
- PulseAudio supports volume past 100%
- Fixed RGBA issue (no login, throwback)
- Added new lock screen theme
- Panel beautified
- Default theme updated
- gnome-applets fixed
- Many packages and apps updated
- Added Empathy
- Added indicator-messages and indicator-sound
- PAE no longer used, works on older hardware
- All updates done
- VirtualBox now works
- Headers issue resolved
- Patched gnome-settings-daemon to use notify-osd (in repos)
- Artwork updated
- Replaced Cardapio with gnomenu
- PackageKit + aptdaemon updates
- ffmpeg fixed/working
- Updates to lirc
- Updates to ncurses
- Made it possible to build many foreign packages on SolusOS
New in SolusOS Beta 1 (Feb 16, 2012)
- LibreOffice 3.4.5 is now back (complete installation)
- Using XZ squashfs again
- Cleaned autoremove packages
- Removed GOffice
- Removed IceWeasel
- Google Chrome as default browser
- GTK-RGBA by default
- Transparent gnome-panel!
- Upgraded to X.Org 1.10.4
- Artwork consistent throughout (light style)
- Cardapio menu errors fixed
- Metacity compositing enabled by default
- Better graphics support for nVidia and ATi users
- CD drive ejects
- VLC included by default (1.1.3)
- OpenShot included by default (1.4.2-2)
- Zuki theme and dependencies fixed (looks better)
- Switched to Droid Sans font
- Reintegrated patched libcairo2 + fontconfig for better font rendering
- Startup time improved
- Now lighter
- Bluetooth support improved
- NTFS + DOS filesystems work correctly
- Using UnionFS as opposed to AuFS for Live image
- Default artwork updated (thanks to ArchAngel/Se7en)
- Replaced upstart with sysvinit
New in SolusOS Alpha Snapshot #49 (Feb 6, 2012)
- Removed LVM (lvs leaks)
- Built and patched 3.0.0-ck1-solusos-686 kernel
- Cardapio menu defaults fixed
- GTK-RGBA included as default (enable via ~/.profile)
- Nautilus elementary by default
- DVD symlinks fixed
- Installer quickened
- Ecryptfs temporarily disabled (i.e. encrypted home via installer)
- gnome-system-tools included
- NTP included
New in SolusOS Alpha Snapshot #43 (Feb 5, 2012)
- Replaced menu with Cardapio
- Changed panel layout to one-panel traditional style
- Updated murrine engine (0.9.8)
- Included the Equinox engine
- Default theme set to Zuki Blues
- Fixed gconf errors
- Included ntfs-3g
- Included eject
- Included DRI for nouvaeu.
- Added automatic login + encryption options to installer
- Signed the repository
- And loads more I can't remember.
New in SolusOS Alpha Snapshot #33 (Feb 3, 2012)
- Fixes critical error with kernel firmware + modules causing kernel panic on certain wifi chipsets.
- Downgraded to kernel 2.6.39
- Will build own kernel for SolusOS after extensive testing.
New in SolusOS Alpha Snapshot #32 (Feb 2, 2012)
- Its a whole lot more stable and a darn sight prettier!
- Few bugs still exist, but at least the X.Org issue is gone. (Downgraded to 1.7.7)
New in SolusOS Alpha Snapshot #29 (Feb 1, 2012)
- Only a few simple changes this time, but they all help. I focused on usability so decided to make things like software installation and codec installation as painless as possible.