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SolydK Changelog

What's new in SolydK 10

Sep 29, 2019
  • Based on Debian Buster 10.1 release with the latest kernel version 4.19.
  • Live ISO can now be booted with localisation support.
  • New Grub2 theme.
  • The USB Creator was rebuilt from scratch to improve stability, speed and maintainability.
  • Many bugs were resolved and we changed the SolydXK Firefox settings even further to improve user privacy. This is done in the firefox-solydxk-adjustments package which can be purged if you don't need it.
  • We thouroughly cleaned up the ISOs removing any packages that are not strictly needed without compromising system stability and safety.

New in SolydK 9 201902 (Mar 5, 2019)

  • The Live Installer will update itself when starting. It should show its update progress but sometimes it takes a while before it shows.
  • The Live Installer now supports f2fs and nilfs2 file systems for flash drives.
  • Wiki f2fs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F2FS
  • Wiki nilfs2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NILFS
  • Partition encryption during installation has been improved.
  • We changed the SolydXK Firefox settings even further to improve user privacy and also comply with Mozilla's distribution policies. This is done in the firefox-solydxk-adjustments package which can be purged if you don't need it.
  • Waterfox is now packaged and distributed by the SolydXK repository. You can install Waterfox with this command: apt install waterfox waterfox-solydxk-adjustments.
  • Several new features were added and many bugs were solved in our SolydXK applications.

New in SolydK 9 201801 (Jan 16, 2018)

  • All SolydXK ISOs are fully updated, including the latest kernel release with the Meltodown vulnarability patch. The ISOs come with a system configuration tool called “SolydXK System Settings”.
  • Device Driver Manager (DDM) has been integrated.
  • Debian Plymouth Manager has been integrated.
  • Add new partitions to Fstab.
  • Safely remove old kernel packages.

New in SolydK 201606 (Jun 27, 2016)

  • Firefox ESR is now used from Debian repository instead of custom built and installed from the SolydXK repository.
  • You can now use custom mount points in the Live Installer. Double click on a partition to select a pre-defined mount point or write your custom mount point.
  • Improved command handling of SolydXK applications for the Enthusiast’s Editions.
  • The SolydXK scripts were moved from /usr/local/bin to /usr/bin.
  • Grizzler improved the /usr/bin/apt script. Run apt in terminal to see a list of commands with explanation.
  • SolydX RPI has been built from scratch and is based on Raspbian.
  • And many more smaller changes that I forgot to mention here

New in SolydK 201506 (Jun 9, 2015)

  • Based on Debian 8.1

New in SolydK 201501 (Jan 31, 2015)

  • For both SolydX and SolydK the theming has changed. SolydK comes with the QtCurve theme, SolydX with Greybird and both use the fabulous Evolvere icon theme. After the installation you will be presented with a complete new welcome screen and most SolydXK tools were updated as well. We hope you’re going to like this new edition.

New in SolydK 201411 (Nov 18, 2014)

  • The Home Editions were upgraded to the latest Upgrade Pack and the Business Editions were upgraded with the latest security updates. This time I will not list the version changes of the major applications, but limit myself to the most important changes.
  • The Live Installer now supports multiple drives which will give you the ability to install the home directory to a separate drive rather then another partition.

New in SolydK 201407 (Jul 31, 2014)

  • Debian has started to move testing to systemd. The Home Editions use systemd while the Business Editions continue to use sysvinit. For the Home Editions, you will notice the difference during boot, but especially during shut down which now takes a lot less time. We can still need your help to improve boot time, though. Samba is on by default, and that is causing no significant improvement in boot time.
  • If you’re really into optimizing boot time, you can start by analyzing the output of these commands...
  • systemd-analyze blame
  • systemd-analyze critical-chain
  • As from the last update kdenext was removed from SolydK. We are now tracking Debian KDE.
  • The multimedia repository (deb-multimedia) has been removed from the ISOs. Some of the multimedia packages, and some codecs were added to our own repository. These packages might, or might not be legal to use in your country, but you can install them by checking the Multimedia check box during the installation. This option is selected by default.
  • The current multimedia repository is still available, and you can continue to use it. If you want to remove the multimedia repository from your current system, and replace them with a Debian equivalent, you can use Grizzler’s script as described in this tutorial: http://forums.solydxk.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4367
  • The KDE Display Manager (KDM) has been replaced with LightDM. If you want to replace KDM with LightDM on your current system, you can follow this tutorial: http://forums.solydxk.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4368.

New in SolydK 201405 (May 3, 2014)

  • KDE:
  • KDE has been updated to version 4.12.4
  • Kernel:
  • Kernel updated to version 3.13-1
  • Firefox and Thunderbird:
  • Firefox has been updated to version 29.0, and Thunderbird to version 24.5
  • Both come with these add-ons:
  • Locale Switcher to switch installed language packs.
  • Firefox comes with Adblock Plus.
  • Thunderbird comes with the Lightning Calendar, and more.
  • LibreOffice:
  • LibreOffice has been updated to version 4.1.5-2.
  • Plymouth:
  • The SolydXK Plymouth theme has been changed, and the Plymouth Manager has been adapted accordingly.

New in SolydK 201401 (Jan 25, 2014)

  • KDE:
  • KDE has been updated to version 4.12.1
  • LibreOffice:
  • LibreOffice has been updated to version 4.1.4-2
  • Firefox and Thunderbird:
  • Firefox has been updated to version 26.0, and Thunderbird to version 24.2.0
  • Community packages:
  • These packages were added to the community repository:
  • grub-customizer, kdeconnect, plasma-mediacenter, xfce-theme-manager, xfwm4compositeeditor

New in SolydK 201311 (Nov 26, 2013)

  • SolydK Business Edition has been created for businesses and organizations with stability and security in mind. While the home editions of SolydXK were developed to be stable and still having the latest software available, the SolydK Business Edition has been developed to provide “Long Term Support” based on Debian Stable.
  • SolydK Back Office has been added to the Business Editions, and like SolydK BE, it is now based on Debian Stable.
  • The Home Editions consist of the 32-bit, and 64-bit editions of SolydX, and SolydK, including the SolydXK Multi DVD. They are still based on Debian Testing with our well-known Update Packs.

New in SolydK 201308 (Aug 23, 2013)

  • SolydX:
  • The default start menu has been replaced by the Whisker menu.
  • This menu has a built-in search function, and you can easily change your favorite programs list.
  • The network manager Wicd has been replaced by Network Manager.
  • Network Manager supports mobile broadband by default.
  • SolydK:
  • KDE has been upgraded to version 4.10.5
  • For a detailed description, read here: http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.10.
  • SolydK Back Office:
  • The CRM software Zurmo has been upgraded to version 2.0.21

New in SolydK 201306 (Jun 18, 2013)

  • Thanks to some forum users these applications are now localized to Spanish, Catalán, German and Dutch:
  • Device Driver Manager (DDM)
  • Debian Plymouth Manager
  • LightDM Manager
  • Software Manager
  • Welcome Screen
  • If you want to help translating, you can start with this simple tutorial: http://forums.solydxk.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=678
  • Steam Installer was removed, and Steam installed. Thus leaving out a step to install Steam before you can start playing.
  • Blueman was removed from SolydX. It showed in the system stray even when you don’t have Bluetooth running. So, if you want to use Bluetooth on SolydX, you can simply install Blueman with the Software Manager, or run this command in the terminal:
  • sudo apt-get install blueman
  • Java was upgraded to the latest version.
  • The .NET implementation for Linux, Mono, was removed from SolydK. Very few people use it, and it’s automatically installed if a package you need relies on it.