What's new in HandyLinux 2.5
Jun 12, 2016
- Update the database: Debian 8.5 .
- Update Firefox to version 47.
- Setting up a hosting service images . Everything is hosted on servers handylinux to avoid some risky images on other services ...
- Update Thunar custom actions (I have not already mentioned?): consideration of handylinux image hosting service.
- Update Handysoft by Thuban (mainly bug fixes and better management of research).
- Added translations for the team Handysoft distribution Emmabuntüs.
- Added Xfwm4 theme (window borders) Tron2 by Millie (English!).
- Fixed bug DNS priority unbound by Thuban. Something bearded it yet.
- Remove unoconv: converting PDF files is now provided by LibreOffice.
- Redesign of integrated French documentation: arpinux has concocted magnificent installation and operating manuals! You can read them on your screen or print them.
New in HandyLinux 2.4 (Apr 11, 2016)
- Based on Debian GNU/Linux 8.4
New in HandyLinux 2.2 (Sep 6, 2015)
- update the database: Debian 8.2 (list of changes Debian *)
- Update Iceweasel - v40 (v renowned Mozilla FireFox)
- readability suppression modules for the playback mode integrated Iceweasel (nothing to do on your side)
- replacement μblock by μblock.origin
- Adding qwant, wiktionary and openstreetmap as reciprocating engines (ideefixe èfpé and thank you)
- Adding info4forum replacing hardinfo (thank you thuban & coyotus)
- passing the kernel-cleaner script in the background (thank you chrisinfo)
- Passage HandyMenu v3 with full graphical configuration (thank you thuban)
- Adding Cyclops as an alternative minimum viewer (thank you thuban)
- up day in "About my handylinux" (thank you coyotus)
- adding ntfs-config (thank you dyp)
- Adding fonts-opendyslexic from the repositories (thank you thuban)
- integration gimp 'light config
- replacing the screen magnifier vmg Loupy (thank you thuban)
- passage of the forum and wiki https (thank you to donors)
- Correction links and bookmarks for https
- removing pulseaudio (installed only with skype or teamviewer)
- correction icon mixer (thank you Jambalak)
- adding custom actions to thunar (thank you thuban)
- packetization scripts for thunar to ensure the updating and adding scripts
- Adding curl, mpg321 and sox for custom actions
- Adding unbound as local DNS resolver to avoid filtering ISP (thank you thuban)
- Passage in sources.list httpredir.debian.org for faster package management and relieve servers (thank you thuban)
- suppression XFCE menu editor (fully functional) useless since HandyMenu-v3
- backports removal of deposits (we only keep the mozilla-backports deposits)
- passing the integrated packages documentation to facilitate updating
- Adding a version handylinux-amd64 test
New in HandyLinux 2.1 (Jun 9, 2015)
New in HandyLinux 2.0 (May 16, 2015)
- Updating the database: passage Debian-8 "Jessie" (thank you Debian)
- Update HandyMenu and tools handylinux * *
- redesign of the site admin 'handylinux.org' and setting up subdomains
- Adding BTshare, simplified P2P sharing tool (thuban thank you)
- adding custom actions for Thunar (thank you coyotus & thuban)
- Skype gateway option (coyotus thank you)
- integration of gnome-orca (thank you totophe56)
- Adding launchers tools / social / gallery ...
- Adding the password control (coyotus thank you)
- definition of "handylinux" as default hostname (thank you fredbezies)
- Adding Templates in the User folder (thank you dyp)
- Adding menulibre for editing menus XFCE
- Adding bash-completion (thank you torxxl)
- Adding cups-pdf (thank you rb)
- addition of transmission for the P2P sharing management
- adding themes for Iceweasel
- Adding fonts Carlito & caladea (eq. Calibri & Cambria) (thank you thuban)
- Adding templates and config for LibreOffice (thank you thuban)
- Adding unoconv for quick export to PDF (thank you thuban)
- adding anacron and apt configuration (Base10 thank you)
- Adding command-not-found + fix bashrc (Base10 thank you)
- Adding the update notification (coyotus thank you)
- kernel:
- passing 486-586 for old PCs
- Version merger of 586 and 686-pae
- Adding Detection Script / delete unnecessary kernel
- theming / graphics:
- redesign of the website / forum / wiki / blog
- addition of handylinuxlook
- Adding the HandyTheme for quick change of interface (thank you starsheep & thuban)
- Slim new theme "flat" by starsheep
- new walls by starsheep
- Adding qt4-qtconfig to vlc
- Adding additional themes icons (tango, gnome-colors, gilouche)
- changing the icon whiskermenu (Julian thank you)
- switch:
- replacing the software-center by gnome-packagekit
- replacement file-roller by xarchiver
- replacement gnome-Searchtool by catfish and mlocate (Elm thank you and thuban)
- replacement Quodlibet by clementine
- replacement shotwell by ristretto
- replacement leafpad mousepad by default text editor (coyotus thank you)
- replacement xpad by xfce4-rating-plugin for better integration panel
- cleaning:
- suppression of HandyMenu investment option in conflict with XFCE (Caribou22 thank you)
- removing obsolete apt preferences for LibreOffice
- removing obsolete packages ntfsprogs / netatalk / fuse-utils / dfc / xfprint4 / gtk3-engines-unico
- Removal xl-wallpaper: xfce now handles change fund
- removing compiz-handylinux deposits
- Removal slingscold-launcher
- Removal bleachbit
- Removal Zram
- Removal Minitube
- Removal phonon
- removing oggconvert
- Removal of win32-loader
- cleaning addons Iceweasel
- cleaning the walls
- delete icon themes Nitrux / NitruxButtons
New in HandyLinux 2.0 Alpha 1 (Feb 3, 2015)
- Based on Debian 8 "Jessie"
New in HandyLinux 1.7 (Oct 19, 2014)
- Iceweasel is now the default browser
- overhaul of the internet start page under the leadership of Tiberias
- uploading gpart for recovering data from Gparted
- Adding yelp for direct GNOME software support
- cleaning of integrated documentation depending on the language after installation
- update HandyMenu: replacement button Facebook by framasoft
- adding "social launchers" to directly drag the social ties (G, FB, Tw ...) from the list of applications
- addition of pitcher Diaspora
- addition of firmware-ralink
- minimize Window Docking netbooks
- adding a Tron theme xfwm4 by Millie
- updates from Debian 7.7
New in HandyLinux 1.6.1 (Aug 10, 2014)
- Skype updated to release 4.3 (main reason to make this upgrade)
- no more sudo group for additional users
- move from aspell to hunspell (merci chalu49 )
- adding exfat-utils and exfat-fuse (merci liberodark )
- adding keyboard selector applet xfce4-xkb-plugin (merci dufrp )
- build process improved
- HandyLinux updates (handylinux-desktop, handylinux-network)
- Debian updates (cups, openssl, linux-image...)
New in HandyLinux 1.5 (Apr 28, 2014)
- Debian security updates : HandyLinux includes "proposed-updates" in its building process, so it includes all update for Debian-7.5.
- Chromium update : default release to 34
- Adding update-prompt at first startup after installation
- handy-menu update
- Adding whiskermenu as alternative menu
- redshift-config update
- Adding fonts-opendyslexic
- Adding cheese to manage webcam
New in HandyLinux 1.4.2 (Apr 3, 2014)
- HandyMenu has it's own config tool dev by manon
- Redshift-config comes now with a new auto-configuration tool for your location by manon
- Oggconvert and Asunder added for audio and video encoding
- Full rewrote of sources with the new repository
New in HandyLinux 1.4 (Feb 10, 2014)
- Improved HandyMenu
- Slimconf update with NumLockX integration
- m_partage, the easy-share script added
- new screen magnifier interface
- update to LibreOffice4
- Redshift script imroved
- adding xl-wallpaper from Christophe Cagé
- new automatic-dispatch-script for ~Download folder
- Gparted kept back after install
- Blueman added
- Aadding gnome-system-tool
- Minitube replace twitter button in handymenu
- Xsane replaced by Simple-Scan
- no more network config during intallation process
- restore hostname config during installation
- improved documentation
- HandyLinuxLight : new post-installation process
New in HandyLinux 1.3 (Dec 21, 2013)
- One instance for HandyMenu
- Transfer speed-dial at the opening of chromium
- Integrate with redshift selector cities
- Integrate the documentation in pdf format within the distribution for offline viewing
- Replace squeeze with file-roller
- Simplify the HandyMenu
- Replace gpicview by shotwell
- Add gparted in the livecd
- Add minitube
- Added support bluetooth
- Passage teamviewer9
- Change HandyMenu entries with generic entries
- Integration of the graft volume control in the panel
- Only one instance of the screen magnifier
- Add a launcher "negative" tools: xcalib
New in HandyLinux 1.2 (Nov 11, 2013)
- Replaced the default multimedia player with VLC
- Enabled automatic reading of DVD disk by VLC
- Added gnome-search-tool
- Added hardinfo
- Unrar-free replacement for unrar
- Replaced Mousepad with Leafpad