illume OS Changelog

What's new in illume OS 3.0

• illume OS 3, codenamed Phobos, is now (officially) available! This release has three goals (which have been mostly fulfilled):
• Improved stability and security
• Provide a more polished user interface
• Simplify processes, system-wide
• From the beginning, illume OS’s focus was to provide a high performance and resource-light out-of-the-box Linux desktop solution for general-purpose use for users who may either be new or intermediates to the Linux platform. This release has taken it a step further with the inclusion of various new performance-boosting features and security features. Despite Linux being a relatively safe platform, the hardening of illume OS ensures that all your personal data is kept out of the hands of data thieves and phishing software.
• It includes the following new features (compared to illume OS 2.1.2):
• System base:
• Upgraded base to Debian 8.1 Jessie
• Faster performance
• Added: preload, readahead
• Greatly reduced system footprint
• 64-bit only!
• User experience and interface:
• New GTK+ theme with GTK+ 3.0 support
• Improved font smoothing
• New/revamped set of desktop backgrounds
• Refreshed Help app
• Replaced the ‘Launch’ menu with the built-in LXPanel menu
• Confirmation prompts for shutting down and reboots
• Basic compositing enabled by default
• Multiple user account support
• Improved interface switcher
• Software Catalog dropped
• Support for Android device syncing
• Applications:
• Web
• Iceweasel is the default web browser
• Plugins: AdBlock
• Geary replaces Sylpheed as the default mail reader
• Pidgin added for instant messaging
• Plugins: encrypted messaging, Twitter support, Microsoft Communicator & Lync support and ‘Privacy Please’ plugin
• Productivity
• LibreOffice added
• Media
• DeaDBeeF is the default audio player
• Parole is the default media player
• Added Sound Converter
• Added Asunder for CD ripping
• Added Camorama to take pictures via webcam
• Development
• Geany added for all your coding needs
• g++ added for C++ code compilation
• Security
• AppArmor to ensure that applications are fixed within boundaries to prevent malicious applications from attacking your system
• clamassassin spam mail filtering
• Utilities
• PlayOnLinux front-end for Wine
• Installation and management of Windows software running on Wine much easier
• Replaced Parcellite with xfce4-clipman
• BleachBit for removing system cache
• MATE Power Manager replaces Xfce Power Manager
• The 64-bit variation of illume OS 3 was built from the ground-up on a pure Debian Wheezy 64-bit setup (and then updated to Jessie when it was released), thus making it a visually and functionally identical clone to the 32-bit version. Compared to previous 64-bit versions of past illume OS releases, the 64-bit version of illume OS 3 is far more stable and designed to take full advantage of 64-bit platforms. The 32-bit edition was dropped due to inconveniences in developing two editions at the same (hey, it’s a one-man development team!).