What's new in Cub Linux 1.0 RC
Mar 24, 2016
- Kernel 4.2 and updated xorg stack to latest lts-wily version
- New branding, theme and artwork. The wallpaper in this beta may not be the final default wallpaper, feedback required!
- Dedicated Cub Linux repository for pushing updates to bespoke packages
- New window edge snapping
- Better brightness control via battery icon
- Better volume slider
- Chromium OS style avatars
- Clipboard daemon
- Parole removed. Replaced with new dedicated music player app and videos play in Chrome Media Player.
- New picture viewer, Viewnior. Can set wallpaper from the viewer.
- Chromium default apps and theme enabled for each new profile.
- Grub Bootloader manager added to Control Panel.
- Compton desktop compositor managed by conf file at ~/.config/compton.conf makes it easier to adjust to solve screen tearing issues with certain graphics cards
New in Cub Linux 1.5 (Jul 18, 2015)
- Now using the standard Ubuntu (Ubiquity) installer with better language support, hardware detection and support for encrypted home and LVM (see note below).
- Rolls up Service Pack 1 and all upstream updates (including latest Flash and Chromium updates) into a new ISO
- Updated Xorg, but kernel remains on long term support 3.13
- Faster right-click applications menu generation
- Inclusion of Cardapio menu for a standard dockable menu (find it in the Control Panel and drag it to the dock)
- File-roller replaces PeaZip for better integration with Files application
- Lxinput is included for left-handed mouse adjustment
- A load of key bindings have been integrated to better support hotkeys such as volume adjustment out of the box
- A new simple GUI to enable autologin has been added
- New HD wallpapers
- Support for booting the ISO directly from a hard drive via Grub
- The revised build process aligns much better with Ubuntu/Lubuntu base
- Finally, a little command line tool called "chromixium-version" lets you know what version of Chromixium you are running!
New in Cub Linux 1.1 (Jun 4, 2015)
- Based on Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
New in Cub Linux 1.0 (Apr 27, 2015)
- Chromixium 1.0 is a 32 bit operating system for x86 and compatible computer systems.
- Chromixium is based on Ubuntu Linux 14.04 Trusy Tahr Long Term Support release.
- Chromixium runs on top of the Linux kernel 3.13.0-51.84 PAE with support for up to 64GB RAM.
- Chromixium contains the Open Source Chromium web browser, providing access to Chrome and Google services. Google sign-in is optional.
- Adobe PepperFlashPlugin is provided to enhance the browsing experience and we ask you to accept Adobe’s license when you install Chromixium.
New in Cub Linux Alpha 7a (Nov 24, 2014)
- BUG FIXES:
- fixed package conflict with libclutter which prevented applications such as Cheese from installing.
- installer icon is now removed from the applications menu after installation.
- CHROMIXIUM INSTALLER:
- fixed the issue of the locale not being set correctly.
- added support for installation of French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish locale/languages.
- LOCALIZATION:
- added language packs and locale files for French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.
- NETWORK MANAGER:
- replaced wicd with Network Manager for mobile broadband and VPN support.
- add nm icons to Chromixium icon theme for 16,22,24,32,scalable.
- added usb-modeswitch, modemmanager, mobile-broadband-provider-info, wvdial, gnome-ppp.
- set gnome-keyring to launch at login.
- GUI ENHANCEMENTS/THEME:
- Gnome terminal now has white on black theme with menu disabled by default.
- Chromium browser now launches silently in the background by default. This allows for faster starting of the browser but can be disabled in Startup Applications.
- added gnome-accessibility-themes.
- added ability to set launch and urgent bounce heights in Plank GUI.
- add shortcut to Synaptic to control panel and rename Add/Remove Software.
- MISC APPLICATIONS CHANGES:
- updated applications from Xubuntu Staging PPA: Parole, XFCE-Power-Manager, Light-Locker-Settings.
- added dialog, man-pages, man-pages-dev, bluez-gstreamer, unzip, pulseaudio-module-bluetooth.
- UPDATES:
- all component applications updated to latest versions as of: 2014-11-21
- major components are:
- LTS Kernel 3.13.0-39.66
- Chromium Browser 38.0.2125.111
- Pepper-flash-plugin 15.0.0.223
- Plank 0.7.1
- Systemback 1.1.1.301
- Openbox 3.5.2-6
- Nautilus 3.10.1
- Parole 0.7.0
- XFCE4 Power Manager 1.4.1