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Nexradix Changelog

What's new in Nexradix 1.18

Feb 8, 2010
  • Based on 9.10 (karmic) upstream release.
  • Added built-in support for VirtualBox OSE Guest Additions -- the Nexradix DVD will now have full guest support when running in VirtualBox derivatives.
  • Added a basic sound theme, allowing for sounds to play in response to various system events. The sound theme has been turned off by default, but can be enabled via the sound preferences application.
  • Added the BTNX custom mouse buttons application, which provides the ability to define custom actions to extra mouse buttons.
  • Added a "Create shortcut on desktop" right click option when selecting files.
  • Updated Icedove to version 3.0, which is a major update providing a variety of new features, including tabbed email support.
  • Added a temperature sensors applet to the list of available panel plug-ins.
  • Added smbfs support, allowing you to mount samba file shares at boot time via /etc/fstab.
  • Added the Gitso remote support utility. This application allows you to easily help another Nexradix user solve a problem by literally taking control of their desktop remotely. Gitso is very simple for the person needing help -- they need only enter an IP address provided by the support person. No router configuration or settings changes are needed for the person being helped. The person giving support need only open port 5500 on their router.
  • Added the Easystroke gesture recognition application, allowing you to define custom actions based on on-screen gestures. Due to this addition, Nexradix can now be more easily used on tablets.
  • All remmnants of Mono have been removed, making Nexradix completely C# free. Unfortunately, the Giver LAN file exchange program had to be removed in order to make this possible. Users wanting this functionality can still install Giver from the repositories.
  • Replaced the gsmartcontrol SMART monitoring application with gnome-disk-utiilty, which provides the same features, but adds the ability to easily format and manage removable drives such as memory cards and flash drives.
  • Synaptic Package Manager (and APT) is now set not to consider recommended packages as dependencies by default.
  • Updated the rpmtodeb utility - RPM files can now be converted to DEB packages simply by double-clicking on them.
  • Added the Scribus desktop publishing application.
  • Added a preferences menu option that provides the ability to toggle on and off simple desktop effects based on Metacity's compositing feature.
  • Added support for NFS file sharing, allowing more flexible options when sharing files between GNU/Linux systems.
  • Replaced the Flyback backup utility with a newer (and very similar) utility called Backintime
  • Added a new selection of desktop wallpaper
  • Added an informative slideshow that runs during the installation
  • Ext4 is now the default filesystem on new installs
  • Ext2Fsd driver was removed from the base DVD directory, as it does not support ext4
  • Nexradix can now be completely de-branded in an automated fashion. Users that wish to distribute an installed Nexradix system without any of the Twisted Lincoln, Inc. branding can now simply install the "generic-branding" package in the repositories, and all Nexradix trademarks will be removed and replaced with generic ones. Note that at this time this process does not change the default homepage or bookmarks within Iceweasel, which will have to be changed within /etc/skel if the distributor wishes.
  • ...and a variety of other bug fixes and improvements

New in Nexradix 1.16 (Aug 13, 2009)

  • Upgrades from prior versions (except 1.10) are now supported directly from the installation DVD, without requiring any internet access. Simply browse to the "nxr-upgrade" directory, and execute the "Upgrade_Nexradix" script, and you will be guided through the upgrade.
  • A "tools" directory was added to the base DVD directory. Inside is a tool called Ext2Fsd -- it provides driver support for ext2/ext3 under Microsoft Windows. This was added to provide the ability to access files on a Nexradix™ partition in a dual-boot scenario.
  • Upgraded Iceweasel to version 3.5, which provides a large number of new features, including native support for Ogg Theora playback, a private browsing mode, and many huge speed improvements.
  • Improved the OEM configuration utilities with a new graphical interface. Admins can now completely custome new user settings via the graphical environment, as well as backup and restore these settings. Simply log in under the "oem" user, and the tools will be on the desktop automatically.
  • Added a backup archive of the default new user profile settings, which can be easily restored if needed.
  • EXE files are now displayed with their native icons (when available).
  • Added the Wine Gecko HTML rendering engine, allowing Wine to render HTML pages without a separate download.
  • Removed the Transmission Bittorrent Client, and replaced it with Deluge -- the new client adds dozens of improvements, including vastly improved interface integration, support for filtering sites, and various performance improvements. Deluge is also cross-platform, making it a better choice for users switching to GNU/Linux for the first time.
  • Torrent files now have their own icons.
  • Set the Ctrl-Alt-Escape shortcut to "xkill" -- a program that changes your cursor in to an "X" that will close any application you click on.
  • Set the Alt-F11 shortcut combination to make the current window fullscreen (with no title bar).
  • Added a set of Nautilus templates, which make it quick and easy to create new files by right-clicking on the desktop.
  • When running the file browser as root (admin), you can now graphically create hardlinks via a right-click menu option.
  • Replaced F-Spot with GThumb -- GThumb has fewer dependencies, is lighter-weight, and provides comparable features to F-Spot.
  • Added a new, dark GNOME Forest theme that uses the default Nexradix™ color scheme, but with a darker look.
  • Added a menu item to allow the quick and easy launch of a "guest session" for temporary users.
  • Added a new graphical utility to aid in the backup and restore of Icedove email profiles.
  • Improved the startup splash screen with a new design that looks better on a wider range of displays.
  • A set of default xorg.conf files are now included in /etc/X11, allowing admins easy access to basic templates when troubleshooting.
  • Upgraded all major packages and components to match upstream release of 9.04 (jaunty).
  • ...and a variety of bug fixes and misc. improvements