GoblinX Mini Edition Changelog

What's new in GoblinX Mini Edition 3.0

Jun 23, 2009
  • Upgraded Kernel(2.6.27.6), Linuxlive(6.2.9), AuFS(1.89) and SquashFS(3.4).
  • Upgraded several packages and libraries including the new Xfce (4.6).
  • Added Ucview, GXine, Claws Mail, Twitux, Epdfview and Gigolo.
  • Removed Leafpad, Nautilus, Totem, Evince, Ristretto and Squeeze. We prefer use Xfce related applications instead of GNOME ones.
  • Upgraded Harddisk installer to include the possibility to choose the default language, a better and small interface designed for netbooks and a better method to check the livecd data.
  • Build the full ISO without removing files.
  • Added all internationalization files (locales)
  • New method of select default language using Isolinux menu and a single parameter.
  • Gigolo, the old Sion, now starts minimized.
  • Removed some duplicated applications.
  • GXine replaces Totem as video player with all MPlayer codecs.
  • All modules are built following the place of the packages inside the repository, for example the packages inside the /extra folder are installed inside the a.MExtras module.
  • Each module includes a list of its packages inside /var/log/livemos.
  • Changed the panel clock to display date and time.
  • Added few more changes to the Xfce panel to improve usability.
  • Added new bootsplash theme and new 800×600 theme for small displays.
  • Added support for xz packages, new Slackware package format.
  • Xfce-session now offers hibernate and suspend options.
  • Added Slapt protocol to install package using slapt:// address.
  • Thunar Volman replaces Ivman as media manager
  • Media manager uses autorun option for usb storage devices.
  • Fstab is not anymore create during boot. HAL is going to manage mount points. During both HAL is going to set volume label for all partitions if it cannot find them.

New in GoblinX Mini Edition 3.0 Beta 1 (Jan 16, 2009)

  • Upgraded Kernel(2.6.27.6), Linuxlive(6.2.9), AuFS(1.89) and SquashFS(3.4).
  • Upgraded Xfce 4.6 beta02 (4.5.92) which brought several new features.
  • Added Sion, Xfce-notifyd, Xfce-power-manager, Wpa_GUI and some libraries.
  • Sion and Xfce-power-manager is started during login.
  • Xfce-session now offers hibernate and suspend options.
  • Upgraded almost all packages and libraries.
  • Archives for static linking (*.a) moved to devel module.
  • Removed man pages and all documentation.
  • Slik and Webmount now works with Firefox 3.0.5.
  • Added Slapt protocol to install package using slapt:// address.
  • Removed Tuxonice Suspend2. Hibernate works with uswsusp by default.
  • Thunar Volman replaces Ivman as media manager
  • Media manager uses autorun option for usb storage devices.
  • Fstab is not anymore create during boot. HAL is going to manage mount points. During both HAL is going to set volume label for all partitions if it cannot find them.
  • Upgraded Harddisk installer and gtkAPTlzm.
  • Added three more cron jobs for logrotate daily in order to compress log files.
  • Xfce Terminal is removed because it can be compiled against VTE 0.17. At least I could not compile, could not find patches or build myself the patches.