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Akita Linux Beta 8
Download the ISO: akita-linux-beta8.iso
size: 91mb, md5: 1f4a1c642ac4a3b0042fd7e915e9cdd9
Download the devx:
akita_devx-b8.sfs (110mb, sfs3)
Akita is binary compatible with Wary 5.1.x, using the Wary5OLD repo.
Akita also has its own repo. Packages from dpup should mostly be OK too..
But remember, Akita Linux is (for now) still using sfs3,
with kernel 2.6.25.16, just like puppy 4.1, 4.2 and 4.2.1.
But it is really up to date in many ways...
If you haven't tried Akita, give it a go, you might like it!
Summary of changes in Beta 8:
- many fixes and updates 'under the hood'
- updated to latest scripts in Woof2, over 50 updated scripts
- very latest PupControl, PupApps, Firstrun, PupSaveConfig, sfs_load, pburn, etc
- many fixes, updates and tools to make user 'spot' work correctly/easily
- many new apps and fixed pkgs in Akita repo and PPM
- many more ROX right click options
- many other fixes and small updates
To Do:
- add dpups QT, plus lots of QT apps to repo
- updates in woofy (kernel change, choose WM, remove builtins, repo dwnlds)
- more i18n and language packs
- pxe booting and underdog linux
- clean up momanager and sss stuff (some of it not applicable)
- fix puppyinstaller!!
- update default settings in PupApps and PupControl
- fix video_wizard/opengl installer to work in akita
- updates and fixes in the init script, inside initrd.gz
Also
- at *some* point.. maybe.. if anyone is interested...
- update ffmpeg to 0.8, recompile vlc with more features, update vlc-gtk accordingly
Changelog - all changes made after beta 7
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Feb 25
- fixes for xfce in /usr/bin/wmexit
- fixes in /usr/sbin/wmswitcher: sync with /usr/bin/restartwm - now using restartx
Feb 26
- updated to pburn 3.5.0 + NLS
- updated to ptiming-0.8
- fixes in /usr/sbin/restartwm,akita_shutdown, /usr/bin/wmswitcher,jwm_menu_create:
- reverted 'restartx' stuff in restartwm (changes from Feb 25)
- restartwm once again restarts X by default (if called as 'restartwm')
- restartwm will restart only the WM, (if called as 'restartwmonly')
- updated 'akita_shutdown' & 'wmswitcher', sync with changes in restartwm
- fixes in 'jwm_menu_create': translations moved to /usr/share/locale/*/*/jwm_menu_create.locale
Feb 27:
- added /usr/bin/fbi (v2.09): console image viewer
- updated elinks options to use fbi or viewnior to show images
- added 'Extract .pet' as a ROX right-click option
Feb 28
- fixes in /usr/lib/ and /usr/X11R7/lib/:
- many libs updated to (or replaced with) wary5141 versions, in /usr/lib and /usr/X11R7/lib/
- added some missing wary libs
- removed and replaced some non-wary libs in above dirs
- removed many unneeded symlinks from /usr/lib, except libfontconfig.so.1
- moved some libs from /usr/lib/ to /usr/X11R7/lib/
March 02, 2012
- fixed fonts settings, broken on Feb 28th: re-compiled fontconfig 2.7.3
- now in /usr/bin, /usr/lib/
- relative symlinks replace the previous libs in /usr/X11R7/
March 04
- added Opera to akita repo and PPM: opera-11.01.1190-i386-akita.pet (9mb)
- updated browser-installer, uses new Opera pkg in akita repo
March 06
- added ROX right-click option: 'Add to Deadbeef playlist', for many audio MIME types
- updated to alsa-lib-1.0.23-w5
- added to repo and PPM: conky-1.8.1-akita (158kb), liblua-5.1.4_i386 (80kb)
- using new devx: akita_devx-b8.sfs, 110mb, 8c8a273c052e7044728f822c8ab75648
- converted wary-5.1.4.1 devx to sfs3
- added akitas fontconfig, alsa DEV pkgs
- added latest /usr/sbin/momanager
- added /usr/bin/new2dir
- updated system fonts:
- removed unneeded DejaVu styles (saves ~1mb)
- corrected setup of dirs, font.scale files, etc
March 07
- added to akita repo conky-1.8.1 and liblua-5.1.4
- more stuff added to ~/my-documents/quick-tips
- fixes in Psync, stops keyboard freeze at end of script
- updated xarchiver, now also supports xz archives
- updated run action for xz archives to 'pupzip'
- fix in /usr/sbin/alsawizard: fixed rxvt geometry
- added /usr/bin/at
- updated to pburn 1.5.1
- added alsa_utils NLS: DE, RU only
- updated to baconrecorder-2.5, quicklaunch-2.1
March 10
- fixed svn in devx (the fix is in mainfs): symlink libdb-4.7.so points to libdb-4.2.so
- added 'Run as Spot' ROX right-click option
- added run actions for .lzma archives and .ico files
- fixed "cave_story-1.2-akita" in PPM: added better wrapper, config editor, new config
- added to Akita Repo and PPM:
- assaultcube-1104-akita
- assaultcube_reloaded-240-akita
- codeblock_wx-i486-akita
- eDuke-1.4.0-i486-akita
- epic_inventor-i486-akita
- freeciv-2.3.1-i486
- freeciv_DEV-2.3.1-i486
- freeciv_NLS-2.3.1-i486
- seven_kingdoms-2.14.3-akita
- teamviewer-6
- zombiegrinder-323-akita
March 11
- added "Refresh" button to /usr/local/petuninstaller/Installed_pkg_chooser.sh
- added to Akita Repo: supertuxcart-0.6.2-i386-akita, 103MB
March 12
- added XDG standard 'NoDisplay' to jwm_menu_create
- updated 'VLC-gtk' menu entry
- removed symlink /usr/local/share/applications, replaced with empty folder
- added 'Run as Spot'
- GUI version in Menu->Utilities->Utilities
- CLI usage: run_as_spot "your command"
- updated owner permissions of /root/spot
March 13
- updated file permissions for many files/dirs in /dev, /tmp, /usr/bin, /usr/sbin
- added another tty to system.. see /etc/inittab
- small fixes for 'spot', in browser-installer and pup-advert-blocker
- updated 'Run as Spot' GUI to 0.2, small fixes, faster
- more akita help files in ~/my-documents
- updated freeciv-2.3.1-akita in PPM: fixed permissions of spot folder and its contents
April 4
- updated to busybox v1.19.3, plus some additions to replace missing applets
- updated to: Run-as-Spot-0.5, firstrun-2.0.9, gtkdialog-splash-20120321, pman-20120318, PupApps-1.8, PupClockSet-1.9, PupControl-2.0, sfs_load-1.4
- added exec 'akita_setup' and 'mousecheck' to ~/Startup/firstrun, moved sound check before akita_setup
- added PupMenu 1.0
- added many updates/fixes for user 'spot':
- update to run_as_spot 0.4 GUI: more help info, small fixes
- added sudo1.7.2, updated /etc/busybox.conf, group, gshadow, passwd, shadow, sudo.conf, sudoers
- setup new groups in sudoers for better multi user support
- changed ownership of many devices to new groups (sd* in drive group, audio devices in audio group, etc)
- changed permissions of many file and folders to match correct groups/permissions
- added askpass to login as root, if running as spot, plus sudo to root snippet (#110505) added to:
- startups, petget, loginmanager, initrd-editor.sh, browser-installer, woofy, wizardwizard, puppyinstaller, pmount
- fixes in /usr/sbin/flash-get:
- allow only 1 instance, fix permissions of stuff installed from adobe tarballs
April 5
- lots of fixes and updates in /sbin/pup_event_frontend_d
- removed call to extrasfsfind in ~/Startup/firstrun (was unmounting the /dev_ro2 pup drive!!)
- updated mousecheck to latest, hacked to show 1st warning at top, medium size font
April 7
- tons of updates to latest versions in Woof2:
- /bin: df, mount, pupkill, umount,
- /etc: profile
- /sbin: gtklogfileviewer, initNEW, keymap-set, load_consolefont, probedisk2, pup_event_frontend_d, runlevel,
- /usr/bin: gtkdialog-splash, pcur, po2mo, pup2pet, pupdialog, pupmessage,
- /usr/sbin: bootflash, bootmanager, burniso2cd, burniso2cdTEST, calcfreespace.sh, cdburner-wizard, check_internet, cups_shell, edit-initramfs, delayedrun, download_file, eventmanager, filemnt, get_modem_alternate_device, hostname-set, icon_switcher_cli, lang2initrd, loginmanager, modemdisconnect, modemprobe, modemprobe_erase, modemprobe_help, modemtest, momanager, networkdisconnect, nouveau_unload, pcur, pdict, Pdisk, pgprs-shell, pmount, Pudd, pup-advert-blocker, pupdial_init_hotpluggable, savesession-dvd, securetelnetshell, sfsget, systemvalues, updatenetmoduleslist.sh, usb_modem_special_status, usb_modeswitch_status, video_upgrade_wizard, video-wizard, wakepup2, wirelesswizard, xdelta_gui, xgamma-gui, drive_all,
- /usr/local: simple_network_setup/*, video_upgrade_wizard /*
- added custom fixes in gtkdialog-splash (show close icon), drive_all, pup_event_frontend_d
- added MIME types:
applications_initramfs-gz
application_vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet
application_vnd.oasis.opendocument.text
application_vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
application_vnd.palm
application_vnd.scribus
application_vnd.stardivision.writer
application_vnd.sun.xml.writer
text_x-bacon
video_webm
- added the 1-click initrd edit thing from Barry K
- added my 'initrd-editor.sh' as ROX right click option for initrd.gz files
April 8
- updated opera-11.01.1190-i386-akita.pet:
- added JS 'user scripts; folder, ~/.opera/js_scripts
- added youtube download js addon to 'user scripts' folder
- updated to pupsaveconfig-2.1.2
April 9
- added to Akita repo and PPM:
soulfu-1.5.2: 14mb, excellent cartoon style RPG, needs OpenGL
lugaru-rev269-akita: 33mb, fantastic 3D action games, needs OpenGL
operarena-2006-akita: 18mb, online Quake FPS, great on low-end PCs, needs OpenGL
tileracer-0.702-0-akita: 55mb, driving game, lots of jumps, loops, stunts, needs OpenGL
capitalism_0.5.1-i486: 6mb, monopoly board game, online multiplayer
nethack-3.4.3: 1.1mb, the famous dungeon game
stormbaancoureur: 3.8mb, fun 3D driving physics sim
dosbox-0.73-akita: 764k, DOS emulator
epsxe-1.6-akita: 950k, PSX emulator, needs PSX BIOS
flashplayer11-11.2.202.228
flashplayer11-11.1.102.63
flashplayer10-10.3.183.18
flashplayer10-10.0.42.34
flashplayer9_pretend10-20110327
- fixed many groups and permissions in /dev (mainly audio)
April 10
- updated to latest xorgwizard and xwin, in Woof2, plus some akita fixes
- updated to perl-5.10.1 (perl_tiny-5.10.1-w5)
- updated to pupsaveconfig-2.2, kept akita alsa stuff in rc.shutdown
- updated to sfs_load-1.9.1
- updated help docs in ~/my-documents
- added to Akita repo and PPM:
- get_player-2.80-akita (776k), gtk_youtube_viewer-2.04-akita (1736k)