Akita Linux BETA 16 - mainly bugfixes and a totally new package manager
- a mongrel: sfs3, kernel 2.6.25.16, wary 5.1.x compatible
- akita repo -
http://akita.scottjarvis.com
- uses jwm, but many other WMs in the repo
- unique, powerful package manager
- many office suites and printer apps and drivers in PPM and akita repo
- includes Pizzasgoods multi-user setup, although still root/spot by default
- includes Run-as-Spot tool, to easily run programs as restricted user
- security and privacy tools, with extra secure Firefox-ESR in akita repo
- massive choice of web browsers in easy installer
- easily enable/disable rox icons, startup programs, etc at first boot
- uses vlc and vlc-gtk for media player
- many apps i18n'd, lots of French, Spanish, Russian, German translations included
- includes many good console apps: elinks, doc2txt, mocp, mc,
- good for old clunkers, craptops, etc
Download: akita-linux-beta16.iso,
size: 90mb, md5: 6a01cb90f1dae4ee54a0bb2dfc4a5d29
Devx, for compiling: akita_devx-b15.sfs,
size: 111mb, md5: 94a57b1bbe8ee23f514491064200547a, sfs3
(Right-click and choose 'SFS Loader' to load/install it)
Summary of Changes for BETA 16:
- Pkg: the totally new package manager, with cli, ncurses and gtkdialog frontends all in one (Gpkgdialog)
- samba and other networks shares can all be found in ~/network-shares
- added exFAT support to pmount, to eeasily mount exFAT drives
- improvements to VLC-GTK interface
- many improvements to server functionality (samba, webserver, ftp, ssh, git, others)
- much improved support for printing
- improved BASH interactive console settings (see "Akita Setup" at first boot)
- many new packages available in the repo
Changelog:
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7th july
- updated sjpplog: added prev & next links to posts page
12th july:
- fixed samba: added /usr/bin/nmblookup
20th july:
- updated Pkg to 1.0
- added option accept from stdin: `echo "$LIST" | pkg [OPTIONS] -`
- using stdin, Pkg will always auto match nearest PKGNAMEs like `pkg --get`, unlike `pkg --download`
- for example: `echo "$LIST" | pkg --download -` <-- will auto match each PKG in LIST and then download
- related updates in help info, related fixes , etc
- fixed output of many error codes .. 0 is success, 1 is failure
- fixed: only show ' (y/n)?' at end of commands if --ask was given
- updated to peasydisc 1.3, tabbed interface
- fixed /usr/sbin/flash-get: fixed flash10 install, added dep check for flash, install 'browserlibs.pet' if needed
- fixes /usr/sbin/startups: more pagination, better for small screens
25th july
- updates to Pkg 1.0
- fixes for tab completion and pkg search
- added full, recursive dependency checking, plus final 'ldd' check at the end; all deps checked and installed, all the way down
- added support for pkg aliases.. example: a search for 'alsautils' will find 'alsa-utils', and so on..
- fixes in finding, choosing missing deps,
- fixes in /etc/bash/bashrc, /etc/profile: added include all TAB completion scripts
- fixes in /usr/sbin/petget, /usr/bin/pet2tgz, /usr/local/petget/pkg_chooser: fixed `truncate`, fixed missing lib msgs
- various fixes in wary5 repo file
27th july
- fixes and updates in Pkg:
- call as 'gpkg' to get an xdialog GUI progress bar during downloads
- fixes in finding deps (dont use aliases in exact dep search, in get_deps)
- fixes and updates in package status: `pkg --pkg-status|-ps PKGNAME`
- added warning message for missing deps at end of dep check process
31st july:
- fxes in akita and wary5 repo files
- added Gpkgdialog 0.1, another frontend for Pkg, in Menu->Setup->System
- updated rox run action for PET packages: uses gpkgdialog as default
- updates to Pkg 1.0, suppress certain errors from cat
8th Aug
- updates and fixes to Gpkgdialog
- added more options for installed pkgs: force re-install, etc
- other fixes for handling install/uninstall of local pkgs in 'other' repos
- updates and fixes to Pkg
- fixed combine packages
- fixed use the fallback list
- other fixes
18th Aug
- updates to Pkg and Gpkgdialog, many fixes
9th Sept
- fixed samba: added /usr/bin/nmblookup
- better default settings in yassm, matches default server settings of samba-tng in akita
- more fixes in unified default share settings in yassm/samba-tng, much easier connect two akitas
- see ~/.config/yassm
- added ~/Startup/samba-autostart
- updated /usr/sbin/startups and its en locale files
- moved yassm mounted shares from ~/YASSM to ~/network-shares
- added gnetconnect-readonly-0.1 into ~/network-shares (create mounted remote ftp/ssh filesystems)
- fixed cpu freq toggle power modes: added libcpufreq
Sept 11th
- added mcookie, needed to correctly set Xauth stuff (~/.Xauthority)
- added cli tools for system info: procinfo, pstree
- added x2x cli tool for controllong X servers over network
- added libusb 1.0.8-w5c
- fixes in SJPPLOG in decoding BBCODE, remove image path from [box] tags
- fixes in JWM tray setup, can set top.bottom in JWMConfig
- fixes in JWMConfig to keep Akita time format (includes date etc)
- fixes in repo package dbus-glib-0.88-akita
- updated VLC-GTK to 2.8, improved OSC controls
- updated Pkg and Gpkgdialog .. speed up fixes
- updated PodcastGrabber, Swapfile Manager, Bacon Recorder, PeasyDisc
- added UExtract 1.10 (thanks SFR)
- updated mongoose 3.8, patched fixes (thanks jamesbond)
- updates in Simple File Sharing, better default settings for Akita
- updated /root/webserver:
- re-organized, better setup, fewer subdirs, etc
- SJPPLOG now simply at http://localhost/
- added yawk wiki: go to http://localhost/wiki/
- updates and fixes to repo files.. added wary53, quirky, common and noarch repos..
sept 13th
- updates to VLC-GTK, fixes some OSC bugs
- updates to Pkg and Gpkgdialog when managing alienpackages,txt
sept 16th
- updates to Pkg, Gpkgdialog, VLC-GTK updated to 2.8.1
- added ~/.Xauthority file creation to ~/.xinitrc
- added /usr/bin/vlc_embed script, runs VLC embedded in gtkdialog window
- added small SSL fix
- updates to SJPPLOG, added lots of posts, HOW TOs, etc
- updated mongoose config file, added /git/ redirect, supporting git+cgit pkgs. in repo
- added to Akita repo:
- cgit-0.9.2-i486-akita: website interface for the Git source code manager, Development +git 372K
- git-1.8.4-i486: source code manager, Development 8.7M
- git_DOC-1.8.4-i486: source code manager, docs, Development +git 15K
- noip-2.1.9-1-i486: No-IP.org dynamic DNS updater, Network 17K
- openssh-server-5.1p1: SSH server and daemon, Network 206K
- iptraf-3.0.0-i486: excellent network traffic monitor" off "Network 68K"
sept 17th
- fix akita repo file, make sure newest versions are at the top
- fixes in Gpkgdialog
- auto load the ncurses 'pkgdialog' ui, if $DISPLAY empty
- auto refresh repo lists at startup
- fixes in /etc/bash_completion.d/pkg
- fixes and updates to Mongoose loader, /usr/bin/mongoose.sh
- fixed permissions for some files in /etc
- removed Firewallstate (the Firewall tray app)
- cleaned up main menu in places (combined some apps, removed others, see below)
- updates to Akita Setup (loads up on first boot):
- added buttons to load 'Network Shares' and 'Personalize Settings'
- button 'Package Manager' now loads up Gpkgdialog
- added much more info about terminal hotkeys
- added some more JWM hotkeys, changed a few (see 'help' tab)
- better BASH and ~/.bashrc updates
- share ~/.history across terminal windows
- auto remove duplicates from ~/.history
- add multi-line cmds to a single entry in ~/.history
- ~/.history always saved, no need hit Ctrl-D or type 'exit'
- auto correct small typos and case mis-match in file and dir matching and TAB completions
- case insensitive file/dir matching and TAB completions
- add SHIFT-TAB completion: uses an alternate, inline, cycle-through-options style TAB completion
- added some aliases for common typos, shorter commands etc
- added cd_able quick `cd` shortcuts:
- cd $akitadocs .. goes to /root/my-documents/akita_help/
- cd $docs .. goes to /usr/share/docs/
- cd $menufiles .. goes to /usr/share/applications
- updated to pure_ftpd-1.0.36-i486,
- compiled with all default options, except --embedded is enabled
- fixed the GUI loader, so it actually works
- added /root/ftpd (home folder of 'ftp' user), then `chown ftp:ftp and chmod 755`
- added /etc/init.d/rc.pure-ftpd
- updated 'Network Shares' tool:
- added Pure-FTPd
- removed pure-ftpd item from main menu
- updated Samba-Manager:
- integrated 'Simple File Sharing" from rg66, when you click the 'edit server settings' button
- removed the Simple File Sharing menu entry
- updated pastengo, handles more filetypes (Ctrl-C to copy something, Ctrl-Alt-V to use it)
- updated bootmanager, using tabs, smaller GUI
- updated to Uextract 2.0
- added lots of MIME types to ROX, most open with uextract:
application_epub+zip
application_vnd.ms-cab-compressed
application_vnd.oasis.opendocument.chart
application_vnd.oasis.opendocument.database
application_vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics-template
application_vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation
application_vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation-template
application_vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet-template
application_vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-template
application_vnd.openofficeorg.extension
application_vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation
application_vnd.sun.xml.writer.template
application_x-archive
application_x-arj
application_x-cbz
application_x-compress
application_x-cpio
application_x-cpio-compressed
application_x-emerald-theme
application_x-ext4-image
application_x-gzpostscript
application_x-java-archive
application_x-lha
application_x-lzma
application_x-lzop
application_x-ms-dos-executable
application_x-ole-storage
application_x-pak
application_x-shar
application_x-sharedlib
application_x-sms-rom
application_x-tarz
application_x-tzo
application_x-windows-themepack
message_rfc822
text_x-vhdl
sept 18th
- updated SJPPLOG:
- added language specific code highlighting .. use [ code=lang ] blah [ /code ]
- changed css theme setup in main file, added stuff in pup_pplog.func.pl
- updated default css theme, added sifferent highlighting theme
- more fixes for mrxvt & terminal keystrokes (undo, next word), etc
- removed quit keystrokes from mrxvt, use terminal ones instead
- more updates to Akita Setup to show the new keystrokes
- updates to BASH settings (in ~/.bashrc and /etc/inputrc):
- context sensitive history search enabled, type something hit up
- expand more stuff quicker, such as ~
- disabled the beep...
- show symlinks to dirs more clearly
- fix in-place-terminal-editor (Ctrl+x,e): set $EDITOR to 'mp -txt'
- added popup Help installer to tmux package in repo
- updates to Pkg:
- fixes and updates to `pkg --pkg-status $1`
- fix: keep pkg name aliases up to date ..
- added 'jasper,libjasper' package alias to list
- print colour output when run in terminal (but not when called as 'gpkg')
- show more info in `pkg --show-config $1`
- fixed /usr/sbin/ipinfo (using ipinfo2 in its place)
- 20th sept
- updates to Pkg and Gpkgdialog
- enable view package contents for installed AND now downloaded pkgs, in gpkgdialog
- fixed --pkg-status: only run the dep check msg for installed pkgs
- added to Akita repo:
- autoconf-2.64-i486-akita: auto configure tools.. BuildingBlock 393K
- bash-completion-2.1-i486: TAB completion scripts for many commands.. System 152K
- bash-completion_DEV-2.1-i486: completion scripts, dev files.. System +bash_completion 1.3K
- bsme-1.0: the GRUB boot screen menu editor.. Utility 95K
- easytether-0.7.4-1-i386-akita: share your internet connection with other devices.. Network +libusb 12K
- foo2xqx-0.1-i486: open source HP printer drivers.. BuildingBlock +print_pack 622K
- foo2xxx_rcrsn-2013.02.05: open HP printer drivers.. BuildingBlock +print_pack 1.7M
- frodo-4.1b-x86_64: Commodore64 emulator.. Fun 352K
- gmanedit-0.4.2-i386: Man pages editor.. Utility +man_pages 34K
- hpijs_legacy-3.11.5: older HP printer drivers.. BuildingBlock +print_pack 358K
- hpliplite-3.13.7: full HP printer drivers.. BuildingBlock +print_pack 552K
- hpliplite_plugin_install-1.2: extra plugins for hpliplite HP printer drivers.. BuildingBlock +print_pack,+hpliplite 2.0K
- libnetsnmp-15: needed by hpliplite HP printer package.. BuildingBlock 223K
- man_pages-3.11-i486-akita: a collection of man pages of common commands.. System 4.5M
- peasyprint-1.8: GUI for easier printing of images.. Graphic +print_pack 2.3K
- print_pack-0.2-i486-akita: cups, gutenprint, ghostscript, etc.. BuildingBlock 13M
- ratpoison-1.4.6: tiling window manager.. Desktop 152K
- Samsung_ML_1210-1.0: printer drivers for samsung.. BuildingBlock +print_pack 6.1K
- samsung_print-4.01.17: printer drivers for samsung.. BuildingBlock +print_pack 1.9M
- sbopkg-0.36.0: builds Slackware packages from source.. System 104K
- src2pkg-2.9-noarch-1: builds packages nearly any from source.. System 3.0M
- Oct 4th
- updates to Pkg and Gpkgdialog
- fixes in showing pkg contents
- added message to show pkg menu entry
Jan 04, 2014
- added exFAT support to pmount
- updated util-linux-ng to 2.18
- added fuse-exfat
- added fuse 2.9.3
- updated to ffconvert 1.4
- added PackIt 0.9
- added UExtract 2.3
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