Parrot Release changelog

This file contains the changelog of the Parrot Security distribution.

This changelog contains only a summary of the changes we consider being most relevant in each release

From 3.5 to 3.6 (18/05/2017)

• Include linux 4.9.25
• Improve global mirror redirector
• Include an update reminder
• Upgrade to anonsurf 2.5
• Upgrade drivers pack
• Apply minor fixes to some startup daemons
• Make the system less memory hungry
• Upgrade many security tools
• Import new upstream releases from debian stretch and sid
• Apply minor fixes to parrot-interface
• Improve interface metapackages
• Fix some parrot-menu launchers
• Add Parrot AIR
• Improve ARMel and ARM64 support

From 3.4.1 to 3.5 (08/03/2017)

• Include linux 4.9.13
• Include virtualbox and vmware guest support
• Include virt-manager (KVM/LXC virtual machine manager)
• Add cryptkeeper (EncFS system tray)
• Add sirikali (GUI front end to cryfs,gocryptfs,securefs and encfs)
• Re-include ZuluMount (zulucrypt mount utility)
• Include onboard virtual keyboard
• Include CUPS and printing support
• Include experimental cinnamon support
• Drop airmode (needs maintainance and will be included again soon)
• Drop penmode (deprecated and no longer maintained)
• Drop gtkdialog (discontinued)
• Drop all the packges depending on gtkdialog
• Import new upstream releases from debian stretch and sid
• Upgrade many security tools
• Re-include many tools not previously included in parrot full
• Replace firefox-esr 45 with firefox 51
• Improve and update Firefox security plugins
• Clean and improve firefox default configs

From 3.4 to 3.4.1 (03/01/2017)

• Fix kernel modules for the installer
• Upgrade the installer

From 3.3 to 3.4 (01/01/2017)

• Update the linux kernel from 4.8.11 to 4.8.15
• Fix i2p package and reinclude anonsurf
• Update geany IDE
• Include the freenet installer as a preview
• Include GNUNet
• Update zulucrypt
• Add new mirror servers to netboot images
• Fix beef-xss config file
• Import some updates from Debian
• Drop parrot cloud live iso support
  • Parrot cloud still exists through our netboot images,
  • our debian installation script and our VPS service

From 3.2 to 3.3 (25/12/2016)

• include linux 4.8 kernel
• fix touchpad/multitouch support
• fix mismatching kernel installer
• update anonsurf
• fix minor MATE bugs
• include GCC 6.2
• update metasploit-framework 4.13
• switch to php 7
• upgrade most of the tools to their latest version

From 3.1 to 3.2 (15/10/2016)

• fix and improve anonsurf
• add car hacking tools and automotive utilities
• include custom-compiled MATE 1.16 desktop
• fix GTK/MATE compatibility issues
• include Linux 4.7
• include major security updates
• remove libreoffice and kdevelop
• import full kde plasma support for parrot studio
• upgrade (and fix) many security tools
• start including packages from debian pkg-security
• fix mate-terminal update-alternatives priority
• fix penmode 2 start screen
• fix menuexec behavior
• include back traceroute, whois and other missing utilities
• add sbin to PATH env variable
• start conversion from Parrot Libre to Iris Project

From 3.0 to 3.1 (26/07/2016)

• many tools updates
• switch from mysql to mariadb
• include php7 support
• include stability improvements
• update parrot-core
• update parrot-menu
• update parrot tools selection to include new tools
• fix systemd workarounds
• fix icon theme
• upgrade to linux 4.6
• update support for GCC 4.8.5, 4.9.3, 5.4.0 and 6.1.1
• update support for CLANG 3.6-33 and 3.8-2
• update drivers support
• include qtcreator 4.0.2
• include Qt framework 5.6.1
• fix apt-parrot mirror selection system
• modify tasksel to include parrot flavours
• upgrade to zulucrypt 5.0
• upgrade to anonsurf 2.1
• include torbrowser launcher
• fix noscript plugin and firefox launchers
• Conky removed (waiting to fix the theme)