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Frugalware (1.6)
rc1: pending
* Package updates:
* Linux 3.1.8
* Systemd 38
* Firefox 9.0.1
* 383 updated packages
* 121 new packages
* 8 replaced packages
* New features:
* After being away for 6 releases, Fwlive is back on the
scene!
pre2: pending
* Package updates:
* Linux 3.1
* XOrg server 1.11.2
* KDE SC 4.7.4
* Firefox 8
* Chromium 16.0.912.63
* Blender 2.60
* 1.1.0 release of the core EFL components
* New features
* All services used by the default installation now have
native systemd units.
* Installer images now use isohybrid on x86, separate USB
images no longer provided.
* Chrony is now the default NTP client
* /boot/grub/menu.lst and /etc/fstab now contains UUID's on
new installs
pre1: pending
* Package updates:
* Linux 3.0
* GNU C Library 2.14
* GCC 4.6
* Gnome 3.2
* KDE SC 4.7
* Perl 5.14
* New features
* rsyslog is the new default syslog daemon
* udisks replaced hal in the default installation
* The fw32 package replaced the emul-extra group, bringing
seamless integration for e.g. Skype on x86_64.
* kernels are now built with an initrd. be sure to update your
boot config to use the initrd at /boot/initrd.img.xz.
Frugalware (1.5)
<img src="http://frugalware.org/images/promo-mores.png">
stable: pending
* Updated packages: Linux kernel 2.6.39.3, XOrg server 1.10.3, GNOME 3, KDE SC 4.6.5, XFCE 4., LibreOffice 3.4.1, Mozilla Firefox 5.0.1 to name a few major components.
* New version of Pacman-g2 bringing <a href="http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/?p=pacman-g2.git;a=blob_plain;f=NEWS;hb=5a09808268317836e3ee1d8dbb0fb37ebca6f3e9"some nice features</a>.
* <a href="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd">systemd</a> is now the default init system.
* <a href="http://elentir.sleipnir.fr/?p=489&lang=en">Initial</a> ARM port.
* The boot splash is now provided by plymouth.
* i686 and x86_64 kernels can now boot from EFI. (However, the bootloader is not yet installable from setup.)
* In addition to EFI support, GPT partition tables are now enabled. gptfdisk is the recommended partitioner for this.
* The setuptools Python package is now replaced by distribute.
* Our gdb package gained <a href="http://sourceware.org/gdb/wiki/PythonGdbTutorial">Python support</a>.
* XXX bugs fixed
rc2: pending
* Package updates:
* Linux Kernel 2.6.39.3
* XOrg server 1.10.3
* LXDE updated (lxsession-lite-0.4.6,lxpanel-0.5.7,lxlauncher-0.2.2,lxterminal-0.1.10...)
* 1.0.1 release of the core EFL libraries
* Mozilla Firefox 5.0.1
* 245 packages updated
* 20 new packages
* New features:
* Our Vim package gained Python nsupport.
rc1: 15 Jul 2011
* Package updates:
* KDE 4.6.5
pre2: Jun 20, 2011
* Package updates:
* Linux kernel 2.6.39
* LibreOffice 3.4
* New features:
* The boot splash is now provided by <a
href="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Plymouth">plymouth</a>.
* i686 and x86_64 kernels can now boot from EFI (however, the bootloader is not yet
installable from setup)
* In addition to EFI support, GPT partition tables are now enabled. gptfdisk is the
recommended partitioner for this.
pre1: Apr 18, 2011
* Package updates:
* XFCE 4.8 with some bug fix releases (4.8.1), see <a href="http://www.xfce.org/about/news/?post=1295136000">here</a> the details brought by this version.
* 1.0 release of the core EFL libraries (<a href="http://www.enlightenment.org/p.php?p=news/show&l=en&news_id=28">details</a>)
* KDE 4.6.2
* Gnome 3.0
* Linux kernel 2.6.38
* Firefox 4.0
* New features:
* <a href="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd">systemd</a> is now the default init system
* <a href="http://elentir.sleipnir.fr/?p=489&lang=en">Initial</a> ARM port
* XFCE now has lcdfilter for fonts like GNOME