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Wolvix GNU/Linux 2.0.0 beta2 is ready
(Posted: 2009-04-17)
It's time for another beta release, Wolvix 2.0.0 beta2 is now ready for download. The changes are mostly minor, but we've managed to weed out a few annoying bugs and quite a few packages has been updated and a few new applications has been added. If you have a HDD install of beta1 and you've keep it up-to-date via the package repository there's no real reason to get beta2. Doing a full upgrade from the repo on beta1 will get you up to par with beta2. (slapt-get --update && slapt-get --upgrade)
Download Wolvix 2.0.0 beta2: (Md5: 7bea8514062835621ce64a14e8f46f58)
- Get wolvix-2.0.0-beta2.iso from Ruby Ring
- Get wolvix-2.0.0-beta2.iso from oithona.com
- Package list packages-wolvix-2.0.0-beta2.txt
Some of the changes from beta1 includes:
- Dual menu entries for some applications has been fixed.
- The bottom panel has been cleaned up a bit, the pager has been removed and the number of launchers has been reduced.
- SLiM (login manager) has been patched, so it should start faster now and it should also be re launched on Ctrl+Alt+BckSpace.
- An old bug in the WCP which didn't allow for files to be executed on a dedicated home partition has been fixed. And the USB installer should be working properly now.
- The missing libcap has been added, so Samba should be working out of the box. (If you're on a beta1 HHD install just install it and Samba should be working)
New cheat codes:
- nowicd - Prevents Wicd from running at boot
- netconfig - Launch the netconfig tool during boot up
- timeconfig - Launch the timeconfig tool during boot up
- mouseconfig - Launch the mouseconfig tool during boot up
- composite - Enable composite in xorg.conf (Now default to off)
There are still two rather annoying bug still lingering which I've been unable to solve so far. First the problem with gksu which sometimes won't exit properly, which prevents it from working the next time it's called. The second bug is the missing window decorations when compiz is launched. Any help and/or insight to resolve these issues are greatly appreciated.
The response on beta1 has been overall very positive and it has had less problems than anticipated. Most of the problems we've seen are due to corrupt downloads, faulty burns or user errors, but this doesn't mean there aren't room for improvements. Hardware detection (auto configuration of xorg) is still hit and miss for some users. Oithona is working on some changes to the HDD installer which will prompt the user for the creation of a non root account. And we're also very keen on improving the hardware support for popular netbooks, such as the Asus Eee. We do not have the means to get hands-on experience with the Eee yet, so if you have one, please help us in our quest to support it better. Feedback on other netbooks are of course also very welcome.
This will (most likely) be the last beta release for Wolvix 2.0.0, next up will be the first release candidate, so if you haven't already done so, grab a copy of the beta and tell us what you think. Even though it's a beta release most users who's tested beta1 tout it as very stable and polished, so you should have little to fear. ;-)
-Wolven