Fatdog64-600 Final Release Notes

Fatdog64 600 Final was released on 5 July 2012 (UTC). This release concludes the 600 release cycle after 6 months of development and over 2 months of testing.

Consolidated list of changes from last final release (Fatdog 521)

Packages in no particular order:

• Gcc-4.6.2
• Glibc 2.13
• GTK+ 2.24 with Glib 2.28
• Qt 4.7.2 (partial)
• Xorg-1.11.4
• Mesa-8.0.2
• ALSA 1.0.25
• VLC-2.0.1 (compiled with --enable-pvr & subtitles) replaces Xine
• CUPS 1.5.2, ghostscipt 9.0.2, Gutenprint 5.2.8
• Wpa_gui replaces Frisbee.
• Evince replaces epdfviewer
• Peasyscan 1.9, peasypdf 1.6, new peasyprint and peasyscale (thanks to rcrsn51)
• Fotoxx-12.01.2
• Abiword rolled back to a patched version 2.8.6
• Update libv4l package
• Add more dvb firmware
• ffmpeg to 0.11.1
• libdrm-2.4.35
• xf86-input-synaptics-1.6.2
• xf86-video-ati-6.14.5
• xf86-video-nouveau-1.0.0
• Linux kernel 3.4.4
• urxvt 9.15 (without perl extension)
• Hauppauge firmware
• ene-ub6250 firmware
• Seamonkey 2.10.1
• Latest hardinfo from git, patched to avoid not crash and show Fatdog64 version
• libdbus_glib (enable firefox official binaries to run)
• Flash player 11.2.202.236
• gtkdialog4 0.8.0
• JWM build 579
• Rox to git master 2012-05-30
• Gimp 2.6.12 with script-fu and python-fu (python-fu requires python and pygtk from pet repo)
• SLiM 1.3.3 graphical login manager
• partimage 0.6.9
• mongoose webserver git 2012-06-19 - works with php and mysql on the pet repo
• And hundreds of other package upgrades.

Fatdog/Puppy specific packages in no particular order:

• Peasyscan to 2.4 (thanks rcrsn51)
• Grub4dosconfig 1.8 (thanks shinobar)
• Sfsmanager (thanks 01micko)
• Firewall-status control panel applet (thanks rcrsn51)
• FFconvert 1.3 (thanks shinobar)
• smbw - alternative Samba printer (thanks rcrsn51)
• YASSM 2.1 (thanks rcrsn51)
• Wallpaper setter to 0.6.2 (thanks 01micko)
• Peasypdf 2.2 replaces puppypdf (thanks rcrsn51)
• Pburn updated to 3.6.0
• Pmusic updated to 2.6.2
• QuickApps - alternative application launcher

New features in no particular order:

• Optimised for harddisk frugal install, boot faster than Fatdog64 521
• Unlimited number of SFS (warning: too many SFS will slow the system down)
• Humongous initrd by default; tool to make standard ("small") initrd provided
• PXE-boot directly using the ISO file
• Flexible savefile options - local disks, cifs share, nbd, or dvd+rw
• Savefile in a file or to entire partition
• RAM layer options in all savefile options, not only flash drive
• Ability to disable session saving when running in RAM mode
• "Underdog" feature - run other Linux partition with Fatdog
• ISO file is isohybrid file and can be either be burned to DVD or imaged directly to USB stick
• Clean un-mount - for savefile and the underlying devices, even for ntfs partition
• Faster multisession (dvd only: dvd+rw/dvd+r/dvd-r supported)
• New installer - install and configure boot loader in one step
• New remaster tool
• New package manager
• New event manager
• New Samba browser on desktop
• New savefile resize tool that does not require double the disk space
• New control panel - all system/settings apps are now here
• New services manager (replacing bootmanager)
• New SFS loader with on-the-fly loading capability (replacing bootmanager)
• New drive mounter (replacing pmount) - original pmount still available as pmount-old
• Udev-based desktop drive icons (replacing pup_event_frontend_d)
• Udev-based hotplug management (replacing pup_event_backend_modprobe)
• HTML-lised manpages in devx (or separate manpages.sfs)
• CUPS-PDF can now be used as PDF print server (again)
• In Openbox, Windows-K key is shortcut for xkill (to kill windows apps). Right-click to cancel.
• Experimental multi-user
• Multiple login modes: easily switch between autologin, graphical, console login modes.

Dropped features:

• Dropped support for full-install
• Dropped multisession support for CD/CD-RW

Thank you notes:

• Special thanks for rcrsn51 who tirelessly updates his tools (peasy-apps, YASSM & others) for Fatdog throughout the long nights from alpha2 stages until final, as well as the printing and scanning support.
• Thanks to 01micko, shinobar and zigbert for providing and updating key applications in Fatdog.
• Most heartfelt thanks to all alpha, beta and rc testers who helped to uncover tons of bugs: 01micko, Billtoo, Jim1911, rcrsn51, James C, smokey01, gcmartin, and many others.

For earlier release see here: Fatdog64 521 Fatdog64 520