Fatdog64 620beta1 Release Notes

Fatdog64 620beta1 was released on 14 Feb 2013.

Changes from 611:

Updates:

• syslinux updated to 4.06
• e3 updated to 2.8
• package manager: show descriptions, search for packages
• drive-icon: option to redraw/re-order icons when it gets mangled by gparted
• update wpa_supplicant to 2.0
• lxpanel updated to 0.5.12
• Linux 3.7.7
• Seamonkey-2.15.1
• Flash_Player-11.2.202.261
• Update libbluray to git 1/25/13
• Update libaacs to git 1/25/13
• Update Libvpx to git 1/29/13
• Avidemux-020213
• Gparted-0.14.1
• MesaLib-9.0.2
• xf86-input-joystick-1.6.2
• xf86-input-synaptics-1.6.3
• xf86-input-wacom-0.18.0
• xf86-video-ati-7.1.0
• xf86-video-intel-2.21.0
• xf86-video-modesetting-0.6.0
• xf86-video-nouveau-1.0.6
• Dhcpcd-5.6.7
• Pburn-3.7.15

New Features:

• Supports UEFI and Secure Boot
• Dual isohybrid: one image for ISO and flash drive, and supports UEFI/non-UEFI in a single image.
• Refind 0.6.7 (thanks Rod) UEFI bootloader with shim from Matthew Garret (mjg59)
• Boot menu (thanks smokey01 on insisting on this :) )
• Experimental LVM support - support savefile on LVMs
• Experimental mdadm support - support savefile on mdadm linux software raid
• "Allow read-only access to other users" in event manager (thanks Barbol)
• wvdial options for Virgin Broadband (thanks rerwin)
• autochown daemon automatically keeps all files under Downloads folder always owned by spot
• supports dm-crypt encryption (in addition to cryptoloop)
• new encryption mode: savefile will be encrypted with dm-crypt (=LUKS) by default (old cryptoloop savefile still recognised and will be loaded properly)
• "savefile" boot option now accepts directory (in addition to a real loop-mounted savefile). The "+" option in savefile is no longer used, use "/" instead.
• new "dofsck" boot option: check filesystems before mounting. Ext2/3/4 and FAT only.
• User Mode Linux (UML) sandbox. Just add uml_utilities and linux_uml from the repo.
• Add xf86-video-modesetting-0.6.0
• xournal for PDF annotation

and numerous bug fixes.

For earlier release see here: Fatdog64 611 Fatdog64 610 Fatdog64 601 Fatdog64 600 Fatdog64 521 Fatdog64 520