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Revision as of 15:16, 9 March 2013

These release notes for Point Linux 13.02 (Taya) provide an overview of the release and document the known issues with Point Linux 13.02.

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Point Linux 13.02 overview

Point Linux 13.02 (Taya) is based on Debian 7 (Wheezy) and MATE 1.4.2. Point Linux aims to provide a traditional, fast and easy to use Gnome 2 like desktop for Linux users migrating to a new Debian platform. Point Linux is about getting things done, that's why it can be a good solution for experienced users. It is also good for business users because it will give them a well-known and predictable desktop environment.

The purpose: Desktop PC distro
Target audience: Experienced users and business/IT sector
Based on: Debian 7 (Wheezy)
Kernel: 3.2.0-4
DE: Mate 1.4.2
Compiz: Yes. Not installed by default.
DM: LightDM
Distro format: LiveDVD/USB
Supported architectures: i386 (i686-pae), amd64
Distro language: Multilingual
Installer: Optimized (partially preseeded) text Debian Installer

Applications

Point Linux 13.02 comes in two editions, Full and Core.

Key packages present in Core and Full editions

ssh
sudo
telnet
rsync
ntp
pulseaudio
pptp-linux
cups
acpid
lidhtdm
plymouth
Virtualbox Guest Additions

Key applications present in Core and Full editions

Network Manager Gnome
Synaptic
GDebi
Update Manager
Eye of Mate (the Eye of Gnome analog)
Atril (the Evince analog)
Engrampa (the File Roller analog)
Printer Configuration Tool (system-config-printer)
GParted
BootStick (installed with updates in 13.02)

Key applications present in Full edition only

Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Thunderbird
Pidgin
Transmission
LibreOffice
VLC
Remmina
Vino
Seahorse
Mateconf Editor (the GСonf Editor analog)
Simple Scan
OpenJDK
Adobe Flash Player (licensed)

Full edition also includes non-free firmware drivers.
Core edition can be easily upgraded to the Full edition by installing the pointlinux-mate-desktop package.
Non-free Google Chrome, Opera, Dropbox and Virtualbox repos can be added by installing the pointlinux-repos-nonfree package and updating package lists.
Compiz is not installed by default, but it can be easily enabled with pointlinux-compiz metapackage installation and restart.

Installer

Point Linux 13.02 uses text-based Debian Installer for the system installation. It's preseeded so the overall installation is simplified.
Internet connection required for successful installation.

Known Issues

Once enabled in GUI Vino requires relogin to enable the desktop sharing.
There's no choice to run Brasero on blank CD/DVD media insertion.
LightDM: Additional language selection is ignored in multilingual environments. Debian Bug #679386.
No sound on Intel 5 Series/3400 Chipset HDA sound card. Debian Bug #679056
"Error mounting: mount exited with exit code 1" on external USB storage devices with NTFS. Debian Bug #631504  Solved here.

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