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Revision as of 14:16, 29 December 2013

These release notes for Point Linux 3.0 beta 1 (agni) provide an overview of the release and document the known issues with Point Linux 3.0 beta 1.

Contents

Point Linux 3.0 beta 1 overview

This release is intended for testing purposes only. Please do not use it in production environments!

The purpose: Desktop PC distro
Target audience: Experienced users and business/IT sector
Based on: Debian 8 (jessie)
Kernel: 3.11-2
DE: Mate 1.6.0
DM: LightDM
Distro format: LiveCD/USB, LiveDVD/USB
Supported architectures: i386 (i686-pae), amd64
Distro language: English in Live Session, Localized during the HD installation.
Installer: GUI Point Linux Installer 0.17

Changes in distribution

Point Linux codebase changed to jessie
MATE 1.6.0
Firefox 26.0
Thunderbird 24.1.0
LibreOffice 4.1.3
firmware-b43-installer added to Wi-Fi drivers

Changes in Point Linux Installer

US layout is not installed by default for latin-based languages

Known issues and limitations

Update Manager (GUI) not implemented
Fast User Switch not implemented
Vino not implemented
Compiz not present due to its incompatibility with MATE 1.6
CUPS doesn't show shared network printers (Debian bug)
Multiple Caja windows open on first start (MATE bug)
Point Linux Installer doesn't turn on screen locking if autologin is off


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