Sunday, 14 November 2010 23:36 Last Updated on Friday, 26 November 2010 00:31 Written by Administrator
Changelog VLOS 2.2 beta2:

  • Vidalinux branded Firefox
  • Vidalinux branded Gnome-desktop
  • Lot of fixes in boxee media center, now all its features are working
  • Thunderbird updated to latest version fixing lot of issues
  • Bbanshee updated to latest version and now ipod, iphone support is working
  • Banshee community extensions added
  • Gnome-cups-manager removed in favor of system-config-printer-gnome
  • Vino removed in favor of Remmina 
  • On Screen Display (OSD Notification) added
  • Sounds now enable by default in Gnome desktop
  • Splash boot and Grub Splash implemented
  • Ubuntu Font implemented in Gnome Desktop
  • Shipped with Android SDK updater manager 
  • Shipped with Wine 1.3.3

Known issues in this beta:

  • Btrfs filesystem unstable in pendrives
  • File mimetypes need to be fixed in Firefox, Nautilus and Thunderbird
  • LibreOffice has an ugly interface and doesn't have languages
  • Banshee crash a lot when using community extensions
  • Virtualbox modules need to be loaded manually

Todo List:

  • Support for Sabayon entropy package manager and binary packages repositories
  • Add More productivity apps
  • Bump kernel version to 2.6.36
  • Bump Gnome version to latest 2.32
  • Bump LibreOffice to latest version or change to OpenOffice util is stable

Packages List:




Changelog VLOS 2.2 beta1:

  • LiveDVD install it or just use it as rescue DVD
  • Shipped with Tweetdeck social network framework
  • Shipped with Blender 3d modeling software
  • Shipped with latest Thunderbird Email client
  • Shipped with new Anaconda installer based on Sabayon Linux
  • Shipped with Desktop-optimized Sabayon based Linux kernel 2.6.35
  • Shipped with Gparted with support for lot of filesystems
  • Shipped with Eclipse Developer IDE
  • Support for new Ipod and Iphone through libmobile and Gtkpod
  • Shipped with graphics editing tools including: Inkspace, Gimp, Shotwell and Dia
  • Shipped with Boxee Media center and Hulu desktop
  • Shipped with Virtuabox virtualmachine software and guest additions
  • Shipped with LibreOffice 3.3 beta1 productivity suite
  • Shipped with Pitivi Video editor
  • Shipped with Transmission Bittorrent client
  • Shipped with Filezilla FTP client
  • Shipped with latest Banshee Music Player
  • Shipped with Glabels labels editor
  • Shipped with Kompozer HTMLand CSS editor
  • Shipped with Avant Window Navigator and Extras
  • Printers support greatly improved
  • Fast boot time and lightweight default system
  • Ext4 filesystem support
  • Btrfs filesystem support
  • Encrypted filesystem support
  • Great support for Wireless adapters
  • Spoonwep and Spoonwpa (wifi cracking tool)
  • Featuring X.Org 7.5
  • up-to-date Open Source and propietary Intel, Nvidia and AMD video drivers
  • Using Gnome 2.30 with costomized beautiful theme
  • 3D Desktop (Compiz) working out of the box including support in Virtualbox
  • Multimedia applications: browser plugins: Java, Flash, Google Talk, Totem multimedia

Known issues in this beta:
  • Ipod and Iphone need to be mounted as root with ifuse
  • Grub splash screen not showing
  • Splash boot not working
  • Boxee box doesn't show thumbnails
  • Btrfs filesystem unstable in pendrives
  • Thunderbird is unstable and freeze ramdonly
  • File mimetypes need to be fixed in Firefox, Nautilus and Thunderbird
  • LibreOffice has an ugly interface and doesn't have languages

Todo List:

  • Support for Sabayon entropy package manager and binary packages repositories
  • Add More productivity apps
  • Add support for On Screen Display (OSD Notification)
  • Bump kernel version to 2.6.36
  • Fix Boxee box bugs
  • Bump Gnome version to latest 2.32
  • Bump LibreOffice to latest version or change to OpenOffice util is stable

Packages List: