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* rc_gui - add combo box to allow resolution to be set for VNC connections
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* rc_gui - camera interface switch removed
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* lxpanel - remove appearance settings from preferences dialog; instead add menu option to open general Appearance Settings application
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* lxpanel - add ellipses to menu items which open dialogs
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* lxinput - read current mouse acceleration directly from xinput
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* lxinput - use device IDs rather than names to cope with devices changing when powered-down
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* lxinput - remove redundant changes to openbox config file
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* plymouth - set KillMode to mixed to suppress warning message
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* raspi-config - add option to switch composite video
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* raspi-config - add option to switch to legacy camera mode
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* raspi-config - add option to set resolution for headless connections
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* raspberrypi-ui-mods - disable mutter when VNC server is running and fall back to openbox
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* pipanel - add command-line option to open on arbitrary tab
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* lxplug-network - suppress ’scan received’ logging message
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* raspberrypi-ui-mods - set hover colour for taskbar items based on taskbar colour, not system highlight colour
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* Legacy camera applications and libraries reinstalled
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* Bug fix - lxinput - lxsession config file not being written on first attempt
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* Bug fix - lxinput - set timer for file write to prevent slider slowing down
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* Bug fix - lxinput - write values to gsettings as well as xinput and xsettings to take effect within mutter
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* Bug fix - lxinput - fix failure to parse and write non-English numeric formats
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* Bug fix - arandr - various fixes to parsing of non-standard EDID blocks to enable model and serial to be correctly extracted
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* Bug fix - arandr - refresh rate calculated to 3 decimal places for monitors which require it
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* Bug fix - arandr - enable setting of left and right orientation
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* Bug fix - arandr - add compatibility with new touchscreen driver
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* Bug fix - arandr - apply settings correctly to DSI and composite displays
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* Bug fix - lxplug-magnifier - fix crash when opening preferences without required magnifier package installed
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* Bug fix - piwiz - launch screen reader install prompt as a new process to prevent audio lockups crashing wizard
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* Bug fix - lxpanel - not loading some plugins (cpufreq, minimise all windows) due to icon loading code not compatible with GTK+3
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* Bug fix - gtk+3 - disabled new GDK touch events to enable double-clicks to be detected on touchscreen
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* Bug fix - xrdp - included backports from bookworm version of xrdp and xorgxrdp to restore window frames with mutter over xrdp connections
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* Update various translations
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* udisks2 added to lite image
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* mkvtoolnix added to lite image
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* 7z and zip support added to lite image
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* gnome-keyring added to desktop images
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* Raspberry Pi firmware c6d56567ff6ef17fd85159770f22abcf2c5953ed
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* Linux kernel 5.10.92
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2021-10-30:
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* Based on Debian version 11 (bullseye)
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* Desktop components (lxpanel and all plugins, libfm, pcmanfm) now built against GTK+3
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* Applications (piwiz, pipanel, rc_gui, lxinput) now built against GTK+3
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* PiXflat GTK+3 theme updated with numerous changes to support the above
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* GTK+3 : toolbar icon size setting added
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* GTK+3 : ability to request client-side decoration on windows added
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* GTK+3 : setting for indent for frame labels in custom style added
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* mutter window manager used instead of openbox on devices with 2GB or more of RAM
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* mutter : title bar icon behaviour and appearance modified to match openbox
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* mutter : additional keyboard shortcuts added
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* mutter : various performance enhancements
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* mutter compatibility added to screen magnifier
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* Numerous changes to Appearance Settings application to support GTK+3 and mutter
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* Updater plugin added to lxpanel to detect and install software updates
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* File manager view options simplified to either list or icons, with separate menu option for thumbnails
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* New file manager toolbar icons
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* KMS used as default display driver
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* Modifications to HDMI audio output selection to support the above
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* xcompmgr enabled when openbox is running under KMS
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* New default camera subsystem based on libcamera
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* New camera demo applications (libcamera-still and libcamera-vid) have replaced raspistill and raspivid
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* Legacy camera subsystem removed from 64-bit RPi OS (still available on 32-bit)
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* Chromium upgraded to version 92.0.4515.98
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* VLC media player upgraded to version 3.0.16
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* Spurious drive removal warning after use of SD card copier removed
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* Bookshelf application now includes Custom PC magazine
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* Various translation updates - Italian, Korean, Polish, German, Armenian
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* Startup wizard now installs Japanese fonts if needed
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* Progress and information dialog boxes for lxpanel plugins now common to lxpanel, rather than in individual plugins
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* Icon handling code for lxpanel plugins now common to lxpanel
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* Package with 4K version of Raspberry Pi wallpaper added to Recommended Software
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* Python Games and Minecraft removed from Recommended Software - neither is compatible with bullseye
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* Bluetooth pairing and connection dialogs updated for compatibility with more devices
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* Bluetooth devices always disconnected before removal to speed up removal process
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* Bluetooth pairing dialog now only shows devices which offer services which are usable by Pi
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* Separate Bluetooth unpair dialog removed - unpair now an option for each individual device
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* Bug fix - mutter : header bar colours not updating when theme is changed
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* Bug fix - GTK+3 : tooltips being displayed incorrectly at bottom of screen
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* Bug fix - lxpanel : crash when using keyboard shortcut to enable magnifier when magnifier not installed
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* Bug fix - lxpanel : lockup in Bluetooth plugin when connecting to certain devices
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* Bug fix - lxpanel : discoverable mode icon could get out of sync with underlying Bluetooth system state
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* Bug fix - piwiz : missing cities in timezone list
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* Bug fix - piwiz : country-specific language packages not being installed
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* Bug fix - bookshelf : now waits for longer between packets before timing out
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* Bug fix - accented characters now displayed correctly in localisation dialogs
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* Raspberry Pi firmware e2bab29767e51c683a312df20014e3277275b8a6
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* Linux kernel 5.10.63
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2021-05-07:
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* Chromium upgraded to version 88.0.4324.187
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* NuScratch upgraded to version 20210507
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* Node-RED upgraded to version 1.3.4
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* pigpio upgraded to version 1.79
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* Thonny upgraded to version 3.3.6
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* Icelandic and Italian translations updated for several packages
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* piclone: Remove hiding of application in other desktops
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* agnostics: Remove hiding of app in other desktops
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* rp-bookshelf:
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- Remove hiding of app in other desktops
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- GTK+3 version
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* lxplug-bluetooth:
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- Fix some memory leaks
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- Add authorisation dialog required by some BT-LE pairings
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* alsa-utils: Add custom init files for bcm2835 on Raspberry Pi to set volume correctly
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* rp-prefapps: Remove hiding of app in other desktops
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* OpenSSH and OpenSSL speed improvements
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* Install gpiozero in lite images
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* Raspberry Pi firmware 518ee7c871aaa9aaa88116953d57e73787ee6e43
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* Linux kernel 5.10.17
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2021-03-04:
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* Thonny upgraded to version 3.3.5
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* SD Card Copier made compatible with NVMe devices; now built against GTK+3 toolkit
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* Composite video options removed from Raspberry Pi 4 in Raspberry Pi Configuration
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* Boot order options in raspi-config adjusted for more flexibility
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* Recommended Software now built against GTK+3 toolkit
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* Fix for crash in volume plugin when using keyboard could push value out of range
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* Fix for focus changing between windows in file manager when using keyboard to navigate directory view
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* Fix for Raspberry Pi 400 keyboard country not being read correctly in startup wizard
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* Armenian and Japanese translations added to several packages
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* Automatically load aes-neon-bs on ARM64 to speed up OpenSSL
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* Raspberry Pi firmware fcf8d2f7639ad8d0330db9c8db9b71bd33eaaa28
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* Linux kernel 5.10.17
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2021-01-11:
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* Chromium version 86.0.4240.197 included
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* Screen reader support enabled in Chromium
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* Adobe have end-of-lifed Flash Player, so it has been removed
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* Scratch 2 required Flash, so it has been removed
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* Added Epson printer drivers
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* Added timeout to hide messages from USB device monitor after 5 seconds
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* Bug fix - PulseAudio output was in mono
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* Bug fix - brief audio interruptions at start of playback in VLC
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* Bug fix - old ALSA output settings being used instead of PulseAudio settings by some applications
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* Bug fix - crash in PulseAudio volume controller when used on multichannel devices
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* Bug fix - battery monitor failing to load on x86 platforms
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* Bug fix - setting of password in startup wizard failed if language was changed
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* Bug fix - Chromium video playback lockup on small number of devices
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* Bug fix - Chromium Google Maps 3D view artefacts
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* Slovak, Italian and Norwegian translations updated
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* Added Epson printer drivers
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* Raspberry Pi firmware 70f1581eec2c036b7e9309f1af41c651fb125447
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* Linux kernel 5.4.83
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2020-12-02:
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* PulseAudio now included and running by default
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* Bluealsa Bluetooth interface removed - Bluetooth audio is now handled by PulseAudio
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* LXPanel volume control plugin replaced with PulseAudio version
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* Version 84.0.4147.105 of Chromium web browser included
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* Version 3.3.0 of Thonny included
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* Version 32.0.0.453 of Flash player included - note that this will be the final release of Flash, as it is end-of-lifed at the end of 2020
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* CUPS printer system included, along with system-config-printer CUPS GUI and HP printer drivers
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* raspi-config menu structure rearranged to match Raspberry Pi Configuration tabs
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* Control for GPIO-connected fans added to raspi-config and Raspberry Pi Configuration
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* Control for power / activity LED on Pi 400 and Pi Zero added to raspi-config and Raspberry Pi Configuration
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* Improved screen reader voice prompts in several applications
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* Added ctrl-alt-space shortcut to install Orca screen reader at any point
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* Low voltage warnings added to battery monitor plugin
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* Magnifier plugin zoom can now be changed with scroll wheel when pointer is over icon
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* Change to notification popups - now will only close when clicked on directly, not by clicking anywhere
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* Bookshelf now made compatible with translated versions of books and magazines, and will offer translated versions where available, based on system language setting
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* Bug fix - crash in CPU temperature plugin when throttling detection fails
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* Bug fix - if Orca is running, shutdown commands and shutdown dialog will force kill it to prevent it locking up the reboot or shutdown process
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* Various additional language translations added
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* Various minor bug fixes and UI tweaks
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* Raspberry Pi firmware b324aea801f669b6ab18441f970e74a5a7346684
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* Linux kernel 5.4.79
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2020-08-20:
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* raspi-config - added selection of boot device order
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* raspi-config - added selection of boot EEPROM version
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* SD Card Copier - copy is now immediately aborted if drives are connected or disconnected while copying
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* Version 32.0.0.414 of Flash player included
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* User feedback survey removed from first run of Chromium
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* Recommended Software - now allows multiple install and reinstall operations without having to close between each one
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* Bug fix - misleading file browser from panel menu icon selection dialog - icons must now be in icon theme rather than arbitrary files
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* Bug fix - items in main menu not being translated
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* Bug fix - raspi-config not detecting audio devices in non-English locales
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* Bug fix - Bookshelf claiming no disk space in non-English locales
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* Bug fix - failed installation of both 32 and 64 bit versions of packages by Recommended Software on 64-bit images
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* Italian translations added (thanks to Emanuele Goldoni and the Italian translation team)
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* Raspberry Pi firmware ef72c17bcaaeb89093d87bcf71f3228e1b5e1fff
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* Linux kernel 5.4.51
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2020-05-27:
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* Added Bookshelf application
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* Added Raspberry Pi Diagnostics application
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* Added magnifier plugin to taskbar - needs magnifier application installed from Recommended Software to enable
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* Added Magnifier application to Recommended Software
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* Added marketing questionnaire as initial Chromium tab
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* Version 0.25 of Scratch 2 included - uses external application to access IMU on SenseHAT
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* Version 1.0.5 of Scratch 3 included - uses external application to access IMU on SenseHAT
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* Version 32.0.0.371 of Flash player included
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* Version 1.0.6 of Node-RED included
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* Version 6.7.1 of VNC Server included
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* Version 6.20.113 of VNC Client included
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* Internal audio outputs enabled as separate ALSA devices
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* MagPi preinstall removed and replaced with Beginner’s Guide
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* MagPi weblink removed from main menu
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* Chromium made default application for PDF files
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* Common icon loading code for lxpanel plugins used
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* Italian translations added
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* Initial move of mouse pointer to menu button disabled
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* Padding at left of menu button removed
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* Focus behaviour changed so that focus moves to desktop if no windows are opened - improves reliability of Orca screen reader
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* Bug fix - focus bug in volume plugin
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* Bug fix - keyboard repeat interval bug in Mouse & Keyboard Settings
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* Bug fix - battery detection bug in battery plugin
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* Bug fix - spurious active areas on taskbar when plugins are hidden
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* Bug fix - occasional crash in file manager on file selection
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* Disk ID is now regenerated on first boot
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* Updated udev rules
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- Remove unused argon rule
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- Add vcsm-cma to video group
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- Add pwm to gpio group
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* i2cprobe: More flexible I2C/SPI alias mapping
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* Raspberry Pi firmware 21e1fe3477ffb708a5736ed61a924fd650031136
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* Linux kernel 4.19.118
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2020-02-13:
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* Raspberry Pi Configuration - screen blanking setting disabled if Xscreensaver is installed
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* Bug fix - switch to turn off VNC server in Raspberry Pi Configuration has no effect
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* Bug fix - fix %20 characters in file names
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* Linux kernel 4.19.97
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* Raspberry Pi firmware 9a34efbf2fc6a27231607ce91a7cb6bf3bdbc0c5
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- gencmd: Fix measure_clock name for CLOCK_OUTPUT_108
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- mmal isp: Remote alignment requirements for RGB24 formats
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- Add missing flags for VC_IMAGE_PROP_YUVUV_4K_CHROMA_ALIGN
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- platform: Compromise on gpu overclock settings
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2020-02-05:
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* Version 3.2.6 of Thonny included - significant improvements in speed, particularly when debugging
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* Version 1.0.4 of Scratch 3 included - adds new "display stage" and "display sprite" blocks to SenseHAT extension, and loading of files from command line
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* Version 32.0.0.314 of Flash player included
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* Version 1.0.3 of NodeRED included
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* Version 6.6.0 of RealVNC Server and version 6.19.923 of RealVNC Viewer included - adds support for audio
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* Version 78.0.3904.108 of Chromium included
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* Mesa updated to 19.3.2 for OpenGL ES 3.1 conformance
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* Pixel doubling option added in Raspberry Pi Configuration on platforms using FKMS display driver
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* Orca screen reader added to Recommended Software
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* Code The Classics Python games added to Recommended Software
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* File manager - new "places" pane added at top of sidebar to show mounted drives in simplified view; "new folder" icon added to taskbar; expanders in directory browser now correctly show state of subfolders
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* Multiple monitor support improved - alignment of icons on second desktop corrected, Appearance Settings opens on correct tab when launched from context menu
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* Raspberry Pi Touchscreen correctly aligned with display
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* System clock synchronised before installing new packages in startup wizard and Recommended Software
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* Mixer dialogs added to taskbar volume plugin; separate Audio Preferences application removed
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* Raspberry Pi Configuration - separate tab added for display options; screen blanking control added
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* Volume taskbar plugin and raspi-config modified to support separate ALSA devices for internal audio outputs (analogue and HDMI 1 and 2)
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* Robustness improvements in volume, ejecter and battery taskbar plugins
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* Movement of mouse pointer to menu button on startup now controlled by point_at_menu parameter in Global section of lxpanel configuration file
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* Ctrl-Alt-Del and Ctrl-Alt-End shortcuts added to open shutdown options box
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* Ctrl-Shift-Esc shortcut added to open task manager
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* Enabled NEON routines in OpenSSL
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* Linux kernel 4.19.97
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* Raspberry Pi firmware 149cd7f0487e08e148efe604f8d4d359541cecf4
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2019-09-26:
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* rpi-eeprom included
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- This will automatically update the SPI EEPROM on the Raspberry Pi 4 to the latest stable version.
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See https://rpf.io/eeprom for more information.
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* New icon theme for file manager icons
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* Appearance Settings - option for identical desktop on both monitors
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* Appearance Settings - option to show different desktop icons on both monitors
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* Taskbar automatically moved to monitor 0 if monitor 1 not found at boot
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* Switching of audio output between two HDMI devices added to volume plugin
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* Switching of audio input devices added to volume plugin
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* .asoundrc (ALSA config file) now uses 'plug' values to support more devices
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* Audio Settings tool modified to integrate more closely with volume plugin to reduce duplicated code
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* Screen Configuration tool now shows separate menus for resolution and refresh rate
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* Primary and active monitor settings removed from Screen Configuration tool
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* Overscan support added for FKMS driver
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* New keyboard shortcuts added - Ctrl-Alt-End brings up shutdown menu; Ctrl-Alt-M moves taskbar between monitors
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* Latest changes to Bluez ALSA interface integrated to improve connection to Bluetooth audio devices
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* Mousepad used as simple text editor instead of leafpad
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* Version 3.2 of Thonny added
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* Version 74 of Chromium added
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* Version 3.0.8 of VLC added
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* Version 32.0.0.255 of Flash player added
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* Version 6.5.0 of RealVNC Server added
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* Version 6.19.715 of RealVNC Viewer added (full image only)
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* Version 12.0.1 of Mathematica added (full image only)
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* Version 0.20.8 of NodeRED added (full image only)
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* Version 3.1.0 of Sonic Pi added (full image only)
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* Scratch 3 added (full image only)
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* Bug fix - URL handling in Terminal
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* Bug fix - octal values in SSIDs in network plugin
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* Bug fix - remaining value in progress bar when transferring files
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* Bug fix - integration of xarchiver tool with file manager
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* Bug fix - start menu opening on incorrect monitor
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* Bug fix - minimised applications wrongly displayed on taskbar on second monitor
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* Bug fix - Bluetooth icon disappearing on x86 platforms when Bluetooth turned off
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* Bug fix - Screen Configuration tool not shown on x86 platforms and settings not being saved
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* Various translation updates
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* Various minor bug fixes
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* Epiphany/Web removed
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* ntfs-3g included
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* pciutils added
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* Linux kernel 4.19.75
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* Raspberry Pi firmware 01508e81ec1e918448227ca864616d56c430b46d
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2019-07-10:
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* Clearer options for switching of Pi 4 video output in Raspberry Pi Configuration
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* Option added to Appearance Settings to move taskbar to second monitor
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* Option added to Recommended Software to restrict package installs by architecture
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* New version of Adobe Flash player (32.0.0.223)
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* Selection of screen refresh rates added to Screen Configuration
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* Fix for missing text insertion cursor in LibreOffice on Pi 4
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* Fix for Wi-fi interruption when Wi-fi icon on taskbar is clicked
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* FIx for incorrect desktop background behind desktop login prompt
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* Fix for segmentation faults when launching obconf and lxapperarance
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* Fix for unclosed file pointer in Screen Configuration
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* Fix for Bluetooth plugin freeze when large numbers of devices detected
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* Fix for opening URLs not working in lxterminal
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* Fix for start menu opening on incorrect monitor when launched from keyboard
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* Fix for taskbar item not having [] removed when un-minimising on second monitor
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* Fix for Chromium video playback and WebGL performance on Pi 4
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* Remove 4kp60 option from Raspberry Pi Configuration
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* Rename hdmi_enable_4k to hdmi_enable_4kp60 in /boot/config.txt and raspi-config
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* Linux kernel 4.19.57
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* Raspberry Pi firmware 356f5c2880a3c7e8774025aa6fc934a617553e7b
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2019-06-20:
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* Based on Debian Buster
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* Support for Raspberry Pi 4 hardware
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* FKMS OpenGL desktop graphics driver and xcompmgr compositing window manager used when running on Raspberry Pi 4
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* Screen Configuration application added for use with FKMS driver
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* Raspberry Pi 4 video output options added to Raspberry Pi Configuration
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* Uses new PiXflat UI theme for GTK and Openbox
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* CPU activity gauge plugin no longer shown on taskbar by default
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* CPU temperature gauge plugin added (not shown by default)
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* USB ejecter and Bluetooth taskbar icons hidden when not appropriate
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* Version 74.0.3729.157 of Chromium web browser included
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* Version 32.0.0.207 of Flash player included
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* IDLE Python IDE removed
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* Wolfram Mathematica removed temporarily due to incompatibility with Buster
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* Display of package sizes removed from Recommended Software
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* Appearance Settings modified to support independent settings for two monitors
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* Oracle Java 7 and 8 replaced with OpenJDK 11
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* Miscellaneous small bug fixes
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* On-board 5GHz WiFi blocked by rfkill by default
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The block is removed when taking one of the following actions:
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- Selecting a locale in the first run wizard
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- Setting the WiFi country in the Raspberry Pi Configuration tool or the Network Settings applet
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- Setting the WiFi country in raspi-config
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- Providing a wpa_supplicant.conf file through the boot partition
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- Running 'rfkill unblock wifi'
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* Boot partition size set to 256M
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* Linux kernel 4.19.50
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* Raspberry Pi firmware 88ca9081f5e51cdedd16d5dbc85ed12a25123201
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2019-04-08:
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* Chromium browser updated to version 72
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* VLC media player updated to version 3.0.6
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* RealVNC Server updated to version 6.4.0
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* Flash player updated to version 32.0.0.156
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* Performance improvements to SDL library
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* Performance improvements to pixman library
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* Option to set display underscan added to startup wizard
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* Mounted external drives now displayed on desktop by default
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* Network plugin modified for improved compatibility with wpa_passphrase
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* SD Card Copier tweaks to reduce copy failures
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* Various minor bug fixes and appearance tweaks
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* Added ethtool
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* Added rng-tools
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* Add PINN restore support
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* Linux kernel 4.14.98
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* Raspberry Pi firmware f8939644f7bd3065068787f1f92b3f3c79cf3de9
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2018-11-13:
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* Two versions of image created - "base" image has no optional software packages included; "full" image has all optional packages
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- Removed from "base" image - LibreOffice, Thonny, Scratch, Scratch 2, Sonic Pi, Minecraft, Python Games, SmartSim, SenseHAT Emulator
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- Added to "full" image - Mathematica, BlueJ, Greenfoot, Node-RED, Claws Mail, VNC Viewer
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* Python Games and SmartSim added to Recommended Software
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* VLC media player with VideoCore hardware acceleration included in image
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* Version 3.0.5 of Thonny included
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* Modifications to LXDE components to enable local configuration to override global configuration correctly
|
||
* Modifications to Appearance Settings to support above configuration changes
|
||
* Modifications to various initial config defaults and relevant package to support above configuration changes
|
||
* Selecting default option in Appearance Settings now deletes relevant local configuration files
|
||
* PiX theme modified so that all changes made in Appearance Settings are in override files rather than in theme files
|
||
* Design of scrollbar buttons changed
|
||
* Image Viewer moved into Graphics category on main menu
|
||
* Recommended Software now installs LibreOffice language support files if needed, and suggests reboot if needed
|
||
* Latest version of Pepper Flash plugin included
|
||
* Chromium h264ify plugin permissions set correctly by default
|
||
* Corrections to various MIME types so that files open in sensible default applications
|
||
* Set default timezone to 'Europe/London'
|
||
* Linux kernel 4.14.79
|
||
* Raspberry Pi firmware 12e0bf86e08d6067372bc0a45d7e8a10d3113210
|
||
2018-10-09:
|
||
* Raspberry Pi 3A+ support
|
||
* In startup wizard, assign keyboard to country as per Debian installer recommendations
|
||
* In startup wizard, add option to use US keyboard in preference to country-specific option
|
||
* In startup wizard, show IP address on first page
|
||
* In startup wizard, check for existing wifi network connection and show it if there is one
|
||
* In startup wizard, install language support packages for LibreOffice and other applications
|
||
* In startup wizard, improve operation with keyboard only and no mouse
|
||
* Password change in Raspberry Pi Configuration and startup wizard now works properly if passwords contain shell characters
|
||
* Battery indicator plugin modified to cope with Pi-top hardware monitor crashing
|
||
* Networking plugin hides wifi password characters by default
|
||
* In Scratch 2 GPIO plugin, set pin from dropdown list rather than free text
|
||
* In Scratch 2 SenseHAT plugin, swap x and y axis values for LED array
|
||
* Include latest Adobe Flash player (31.0.0.108)
|
||
* Include latest RealVNC Server (6.3.1)
|
||
* Include libav-tools
|
||
* Include ssh-import-id
|
||
* Removed Mathematica
|
||
* Merge in latest third-party code for Bluetooth ALSA interface
|
||
* Add ability to prevent software update changing configuration files, by creating ~/.config/.lock file
|
||
* Various other small bug fixes, tweaks and changes to text
|
||
* Make dhcpcd work with 3G devices
|
||
* Add hw acceleration to ffmpeg
|
||
* Improved WiFi-BT coexistence parameters
|
||
* Run fake-hwclock before systemd-fsck-root
|
||
* Raspberry Pi PoE HAT support
|
||
* Linux kernel 4.14.71
|
||
* Raspberry Pi firmware 5b49caa17e91d0e64024380119ad739bb201c674
|
||
2018-06-27:
|
||
* New first-boot configuration wizard added
|
||
* Recommended Software installer added
|
||
* Bluej, Greenfoot, NodeRED, Claws Mail, VNC Viewer removed from image - can now be installed from Recommended Applications
|
||
* Qpdfview PDF viewer installed instead of Xpdf
|
||
* Version 65.0 of Chromium browser included, with latest Flash player
|
||
* Volume up / down keys now change by 5% increments and affect currently-selected output device rather than internal device only
|
||
* Network plugin now remembers previously-entered WiFi network passwords when prompting for reconnection
|
||
* Serial port and serial console can now be switched separately in Raspberry Pi Configuration
|
||
* Lxkeymap keyboard language setting application removed - replaced with dialog within Raspberry Pi Configuration
|
||
* Wifi country and keyboard language setting dialogs in Raspberry Pi Configuration now callable from other applications
|
||
* New version of Piboto font included to render with correct weight under some rogue applications
|
||
* Reconnection to Bluetooth audio devices on reboot improved
|
||
* Disable click-to-rename behaviour in file manager if single-click selection enabled
|
||
* Appearance Settings dialog makes config changes to some Qt files to match selected theme
|
||
* MIME file type associations improved
|
||
* Multiple desktop management options removed from mouse middle-click menu
|
||
* Menu shortcuts to Raspberry Pi website amended
|
||
* Python 2 IDLE menu link removed
|
||
* Sample Magpi PDF installed in /home/pi/MagPi
|
||
* Various minor tweaks, bug fixes and appearance changes
|
||
* Bluetooth updates
|
||
- Firmware with Bluetooth 4.2 features
|
||
- SCO profile suppot added via bthelper.service
|
||
* Linux kernel 4.14.50+
|
||
* Raspberry Pi firmware 748fb17992426bb29d99224b93cb962fefbdc833
|
||
2018-04-18:
|
||
* Fixed race between wifi-country.service and raspberrypi-net-mods.service
|
||
* Linux kernel 4.14.34+
|
||
* Raspberry Pi firmware 5db8e4e1c63178e200d6fbea23ed4a9bf4656658
|
||
2018-03-13:
|
||
* Raspberry Pi 3 B+ support
|
||
* WiFi is disabled until wireless regulatory domain is set (Pi 3 B+ only)
|
||
- The domain can be done through 'Raspberry Pi Configuration' (rc_gui),
|
||
'raspi-config' or by setting 'country=' to an appropriate ISO 3166
|
||
alpha2 country code in /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.
|
||
* Default wireless regulatory domain is now unset
|
||
* Added support to desktop for different screen sizes and resolutions,
|
||
including multiple preset options in Appearance Settings and pixel doubling
|
||
option in Raspberry Pi Configuration
|
||
* Version 2.1.16 of Thonny included
|
||
* Version 29.0.0.113 of Adobe PepperFlash player included
|
||
* Version 1.2.post1 of Pygame Zero included
|
||
* Bluetooth plugin now supports connection to Bluetooth LE HID devices
|
||
* Network plugin now indicates 5G-compatible APs
|
||
* Latest changes to Bluez ALSA service merged
|
||
- service now started on CLI boot as well as GUI boot
|
||
* Latest changes to dhcpcd networking plugin merged
|
||
* Improved support for running on pi-top devices
|
||
* Small design changes to PiX theme and icons
|
||
* Bug fix - hide spurious window resize handles
|
||
* Bug fix - Scratch 2 remote GPIO state block now works correctly
|
||
* Updated WiFi Firmware
|
||
- brcmfmac43455-sdio 7.45.154
|
||
- brcmfmac43430-sdio 7.45.98.38
|
||
* New packages:
|
||
- policykit-1
|
||
- obconf
|
||
- python-buttonshim python3-buttonshim
|
||
- python-unicornhathd python3-unicornhathd
|
||
- python-pantilthat python3-pantilthat
|
||
* Linux kernel 4.9.80+
|
||
* Raspberry Pi firmware 3347884c7df574bbabeff6dca63caf686e629699
|
||
2017-11-29:
|
||
* Added battery monitor plugin for taskbar - works on x86 images or first-generation Pi-Top
|
||
* Added cutdown mode to PCManFM file manager to reduce complexity
|
||
* Added ability to rename files in PCManFM by clicking name when selected
|
||
* Bug fix in Bluetooth ALSA module to reduce truncation of audio at end of playback
|
||
* Various small tweaks, bug fixes and theme modifications
|
||
* New kernel and firmware
|
||
2017-09-07:
|
||
* Disable predictable network interface names for Ethernet devices
|
||
* Bug fix for keyboard settings dialog in Raspberry Pi Configuration
|
||
* Bug fix for crash on some videos and animations in Chromium
|
||
* Bug fix for taskbar crash when running RealVNC server
|
||
* Bug fix for reloading projects with extensions in Scratch 2
|
||
* Bug fix for MAC address problem in Bluetooth
|
||
* Simple mode and new icons in Thonny
|
||
* New Japanese translations in Raspberry Pi Configuration
|
||
* Install fonts-droid-fallback for international fonts
|
||
2017-08-16:
|
||
* Based on Raspbian Stretch (Debian version 9)
|
||
* Version 60 of Chromium browser included
|
||
* Version 3.0.1 of Sonic Pi included
|
||
* Version 6.1.1 of RealVNC included
|
||
* Version 0.17.4 of NodeRED included
|
||
* Bluetooth audio routed via ALSA rather than Pulseaudio
|
||
* SenseHAT extension added to Scratch 2
|
||
* Various desktop applications modified to prompt for sudo password if needed
|
||
* lxinput control options for mouse speed simplified
|
||
* lxpanel plugins moved into separate packages
|
||
* Wireless firmware for Pi 3 and Pi 0W modified to address Broadpwn exploit
|
||
* Latest kernel and firmware
|
||
* Various small tweaks, bug fixes and theme modifications
|
||
2017-07-05:
|
||
* New kernel and firmware
|
||
* Filesystem created without the metadata_csum feature
|
||
2017-06-21:
|
||
* Scratch 2 application included
|
||
* Thonny Python IDE included
|
||
* New icons with thinner outlines
|
||
* Volume control more linear in behaviour
|
||
* Updated Flash player
|
||
* Updated RealVNC server and viewer
|
||
* Various tweaks and bugfixes
|
||
* New kernel and firmware
|
||
2017-04-10:
|
||
* Wolfram Mathematica updated to version 11.0.1
|
||
* Adobe Flash Player updated to version 25.0.0.127
|
||
* Use PARTUUID to support USB boot
|
||
2017-03-02:
|
||
* Updated kernel and firmware (final Pi Zero W support)
|
||
* Wolfram Mathematica updated to version 11
|
||
* NOOBS installs now checks for presence of 'ssh' file on the NOOBS partition.
|
||
2017-02-16:
|
||
* Chromium browser updated to version 56
|
||
* Adobe Flash Player updated to version 24.0.0.221
|
||
* RealVNC Server and Viewer updated to version 6.0.2 (RealVNC Connect)
|
||
* Sonic Pi updated to version 2.11
|
||
* Node-RED updated to version 0.15.3
|
||
* Scratch updated to version 120117
|
||
* Detection of SSH enabled with default password moved into PAM
|
||
* Updated desktop GL driver to support use of fake KMS option
|
||
* Raspberry Pi Configuration and raspi-config allow setting of fixed HDMI resolution
|
||
* raspi-config allows enabling of serial hardware independent of serial terminal
|
||
* Updates to kernel and firmware
|
||
* Various minor bug fixes and usability and appearance tweaks
|
||
2017-01-11:
|
||
* Re-release of the 2016-11-25 image with a FAT32-formatted boot partition
|
||
2016-11-25:
|
||
* SSH disabled by default; can be enabled by creating a file with name "ssh" in boot partition
|
||
* Prompt for password change at boot when SSH enabled with default password unchanged
|
||
* Adobe Flash Player included
|
||
* Updates to hardware video acceleration in Chromium browser
|
||
* Greeter now uses background image from last set in Appearance Settings rather than pi user
|
||
* Updated version of Scratch
|
||
* Rastrack option removed from raspi-config and Raspberry Pi Configuration
|
||
* Ability to disable graphical boot splash screen added to raspi-config and Raspberry Pi Configuration
|
||
* Appearance Settings dialog made tabbed to work better on small screens
|
||
* Raspberry Pi Configuration now requires current password to change password
|
||
* Various small bug fixes
|
||
* Updated firmware and kernel
|
||
2016-09-23:
|
||
* New PIXEL desktop environment - new icon set, window design, desktop images, splash screen and greeter
|
||
* Chromium web browser included
|
||
* Infinality font rendering patches included
|
||
* RealVNC server and viewer included
|
||
* SenseHAT emulator included
|
||
* Rfkill entries added to Wifi and Bluetooth panel plugins
|
||
* Updates to various standard applications, including Scratch and NodeRED
|
||
* Various bug fixes, tweaks and translation updates
|
||
* Updated firmware and kernel (https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/commit/ad8608c08b122b2c228dba0ff5070d6e9519faf5)
|
||
2016-05-27:
|
||
* Fixed crash of lxpanel when D-bus not accessible
|
||
* Fixed permissions for D-bus Bluetooth access
|
||
* Removed sudo from shutdown options
|
||
* Appearance of tooltips updated in theme
|
||
* Fixed ejecter plugin grabbing focus
|
||
* raspi-config command line and GUI apps tidied; unnecessary reboots removed
|
||
* More error detection in piclone; copying of volume names and IDs added
|
||
* Updated translation files
|
||
2016-05-10:
|
||
* New version of Scratch, which no longer requires sudo
|
||
* New version of BlueJ
|
||
* New version of NodeRED
|
||
* New version of pypy
|
||
* pigpio included
|
||
* geany editor included
|
||
* SD Card Copier added (can be used to duplicate or back up the Pi)
|
||
* Bluetooth plugin added to taskbar
|
||
* Volume control on taskbar now compatible with Bluetooth devices
|
||
* New shutdown helper application
|
||
* Mouse double-click speed setting added to mouse and keyboard preference application
|
||
* Option to enable / disable 1-wire interface and remote access to pigpio added to Raspberry Pi config application
|
||
* File system automatically expanded on first boot
|
||
* Empty Wastebasket option added to right-click menu
|
||
* Ctrl-Alt-T can be used to open a terminal window
|
||
* Various small bug fixes and appearance tweaks
|
||
* Updated firmware and kernel (https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/commit/cc6d7bf8b4c03a2a660ff9fdf4083fc165620866)
|
||
2016-03-18:
|
||
* updated firmware and kernel (https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/commit/951799bbcd795ddf27769d14acf4813fdcbe53dc)
|
||
* use serial0 in cmdline.txt
|
||
* wpa_supplicant.conf country default to GB (allows use of channels 12 and 13)
|
||
2016-02-26:
|
||
* Support added for Pi 3, including Wifi and Bluetooth
|
||
* Option to set wifi country code added to raspi-config
|
||
2016-02-09:
|
||
* dtb that uses mmc sdcard driver (fixes problems experienced with certain SD cards)
|
||
2016-02-03:
|
||
* new version of Sonic Pi (2.9)
|
||
* new version of Scratch (15/1/16)
|
||
* new version of Node-Red (2.5)
|
||
* new version of Wolfram (10.3)
|
||
* optional experimental GL desktop driver (can be enabled using advanced options in command-line raspi-config)
|
||
* new version of Java (1.8.0_65)
|
||
* new version of WiringPi
|
||
* raspi-gpio included
|
||
* ping no longer requires sudo (except NOOBS installs)
|
||
* support for more USB audio devices in lxpanel
|
||
* bug fix for creation of new menus in Alacarte
|
||
* various changes to raspi-config and GUI to tidy up board support and fix bugs, and updated translations
|
||
* small tweaks to theme to support GL driver
|
||
2015-11-21:
|
||
* Included IBM Node-RED IoT application
|
||
* Included graphical package manager
|
||
* Included accelerated pixman library
|
||
* Updated Epiphany browser to improve video compatibility
|
||
* Updated Scratch with performance improvements and bug fixes
|
||
* Updated Raspberry Pi configuration to allow boot to pause while
|
||
network is established
|
||
* Various minor bug fixes
|
||
2015-09-25:
|
||
* Based on Debian Jessie
|
||
* Upgraded applications - Epiphany browser, Scratch and Sonic Pi
|
||
* Included applications - LibreOffice, Claws Mail, Greenfoot, BlueJ
|
||
* Included utilities - Alacarte menu editor, Lxkeymap, scrot, tree, pip
|
||
* New GUI-based Raspberry Pi Configuration application
|
||
* GPIO control now possible without need for sudo
|
||
* Web link to Magpi magazine included
|
||
* New taskbar plugin to eject mounted USB drives
|
||
* Default boot is now to GUI not desktop
|
||
* Look and feel now based on GTK+3 default theme
|
||
* Print screen key launches scrot to produce screenshot
|
||
* Common keyboards autodetected by GUI and drivers loaded accordingly
|
||
* Numerous small tweaks and bugfixes
|
||
2015-05-05:
|
||
* Updated UI changes
|
||
* Updated firmware
|
||
* Install raspberrypi-net-mods
|
||
* Install avahi-daemon
|
||
* Add user pi to new i2c and spi groups
|
||
* Modified udev rules for i2c and spi devices
|
||
2015-02-16:
|
||
* Newer firmware with various fixes
|
||
* New Sonic Pi release
|
||
* Pi2 compatible RPi.GPIO
|
||
* Updated Wolfram Mathematica
|
||
2015-01-31:
|
||
* Support for Pi2
|
||
* Newer firmware
|
||
* New Sonic Pi release
|
||
* Updated Scratch
|
||
* New Wolfram Mathematica release
|
||
* Updated Epiphany
|
||
2014-12-24:
|
||
* Fix regression with omission of python-pygame
|
||
2014-12-22:
|
||
* New firmware with variosu fixes and improvements
|
||
* New UI configuration for lxde
|
||
* Various package updates
|
||
* python3-pygame preinstalled
|
||
* 'nuscratch', scratch running on the Cog StackVM
|
||
* Misc other changes
|
||
2014-09-09:
|
||
* New firmware with various fixes and improvements
|
||
* Minecraft Pi pre-installed
|
||
* Sonic Pi upgraded to 2.0
|
||
* Include Epiphany browser work from Collabora
|
||
* Switch to Java 8 from Java 7
|
||
* Updated Mathematica
|
||
* Misc minor configuration changes
|
||
2014-06-20:
|
||
* New firmware with various fixes, and kernel bugfix
|
||
2014-06-02:
|
||
* Many, many firmware updates with major USB improvements
|
||
* pyserial installed by default
|
||
* picamera installed by default
|
||
2014-01-07:
|
||
* Firmware updated
|
||
* Some space saved on the root filesystem
|
||
2013-12-20:
|
||
* Firmware updated, includes V4L2 fixes
|
||
* Update omxplayer
|
||
2013-12-18:
|
||
* Firmware updated and now using kernel 3.10. Many, many improvements
|
||
* fbturbo XOrg driver is now included and enabled by default. Thanks to
|
||
ssvb https://github.com/ssvb/xf86-video-fbturbo
|
||
* Update Scratch image with further bug fixes
|
||
* Include Wolfram Mathematica
|
||
* Update to PyPy 2.2
|
||
* Update omxplayer
|
||
* Include v4l-utils for use with experimental V4L2 Raspberry Pi camera driver
|
||
* Update squeak-vm to fix issues with loading JPEGs
|
||
2013-09-25:
|
||
* Update Scratch image for further performance improvements
|
||
* Include Oracle JDK
|
||
* At least a 4GiB SD card is now required (see above)
|
||
* Include PyPy 2.1
|
||
* Include base piface packages
|
||
* Update raspi-config to include bugfix for inheriting language settings
|
||
from NOOBS
|
||
2013-09-10:
|
||
* Updated to current top of tree firmware
|
||
* Update squeak-vm, including fastblit optimised for the Raspbery Pi
|
||
* Include Sonic Pi and a fixed jackd2 package
|
||
* Support boot to Scratch
|
||
* Inherit keyboard and language settings from NOOBS
|