Fatdog64 700 is released

Linux 3.18.7 and many enhancements and bug fixes over the 700rc release.

Release notes
Forum announcement

Get it as usual from ibiblio or one of its mirrors: aarnet, uoc.gr, and nluug.nl.


Posted on 25 Feb 2015, 3:10 - Categories: Fatdog64 Linux
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Fatdog64 700rc Release

Linux 3.18.6, Seamonkey 2.32, flash player 11.2.202.442 and other bug fixes.

Release notes
Forum announcement

Get it as usual from ibiblio or one of its mirrors: aarnet, uoc.gr, and nluug.nl.


Posted on 13 Feb 2015, 4:13 - Categories: Fatdog64 Linux
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Fatdog64 700 beta2 is released

Linux 3.17.1 and other updates, fixes problem with missing fonts on opera/chrome and others.

Release notes
Forum announcement

Get it as usual from ibiblio or one of its mirrors: aarnet, uoc.gr, and nluug.nl.


Posted on 28 Oct 2014, 18:22 - Categories: Fatdog64 Linux
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Fatdog64 700 beta1 is released.

This release is mostly for bug fixes and some package updates.

Forum announcement: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=799326.
Release notes: http://distro.ibiblio.org/fatdog/web/700b1.html.

Get it as usual from ibiblio or one of its mirrors: aarnet, uoc.gr, and nluug.nl.


Posted on 15 Sep 2014, 21:12 - Categories: Fatdog64 Linux
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Fatdog64 700 alpha1 is released

Two years after the debut of Fatdog64 600, and five (5) months in the making, Fatdog64 700 finally gets its first public release - the first alpha release.

Fatdog64 700 is built from scratch, using modified build recipes from LFS (Linux From Scratch) and BLFS, version 7.5 (the latest as of today). It features a brand new base: kernel 3.15.5, glibc 2.19 and gcc 4.8.2, and the latest or at least recent libraries of all the basic libraries, bringing Fatdog64 back to the contemporary world.

Fatdog64 700 left its PET legacy package management inherited from Puppy and switch to Slackware-style packages, using the excellent slapt-get and gslapt from http://www.jaos.org.

Forum announcement: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=791980#791980.

Get it from ibiblio or one of its mirrors: aarnet, uoc.gr, and nluug.nl.


Posted on 3 Aug 2014, 1:19 - Categories: Fatdog64 Linux
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End of the road for Fatdog64 600 series

Today I have switched to an early build of Fatdog64 700, in the interest of testing early and iron out all the obvious bugs. I still have 631 installed for emergency purposes, but I will not boot it up unless absolutely necessary.

It also marks the end of the development for Fatdog64 600 series, as from now on I will be concentrating fully to make 700 stable and feature-complete. The last of the 600 series, 631, will probably live for quite a few while, but there will be no further development on it. I will be depending on the community to provide support for those users who choose to remain on 631.


Posted on 10 Jun 2014, 4:18 - Categories: Fatdog64 Linux
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Fatdog64 631 released

A minor release, mainly updates for firefox/seamonkey and the flash player.

Release notes here.

Forum announcement here.

There is also a special version of Fatdog64 631 for Acer Chromebook C720. Details here.


Posted on 14 May 2014, 3:39 - Categories: Fatdog64 Linux
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Early glimpse of Fatdog 700

Kirk and I have been working on the next generation Fatdog64 - the 700 series.

Without revealing too much now, I can say that the new Fatdog is based on a completely new, modern base, and a new, flexible build infrastructure that can carry us forward into much further into the future than earlier builds; but it will still remain Fatdog that you know and love.

Today, an early build of 700 finally boots under UEFI and BIOS to a working openbox/rox desktop.

Functional-wise, this build is already at parity with FatdogArm Beta, but not yet at parity with the latest of the 600 series (Fatdog 630). Eventually the plan is to surpass 630 - after all, this is the next generation Fatdog :) We'll get there.


Posted on 11 May 2014, 19:59 - Categories: Fatdog64 Linux
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Fatdog64 630 Final is released

You have may heard it elsewhere first because I forgot to announce it here: Fatdog64 630 Final was released on 11 February 2014.

For those who have followed the 630 RC releases; the changes look minor, it is mainly software updates (but important - and I would like to thank kirk for doing most of the heavylifting). For those who stayed on the "stable" path, however, the changes from Fatdog64 621 to 630 is oustanding. You can check the full list here.

Fatdog64 630 would probably be the last and final release of Fatdog64 600 series. By the time of 630 release, the 600 series is fully two years old - an eternity in computer age; and it does show its age here and there.

This doesn't mean Fatdog64 will end. I and kirk have been discussing on the path toward Fatdog64 700; but this will not happen soon, so enjoy 630 while it lasts.

You can download it from the usual places: http://distro.ibiblio.org/fatdog/iso. For Europeans, nluug.org mirror is probably faster. For those in Australian soil, aarnet.edu mirror is for you.

Posted on 25 Feb 2014, 2:54 - Categories: Fatdog64 Linux
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Fatdog64 RC2 is released

Christmas present for everyone :)

Kirk has been hard at work building and compiling new packages for Fatdog64, and RC2 is now released.

Release notes here: http://distro.ibiblio.org/fatdog/web/630rc2.html.

Get it from ibiblio.org http://distro.ibiblio.org/fatdog/iso/ or its mirrors.

Forum thread: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=745962#745962

Highlights:
- kernel 3.12.6 with user namespaces support
- latest Xorg and Mesa for improved performances, VDPAU is now included by default for better video playback performance
- GIMP 2.8.10


Posted on 24 Dec 2013, 14:33 - Categories: Fatdog64 Linux
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