EasyOS Kirkstone-series version 5.1 released
Version 5.0 was released on February 26:
https://bkhome.org/news/202302/easyos-kirkstone-series-version-50.html
Version 5.1 brings a couple of small bug fixes, plus Samba now builtin -- in 5.0 it had to be installed via the "pkg" icon (PKGget package manager).
The single biggest change from 5.0 is a new application, "AppImage Installer", which does what the name suggests, it is for installing AppImages.
Two more updates today:
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AppImage Installer bug-fix and more apps
When the Installer installs an .AppImage file, it creates a folder /files/apps/
, for example /files/apps/audacity. This is a convenience, the app can be set to save files in this folder. However, the Installer creates the folder, for example 'audacity' with owner:group = root:root, which means that Audacity does not have permission to write into that folder. Auadacity is running as user 'audacity', so this is the fix:
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AppImage Installer simplified info window
There are some snapshots of the AppImage Installer here:
There are changes in the first window, including now shows size of each AppImage.
The final information window contains details that might not interest non-technical users. In fact, I received an email informing me of that fact. That last information window can be simplified.
A new version released:
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Global IP TV Panel bumped to 2023MK3
Forum member ETP created this PET. Easy 5.0 has the "MK1" release, but ETP has recently released "MK3", see forum post:
https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?t=689
I have bumped to the latest PET, which will be in Easy 5.1.1. Release of which is imminent.
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EasyOS Kirkstone-series 5.1.1 released
Version 5.1 was released only a couple of days ago:
https://bkhome.org/news/202303/easyos-kirkstone-series-version-51-released.html
A couple of little bug-fixes, a PET package version bump, and improvements to AppImage Installer, see release notes:
https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/kirkstone/2023/5.1.1/release-notes.htm