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== Purpose == |
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OLPC OS 12.1.0 is a new software release focusing on improving the XO-1.75 user experience, and undertaking a much-needed technological shift for Sugar's internals from GTK+ 2.x to GTK+ 3.x. Additionally, XO-1.5 and XO-1 continue to be supported in this release, and we include a variety of new features and fixes. |
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== Features == |
== Features == |
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=== Sugar-0.96 === |
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* GTK3 |
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* text to speech |
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=== GNOME 3.4 === |
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=== Base system === |
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* Update to Fedora 17, systemd etc. |
* Update to Fedora 17, systemd etc. |
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* new kernel |
* new kernel |
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* ARM moved to hardfp for increased performance |
* ARM moved to hardfp for increased performance |
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=== More disk space === |
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* SD card root filesystem automatically grown to fill card |
* SD card root filesystem automatically grown to fill card |
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=== Network improvements === |
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* networks shared between GNOME and Sugar |
* networks shared between GNOME and Sugar |
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* networks come up earlier during boot |
* networks come up earlier during boot |
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=== Miscellaneous improvements === |
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* screen now dimmed when system is inactive, even when automatic PM is disabled |
* screen now dimmed when system is inactive, even when automatic PM is disabled |
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* new boot screen, new customisation methods |
* new boot screen, new customisation methods |
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* refined olpc-os-builder config format for module selection |
* refined olpc-os-builder config format for module selection |
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== Notable fixed bugs == |
== Notable fixed bugs == |
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Revision as of 20:18, 30 May 2012
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NOTE: The contents of this page are not set in stone, and are subject to change! This page is a draft in active flux ... |
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VERY EARLY DRAFT!
Purpose
OLPC OS 12.1.0 is a new software release focusing on improving the XO-1.75 user experience, and undertaking a much-needed technological shift for Sugar's internals from GTK+ 2.x to GTK+ 3.x. Additionally, XO-1.5 and XO-1 continue to be supported in this release, and we include a variety of new features and fixes.
Features
Sugar-0.96
- GTK3
- write to journal anytime
- text to speech
- More activities moved to new toolbars: jukebox, memorize
- New browser engine, Browse is faster and smaller
GNOME 3.4
Base system
- Update to Fedora 17, systemd etc.
- new kernel
- ARM moved to hardfp for increased performance
More disk space
- SD card root filesystem automatically grown to fill card
Network improvements
- networks shared between GNOME and Sugar
- networks come up earlier during boot
Miscellaneous improvements
- screen now dimmed when system is inactive, even when automatic PM is disabled
- new boot screen, new customisation methods
- refined olpc-os-builder config format for module selection
Notable fixed bugs
- JFFS2 "the slows" avoided by reserving disk space for root (Trac #5317)
- Fix sisusbvga on XO-1 (Trac #10746) , (Trac #10568)
- Incomplete fs-update may leave laptop bootable (Trac #11776)
- network scan after resume is no longer unreliable/incomplete
Known problems
- no cheese (#11803)
- anything that might use clutter segfaults (#11810) e.g. gnome-control-center