PorteuX 2.1 has been released

[porteux]

Nothing beats a new release where the system works better and is even smaller

The default NTFS driver has been changed from `ntfs-3g` to `ntfs3` (kernel native). After extensive development, the driver seems stable now. If you find any issues, please report. Note: All symlinks stored on NTFS partitions will need to be regenerated.

VirtualBox 7.1.8 (latest stable) is not compatible with kernel 6.15. So this release includes a module for VirtualBox 7.2.0 Beta 1. Wayland sessions in VirtualBox are supported but it's recommended to enable `3D Accelaration` in Settings -> Display.

1. Fixed a bug where sometimes a module could be incorrectly detected as corrupted
2. Fixed the Linux installer to be language-agnostic (thanks to zyrusete)
3. Fixed missing `.Xresources` and `.Xmodmap` in LightDM Xsession file (thanks to rych)
4. Fixed `login=` cheatcode (thanks to rych)
5. Fixed `sudo.py` not working in Openbox session
6. Fixed `pipewire` not starting in Openbox session
7. Fixed Xfce About where some hardware information could be missing (e.g. Nvidia cards)
8. Fixed some windows not opening centered in LXQt
9. Fixed `qps` not displaying its window properly in LXQt
10. Fixed `whiskermenu` positioning in Xfce Wayland session
11. Added `zstd` and `lz4` support to kernel zram (thanks to agroferia)
12. Added to `001-core`: `libqrtr-glib`
13. Added global volume key support in LXDE
14. Added LXDE patch to allow closing the taskbar windows with middle click
15. Added `AMF` headers to enable `ffmpeg` hardware encoding for AMD video cards
16. Moved `bc` to `001-core` as it’s required for arithmetic operations in some scripts
17. Removed from `002-gui`: `xf86-video-vmware`
18. Removed from KDE: `wayland-protocols`, `xcb-util-cursor`
19. Removed from LXQt current: `xcb-util-cursor` (already in `002-gui`)
20. Removed adwaita cursor from GNOME and Cinnamon
21. Removed obsolete `libxatracker` (used for VMWare)
22. Removed `baloo` indexing service from initialization in KDE current
23. Renamed `06-crippled_sources` to `06-crippled-sources`
24. Changed NTFS driver from `ntfs-3g` to `ntfs3` (kernel native)
25. Changed desktop to support icons by default in KDE
26. Changed Openbox to open new windows in the center of the screen
27. Improved stripping in `05-devel`
28. Improved system information display in Openbox context menu
29. Improved Elementary icons optimization in MATE and Xfce
30. Updated kernel to 6.15
31. Updated Nvidia driver to 575.57.08
32. Updated Cinnamon to 6.4.10 (current only)
33. Updated GNOME to 48.2 (current only)
34. Updated KDE to 6.3.5 (current only, thanks to LuckyCyborg)
35. Updated many packages in both stable and current based on upstream updates

Downloads available at: https://github.com/porteux/porteux/releases/latest

[Ed_P]

Bug reports reported here: PorteuX 2.1 bug reports

[rych]

Openbox session

Where is "Openbox session" actually used? Underneath LXDE? Or is there a usable standalone OpenBox desktop? I tried the porteus's "nodesk" cheatcode which didn't work, and tried to boot PorteuX without any desktop. Yes, it then loaded a very basic OpenBox I guess, which didn't pick up any of my settings (like DPI, Theme, etc.), has no Start menu and so on -- unusable. I'm not asking for an OpenBox DE: LXDE is good and I'm going to try Cinnamon too. I'm curious that while you're improving and fixing OpenBox, there seems to be no OpenBox DE in PorteuX. Thank you for your work and frequent releases of a super-fast and progressive system

[porteux]

@rych, the Openbox session is the fallback in case the desktop environment doesn't load or is not present. There are no plans to make a proper module with taskbar, etc. BTW, 'nodesk' is not a valid cheatcode in PorteuX.

Thanks for your kind words