2.02 is latest release
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Full read and write support for NTFS partitions. This includes saving of the Puppy session to hard drive.
More thorough checking of system integrity at a version upgrade, to ensure that the system is stable and usable.
The kernel is still version 2.6.16.7 but has been recompiled to support 4G memory and frequency scaling.
Steps have been taken to simplify configuration files, with a single 'state' file called PUPSTATE in /etc/rc.d. This adds to Puppy's already very simple bootup and shutdown scripts -- see how few files there are in /etc!
Various applications have been updated and/or bugfixed, including TkDVD, MUT, Unionfs, Universal Installer, Grubconfig. Startup and shutdown scripts have many improvements.
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Puppy 2.01
Features:
Kernel v2.6.18
Latest ALSA drivers version 1.0.11
Font antialiasing improved inTkl apps
'Unclutter', auto-hides the mouse cursor configured via the Mouse Wizard.
Improved modem support
MUT and USB support improved
Xfmedia media player and mhWaveEdit pupgets
Improved HD installation
Swap file offers enhanced low ram performanc (32 - 128M RAM)
Tcl/Tk upgraded to 8.5a4 with font antialiasing
The audio recorder/editor is now mhWaveEdit, version 1.4.8, replacing the Snack library and XS editor.
Perl is upgraded to version 5.8.6 and now includes GTK modules.
GPRename is a GTK-Perl application for batch file renaming.
Rarsa's mini-volume taskbar applet is upgraded to version 0.3.
MU's Puppybackgroundsetter is upgraded to version 2.0.
Jesse's MUT (Media Utility Tool) is upgraded to version 0.0.9c.
Unclutter is a utility to auto-hide the mouse pointer when it isn't moving. It is
Installing to hard drive is improved, but there are still issues installing over an existing installation of Puppy 1.x or other distro -- best to wipe beforehand. The Installer's handling of creating a boot floppy is messy.
Lots of bugfixes -- for details, read the news below since June 1st. Upgrading from v2.00 is recommended.
UPGRADING FROM V2.00:
If you have a prior pup_save.3fs file (where all your personal files are saved), booting up the v2.01 CD will perform an automatic upgrade. There is however one odd thing with the ALSA kernel modules: these are upgraded to v1.0.11 but there is an error message about missing symbols and the snd-mixer-oss module does not load (so the sound mixer won't work). But, on the next reboot it is okay -- I investigated this for sometime and it defies logic, but perhaps it is a unionfs problem. Anyway, it's a temporary annoyance.
Puppy 2.02
fast boot from a USB2 Flash drive
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