The Roaming Computing System (Windows Edition) Changelog
Forthcoming Version 3.4
Added
- OpenOffice Extensions
- Sun PDF import 0.3.2
- Professional Template Pack I - English 1.0
- Professional Template Pack II - English 1.0
Updated
- profiles.xml 0.9.1 - 1.0 - added TWEAK
- 7-Zip 4.57 → 4.62 rev3
- Adblock Plus 0.7.5.5 → 1.0 rev3
- Adobe Reader 8.1.2SU1 → 9 - rev7
- CCleaner (Slim) 2.11.636 → 2.14.750 rev6
- Enigmail 0.95.6 → 0.95.7 - rev3
- Eraser 5.81 → 5.86a (AKA 5.86.1) - rev5
- FileZilla 3.1.2 → 3.1.6 - rev12
- Flash Player 9.0.124.0 → 10.0.12.36 - rev5
- ghostscript 8.61 → 8.63 - rev5
- GIMP 2.4.7 → 2.6.3 - rev13
- GNUPG 1.4.8 → 1.4.9 - rev4
- InfraRecorder 0.45 → 0.46.1 - rev5
- K-Lite Codec Pack (Standard) 4.1.0 → 4.3.4 - rev6 (no changes to klite-settings.ini)
- Lightning 0.8 → 0.9 - rev6
- MySQL Connector/ODBC 3.51.26 → 5.1.5 - rev3
- OpenOffice 2.4.1 → 3.0 - rev7 (now removes OOo 2.4.1 before installing 3.0)
- Picasa 2.7 build 37.49 → 3.0 build 57.53 - rev7
- Pidgin 2.5.0 → 2.5.2 - rev8
- Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.6 update 7 → 1.6 update 11 - rev7
- winscp 4.1.6 → 4.1.8 - rev7
Fixed
- Irfanview is now the default viewer for JPGs [TWEAK: I → IOI]
- Plain text files now open in Notepad++ [TWEAK: I → PON]
- Firefox can be set as default web browser so it doesn't nag when you open it [TWEAK 0.9.4]
- Right-click and edit a HTML file opens it in Notepad, should open it in KompoZer [TWEAK 0.9.4: I → WEM]
- Picasa auto update is now able to be turned off [TWEAK 0.9.4: B → P → K]
Version 3.3 Update 2 (2nd December 2008)
This version uses packages.xml version 1.4.4; profiles.xml version 0.9.1.
- Firefox 3.0.3 → 3.0.4
- Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 → 2.0.0.18
Version 3.3 Update 1 (29th September 2008)
This version uses packages.xml version 1.4.3; profiles.xml version 0.9.1.
- Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 → 2.0.0.17
- Firefox 3.0.1 → 3.0.3
- TWEAK - 0.9.2 → 0.9.3
Version 3.3 (16th September 2008)
This version uses packages.xml version 1.4.2.
New
- Windows Media Player plugin for Firefox
- K-Lite Codec Pack 4.1.0 (Standard) - http://www.codecguide.com/features_standard.htm - gives us DVD playback in Windows Media Player (and a host of other media support). Ogg Codec installer has been retained for its FLAC support due to the fact we can't remove it silently.
- CCleaner (Slim) 2.11.636
Updated
- Adblock Plus 0.7.5.3 → 0.7.5.5
- Adobe Reader 8.1.2 → 8.1.2 Security Update 1
- F-Prot 6.0.8.0 → 6.0.9.1 (fixes many issues)
- FileZilla 3.0.7 → 3.1.2
- Firefox 2.0.0.14 → 3.0.1 (major upgrade)
- GIMP 2.4.5 → 2.4.7
- Irfanview 4.10 → 4.20
- Irfanview Plugins 4.10 → 4.20
- MySQL Connector/ODBC 3.51.12 → 3.51.26
- Notepad++ 4.8.1 → 5.0.3
- OpenOffice 2.4.0 → 2.4.1 (security fix, minor enhancements, and bug fixes)
- Pidgin 2.4.1 → 2.5.0
- Pidgin OTR 3.1.0-1 → 3.2.0-1
- Scribus 1.3.3.11 → 1.3.3.12 (lots of updates)
- Sun Java Runtime Environment 6.0 update 4 → update 7
- Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 → 2.0.0.16 (security updates)
- TWEAK - 0.9.0 RC3 → 0.9.2
- WinSCP 4.0.6 → 4.1.6
Removed
- ASpell and ASpell dictionaries (English) - they were for Pidgin, which has included ASpell for all languages since version 2.0.1(?)
Changed
- Adobe Reader - we spend a massively disproportionate amount of time creating an MSI transform to change the Adobe Reader installation directory so that it doesn't have a version in its path so we can maintain our Adobe Reader shortut in Start - Programs - Office. We're no longer going to do this. We're able to do this for this program in particular and not others because we don't expect people use Adobe Reader by running the program from its shortcut, instead using it from within a web browser or by choosing to load a PDF file directly from within Windows Explorer.
- With RCS 3.1 & 3.2, Thunderbird UK spellcheck dictionary is installed but isn't working as Thunderbird isn't noticing it. We installed MySpell dictionaries in %PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Thunderbird\components\myspell\ which was correct for Thunderbird 1.5 but Thunderbird 2.0 expects them in %PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Thunderbird\dictionaries. We've fixed this and also are now using a MySpell dictionary from Mozilla, version 1.16, rather than version 1.18 from the original author.
Miscellaneous
- Our new sun Java Runtime Environment WPKG packaging removes all previous versions of JRE rather than leaving them in, fixing a long-standing issue. Because JRE doesn't uninstall prior versions, and it's a large installation, it eats up disk space. This hasn't remotely been a problem yet because we've only shipped a few versions but it would become a problem in time.
- We now set 7-Zip file type associations during workstation installation, using TWEAK
- The Windows Firewall will now allow workstations to answer ping requests, useful in troubleshooting
- Changed the location of sub-group directories on the server, creating 'restricted' - see Samba guide version 0.9.0 or later
Version 3.2 (29th April 2008)
New
- Adblock Plus 0.7.5.3 - blocks adverts in web pages
- goldfish 002 - adds an email auto responder
- GRSoft Mail Manager 1.6 - adds a web interface to add email domains, users and forwardings / aliases
- Lightning 0.8 - calendar integrated with Mozilla Thunderbird
- pfSense firewall appliance replaces IPCop (firewall appliance) and ZERINA (OpenVPN). pfSense is an even higher quality firewall appliance than IPCop.
Because we relied upon the seperate ZERINA module for OpenVPN support, the firewall was vulnerable when an updated IPCop was available but we had to hold off upgrading because we were waiting on the corresponding ZERINA. Also we couldn't perform that upgrade remotely because we were trying to upgrade the very VPN software we were using for remote access. pfSense fixes both these issues. Firewall installation, configuration and usage is now documented here, previously there was no documentation here for the firewall (though there was for the VPN, and there was documentation at the IPCop web site). - Pidgin OTR - encryption for Pidgin
- Ogg Codec Pack (from Illiminable) / Directshow Filters for Ogg Vorbis, Speex, Theora and FLAC from xiph.org
- WPKG Client 1.2.1 - allows workstation software to be updated by remotely adding software to the server then it automatically installing when a user logs in to their workstation
Updated
- The server, Debian 3.1 'Sarge' → Debian 4.0 'Etch'. An updated suite of server software (Windows domain server, mail server, print server) and an updated server operating system in general bringing lots of worthwhile capabilities. Security support for Debian 3.1 'Sarge' runs out in April 2008 so there's an imperative to upgrade.
- Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) → Service Pack 3 (SP3)
- Documentation has been improved
- 7-Zip 4.42 → 4.57
- Adobe Reader 8.0.0 → 8.1.2
- F-Prot 6.0.7.0 → 6.0.8.0 (F-Prot is self updating anyway)
- FileZilla 2.2.32 → 3.0.7
- Firefox 2.0.0.4 → 2.0.0.14
- Flash Player 9.0.16 → 9.0.124
- (GNU) Ghostscript 8.56 → 8.61
- GIMP 2.2.15 → 2.4.5
- GIMP Help 0.11 → 2-2.4
- GnuPG 1.4.7 → 1.4.8
- InfraRecorder 0.42.1 → 0.45. No longer experimental as it actually works now for regular users
- Inkscape 0.45.1-1 → 0.46
- Irfanview 4.0 → 4.10
- Irfanview Plugins 4.0 → 4.10
- KompoZer 0.7.7 → 0.7.10
- Notepad++ 4.1.1 → 4.8.1
- OpenOffice 2.2.1 → 2.4.0
- Picasa 2.7 build 36.40 → 2.7 build 37.49
- Pidgin 2.0.2 → 2.4.1
- Scribus 1.3.3.9 → 1.3.3.11 (adds PDF editing)
- Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 → 2.0.0.12
- Enigmail 0.95 → 0.95.6
- WinSCP 4.0.3 → 4.0.6
- Java Runtime Environment 6.0 update 1 → 6.0 update 4
- TWEAK - 0.9.0 beta 7 → 0.9.0 RC3
- Twix - 0.3.4 → 0.3.6. Can now be used to create user accounts on the server where before it was done much more manually.
- Windows XP Service Pack 2 → Service Pack 3 (claims a 10% speed boost)
- WPKG 1.0RC2 → 1.0.2
Removed
- Dia - use OpenOffice Draw instead, it's more intuitive
- GTK+ runtime environment - all software applications requiring GTK+ now each use their own GTK+ rather than all sharing a single GTK+ (GIMP 2.4 now includes GTK+ without the option of getting it separately; we've dropped Dia which didn't include its own GTK+
Resolved Issues
- Kompozer 0.7.10 will now work if installed using the following method (see KompoZer issue 1806420): install earlier version (for file type associations); remove earlier version program directory; create new program files directory; copy 0.7.10 files into there
- UltraVNC is now auto installing using WPKG, where before it had to be installed manually