Calculate Linux 12 Beta 2 Testing

Released on December 22, 2012

Here’s the second beta for Calculate Linux 13!

As ever, come and choose your favourite between Calculate Directory Server (CDS), Calculate Linux Desktop featuring either KDE (CLD), GNOME (CLDG) or XFCE (CLDX), Calculate Media Center (CMC), Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS), Calculate Scratch Server (CSS).

Latest changes

# Fixed templates for using a new kernel in builder mode.
# NTFS partitions will be remounted for better detection at installation time.
# Fixed LVM update; also, LVM partitions will be detected, from now on, by the cl-setup-boot and cl-setup-system tools.
# No more ACPI-generated shutdown via the power button for CLD, CLDG and CLDX.
# Fixed kernel detection in cl-builder.
# Fixed the script for symlinks creation in the build system root.
# For your convenience, bigger fonts are printed on the boot screen.
# Fixed window capture problems that had occured on Elantech touchpads.
# The calculate-core daemon now starts correctly.
# In case the user modified the local Portage/overlay repositories, those can now be restored.
# Added per-package configuration for the ac_update_sync event: an option is passed to merge.
# Configuration issues fixed for packages and the merge option we’ve just mentioned.
# Should you want to replace main applications, their launch icons will be created correctly.
# In Calculate Linux Desktop XFCE, the Shotwell photo manager was added, and Catfish was integrated to the file manager for more efficient search.
# Fixed the user profile configuration for VMware.
# composite was enabled by default for VMmware.
# Fixed certificate generation on hosts with no network card.
# Portage now unpacks correctly at the first boot.
# Fixed the recovery procedure for Portage and our overlay.
# Fixed keyboard settings for GNOME.
# Updates added for revisions, to fix systems.
# The help page shown in the livecd console was rewritten.
# Better view for the bottom applications panel.

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