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5.6.2

22 Nov 00:23

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Hotfix: reverted Enter keypress to run selected options due to conflict with vte.

5.6.1

21 Nov 14:58

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Just a coat of polish.

Fixes & Improvements

  • install.sh script now uses bash and has a specific iteration for OpenSUSE to handle a dependency with different naming
  • Fixed an issue where a firewalld patch required for LSW-WinBoat wasn't applying to systems outside Fedora
  • Added translations for AppArmor installer for Arch
  • Distrobox-Adv updated to a new runtime
  • Scripts can now be selected and executed with the Enter key, allowing for keyboard operation of the app #319

For OpenSUSE users

Please install LinuxToys using install.sh from here or the one-liner from our official website.

5.6

28 Oct 14:57

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5.6

New Features

  • Added linuxtoys-cli mode, thanks to @AlexSimao #292
  • Added AppArmor to Extras (for Arch/Debian)
  • Added OptimusUI to Drivers
  • Added RClone UI to Utilities (@4ntsy #295)

Fixes & Improvements

  • Fixed #289, #296
  • Fixed issues caused by Ubuntu default repositories providing an outdated version of distrobox
  • Fixed RTL8821CE translation missing
  • Fixed an error causing the Optimized Defaults to not apply when a CPU wasn't compatible with the CPU ondemand patch
  • Added a warning dialog when attempting to go back while a task is running #294
  • Improved internal updater #293
  • Native OBS installs for Arch-based systems now has browser source and virtual camera capabilities

Retired

  • Psygreg's Picks will no longer be available from this version onwards

5.5.1

20 Oct 13:03

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New features

  • Now capable of obtaining packages from the Arch User Repository through paru as an optional dependency for both our scripts and manifests - use it wisely!
  • Added the psycachy kernel update checker for Debian/Ubuntu, that will check everytime the app is launched and offer to update if there is a newer version available

Fixes & Improvements

  • Fixed missing icon for DNSMasq
  • Fixed missing translation for Moonlight's description
  • Removed unnecessary confirmation dialogs #279
  • Improved footer behavior #282
  • Added links to most apps' sources #287 #282
  • Fixed an issue where helpers.lib wouldn't be found if sourced by linuxtoys.lib #288

5.5

15 Oct 14:33

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5.5

New features

  • The application now uses a vte-based terminal viewer. This makes it run in a single window, and fixes #267 (#270)
  • Added Intel Xe Driver configuration to Drivers and Optimized Defaults for Intel Arc GPUs
  • Added GTK Renderer Fix to Extras and Optimized Defaults for Intel Arc Battlemage-series and Nvidia GPUs
  • Added Brave to Privacy (#264)
  • Added Pika Backup to Utilities (#264)
  • Added Prism Launcher to Gaming (#264)
  • Added QuickSync-compatible OBS Studio and GPU Screen Recorder installers, toggled automatically
  • Added DNSMasq to Extras
  • Added Secure Boot for Arch to Extras - it is highly recommended you check the documentation on that feature before using it though

Fixes & Improvements

  • Improved CPU ondemand patch with refined approaches to both Intel and AMD (Zen 2 and newer) CPUs
  • Fixed GRUB-btrfs installer, which is now properly restricted to compatible systems
  • Fixed an issue preventing iwd from being set up as intended
  • Fixed OpenRazer installer errors on Arch-based systems
  • Fixed VS Code installer errors on certain Ubuntu-based systems
  • Fixed an error preventing the automatic install script from working in edge cases by making it POSIX-compliant
  • Fixed #267, #269 and #272

5.4.12

08 Oct 15:59

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New Features

  • Added Pacstall to Repositories
  • Added Acer Manager to Drivers #252
  • Added Moonlight to Gaming
  • Added S3Drive to Utilities
  • Improved checklist menu design now allowing for single installations directly or checklist usage #255
  • Vastly improved confirmation dialogs #250
  • OBS and GPU Screen Recorder installers revised for Intel hardware encoding (QuickSync) support

Fixes

  • Fixed #242, #245, #248
  • Added missing translation for Sunshine

5.4.11

30 Sep 14:01

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New features

  • Now self-updates when update is confirmed in dialog
  • Can now detect GPU vendor and desktop environment - check the developer documentation for more details
  • Added translations for azerbaijani, estonian, latvian, lithuanian, irish, georgian, khmer, burmese, mongolian, nepali, romanian, albanian, tajik and uzbek
  • Added Termius to System Administration (#234)
  • Added Paru and Yay to Repositories, alongside a warning about using AUR packages (#236)
  • Added Oh my Bash to Developers (#238)
  • CachyOS systemd Configuration now available separately on Extras, previously tied to the Optimized Defaults

Fixes

  • Norwegian is now displayed in the language menu as intended
  • Fixed an error causing ampersands (&) to be displayed incorrectly in certain languages
  • Increased default window size to display the footer properly for certain languages
  • Packages no longer require post-install script aliases (#233)
  • Repeated sudo requests are now suppressed when running a checklist
  • Fixed various errors on Waydroid installation
  • Fixed an error caused by a missing sudo request when creating a swapfile on root while on a btrfs filesystem
  • Fixed errors preventing LSW-WinBoat and Psygreg's Picks from working on Big Linux (report #237)

5.4.10

24 Sep 20:49

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New features

  • Added bulgarian, bosniak, danish, croatian, hungarian, icelandic, norwegian, slovak, slovenian and serbian translations

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue preventing docker from working without root on rpm-ostree-based systems as intended
  • Updated app links to new address

5.4.9

24 Sep 16:24

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Fixes

  • Now uses self-provided askpass implementation (#231), removing dependency on openssh-askpass
  • Fixed an issue preventing the user from being added to docker group correctly on rpm-ostree-based systems
  • No longer depends on jq #229

5.4.8

23 Sep 13:06

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Fixes

  • Fixed #228
  • Fixed an error caused by a conflict between coredump.conf files from LinuxToys' optimizations and Universal Blue system defaults
  • Now a x11-ssh-askpass package is provided for CachyOS installations using install.sh, solving an issue caused by the system not having the Arch/Extra repository enabled