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STUX RELEASE NOTES



Migrating from STUX 0.6.4 to STUX 0.7

Configurations saved with STUX 0.6.4 in no more compatible with STUX 0.7: delete previous configurations from hard disks before run STUX 0.7. To delete previous configurations from hard disks, be sure that no directory named 'stux' and no files named 'stuxconf.iso' exist on any root directory of hard disks.

STUX Packages downloaded with STUX 0.6.4 are no more compatible with STUX 0.7: delete previous STUX Packages on hard disk before run STUX 0.7. To delete previous STUX Packages from hard disks, be sure that no directory name 'stux-apps' exists on any root directory of hard disks.
To reinstall packages for STUX 0.7 use Minidesktop -> Stux -> Packages.
Packages for Quake II, Wine and Unreal Tournament Demo are not jet available for STUX 0.7.


User 'gp' no more exists on STUX 0.7

Now logins are done with user 'root' (all privileges are granted).


Mozilla directory

Directory '.mozilla' is searched on any available ext2 partition at boot time: if found, directory will be linked under /root/.mozilla. This allows to change STUX version without effort to restore the old .mozilla directory in the new STUX environment.
To start using this feature, once logged in, open a console and type: 
cp -rpd /root/.mozilla /mnt/hda1
rm -r /root/.mozilla
ln -s /mnt/hda1/.mozilla /root/.mozilla
if you want to save .mozilla directory on hda1 partition.


stux-docs directory

Directory 'stux-docs' is searched on any available ext2 partition at boot time: if found, directory will be linked under /root/docs. Directory 'stux-docs' contains documentations not present on Live CD. This allows to change STUX version without effort to restore documentation.


Cheat codes

STUX 0.7 has introduced Cheat codes that allows user to pass parameters to STUX at boot time.
The following Cheat codes are currently recognized: 
stux nohotplug | nopcmcia | nousb | noagp .... disable probing for hardware
stux vga=773 ......... for 1024x768 graphics mode (framebuffer @256 colors)
stux kde | gnome | fvwm2 | fvwm95 | windowmaker | twm | failsafe ..........
.................................................. specify desktop manager 
stux text .............................................. start in text mode
stux xauto ............................... start X with hardware detection
stux vesa .................... start X with default configurtion (no probe)
stux passwd=mypass .... to change password to mypass. Use "ask" to be asked
stux slack .....................don't use Stux configuration (Live CD only)
stux debug ........................ add debug breakpoints (bash) on startup


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