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5.4.0

19 Sep 16:10
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New features

  • Local Scripts submenu #191: now you can create and add your own scripts into LinuxToys and make use of its powerful libraries
  • LSW-Winboat: a new take on LSW leveraging a better GUI and integration by WinBoat
  • Added translations: italian, arabic, hindi, turkish, vietnamese, bahasa indonesia, korean, tagalog, swahili, amharic, urdu, bengali, farsi, thai, dutch, polish and hebrew
  • Flatpak hardware acceleration for media playback, using ffmpeg-full on runtimes, to Extras
  • New IDEs subcategory within Developers, with all software of that kind moved there
  • Added Gear Lever to Utilities and Psygreg's Picks
  • Added SiriKali and Cryptomator to Privacy #203
  • Added zsh with Oh My Zsh to Developers #204
  • Added Starship to Developers #205
  • Added Nerd Fonts to Utilities #205
  • Added pNPM to Developers* #206
  • Added Nix Packages to Repositories #206

Fixes & Improvements

  • Search is now engaged if the user types without having to select the search bar first
  • About this app now reachable from the dropdown (burger) menu
  • Dropdown menu icon changed to 'burger', Gnome's default
  • Added automatic ostree updates to Extras - feature previously confined to the Optimized Defaults
  • Fixes #184, #186
  • Fixed an error causing certain installations to fail for lack of permissions
  • Fixed an error caused by a missing pcsc-lite repository for Ubuntu
  • Fixed an issue causing new AMD cards (9000-series) to not be detected by the ROCm installer
  • General code improvements and cleanup #210

5.3.0

12 Sep 20:06
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Additions & Improvements

  • Added search engine - it searchs seamlessly through all features!
  • Added dynamic translator with selector under the dropdown menu
  • Added german, french, spanish, japanese, chinese and russian translations
  • Added power profile changing CPU governor to ondemand to Extras and Desktop-mode Optimized Defaults
  • Power profile optimization for laptops replaced by power-options GUI profiler for both Extras and Optimized Defaults
  • Added Piper to Peripherals
  • Added kernel module signing for rpm-ostree-based distros to Extras
  • Improved approach to installing OpenRazer
  • Cleaner, more subtle indication to set categories apart using bold text

Fixes

  • Fixed error causing pacman to fail installations of Chaotic AUR due to timing issues
  • Fixed an issue causing LinuxToys to crash under certain conditions when using Hyprland
  • Minor code improvements and cleanups

5.2.0

04 Sep 19:56
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  • Fixes #156 and #157
  • Fixed manifest mode unable to run scripts from nested categories
  • Fixed typos in Sober and ProtonUp scripts
  • Fixed a few missing sudo requests
  • Microsoft Corefonts installer now installs proper dependencies
  • Changed approach to patching mutter's check-alive-timeout for Optimized Defaults
  • Added System Administration category with Webmin, Cockpit, Topgrade and Active Directory dependency installer scripts
  • Added Windscribe VPN to Privacy
  • Manifests can now be used from GUI
  • Manifests can now automate installation for packages or flatpaks not contained in LinuxToys scripts
  • Minor code, GUI and documentation improvements

5.1.8

28 Aug 13:14
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This will be the last daily release. From now on, LinuxToys will be updated on a weekly basis to make for a more predictable and convenient update cycle.

  • Fixes #138, #139 and #142
  • Fixed wpa_supplicant not being disabled as intended when installing iwd
  • Added uninstallation procedure for JetBrains Toolbox
  • Added Microsoft CoreFonts to Extras
  • Added a standard removal dialog that should be used to offer removal of features when those were not installed through a package manager - therefore requiring us to provide the uninstallation option ourselves

5.1.7

27 Aug 14:01
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  • Reinstated JetBrains Toolbox #137
  • Added Bazaar to Utilities
  • Added new Peripherals subcategory to Utilities
  • Moved OpenRGB, OpenRazer, Solaar and StreamController to Peripherals
  • Improved DaVinci Resolve downloaders to be self-updating
  • Updated install.sh installer script now POSIX-compliant #134
  • Added _flatpak_ function to linuxtoys.lib in preparation for 5.2 milestone
  • Small backend code and library improvements

5.1.6

26 Aug 13:52
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  • Fixed an error on Nvidia driver installation for Debian caused by instructions being given too quickly
  • Fixed library file location for subcategories #129
  • Added category/subcategory indicator #125
  • Added Realtek RTL8821CE driver installer
  • Added F3 (Fight Flash Fraud) to Utilities menu #121
  • Added a 'What's new' section to update available dialog #119
  • General code improvements #126 and #123

5.1.5

25 Aug 13:46
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  • Nvidia driver installation now available for Arch Linux and derivatives, except CachyOS (in which you should use their own provided solution)
  • VPNs menu changed to Privacy
  • Added Librewolf, Mullvad Browser, Ungoogled Chromium to Privacy menu #116
  • Fixed an error preventing an information pop-up from appearing before LSW installation under certain conditions

5.1.4

25 Aug 03:31
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Hotfix: EarlyOOM custom configuration now works as intended

5.1.3

25 Aug 02:56
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  • Removed Jetbrains Toolbox installer due to issues that are unfixable on our end
  • Added EarlyOOM to Extras menu and Optimized Defaults
  • Transitions between categories and subcategories are now animated
  • Subcategories now display their own headers as intended

5.1.2

25 Aug 00:10
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  • Fixed an issue preventing Jetbrains Toolbox's shortcuts from populating as intended
  • Godot installers now update themselves automatically
  • LinuxToys now supports subcategories in non-checklist menus
  • Added VPNs subcategory to Utilities #115