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PC-BSD 9

The 9.X changelog outlines the version history of all major point releases for PC-BSD 9.

PC-BSD 9.0 - Changelog (1-10-12)

Based upon FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE
Support for installing a variety of Window Managers, such as KDE, GNOME, XFCE, LXDE and more!
Improved PBI system, allows library sharing, binary diff updating, custom repositories, digital signing and more!
Support for "freebsd-update" via the System Update GUI.
New Control Panel, providing consistent configuration options across various Window Managers.
Improved networking utilities, including wifi quick-connect.
Enhanced "Life-Preserver" utility for doing off-site rsync backups of user data.
New VirtualBox / VMware disk images, with integrated guest tools.
Support for UFS+Journaling out of box
New graphical boot options page
Support for installation to BootCamp partitions on OSX systems.
And much more!

Release Notes

PC-BSD 9.0-RC3 - Changelog (12-14-11)

Fixed the default KDE wallpaper / desktop theme
Add option to skip performing system upgrades at bootup, in case the user doesn't have the time to wait.
Fix bug starting the port jail from rc.d
Make sure we clear any KDE cache during upgrade
Fixed bugs installing some PBIs from AppCafe causing seg faults
Load ext2fs automatically
Default LXDE clock to AM/PM time
Add default openbox wallpaper / menus
Load the "iir" raid driver on install media
Add extra meta-pkg for VMware guest support
Reduce CPU usage while checking for system updates on the tray
Add new graphical boot loader enabled by default
Updated the handbook for 9.0
Speed up the download process of system upgrades
Add patch for GDM which corrects issues with auto-login
Created new VirtualBox / VMware images for download

PC-BSD 9.0-RC2 - Changelog (11-23-11)

Improve username checks in installer to only allow valid chars
Add button for xvkbd virtual-keyboard usage during installation, install can now be done entirely via touch-screen
VirtualBox mouse-pointer integration works by default after selecting vboxvideo in display wizard
Improve update-manager to not fail on soft errors
In services tool, sort by name by default and enable user-sorting via headers
Fix mime issues causing false identification of office documents as .zip files
Set default language to en_US.UTF-8 which fixes mouting some removable media
Set the default mirror server on first boot to the fastest available
Save users proxy / pbi configuration across upgrades
Fix bug in AppCafe to show PBIs not associated with a particular repo
Added FVWM and FVWM-Crystal as desktop options
Prompt for a desktop in LIVE mode
Add Koffice-kde4 as optional meta-pkg for KDE4
Make pbi-manager more "sudo" friendly
Added optional meta-pkg for Compiz
Enable DynamicPM on ATI video
Add "switcher2" utility for changing gtk theme
Add -R option to "pbi_add" which fetches PBI install file without installing or removing it
Add xscreensaver to base system to fix issues in XFCE4 & others

PC-BSD 9.0-RC1 - Changelog (10-24-11)

Added support for installing to BootCamp partitions on Apple OSX systems
Added checks for invalid characters in the username
Added button to installer allowing toggle between US keyboard layout and currently selected
Added improved portjail init scripts
Life-Preserver now defaults to backing up to a remote directory set as the client hostname
Add some sanity checks to pbi-manager when creating new repositories
Fixed bugs setting the proxy server in pbi-manager / AppCafe (Uses the default config in networking GUI)
Improved the default firewall ruleset
Enable IPv6 support on all nic's by default
Added options to pbi-manager which enables tmpfs memory building
Improved pc-thinclient setup to use pre-built FreeBSD world instead of building from source
Fix bug in pbi-manager when doing binary updates to ensure it is only attempted on the correct build
Fix issues installing with mirrors / raidz on ZFS

PC-BSD 9.0-BETA3 - Changelog (10-01-11)

Fix issue enabling flash plugin after installation
Fix bug with handbook not launching in LXDE
Fix issue performing updates on ZFS systems with separate /boot UFS partition.
Add lxmenu-data port, which provides nicer LXDE menu framework
Fix enabling ibus from GDM
Include "mga" driver in base
Add option to install only "openbox" as a window-manager
Fix bug doing PBI patching and checking the FreeBSD version
Improve PBI manager allowing ~/bin entries to point to wrapper scripts
Fix bug upgrading and installing the nvidia driver
Fix bugs installing from LIVE mode

PC-BSD 9.0-BETA2 - Changelog (09-13-11)

Fixed an issue fetching large sets of packages during an update
Added NVIDIA driver to install media, allowing it to be used instead of "vesa" and "nv"
Fixed an issue with passwords & encryption strings with a '=' in them causing parse errors
Auto correct if user tries to use /home mount-point to /usr/home
Fixed internet installation defaulting to an incorrectly formatted URL
Added sanity checks to AppCafe to check if user is able to install applications
Fix to pbi-manager to checkout correct FreeBSD sources
When adding new users via the GUI, include them in the "operator" group by default
Fixed misc crashes while using the User Manager
Set wallpaper to full-screen mode on install images
Increase default '/' partition size to 2GB
Added AppCafe warning when no meta files can be found
Cap the size of default swap space
Fixed layout of default XFCE menu
Make hyper-links work in Welcome application
Fix loading translation files in Xorg Wizard
Show total and current MB of downloads in AppCafe
Fixed bugs in Firewall Manager causing incorrect service names to be selected
Show status of firewall restart in the GUI
Put volume applet on LXDE panel by default
Added feature to System Manager and Installer to right-click on meta-pkgs and show details
Reorganized the meta-pkg layout
Enhance pc-su to use more appropriate "su" backend depending upon WM being run
Include support for some additional Broadcom wifi chipsets by default
Allow booting to emergency console on LIVE images
Added Draft version of PC-BSD 9 handbook
Speed up booting by loading some KLDs after kernel is loaded
Clear temporary files in /tmp at boot by default
Add support into AppCafe for showing HTML formatted descriptions
Added new default font configuration
Use more appropriate icons for entries in Control Panel
Fixed an issue with IBUS variables not being set properly
Fixed printer config to use "pc-su" so we have permissions to add / remove devices
Fixed syntax bug when trying to install using "gmirror"
Fix pbi-manager to resume downloading meta-data if the system was shutdown before it finished

PC-BSD 9.0-BETA1.5 - Changelog (08-19-11)

Enable hplip scanner support
Fixed bug removing PBIs sometimes leaving some file leftovers
Auto-create npflashplugin wrappers at system install
Improved fluxbox / icewm with "idesk" support for desktop icons
Fixed running the display wizard from the Control Panel
Fixed AppCafe crash when removing last PBI or download
Fixed issue saving some timezones properly during installation
Fixed detection of running WM for Control Panel icons
Fixed life-preserver to use non-standard port 22 when specified
Add default gtk2 theme
Update NVIDIA driver to 280.13

PC-BSD 9.0-BETA1 - Changelog (08-01-11)

Now supports multiple Window Managers, such as: - KDE 4 - GNOME 2 - XFCE 4 - LXDE - And many more!
Support for "meta-pkgs", allowing the user to customize their installed system with a variety of software.
Improved PBI system, allows sharing of files / libraries between applications for reduced disk / runtime space.
New AppCafe, allow easy browsing, installing and managing Applications
Updated to the installer, allowing easy setup of ZFS, GELI encryption and more!
Many improvements to networking setup GUIs
New system-update utility, support for "freebsd-update" and upgrading from point-release to point-release. (I.E. 9.0 -> 9.1)
Revamped "Life-Preserver" backup utility, makes it easier than ever to backup to FreeNAS or any remote ssh+rsync server.
New PC-BSD Control Panel, provides one-stop access to a variety of system-configuration options.

PC-BSD 8

The 8.X changelog outlines the version history of all major point releases for PC-BSD 8.

PC-BSD 8.2 - Changelog (2-21-11)

Updated to FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE
Updated to final 8.2 Guide - 9148
Updated the display wizard with many new supported resolutions - 9137
Added "extractonly" option to pc-sysinstall, for installing to a pre-mounted disk - 9091
Fixed some disk install errors from loading incorrect geom_ modules - 9086
Increase default /boot partition when doing ZFS on root - 9045
Increased FreeBSD default partition sizes - 9034 - 9125

PC-BSD 8.2-RC3 - Changelog (2-04-11)

Updated to FreeBSD 8.2-RC3v
Updated to KDE 4.5.5
Fixed bug allowing duplicate ZFS mounts - 8890
Disable KDE4 3D effects by default, fixing issues with blank screens on some systems - 8826
Default to skiping DVD checksum, unless user requests it - 8746
Implement fix / workaround for kernel panic when re-starting a wireless network - 8886
Enable geom_mbr / geom_bsd by default - 8885

PC-BSD 8.2-RC2 - Changelog (1-20-11)

Updated to FreeBSD 8.2-RC2
Added PC-BSD Handbook PDF to Desktop - 8469
Added minimum password requirements to encryption / users - 8386 8388
Fixed some missing kmenu icons for vim / rocks - 8391 8392
Enabled network support for HPLIP - 8377

PC-BSD 8.2-RC1 - Changelog (1-10-11)

Updated to FreeBSD 8.2-RC1
Fixed issue detecting the proper video card driver - 8316
Fixed some crashes when adding new users / groups - 8243
Added /sbin/nologin as a shell choice in the user manager - 8240
Let created users have a homedir of /nonexistant via the GUI - 8247
Fix customizing desktop languages when using a () in the description - 8343

PC-BSD 8.2-BETA1 - Changelog (12-20-10)

Updated to KDE 4.5.4
Updated to FreeBSD 8.2-PreRelease
Installation related bugfixes and enhancements:

Added ability to select FS type during auto-partitioning - 8099
Added ability to enable Encryption during auto-partitioning
Added ability to change hostname from installer - 8153
Fixed bug switching to some non-english languages - 8223
MFC option to select between MBR/GPT partitioning - 8154

MFC number of fixes to Network Manager - 8088 8089 8090 8091
Added option to enable / disable using "lagg" fail-over network interface

PC-BSD 8.1 - Changelog (7-20-10)

Updated to KDE 4.4.5
Updated to FreeBSD 8.1
Numerous fixes to installer, such as:

Switch to "gpart" instead of fdisk for backend
Improvements to ZFS, allowing mirror/raidz setup via GUI
Encryption pass-phrase support
Use GPT partitioning when running in dedicated disk mode11

Improvements to life-preserver backup tool
Fixed issue running downloaded python / ruby plasmoids - 6871
Fixed nepomuk / strigi default init at first login - 6881
Fixed issues with wifi tools in calculating signal strength - 6888
ZFS syntax fix for installs to MBR partition - 6889
During upgrade now install selected components properly - 6891
Don't use "lagg" device on systems with no wifi - 6960
Use "async" for journaled file-systems - 7192
Enable double-click partition editing action - 7190
Fixed backwards numlock logic in KDE - 7170
Added fixes to reduce kdeinit cpu usage from file polling - 7147
Use 24 bit color depth during install by default - 7020
More details available on our 8.1 wiki page

PC-BSD 8.0 - Changelog (2-22-10)

Fixed some bugs doing upgrades from ZFS - 6228
Fixed issues when applying new network settings - 6247
Added missing country / language codes for Czech - 6254
Fixed issue with Software Manager downloading, but not installing applications - 6257
Added kxkbrc configuration based upon users keyboard selections - 6259
Added support for localized splash screens on i386 - 6265
Auto-load ahci driver by default, fixes issues with some missing DVD/Disk drives - 6272
By default disable atime to speed up disk access on desktop - 6269

6268

Shrunk install image further, fixing bugs installing 32bit on systems with only 256MB RAM

PC-BSD 8.0 - RC2 - Changelog (2-11-10)

Updated to KDE 4.3.5
Updated Perl to 5.10.1
Updated to xorg-server 1.6.5
Fixed our utilities to load i18n properly
Added missing boot splash screen - 6095
Updated font support for Japanese - 6111
Fixed bugs with lagg driver - 6138
Fixed bug trying to run in LIVE mode on boot-only media - 6140
Fixed upgrade issues from 7.x -> 8.x - 232
Fixed Slovenian country code - 233
Fixed issue when trying to upgrade / remove 7.x PBIs - 234
Fixed ugly print fonts in FF / Konq - 6181
Fixed bugs with networking installation - 6180
Removed duplicate hostnames in rc.conf - 239
Make DEL key work in konsole / csh - 242
Disable AGP when using nvidia - 241
Fixed bug upgrading a PBI and KIO file renaming - 6224

PC-BSD 8.0 - RC - Changelog (1-27-10)

Updated to FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-P2
Fixed boot bug when using ZFS root - 5999
Improved disk detection routine during installation - 6027
Added ibus framework to allow inputting of asian character sets.
Fixed bug when installing via public mirror using wrong path name - 6023
Fixed issue with KDM not using correct keyboard layout - 5981
Updated CUPS configuration, fixing kde printer module support
Fixed crashes in network tray application
Added support for lagg interface when using wifi, allows automatic failover from ethernet - 5995
Fixed PBI updating issue via the Software Manager - 6026

PC-BSD 8.0 - BETA - Changelog (1-1-10)

Updated to FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE
Update to KDE 4.3.4
Nvidia 195.22 drivers for both i386 & amd64
Improved Software Manager

Browse and install apps via web-viewer
Keep applications automatically updated
Re-create desktop icons at any time
Mirror selection for patches / PBI updates

New System Installer

Can select to install PC-BSD or FreeBSD
Support for geli encrypted swap & partitions
Improved ZFS support
Support for gmirroring of disks
Automatic disk label support with glabel
Options to "test" keyboard layouts
Install logging and failure reporting

DVD can be started in "live" mode to preview the system
Improved PBI installation process when creating icons / menu / mime entries
Support for installing and running 32bit PBIs on 64bit Operating System
Includes "Life-Preserver" utility, allows backup of system to remote rsync+ssh server
New "Ports Console" provides clean jail allowing port building without changing installed desktop
New KDE / Desktop theme and visual improvements
Numerous other fixes and enhancements to desktop and system

PC-BSD Legacy

PCBSD 7.1.1 - Changelog (07-06-09)

Updated 7.2-Stable to 06242009
Updated KDE to 4.2.4
Updated Nvidia driver to 185.14 - 4071
Update the Nvidia driver 71.86.09 -> 71.86.11 which fixes the kernel panic - 4157
Fixed a bug when running Dolphin in root mode - 4176
Fixed bugs in py-cups port, which corrects "Print a test page" failure from the GUI - PR135675
Fixed bugs in ksyslog program, now finds /var/log/messages properly
Added gvim to the menu - 4114
Removed obsolete printing menu icons - 4115
Improved the system updater tray, don't issue popup on failure, change icon instead - 4100
Improved stability with intel graphics cards
Updated included Wine to 1.1.24, which fixes issues with certain 3D Games
Fixed issues with using the fetch ports GUI causing a crash in kcmshell4. - 4069
Improved the System Updater Tray to not use annoying popups and instead just change the icon - 4103
Added the older Nvidia 71.86.xx driver - 4066
Fixed issues with kppp, which needs suid permissions to function - 4061
Moved /PCBSD to /usr/PCBSD and created sym-link to allow small root partitions - 3999 - 4004 - 4008
Fixed bugs when "upgrading" a system that uses ZFS root partition - 3995 - 3997
Added support to give higher / lower priority to wifi connections - 3871
Added ability to edit saved wifi profiles - 3870
Added ability to "ignore" updates in the updater tool - 3842
Improved the system updater and tray application interaction - 3832
Fixed CUPS issues not finding all .ppd files correctly - 3833 - 3834 - 3822
Fixed bugs with xterm not running - 3804
Improved the default fluxbox configuration - 3793 - 3794 - 3798 - 3808 - 3809
Improved the KDE4 default theme - 3805 - 3810
Updated the KDM theme - 3812 - 3817
Improved the KSplash Theme - 3811
Misc other bugfixes

PCBSD 7.1 - Changelog (04-10-09)

Updated KDE to 4.2.2 - 3725
Updated nvidia driver to 180.44 - 3692

Improved the csh default prompt - 3669
Greatly improved the fluxbox default menu - 3670
Fixed a bug when trying to use "nv" driver - 3678
Fixed a bug with mouse being disabled on dual-head - 3679
Improved default fonts / colors for KDE - 3686
Installer now runs fsck on file-system before a upgrade / repair to ensure we have a good disk - 3723
Updated installer to provide additional feedback during upgrade - 3684
Fixed a bug applying localization data to an upgraded system - 3749
Updated the diagnostic sheet to provide more useful data for troubleshooting - 3731
Fixed large bug in PBI Update checker, now all available updates display properly, and tray application provides list of updates available - 3710

PCBSD 7.1-RC1 - Changelog (03-27-09)

Fixed bugs with nvidia driver replacing libwfb incorrectly - 3620
Fixed bug finding version number when doing update from 7.1 -> 7.1 - 3599
Added tests for partition / slice space requirements during install - 3637
Added pykde4 and KDE 4 printing utilities
Fixed flash9 plugin on amd64 - 3654
Updated runports command to accept arguments for running apps in /usr/local - 3629
Fixed several tools to use UTF-8 when reading file data, fixing localization issues - 3635
Fixed CUPS ppd search paths, which improves number of available printing drivers.

PCBSD 7.1-BETA1 - Changelog (03-06-09)

Updated KDE to 4.2.1
Updated Xorg to 7.4
Updated NVIDIA driver to 180.35
Updated FreeBSD to 7.1-Stable
Implemented new desktop schematic, PC-BSD ports are now installed in /PCBSD/local
Added support for installing and running FreeBSD ports, without effecting the desktop
Re-implemented the "Upgrade" functionality from previous PC-BSD releases, now preserves the home data, along with /usr/local ports.
Added gtklp, a GUI front-end to 'lpr', which allows setting options from programs which use lpr for printing. - 3533
Incorporated "Online Updates" into the "Software and Updates Manager", and re-wrote the tray application to be a notifer only. - 3081
Added menu icons for "runports", which allows building + running applications in the FreeBSD ports tree - 3586
Added detection for vmware installs, and set kern.hz to provide a speedup and prevent clock drift - 3542
Set hern.hz on normal systems to 100, which seems to provide a noticeable speed increase - 3568
Fixed a bug in the update notifier tray, now re-scans for PBI updates after a PBI is installed, removed, or updated - 3571
Fixed bugs loading i18n data during install, causing incorrect characters to appear - 3598
Use 'noatime' file mount option during install, speeds up FS - 3498

PCBSD 7.0.2 - Changelog (12-10-08)

Updated KDE to 4.1.3
Improved the Online Updater tool, to support proxy servers, and use custom TMPDIR - 2940 - 2941 - 2942 - 2944
Added KDE4 startup script for nvidia cards, which improves performance with desktop lag, and compositing effects - 2943
Updated sound-detect script to support several new cards - 2945 - 3018
Fixed a series of bugs in the System Manager tool - 2949

Fixed occasional crash when using portsnap
Fixed bug preventing clicking of "apply" after changing settings

Fixed bug loading bootup splash screen images
Fixed a bug with occasional hang's at shutdown, due to hung knotify4 processes - 2959
Fixed installation issues when trying to install PC-BSD to free disk space, and the partition does not yet exist - 3034
Upgraded HAL to 0.5.11_8 which fixes errors when trying to eject optical media in KDE4 and improves NTFS-3G support - 3027
Fixed a problem with scanner permissions preventing user scaning - 2938
Fixed bug performing PBI updates, which removed the old PBI - but didn't always install the new one - 2932
Put a check in place to prevent using ZFS with less than 1GB of system memory - 2962

PCBSD 7.0.1 - Changelog (10-17-08)

Updated KDE to 4.1.2
Update Nvidia driver to 177.80 - SVN: 2868
Fixed various bugs causing crashes with System Updater - SVN: 2780 , SVN: 2790 , SVN: 2908
Fixed bugs with partitions becoming mis-aligned due to incorrect sizing - SVN: 2809 , SVN: 2810
Added support for NTFS writing directly in KDE4 - SVN: 2811
Fixed sound detection for ALI M5451 PCI Audio Device - SVN: 2821
Fixed out of memory errors when installing on 256MB of RAM - SVN: 2825 , SVN: 2827 , SVN: 2828
Added new KMenu->System->Display Setup Wizard icon to re-run the X Setup tool - SVN: 2832
Added support for linux-flashplugin9 to the default install for i386 and amd64 - SVN: 2850 , SVN: 2851
Fixed an error about setting up Xorg for QEMU on install - SVN: 2848
7.0.1 now includes all the KDE l10n packages by default, allowing users to switch languages and locales "on-the-fly" - SVN: 2877
Fixed a bug which caused a sound-detection error notification by mistake when the user was running an alternative OSS - SVN: 2901
Fixed the Wifi tool to work with very long SSID's and ones with multiple spaces in the name - SVN: 2895
Updated the Wifi tool to allow network profiles, and connect to the best available network - SVN: 2904
Added a new System Updater launcher to the System Settings utility - SVN: 2906
Added support to xorg-gui to allow user to run radeonhd driver - SVN: 2909
Corrected some apps showing up in their respective kickoff directory - SVN: 2910

PCBSD 7 - Changelog (9-15-08)

Updated KDE to 4.1.1
Updated Nvidia driver to 177.70 (beta)
Updated included Quick-Guide to version for 7
Added additional ATH wifi device support
Fixed BSDStats reporting
Improved Xorg setup of ATI cards, should enable DRI for more systems
Updated installer to support all varieties of passwords, including spaces and special characters
Fixed detecting and using SSID's with a space in the name
Fixed initial login sound playback
Updated USB install to support FAT formatted USB sticks
Fixed numerous other bug reports from previous betas

PCBSD 7-BETA1 - Changelog (8-28-08)

Updated to FreeBSD 7-STABLE for the base.
Updated to KDE 4.1.
New options to install from DVD, USB or Network/Internet.
New optional file-system selector during install.
New options for keyboard setup, including localized layout setup.
Support for ZFS, UFS2, UFS2+Softupdates, and UFS2+Journaling
ULE Scheduler improves system performance and responsiveness.
Greatly expanded hardware support.
Updated sound-detection routine, with new GUI for reporting problems.
Improvements to WiFi detection and WEP setup.
Improvements to PBI installation, adds more information to kmenu entries.
Dual-head option in XGUI tool.
Improved Add / Remove optional components support, install via internet.
Improved support and stability for Wine.
Fail-safe mode which loads X in vesa mode on running system.
Monitor / Video card identification in X GUI setup tool.
Improved support for creating multiple partitions across a primary slice.
Improved PBI thumbnailer, now displays embedded icons for large PBIs properly.
Updated entire PC-BSD toolset to QT4 / KDE4.

PCBSD 1.5.1 - Changelog (4-23-08)

Bugfixes to the PBI removal tool - Removes /Programs/<ProgDir> consistently now.
Added detection for NFE / MSK networking cards on install CD
Added GutenPrint support for additional print drivers
Added additional fonts to Xorg
Updated the PolicyKit configuration for latest HAL improvements
Fixed SMP support in default kernel configuration
Bugfixes to the new SystemUpdater tool - Download more than 4 patches without a failure.
Fixes to the wifi config GUI, works properly with extra-long SSID names
Added Lipstik theme to root profile for consistent UI experience.
Updated the installed ports to latest as of 4-16-08.
Updated i18n support to latest from 4-14-08
Updated Quick-Guide, including PDF version.

PCBSD 1.5 - Changelog (3-12-08)

NEW System Updater tool - Keeps system & PBIs up to date - Allows override variables, so that admins can use their own mirrors / servers to roll out updates to users.
NEW sound detection program! Uses XML backend to identify and load modules
NEW amd64 build of 1.5, including PBIs that are on our auto-build server
NEW PBI icon preview library, now a PBI file shows the embedded icon on your desktop, not the generic "PBI" format icon
Xorg 7.3
KDE 3.5.8
FreeBSD 6.3 Release
Improvements to WiFi tool, BSSID support and better SSID support
Improvements to the PBI Removal tool - Faster startup & remove a list of PBIs at a time
Improvements to the firewall manager

PCBSD 1.4.1.2 - Changelog (1-04-08)

Updated the included NVIDIA drivers to 169.07

PCBSD 1.4.1.1 - Changelog (12-03-07)

Upgraded printing system CUPS to version 1.3.3
Fixed missing foomatic data for hpijs printers
Added GutenPrint for additional printer support
Upgraded base OS to FreeBSD 6.3-PRERELEASE (Latest 6-STABLE)

PCBSD 1.4.1 - Changelog (11-16-07)

Upgrades Compiz 0.5.2 to Compiz-Fusion 0.6.0
Switches from HPIJS to HPLIP for better printer / scanner support.
Adds extra screen savers with X-Screensaver package
Updates NVIDIA drivers to latest releases from NVIDIA.
Updates GTK / Pango libraries to latest in ports
Fixes some misc bugs with PBI Removal tool, and Network manager.
Fixes issue with "tar" extract error during install when using custom partitioning.
Switches ISO to LZMA compression, speeding up the install and reducing the size of the CD ISO image.
Fixed bug with some of doc files have unreadable permissions
Added anacron config into base system
Fixed bug starting the PCBSD Updater tool

PCBSD 1.4 - Changelog 9-24-07 (Kris Moore)

Updated FreeBSD base OS to 6.2-STABLE
Updated Xorg to version 7.2
Updated KDE to 3.5.7
Added Compiz-Fusion 0.5.2, replacing Beryl
Includes support for Flash7 in native BSD browsers. (Konq, Opera, FireFox)
Includes official NVIDIA drivers to simplify activating HW acceleration.
Put checks into place for the installer, so when you do an upgrade and delete PBI components such as Firefox / Opera, it doesn't replace one on the HD already.
Added ipw module / firmware to system, for Intel 2100 wifi cards
Changed XGUI box to use 1024x768 in combo box by default
Fixed "/./" on upgrade
Fixed "avahi" user missing on upgrade
Put fix into place so that kxkbrc tool is updated with right key layout. (jp106 & abnt2)
Added tcsh to installer, so now you can use uparrow at shell prompt.
Fixed Japanese / Chinese support, so they can both exist at same time
Now detects "msk" driver NIC's.
Allow multiple component selection.
Fixed many reported bugs from 1.4BETA in the following tools:

Network Manager
Xorg Configuration GUI
Custom partition via Installer
Xorg configuration now auto-detects DPI

Included i18n support with latest translations from Pootle as of 9-20-07
Fixed PC-BSD specific tools to now use native languages properly.
Added hpjis to support a wider variety of HP hardware
Added new KDM theme for a nicer login window.
Fixed bugs with optional packages on CD 2
Updated Wine system patches to current versions as of 9-20-07
Fixed XML menuing system so Wine apps don't appear in "lost+found" anymore.
Fixed up support for PPPoE backend, improving config file generation via GUI.
Fixed numerous bugs with "upgrading" an existing PC-BSD installation.

Upgrading now preserves all sym-links created by PBIs
Upgrading is now faster, and doesn't need to compress the user home dirs.
Upgrading now properly saves kmenu icons and updates for any new ones.

Improved & Simplified system installer, now with the ability to load optional components from CD2
NEW! Network configuration manager, including tray apps for WIFI and ethernet connections
NEW! Firewall Manager, enables easy GUI configuration of firewall settings
NEW! Xorg GUI Configuration tool, allows easy setup of screen resolution & 3D support
NEW! Added support to Add / Remove programs tool to easily install optional KDE / System components
NEW! User manager GUI
NEW! Battery Tray Application for Laptops
Numerous fixes / tweaks to KDE configuration, making downloading & running PBIs easier

PCBSD 1.3.4 (Online Update Only) - Changelog 4-18-07 (Kris Moore)

Updated HAL daemon to 20070403, fixing issues mounting removable media.
Updated CUPS to version 1.2.10, which improves printing support.

PCBSD 1.3.3_1 (Online Update Only) - Changelog 3-7-07 (Kris Moore)

Applied FreeBSD patch 07:04 which corrects issues with Daylight savings
Updated the PC-BSD Guide

PCBSD 1.3.3 (Online Update Only) - Changelog 2-12-07 (Kris Moore)

Updated HAL to latest version: 0.5.8-20070210
Updated kdebase to latest version: 3.5.5_4
Applied FreeBSD security update SA-07:02
Changed bsdstats script to run check daily

PCBSD 1.3.2 (Online Update Only) - Changelog 1-19-07 (Kris Moore)

Updated alias.conf file
Updated PBI Removal tool to support PBI Creator 3.0 files
Fixed issue with devfs.rules and local printer support
Changed default Icon for PBI Removal Tool
Fixed issues on some systems removing desktop icons after PBI deletion
Upgraded Start menu button background image
Updated /etc/rc.d/jail startup script for FreeBSD-SA-07:01

PCBSD 1.3.01 (ISO & Online Update) - Changelog 1-9-07 (Kris Moore)

Updated HAL to latest version in Ports. (0.5.8.20070104)
Added xscreensaver-kde port
Updated PCInstall code with fixes for extended partitions. (Bug #355, Feature Request #203, Bug #334)
Updated enable.sh script for HAL in Services tool. (Bug #367)
Updated kcmPBSystem module with fixes Tim made recently (Bug #353)
Created /PCBSD/browser_plugins directory, and made it a default in KDE
Added Arabic language to installer
Fixed issue with changing the video card on install CD to "vesa". (Bug #372)
Updated version of CrashHandler which fixes leaving .files in your home dir.
Implemented Feature Request #148 - Documents path now defaults to /home//Documents/
Fixed issue running PBIs directly from CD. The "noexec" flag is now disabled by default.

PCBSD 1.3 (ISO Only) - Changelog 12-31-06 (Kris Moore)

Upgraded system to KDE 3.5.5
Fixed issues with connecting to CUPS for printing
Added HAL support for default media backend
Added ability to user-mount disks in HAL
Cleaned up Konquerors default look-n-feel for web browsing
Fixed issues with toolbar colors and sidebar colors
Added support for running Flash content on native BSD browsers
Added more options to services menu to disable / enable system services
Fixed bug with errors while running in single user-mode
Fixed output of system installer while running upgrade

PCBSD 1.3RC1 - Changelog 12-11-06 (Kris Moore)

Fixed icon size issues in KMenu
Installer now does not display extended partitions.
Installer now can use empty primary partition space to install.
Fixed issue with BSDStats not properly reporting usage.
Fixed problem with "Start" icon text not being translated properly.
Fixed issues when using installer to upgrade system from 1.2 -> 1.3.
Closed numerous other issues from BETA2, see this URL for more details: http://tinyurl.com/yyoplg

PCBSD 1.3 (BETA2) - Changelog 11-26-06 (Kris Moore)

Fixed numerous bugs reported from the BETA1 release.
Implemented support for installing under different languages.
Switched to "Crystal Clear" icon set for default install.
Updated versions of some ports in base system.

PCBSD 1.3 (BETA1) - Changelog 10-18-06 (Kris Moore)

Brand-new system install wizard.
Install CD boots into RAM for switching CD' during install process.
New visual Look-n-feel for default PC-BSD.
Added Fluxbox / Idesk for "server" profile. (Available in kdm for desktop users)
Installer allows multiple users to be added.
Advanced Options in Installer - Setup Firewall / Network / Custom Partitions.
New X detection setup.
New sound-detection setup.
Included Quick Guide on desktop.
Added new default startup / shutdown splash screens.
Running KDE 3.5.4.
Included gtk-qt-engine for GTK visual effects.
Added support for drive mirroring.
Included BSDStats (Optional)
Denyhosts is now optional for SSH security.
SMP kernel is auto-detected and setup automatically.
Numlock enabled for desktops.
Created /etc/pf.inports file for opening firewall ports.
For full package list, see release notes.

PCBSD 1.2 - Changelog 7-12-06 (Kris Moore)

Updated ports to current as of 6-26-06.
Added py-qt and py-kde ports to default install. (Allows Super Karamba plugins to work)
Cleaned up icons folders.
Added DBSD Network / User Toolset into Control Panel.
Convert PC-BSD tools to Control Panel modules.
Update KMenu to display categories.
Ctrl-alt-delete now launches the System Guard.
Zip support included in default install.
Added Bash to default install.
Removed EISA support from default kernel.
Setup CD insert notification to allow playing audio CD's and DVD's.
Added denyhosts to default install for SSH security.
Windows key now launches "K-Menu".
Removed wireless support from install CD. (Fixes possible crash when detecting sound card)
Fixed bug with online update not working in languages other than english.
Removed the "Computer" kmenu opting for "System Menu" instead.
Changed default color scheme.
Changed desktop icons default to 32x32.
NTFS partitions are now mounted as Read-Only.
Write access to CD devices for user accounts granted.

PCBSD 1.11a - Changelog 6-25-06 (Kris Moore)

Fixed issues with compat5x libraries not working.
Fixed problem with online updater showing available updates when none are available.

PCBSD 1.11 - Changelog 6-13-06 (Kris Moore)

Updated installed ports to current versions as of 6-12-06
Updated KDE to 3.5.3
Removed linux-base-rh9 port from default install, allowing PBI developers to install their own. (Not removed from patch update)
Added additional video drivers to default kernel. (Intel 3D, Vodoo, etc)
Adding users now uses the /usr/share/skel template.
Cleaned up fonts, uses Sans Serif family by default now.
Allowed users to change account icon in kdmrc
Changed console resolution to 800x600
Claned up /etc/resolv.conf
Fixed IPV6 hostname in /etc/hosts

PCBSD 1.1 - Changelog 5-28-06 (Kris Moore)

Updated core OS to FreeBSD 6.1.
Added "nve" devices to DHCP network detection.
Fixed network manager to restart network after settings change.
Added extraction test to installation CD - Now warns on failed install.
Upgraded Online Update Utility to display status + plus major bugfixes.
Added DRM / ATI support to default kernel.
Misc bugfixes.

PCBSD 1.0 - Changelog 4-28-06 (Kris Moore)

Now running KDE 3.5.2.
Kaffeine is now the default media player for audio / video.
PC-BSD now auto-detects when a media has been inserted into a CD / DVD drive.
When a CD is inserted, an icon shows up on the desktop for unmounting / ejecting.
When a USB flash drive is connected, an icon shows up on the desktop for unmounting.
Changed much of the backend with fonts and language support.
Tools now look like KDE with same fonts.
Graphical Improvements to the Installer.
Added new "Utilities" menu on CD install, for chroot and shell prompts.
Create desktop Icons to pbidir.com and pcbsd.com.
Set default profile on Konqueror for web browsing.
Added Search bar to Konqueror.
Partitions now have "Softupdates" enabled.
Online Update check at bootup can now be disabled.
Many numerous bugfixes.

PCBSD 1.0RC2 - Changelog 1-20-06 (Kris Moore)

Updated Core FreeBSD with latest security patches.
Upgraded KDE to 3.5
Fixed loading of "kcm fileshare" KDE module.
Online update checker now runs at system startup.
Only approiate sound module is loaded now.
Disabled DMA support during system installation process.
Some special characters are now prohibited from password creation.
Many packages have been updated to current versions.
System tool now uses portsnap to update ports.
New PBI Crash Handler.
Fixed kdmrc out of date message at boot.
Misc bugfixes.

PCBSD 1.0RC1 - Changelog 11-21-05 (Kris Moore)

Added PBIdelete program - Lets users remove PBI's from the command line.
Added process to sanitize bios geom, from sysinstall source for system install.
Added new "Update" mechanism for PBI's, developers can now specify update URL for checking version numbers.
Added text install mode for PBI's with "-text" option.
Bugfix version of the UserManager.
Fixed USB bad mount-points.
Updated visual look-n-feel of KDE, fonts, graphics, etc.

PCBSD 1.0RC1 - Changelog 11-10-05 (Kris Moore)

Upgraded the base OS to FreeBSD 6.0.

This core update provides a much needed UI performance boost, and now works with much more hardware.
For more information on this release of FreeBSD 6, please see www.freebsd.org

Added a graphical Language / Keyboard selector at beginning of installation process.

Lets users select the install & system language they wish to operate under.
Also allows keyboard models / maps to be selected, for a wide range of functionality.

Added the Network Manager utility.
- Lets users control and modify their network adapters, setting values such as IP addresses, Netmask, DNS, Gateway, and Host name.
The system now ships with Linux Binary Compatability pre-installed.
- Having this package pre-installed means that users can now download and run PBIs of software such as Flash support, or Java for Linux.
Backward Compatible with PBI's made for previous versions of PC-BSD.
- Users can install and run the same PBI's created for their prior versions of PC-BSD, no recompile necessary.
System reinstall required.

This release is a major step up from previous PC-BSD's, so a reinstall will be required. No online update patch will be isssued for 0.8.3 -> 1.0RC1

Upgraded KDE to version 3.4.3
Changed cursors on Install CD
Anti-Aliasing is now enabled by default
Added "Greek" to lanaguage selection menu

PCBSD 0.8.3 - Changelog 10-22-05 (Kris Moore)

Added auto-run daemon for CD's (Checks for autorun.pbi file after CD is mounted)
PC-BSD installer is now 1 CD, with optional 2nd CD for language packs
Fixed major FDISK issue (Problem with geometry on some HD's, preventing bootup)
Added option to run GUI installation in 1024x768 mode
Improved visuals with new default cursor / wallpaper scheme
Fixed bug with "cancel" not working when prompting for format during install.
Added a beta version of the PC-BSD command-line registry program
Updated user-manager
Added several new languages including Japanese, Ukrainian, and Chinese Traditional.

PCBSD 0.8.2 - Changelog 9-23-05 (Kris Moore)

Fixed the mountroot issues after installation.
Fixed problems with PBI's not installing when a whitespace is in the path.
Updated the scripts used for online update manager.
Added SMP support to kernel.

PCBSD 0.8.1 - Changelog 9-19-05 (Kris Moore)

Fixes many issues with bootup after installation.
Fixed problems with Online Update Manager.
Updated UserManager.
Added Russian and Bulgarian Support.
Activates HD swap space during installation for lower memory systems.
Slimmed down KDE 3.4.2 by removing Games / Graphics / PIM ports, which can be optionally installed via PBI.

PCBSD 0.8 Beta - Changelog 9-11-05 (Kris Moore)

Upgraded KDE to 3.4.2
NEW! Online Update Manager
NEW! Online Update Scheduler
Add Users GUI
Better sound detection
PBI's now installed to /Programs
Keyboard Layout Selector
Able to use "sysinstall" fdisk utility for advanced disk editing.
Detect EXT2 Linux partitions for mounting
Multiple Languages now supported

English
Catalan
Danish
German
Spanish
Estonian
French
Croatian
Hungarian
Dutch
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Swedish
Chinese Simplified

Fixed issues relating to BSDLabel
Cleaned default desktop
All PC-BSD configuration settings now on KMenu

PCBSD 0.7.8 Beta - Changelog 7-18-05 (Kris Moore)

Upgraded KDE to 3.4.1
Added full printer support to KDE
Fixed non-executable .pbi issues
Samba Module now works in KDE Control panel
Added USB disk/flash drive auto-detection
PC-BSD now auto-detects CD and Disk drives during bootup, and populates the "Computer" directory accordingly.
Enabled the CUPS daemon
Enabled the SMB daemon
Fixed issues adding slices
Fixed problem stamping MBR
Reorganized the KDE launch menu.
Reorganized the "Computer" Icon on desktop, and placed it on launch menu.
Changed loader.conf options to help fix problems writing to some HD's
Fixed shutdown, PC-BSD now turns off hardware automatically

PCBSD 0.7.5 Beta - Changelog 6-24-05 (Kris Moore)

Released PC-BSD code under BSD License!
Added custom-partitioning to PC-BSD Installer.
Added new Text Menu before Installation.
Added multiple-language support.
Fixed issues with sound system device busy issues.
Fixed issues with dial-up support.
Fixed issue with removing packages - manager now waits for scripts to finish.
Fixed KDE menu layout, now when choosing program to open with, it lists properly.
Added many other lanaguage packs to KDE.
Fixed screen-saver issues.
Added "Emergency-Shell" option to installation text menu.
Added option to reset XF86Config file to "vesa" driver during installation.
Added following languages: de, fr, es, es_LA, pt, pt_BR.
changed default splash screen.
cleaned up install CD for a smaller image.
Changed look-n-feel of install program.
Updated Window decorations for KDE.
Updated default Icon set for KDE.

PCBSD 0.7 Beta - Changelog 5-13-05 (Kris Moore)

Upgraded core OS to FreeBSD 5.4-Release
Cleaned up look & feel of installer
Boot loading screen added
KDE Defaults added
System auto-login enabled
Improved package creator / installer
Launch menu icons for installed programs now appear on all users desktops
MIME-Types now register properly with package installer
Added loading splash screen to package installer
Created Add-Users Dialog for easy setup including KDE Defaults

PCBSD 0.6 Beta - Changelog 5-01-05 (Kris Moore)

Create beta version of PC-BSD Program Manager.
Address issues related to systems with dual-drives, and setting up MBR.
Fix how installer sees free space for partitioning.
Added confirmation dialog to the "cancel" button in installation program.
Gave users permission to mount CD's as non-root.
Created CD device icon within KDE.
Integrate PC-BSD package manager into desktop.
Created PC-BSD Program installer.
Created PC-BSD Package Creator.
.pbi extension integrated into KDE desktop.
Created "My Computer" icon.
Populated "My Computer" with hard disk devices and CD's.
Auto-Hide fluxbox Taskbar during install

This changelog is a comprehensive list of all changes made in the various releases before version 8.0.

PCBSD 0.5a Beta - Changelog 4-18-05 (Kris Moore)

Spelling error fix for installer
Fixed network card autodetection

PCBSD 0.5 Beta - Changelog 4-15-05 (Kris Moore)

Initial Release of PCBSD 0.5 Beta