PostX Gnu/Linux 0.6 is released

PostX Gnu/Linux 0.6 is released. The distribution is based on Debian Buster (Debian 10).

Disclaimer

PostX Gnu/Linux comes with absolutely no warranty. You use this distribution at your own responsibility and are solely responsible for any kind of damage or data loss that might occure.

It is recommended that you always backup your data before installing a Linux distribution of any kind.

Before you begin take a look at the release notes.

You can Download PostX Gnu/Linux from the release folder.

Please notice that PostX Gnu/Linux AWS landing page is currently pointing to PostX Gnu/Linux 0.5 and PostX Gnu/Linux repositories are few minor versions behind the packages that appear on the iso image. Both of the previous issues will be dealt within the upcoming days.

Here are some screenshots

PostX Gnu/Linux default outlook is very minimal. This is with F6 mode disabled.
When F6 is pressed more content will appear. Since PostX is running Openbox there is also a right-click menu full of actions.
Many programs have matured. There are also variety of shortkeys that are supported. Open Keys.md from user’s home to see all the available options. Alternatively, see them here.

Minimal Browser v2 released.

Minimal Browser v2 is released. Below, a list of notable changes is presented with a screenshot. The code is available on project´s Github page.

Licensing changes: Dual licensing model:

GPL v2 is upgraded to GPL v3. Also adding Apache v2 license as an alternative possibility if GPL v3 is not desired.

Features added by v2.

  • Google as a search engine.
  • Zoom in and out buttons added.
  • Web-inspector added.
  • Browsing now accepts: www.some_address.something OR https://some_address.something
  • Save file or object: Saves whatever is listed on addressbar location. Using Wget via QProcess.
  • Tooltips for buttons.
  • Gui is redesigned and has darker colors now.
  • Javascript set to enabled.
  • Installed system plugins set to enabled.
  • PrivateBrowsingEnabled,true.
  • SpatialNavigationEnabled,true.
  • Accelerated2dCanvasEnabled,true.
  • AcceleratedCompositingEnabled.
  • AutoLoadImages,true.
  • ScrollAnimatorEnabled,true.
  • DeveloperExtrasEnabled,true.
  • FullScreenSupportEnabled,true.
  • WebGLEnabled,true.
  • JavascriptCanOpenWindows,true.
  • LocalContentCanAccessRemoteUrls, true.