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R14.0.1 is the first maintenance release of the R14.0 series and it is the result of several months of ongoing effort by the development team.
 
R14.0.1 is the first maintenance release of the R14.0 series and it is the result of several months of ongoing effort by the development team.
Maintenance releases are intented for bringing bug fixes to users in a more promptly manner than minor releases, while at the same time preserving the same stability by avoid the introduction of new features or major software rework.
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Maintenance releases are intended to promptly bring bug fixes to users, while preserving overall stability through avoidance of both new features and any major re-factoring.
   
[[File:Tde_r14_0_1_trusty_livecd_konqueror.png|500px|Trinity R14.0.1 Desktop with Konqueror and Kicker]]
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[[File:Tde_r14_0_1_trusty_livecd_konqueror.png|500px|Trinity R14.0.1 Desktop with Konqueror and Kicker]] [[File:Tde_r14_0_1_freebsd_desktop.png|500px|Trinity R14.0.1 Desktop on FreeBSD]]
   
[[File:Tde_r14_0_1_freebsd_desktop.png|500px|Trinity R14.0.1 Desktop on FreeBSD]]
 
   
 
===Original R14.0.0 Release Notes===
 
===Original R14.0.0 Release Notes===
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A detailed commit change log is also available [[Changelog_For_R14.0.1|here]].
 
A detailed commit change log is also available [[Changelog_For_R14.0.1|here]].
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===Getting TDE===
 
===Getting TDE===

Revision as of 21:11, 30 August 2015


Introduction

The Trinity Desktop Environment is a complete software desktop environment designed for Unix-like operating systems, intended for computer users preferring a traditional desktop model, and is free/libre software.

R14.0.1 is the first maintenance release of the R14.0 series and it is the result of several months of ongoing effort by the development team. Maintenance releases are intended to promptly bring bug fixes to users, while preserving overall stability through avoidance of both new features and any major re-factoring.

Trinity R14.0.1 Desktop with Konqueror and Kicker Trinity R14.0.1 Desktop on FreeBSD


Original R14.0.0 Release Notes

You can read the release notes of the original R14.0.0 release, on which R14.0.1 is based, here.


R14.0.1 Release Notes

This section highlights some of the most important fixes introduced by this release

  • Added support for Ubuntu Vivid 15.04
  • Added initial support for FreeBSD
  • Added support for ARM64 and PowerPC64le
  • Konqueror file filtering now works correctly
  • TDE session manager crashes should no longer be experienced
  • KHelpcenter incorrectly displayed content is now visualized correctly
  • Incorrect window transparency with TDE Compton has been eliminated
  • Incorrect circular dependency in Debian/Ubuntu packages has been resolved
  • TDEFileReplace no longer hangs/crashes when circular links are encountered
  • TDENetworkManager no longer crashes if an interace is removed
  • TDENetworkManager no longer hangs on point-to-point connections
  • TDevelop cmake template projects now builds correctly
  • Digikam slideshow no longer hangs
  • Several qt3/tqt3 security alerts have been fixed
  • Several FTBFS has been addressed
  • KDesktop no longer hangs on startup
  • KMail no longer crashes if closed in offline mode
  • KSquirrel can load codecs - works again


The complete list of bugs fixed in this release is available here.

A detailed commit change log is also available here.


Getting TDE

Installation instructions and binary packages are immediately available for Debian and Ubuntu. Packages for RedHat/CentOs, Fedora, Mageia, OpenSUSE, and PCLinuxOS are being built by their respective maintainers and will be made available at a later date.

Live CDs with TDE R14.0.1 preinstalled are available on the LiveCDs page.


User Feedback

Feedback from our users is an integral part of a large, user-experience oriented project such TDE. Whether you want to report a bug, suggest an improvement, or simply let us know your opinion of TDE, please feel free to contact us. Two good places to start communication are the project's mailing lists and bug tracker.


Developers Wanted

The TDE development team is small but friendly. If you wish to participate in the TDE development process, please visit the Get involved page for additional information.


Contribute to the TDE Project

Creating TDE requires significant computing resources and bandwidth. Please consider helping to keep us online with a donation on our donations page. Without your financial assistance, TDE would not be possible!


Press Contact Information

Project Founder/Administrator: Timothy Pearson, kb9vqf@pearsoncomputing.net