[desktop-discuss] JDS Vermillion Build 85 now available

[Damien Carbery]

Binary downloads for JDS Vermillion build 85 are now available from:
http://dlc.sun.com/osol/jds/downloads/current/

This build requires snv_79b (SXDE 1/08) or greater.
snv_79b = SXDE 1/08 = http://developers.sun.com/sxde/

This build is based on GNOME 2.21.91.

Installation Instructions
=========================
1) As root, disable the postrun, dbus, hal and avahi services to avoid install-time
error messages:
# svcadm disable svc:/system/postrun:default
# svcadm disable svc:/system/dbus:default
# svcadm disable svc:/system/hal:default
# svcadm disable svc:/system/avahi-bridge-dsd:default

2) ./install-jds --force --ignore

3) Restart the services
# svcadm enable svc:/system/postrun:default
# svcadm enable svc:/system/dbus:default
# svcadm enable svc:/system/hal:default
# svcadm enable svc:/system/avahi-bridge-dsd:default

NOTES:
- Firefox 3.0 Beta 3 and Firefox 2.0.0.12 are in the build. Firefox 3 is the default browser.
- This build includes modules from the spec-files-other repository (compiz and others).

Known Issues
=============
6668422 - firefox shows corrupt pages/menus
6668427 - missing preferences menu

Changes in this build
=====================
6667885 - gnome-settings daemon fails to start on logging in
6663690 cannot setup IMAP mail account on sparc   
6663328 evolution cores on connecting to an IMAP m
6663321 sending  a mail causes evolution to core  
6516110 firefox chokes on directory containing >2GB file    
6663316 adding a message filter in evolution cause
6661324 gedit application crashes using the print feature twice
6660218 evolution backup/restore settings plugin does not work 
6617602 the logout/shutdown confirmation box erroneously shows 
6655651 Broken libart header causes trouble                    
6658005 [Firefox3beta2]The search function doesn't work against
6657495 [Firefox3beta2]Special URIs should be excluded immediat
6657488 [Firefox3beta2]Middle-click on search bar results shoul
6657465 [Firefox3beta2]No "Open Containing Folder" menu items o
6657992 [Firefox3beta2]No "Go to Download Page" item in paused 
6549227 libcroco-0.6 header should be included just once.      
6651027 art_misc.h misses out C binding for exported functions
 
 
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