LIVE Server Release Notes

Version 5.0

• Build 101 -- Released January 6, 2010
  • Sessions will be created if the session path has been destroyed
  • LIVE server installation only tests for existence of regular desktop files when creating console sessions
  • Console sessions are generated on the fly, not stored in the sessions directory
  • Forwards sounds and samba connections. Sets the ESPEAKER environment variable in apps
  • Remote printing via rxlpr now added
  • The server gets shell and homedir info from the passwd file
  • The server no longer crashes if an instance directory can not be deleted
  • The server no longer crashes if a session path is empty
  • The server passes the application path to fatal dialogs
  • Added the indirect script to server builds
• Build 87 -- Released July 1, 2009
  • Uses the username instead of the home directory in the default temp directory for the server
  • Uses the new work directory location for logs and nx files in the server
  • tests for existence of regular desktop files when creating console sessions
• Build 80 -- Released June 16, 2009
  • Various UI Fixes to enable multiple instance support
  • Added support for LinuxLIVE
• Build 55 -- Released April 9, 2009
• Added support for multiple instances
• The server sets GDM_LANG to the same value as LANG for applications
• Build 52 -- Released March 31, 2009
• HonorForwardedCredentials enables users to choose where credentials are stored
• Build 51 -- Released March 31, 2009
• LIVE session umasks are read/write only
• Build 48 -- Released March 20, 2009
• fixed nonroot Solaris installation symlinks

• Build 47 -- Released March 20, 2009
• fixed HPUX and AIX installations

• Build 46 -- Released March 17, 2009
• Fixed nonroot sessions

• Build 45 -- Released March 6, 2009
• LIVE Console Implemented
• Server Side Sessions Implemented
• Remote server interface program is now rxlaunch