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New version of Raspbian is now available

New distribution images for the Raspberry Pi operating system, Raspbian, are available. The latest version includes bug fixes, security updates, and new features.

Raspbian-only version.

Raspbian

 

 

NOOBS (Raspbian and More) version.

NOOBS

 

 

I have listed the patch notes below, and BOLDED the ones  found of interest:

  • In startup wizard, assign keyboard to a country as per Debian installer recommendations
  • In startup wizard, add an option to use US keyboard in preference to country-specific option
  • In startup wizard, show IP address on the first page
  • In startup wizard, check for existing wifi network connection and show it if there is one
  • In startup wizard, install language support packages for LibreOffice and other applications
  • In startup wizard, improve operation with keyboard only and no mouse
  • Password change in Raspberry Pi Configuration and startup wizard now works properly if passwords contain shell characters
  • Battery indicator plugin modified to cope with Pi-top hardware monitor crashing
  • Networking plugin hides wifi password characters by default
  • In Scratch 2 GPIO plugin, set pin from a dropdown list rather than free text
  • In Scratch 2 SenseHAT plugin, swap x and y-axis values for the LED array
  • Include the latest Adobe Flash player (31.0.0.108)
  • Include latest RealVNC Server (6.3.1)
  • Include libav-tools
  • Include ssh-import-id
  • Removed Mathematica (made the download image smaller and can be installed later if the user needs it)
  • Merge in the latest third-party code for Bluetooth ALSA interface
  • Add ability to prevent software update changing configuration files, by creating ~/.config/.lock file
  • Various other small bug fixes, tweaks, and changes to text
  • Make dhcpcd work with 3G devices
  • Add hw acceleration to ffmpeg
  • Improved WiFi-BT coexistence parameters
  • Run fake-hwclock before systemd-fsck-root
  • Raspberry Pi PoE HAT support
  • Linux kernel 4.14.71
  • Raspberry Pi firmware 5b49caa17e91d0e64024380119ad739bb201c674

I installed the latest version of NOOBS today on my Raspberry Pi Zero WH with fantastic results. I will be installing everything on it like I have shown you in past videos and posts and expect one here very soon.

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gPodder works well on Raspberry Pi

If you listen to podcasts like I do or watch regular screencasts or would like to do so in the future you should consider using gPodder. gPodder is a simple, open source podcast client written in Python using GTK+. In development since 2005 with a proven, mature codebase.

While I relax and even sometimes when I work I want to listen to something in the background. The music fits my needs most times and when it doesn’t there are Podcasts to occupy my mind and imagination. It works on Windows, macOS, Linux and even on the Raspberry Pi, quite nicely in fact.

You can create an account at http://www.gPodder.net, it’s free, and you can sync what you listen to across all of your devices. I have my work Windows system, my at home Linux Mint system and my Raspberry Pi 3B+ all synced together and running gPodder. It’s easy to install and you can watch the video below for step by step of the setup process so you can do the same. Before you know it you will also be listening to things that could capture your imagination. So let’s get started!

NOTE:
Today’s video was recorded with the RESPEAKER and SimpleScreenRecorder.

Final Thoughts:

As you can see this works very well on the Raspberry Pi. I use this software daily on many different platforms and the fact that it works so well makes it easy to recommend to all of you.

So that’s it for another blog & video. I hope you have enjoyed what your have seen. If you’re watching this video on YouTube please press the like button, if you haven’t subscribed please subscribe, and I hope to talk to you again very soon!

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