2017-08-16: * Based on Raspbian Stretch (Debian version 9) * Version 60 of Chromium browser included * Version 3.0.1 of Sonic Pi included * Version 6.1.1 of RealVNC included * Version 0.17.4 of NodeRED included * Bluetooth audio routed via ALSA rather than Pulseaudio * SenseHAT extension added to Scratch 2 * Various desktop applications modified to prompt for sudo password if needed * lxinput control options for mouse speed simplified * lxpanel plugins moved into separate packages * Wireless firmware for Pi 3 and Pi 0W modified to address Broadpwn exploit * Latest kernel and firmware * Various small tweaks, bug fixes and theme modifications 2017-07-05: * New kernel and firmware * Filesystem created without the metadata_csum feature 2017-06-21: * Scratch 2 application included * Thonny Python IDE included * New icons with thinner outlines * Volume control more linear in behaviour * Updated Flash player * Updated RealVNC server and viewer * Various tweaks and bugfixes * New kernel and firmware 2017-04-10: * Wolfram Mathematica updated to version 11.0.1 * Adobe Flash Player updated to version 25.0.0.127 * Use PARTUUID to support USB boot 2017-03-02: * Updated kernel and firmware (final Pi Zero W support) * Wolfram Mathematica updated to version 11 * NOOBS installs now checks for presence of 'ssh' file on the NOOBS partition. 2017-02-16: * Chromium browser updated to version 56 * Adobe Flash Player updated to version 24.0.0.221 * RealVNC Server and Viewer updated to version 6.0.2 (RealVNC Connect) * Sonic Pi updated to version 2.11 * Node-RED updated to version 0.15.3 * Scratch updated to version 120117 * Detection of SSH enabled with default password moved into PAM * Updated desktop GL driver to support use of fake KMS option * Raspberry Pi Configuration and raspi-config allow setting of fixed HDMI resolution * raspi-config allows enabling of serial hardware independent of serial terminal * Updates to kernel and firmware * Various minor bug fixes and usability and appearance tweaks 2017-01-11: * Re-release of the 2016-11-25 image with a FAT32-formatted boot partition 2016-11-25: * SSH disabled by default; can be enabled by creating a file with name "ssh" in boot partition * Prompt for password change at boot when SSH enabled with default password unchanged * Adobe Flash Player included * Updates to hardware video acceleration in Chromium browser * Greeter now uses background image from last set in Appearance Settings rather than pi user * Updated version of Scratch * Rastrack option removed from raspi-config and Raspberry Pi Configuration * Ability to disable graphical boot splash screen added to raspi-config and Raspberry Pi Configuration * Appearance Settings dialog made tabbed to work better on small screens * Raspberry Pi Configuration now requires current password to change password * Various small bug fixes * Updated firmware and kernel 2016-09-23: * New PIXEL desktop environment - new icon set, window design, desktop images, splash screen and greeter * Chromium web browser included * Infinality font rendering patches included * RealVNC server and viewer included * SenseHAT emulator included * Rfkill entries added to Wifi and Bluetooth panel plugins * Updates to various standard applications, including Scratch and NodeRED * Various bug fixes, tweaks and translation updates * Updated firmware and kernel (https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/commit/ad8608c08b122b2c228dba0ff5070d6e9519faf5) 2016-05-27: * Fixed crash of lxpanel when D-bus not accessible * Fixed permissions for D-bus Bluetooth access * Removed sudo from shutdown options * Appearance of tooltips updated in theme * Fixed ejecter plugin grabbing focus * raspi-config command line and GUI apps tidied; unnecessary reboots removed * More error detection in piclone; copying of volume names and IDs added * Updated translation files 2016-05-10: * New version of Scratch, which no longer requires sudo * New version of BlueJ * New version of NodeRED * New version of pypy * pigpio included * geany editor included * SD Card Copier added (can be used to duplicate or back up the Pi) * Bluetooth plugin added to taskbar * Volume control on taskbar now compatible with Bluetooth devices * New shutdown helper application * Mouse double-click speed setting added to mouse and keyboard preference application * Option to enable / disable 1-wire interface and remote access to pigpio added to Raspberry Pi config application * File system automatically expanded on first boot * Empty Wastebasket option added to right-click menu * Ctrl-Alt-T can be used to open a terminal window * Various small bug fixes and appearance tweaks * Updated firmware and kernel (https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/commit/cc6d7bf8b4c03a2a660ff9fdf4083fc165620866) 2016-03-18: * updated firmware and kernel (https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/commit/951799bbcd795ddf27769d14acf4813fdcbe53dc) * use serial0 in cmdline.txt * wpa_supplicant.conf country default to GB (allows use of channels 12 and 13) 2016-02-26: * Support added for Pi 3, including Wifi and Bluetooth * Option to set wifi country code added to raspi-config 2016-02-09: * dtb that uses mmc sdcard driver (fixes problems experienced with certain SD cards) 2016-02-03: * new version of Sonic Pi (2.9) * new version of Scratch (15/1/16) * new version of Node-Red (2.5) * new version of Wolfram (10.3) * optional experimental GL desktop driver (can be enabled using advanced options in command-line raspi-config) * new version of Java (1.8.0_65) * new version of WiringPi * raspi-gpio included * ping no longer requires sudo (except NOOBS installs) * support for more USB audio devices in lxpanel * bug fix for creation of new menus in Alacarte * various changes to raspi-config and GUI to tidy up board support and fix bugs, and updated translations * small tweaks to theme to support GL driver 2015-11-21: * Included IBM Node-RED IoT application * Included graphical package manager * Included accelerated pixman library * Updated Epiphany browser to improve video compatibility * Updated Scratch with performance improvements and bug fixes * Updated Raspberry Pi configuration to allow boot to pause while network is established * Various minor bug fixes 2015-09-25: * Based on Debian Jessie * Upgraded applications - Epiphany browser, Scratch and Sonic Pi * Included applications - LibreOffice, Claws Mail, Greenfoot, BlueJ * Included utilities - Alacarte menu editor, Lxkeymap, scrot, tree, pip * New GUI-based Raspberry Pi Configuration application * GPIO control now possible without need for sudo * Web link to Magpi magazine included * New taskbar plugin to eject mounted USB drives * Default boot is now to GUI not desktop * Look and feel now based on GTK+3 default theme * Print screen key launches scrot to produce screenshot * Common keyboards autodetected by GUI and drivers loaded accordingly * Numerous small tweaks and bugfixes 2015-05-05: * Updated UI changes * Updated firmware * Install raspberrypi-net-mods * Install avahi-daemon * Add user pi to new i2c and spi groups * Modified udev rules for i2c and spi devices 2015-02-16: * Newer firmware with various fixes * New Sonic Pi release * Pi2 compatible RPi.GPIO * Updated Wolfram Mathematica 2015-01-31: * Support for Pi2 * Newer firmware * New Sonic Pi release * Updated Scratch * New Wolfram Mathematica release * Updated Epiphany 2014-12-24: * Fix regression with omission of python-pygame 2014-12-22: * New firmware with variosu fixes and improvements * New UI configuration for lxde * Various package updates * python3-pygame preinstalled * 'nuscratch', scratch running on the Cog StackVM * Misc other changes 2014-09-09: * New firmware with various fixes and improvements * Minecraft Pi pre-installed * Sonic Pi upgraded to 2.0 * Include Epiphany browser work from Collabora * Switch to Java 8 from Java 7 * Updated Mathematica * Misc minor configuration changes 2014-06-20: * New firmware with various fixes, and kernel bugfix 2014-06-02: * Many, many firmware updates with major USB improvements * pyserial installed by default * picamera installed by default 2014-01-07: * Firmware updated * Some space saved on the root filesystem 2013-12-20: * Firmware updated, includes V4L2 fixes * Update omxplayer 2013-12-18: * Firmware updated and now using kernel 3.10. Many, many improvements * fbturbo XOrg driver is now included and enabled by default. Thanks to ssvb https://github.com/ssvb/xf86-video-fbturbo * Update Scratch image with further bug fixes * Include Wolfram Mathematica * Update to PyPy 2.2 * Update omxplayer * Include v4l-utils for use with experimental V4L2 Raspberry Pi camera driver * Update squeak-vm to fix issues with loading JPEGs 2013-09-25: * Update Scratch image for further performance improvements * Include Oracle JDK * At least a 4GiB SD card is now required (see above) * Include PyPy 2.1 * Include base piface packages * Update raspi-config to include bugfix for inheriting language settings from NOOBS 2013-09-10: * Updated to current top of tree firmware * Update squeak-vm, including fastblit optimised for the Raspbery Pi * Include Sonic Pi and a fixed jackd2 package * Support boot to Scratch * Inherit keyboard and language settings from NOOBS