Please upgrade to IcedTea-Web 1.1
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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icedtea-web (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
IcedTea-Web 1.1 released
Posted on June 8, 2011 by dbhole
IcedTea-Web 1.1 is now out and available for download! The new release includes many improvements over 1.0 and they include:
New features:
IcedTea-Web now installs to a FHS-compliant location
Binary launchers have been replaced with simple shell scripts
Proxy Auto Config files are now usable
Applications using jnlp.versionEnabled and jnlp.packEnabled are now supported
Can now use codebase_
itweb-settings now supports clearing cache
Fixes:
Common:
Mercurial revision detection (when building) is now more reliable
Apps calling loadClass get a proper a ClassNotFoundEx
Applets and JNLP apps using SSL/TLS now function correctly
Web Start implementation (javaws):
The Web Start implementation can now use proxy settings from Firefox
Web Start applications now use the correct default browser set by the user
Closing javaws -about no longer throws exceptions
Cache files are removed properly
Plug-in:
Applets from the same page to use the same classloader (MS LiveMeeting, www.uk.map24.com, etc.)
NetDania banking application now works
Sound now works with runescape.com
Firefox 4 no longer freezes if the applet calls showDocument()
Firefox 4 and chromium stability has been vastly improved with a rewrite of the plug-in threading model
Full notes with bug ids are available in the NEWS file:
http://
Available for download here:
http://
Build instructions are here:
http://
SHA256 sum:
9ab60926f5d455d
Thanks to everyone who helped with this release:
Andrew Hughes
Matthias Klose
Denis Lila
Omair Majid
Andrew Su
Jiri Vanek
Mark Wielaard
Reference: http://
summary: |
- [needs-packaging] IcedTea-Web 1.1 + Please upgrade to IcedTea-Web 1.1 |
tags: |
added: upgrade-software-version removed: natty needs-packaging oneiric |
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