Repository Down

What Happened? 

The Fienix software repository was "unreconciled" due to an unexpected interruption to an update process. Unfortunately, a backup did not exist. Effort to reconcile the repository were unsuccessful. This caused package unavailability, broken packages and broken updates. 

What Now? 

The Fienix software repository has been taken offline. Repairing the repository for the current 6.x version is not feasible. I hope to restore it for a 7.0 release. This would likely be several months away. 

What Should You Do? 

If you have installed all the packages you want/need, you don't need to do anything. Browser updates are generally posted to the "Linux on PowerPC" Facebook group, Hyperion forums, and elsewhere. You can also get packages from Debian, or switch over to Debian completely.

SeaLion 33.0

SeaLion has been updated in the Fienix software repository to the latest release, version 33.0. This update includes bug fixes, security updates, and performance and compatibility enhancements.

Many thanks to wicknix for his continued development of the SeaLion web browser for PowerPC Linux platforms such as Fienix!

Arctic Fox 43.1

 ArcticFox has been updated in the Fienix software repository to version 43.1. ArcticFox 43.1 contains several bug fixes and security updates. 

Many thanks to Riccardo Mottola, the developer of ArcticFox. Additionally, thanks to Christian Zigotzky for providing PowerPC Linux binaries.

Server Maintanance on February 2, 2024

Please note, the Fienix software repository server will be down for maintenance on February 2, 2024. 2/4/2024 

Update: The Fienix software repository server was down for maintenance on 2/2 and 2/3, but is now back up and running.

SeaLion 32.5.0

SeaLion, a great web browser developed by wicknix and based on UXP, has been updated to the latest release, version 32.5.0, in the Fienix software repositories. This is a major release that updates the Goanna layout and rendering engine to version 6.5.0 and improves the performance of the memory allocator. Additionally, version 32.5.0 includes many bug fixes, web compatibility fixes, and security updates!

Many thanks to wicknix for his continued development of the SeaLion web browser for PowerPC Linux platforms such as Fienix!

Like Thunderbird? Check Out SeaMail!

A new, feature-rich email client, SeaMail, is now available in the Fienix software repositories. Developed by wicknix and based on classic Thunderbird, SeaMail is a complete email, newsgroup, and news feed client with personal information manager (PIM) functionality and built-in Calendar.

Features Include:
- Manage multiple email, newsgroup, news feed and calendar accounts with support for iCalendar, CalDAV, WCAP and Google Calendar
- Customizable toolbars and layout
- Thread views with options to watch a thread, ignore a thread, or ignore subthreads
- Manage and find messages using search, saved search folders, advanced message filtering, and tags
- Easily convert messages to an Event or Task
- Junk mail controls
- Security options to encrypt and digitally sign messages

Many thanks to wicknix for providing this great application!

ArcticFox 43.0

ArcticFox has been updated in the Fienix software repositories to version 43.0. Version 43 is a major release, with many bug fixes, JavaScript enhancement and fixes, and security updates.

Note that the application name has been updated from "Arctic Fox" to ArcticFox, and the home data directory has been changed. While Fienix will handle the application name without intervention, you will need to re-import your bookmarks and custom extensions or rename the home data directory from '~/.org.wickix/Arctic Fox' to '~/org.multix/ArcticFox'. See below for instructions on renaming the home data directory.

Many thanks to Riccardo Mottola, the developer of ArcticFox. Additionally, thanks to Christian Zigotzky for providing PowerPC Linux binaries.

Renaming the ArcticFox home data directory:
1) Open MATE Terminal (Menu > System Tools > MATE Terminal).
2) Enter the following command: mv '~/.org.wicknix/Arctic Fox' '~/.org.multix/ArcticFox'

Eolie Web Browser Review

Eolie is a web browser built on WebKit, the same browser engine used by Apple for their Safari browser, as well as the web browsers on Nintendo and Sony PlayStation consoles. It provides good compatibility and performance with the modern web (with the exception of YouTube, which is further detailed in the review video). 

 

For a review of Eolie on Fienix, check out the video below or watch on YouTube. 

 

Play Alkaline 1.2 Enabled by Quasco!

Alkaline is a first-person shooter with a central hub that has portals to several industrial bases. Each of these bases are huge levels with unique experiences. You are free to play levels in any order you choose. 

 

In Fienix, Alkaline is enabled by Quasco. Quasco is a Fienix sub-project that allows you to play Quake mods as stand-alone games, even if you don't have Quake installed. All assets in Quasco are licensed FOSS/GPL or Creative Commons. If you're new to playing mods, it can seem overly complicated to get everything set up, but with Quasco you can install popular mods like Alkaline and Arcane Dimensions using Syanptic or apt, just like anything else. 

SeaLion 32.3.1 Released

 SeaLion, a web browser similar to SeaMonkey, has been updated in the Fienix software repository to version 32.3.1, which is the newest version available at the time of writing. SeaLion is a modern, performant browser which has broad compatibility with websites. For a review of SeaLion check out the video below or watch at YouTube. 

 

 

Thanks to wicknix for continued development of this great web browser! 

wicknix GitHub

Fienix 6.0.2 Released

The Fienix Project is pleased to announce the release of Fienix 6.0.2. It offers a smooth upgrade from Fienix 6.0.1 using Synaptic or by entering command "apt-get dist-upgrade". Most major applications have been updated to the most-current version, there are some system level updates, and some new applications are available. 

 

Notable updates include: 

• Browser updates: SeaLion updated to 32.2.2, Epiphany (Web) updated to 43.1 and WebKit 4.1 updated to version 2.40.3
• Mesa updated to 23.1.2, offering significant performance improvements
• PyGame updated to 2.6.
• MPlayer updated to 1.5 and MPV is now available
• Fienix Curated App Suite updated to include FoxTrotGPS over Maps
• Other Fienix packages updated to incorporate small bug fixes
• Five new wallpapers

 

New applications include: 

• Blurble, a word game
• Buoh, a comic download client and reader
• Celluloid, a media player frontend for MPV
• Flowblade, a polished and performant video editor
• Freegemas, a gem-matching game
• Glaxnimate, an animation application

SeaLion 32.2.1

SeaLion, a web browser similar to SeaMonkey, has been updated in the Fienix 6.0.1 repository to version 32.2.1. This version has many updates that make SeaLion even more compatible with the most popular websites and standards. SeaLion is proving itself to be a very capable and smooth-running browser! 

 

The Fienix Project thanks wicknix, the principal developer of SeaLion, for providing this spectacular browser! 

New Screenshots

The Fienix website now features all new screenshots to show off many of the applications and games in Fienix 6.0.1. The screenshots are now categorized into "Desktop and Desktop Applications" and "Games" to make browsing more organized. Take a look at them here!

Fienix 6.0.1 Released

 Fienix 6.0.1 is the biggest release yet! 

Available Media: 

• Installer for U-Boot and CFE based systems (AmigaOne)
  
• Live USB Image for U-Boot and CFE based systems (AmigaOne)
• Installer for Open-Firmware based systems (Apple PowerPC)
  

OS, Connectivity & Application Highlights:

• Fienix Installer for Open Firmware (such as Apple PowerPC) now installs firmware by default, resulting in better hardware support 
  
• Fienix now comes with built-in, easy-access support to stream media to DLNA devices such as Chromecast, modern game consoles and DLNA-compliant smart TVs and remote speakers, as well as support to stream to ROAP devices such as Apple Airport Express
  
• Streaming to Bluetooth speakers is also supported on systems with a Bluetooth adapter (and Fienix has built-in support for USB Bluetooth adapters)
  
• Improved printer support and graphical printer configuration
• A new, streamlined default theme for a cleaner interface, new wallpapers, and a Fienix screensaver
• Support for GTK 4
  
• Fienix Companion 6.0.1 is much more robust and stable! It now includes Fienix Network Mechanic to correct many network issues, and the curated app suite has been updated
  
• Almost all QT and KDE frameworks packages have been rebuilt from source to improve stability
• QT packages upgraded to version 5.15.4 and KDE frameworks packages upgraded to version 5.98
• Improved menu functionality for QT/KDE applications (the "sticky" menus bug can be closed with Esc key)
  
• Improvements in theme consistency for QT/KDE applications
• Improvements in theme consistency for Java desktop applications
  
• KDEConnect in Fienix 6.0.1 provides integration with both iOS and Android devices (previously only Android devices were supported)
  
• Eolie, a web browser based on WebKit (the same browser engine as Apple's Safari browser), is available on Fienix 6.0.1 and provides great compatibility with websites and JavaScript
  
• Arctic Fox web browser has been upgraded to version 41.0
• Pale Moon browser 32.1 is now available
• SeaLion, a browser similar to SeaMonkey, is available in Fienix 6.0.1
  
• VLC has been upgraded to version 3.0.18
  
• SFML has been patched in Fienix 6.0.1 to correctly play Ogg Vorbis sound format, unpatched it plays only static on big-endian systems 
• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 18 is available in Fienix 6.0.1

Other New Applications available on Fienix 6.0.1: 

• Art of Illusion, a 3D modeling and rendering application
  
• Authenticator, an application for two-factor authentication 
• Bless, a hexadecimal editor
  
• BRL-CAD, a solid modeling computer-aided design system with an interactive geometry editor
• Chiaki, a PlayStation remote play client
• Dialect, a language translator 
• Drawing, a draw/paint application
• Feeds, a news reader
• Formiko, a MarkDown editor with live preview 
• Klystrack, a chiptune tracker with built-in synthesizer
• Kodi, a "home theater" media player and entertainment hub
  
• NmapSI4, a graphical network mapper
  
• Mikutter, a Twitter client with advanced features
  
• Ptask, a task manager
  
• Sweet Home 3D, an architectural and interior design application
• Wike, a desktop Wikipedia reader and search tool
  

New emulators available on Fienix 6.0.1: 

• E-UAE, a classic Amiga emulator with JIT compilation
• Generator-Launcher, a Sega Genesis emulator (Generator) with GUI launcher by the Fienix Project
  
• SNES9x, a Super Nintendo emulator
  
• Spectemu, a ZX Spectrum emulator
  

 New & updated games and game engines available on Fienix 6.0.1: 

• AlephOne, a game engine for the Marathon Trilogy and dozens of community games (1)
• Augustus, a game engine with additions and enhancements for Ceasar 3 (2)
  
• Bid For Power, a 3D arena brawler featuring anime style ki-powered superheros (1)
• Billy Frontier, an arcade style action "cowboys in space" game (1)
  
• Bugdom, a 3D platformer (1)
  
• Cendric, an RPG with platformer dungeons (1)
• Classicube, a sandbox block game (1)
• Cro-Mag Rally, a kart racing game (1)
  
• Cytadela, a classic FPS (1)
• Cytopia, a city building game (1)
  
• d2tm, a clone of the classic RTS Dune II (1) 
• Dave Gnukem, a retro-style 2D platform shooter
  
• The Dark Conjunction, an adventure FPS in an apocalyptic fantasy world (1)
  
• DevilutionX, a game engine for playing the classic ARPG Diablo and Diablo Hellfire (2)
• Diver, a 3D adventure exploration game under the sea (1)
• DSDA-Doom, a Doom engine with support for Heretic, Hexen, several new mapping standards, and tools for demo recording and playback
  
• ECWolf, a game engine for playing the classic FPS Wolfenstein 3D (2)
• EDuke32, a game engine for playing Duke Nukem 3D, NAM (aka Napalm), and WWII GI (2)
• Exult, a game engine for playing Ultima VII (including Black Gate, Forge of Virtue, Serpent Isle and Silver Seed) (3)
  
• GemRB, a game engine for playing Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate 2, Icewind Dale, Icewind Dale II, and Planescape: Torment (3) 
• Hazard, a game inspired by a fusion of Berzerk and Tron, with a great OST
  
• iortcw, a game engine for playing Return to Castle Wolfenstein (3)
• Julius, a 100% compatible game engine for Caesar 3 (2) 
• Lightweight Java Game Library (LWJGL), a Java game engine used by several popular titles
  
• Monkeys of Doom, a cel-shaded, cartoon-like FPS featuring monkeys (1)
• Nanosaur 2, a third-person (or third-dinosaur) shooter (1)
  
• Navy Seals: Covert Operations, a mission-based FPS that focuses on realism (1)
• OpenNotrium, a survival adventure game (1)
• OpenTyrian, the classic vertical shooter (1)
• Otto Matic, an action-adventure game (1)
• Parolotto, a word game
  
• Powder, a roguelike originally made for the Gameboy Advance (1)
• Puzzle Moppet, a 3D puzzle game 
• Pygame for Python2 has been ported so Fienix can still support legacy Pygame titles
• raqgl, a game engine for playing Another World (a.k.a. Out of This World) (2) 
• ReflectionsHLE, a game engine for Keen Dreams, Catacomb 3-D and Wolfenstein 3D (3)
  
• Run Over, a 3D run & jump game (1)
• Smokin Guns, a western FPS (1)
  
• Slayer's Testament, an FPS heavily inspired by Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal (1)
• True Combat, a team-based tactical shooter that focuses on realism in objective battles (1)
  
• Urban Terror, a "Hollywood tactical shooter" placing "fun over realism" somewhat similar to Counter-Strike (1)
• VDrift, a 3D driving simulation game (1)
  
• Witch Blast, a roguelike graphic dungeon-crawl inspired by The Binding of Isaac (1)
• Woof!, a Doom engine with support for many new standards such as Boom, MBF, MBF21, and ZDBSP maps
  
• World of Padman, a colorful, comic-book style FPS (1)
• XQF, a FPS game querying tool
  
• Additionally, QuAC, a compilation package by the Fienix Project, consisting of assets released under FOSS, CC, and other no-charge licenses, to enable playing Quake mods as stand-alone games

(1) - Indicates availability of full game data (whether FOSS or under copyright) in additional to an appropriate (or integrated) game engine

(2) - Indicates availability of a shareware or reduced-content version of the game data (whether FOSS or under copyright) in addition to an appropriate game engine.

(3) - Indicates availability of the game engine in the Fienix repositories, but game data must be provided by the user

Known Issues: 

• GStreamer does not work properly and applications that depend on GStreamer will abort when attempting to play media. See Debian bug https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1029618
• Some interface components in Kodi are rendered with incorrect colors. 
  

Older Fienix Versions to be Retired

The Fienix "Five" test repository and Fienix 5.0 "Fliegend" repository are scheduled for retirement on March 1, 2023. Please ensure your sources.list is updated to the Fienix 5.1 "Spark" repositories to avoid outages and apt errors. 

 

The Fienix 4.0 "Soar" repository will stay active as a "long-term support" option. 

 

Release of Fienix 6.0 is expected to be announced within days. 

 

Spark sources.list: 

#Fienix 5.1 "Spark"

deb http://fienix.servehttp.com/fienix/spark/ spark main 

deb http://fienix.servehttp.com/fienix/spark/ spark additional

deb http://fienix.servehttp.com/fienix/spark/ spark not-foss

#Fienix 5.1 Updates "Spark-Updates"

deb http://fienix.servehttp.com/spark/ spark-updates main

deb http://fienix.servehttp.com/spark/ spark-updates additional

deb http://fienix.servehttp.com/spark/ spark-updates not-foss

Fienix is Four!

December 5th, 2022 was the four year anniversary of the initial Fienix release. It was announced on Hyperion Entertainment forums on December 5th, 2022. The initial release was a live image for AmigaOne computers. Fienix has seen five major releases since the initial release, and support for other PowerPC computers, such as those manufactured by Apple, has been added. 

Repository Access Restored

 The Fienix software repositories are back up and running. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Fienix 5.1 and Fienix Installer Released

Fienix 5.1 has been released, featuring updated versions of many applications. Additionally, Fienix Installer has been released, allowing installation on Open Firmware based PowerPC systems, such as those manufactured by Apple. Fienix 5.1 was validated on AmigaOne X5000 and Apple Power Mac 11,2 dual-core and quad-core systems. Fienix Installer was validated on Apple Power Mac 11,2 dual-core and quad-core systems. Fienix 5.1 and Fienix Installer are believed to work on a wider variety of systems, possibly using yaboot boot parameters, but this has not been tested.

Arctic Fox 27.11.0

Arctic Fox has been updated to version 27.11.0 in the Fienix software repositories. Version 27.11.0 includes many bug fixes and improvements to Javascript and JIT. According to Riccardo Mottola, the principal developer of Arctic Fox, this version contains "an incredible amount of patches to be imported from FF mainstream. There are improvements in many parts, including JIT, JS support." 

Many thanks to Riccardo Mottola for his work on Firefox. Additionally, thanks to Christian Zigotzky (xeno74) for providing PowerPC binaries of Arctic Fox 27.11.0 for several Linux distributions.

Donations

The Fienix Project is now accepting donations. While I've received offers from several awesome people in the past to make a donation to the project, I've completely self-funded it. At this point additional funding would help address several obstacles.  Any donation, no matter how small, will help to support Fienix and ensure the long-term stability of the project. 

See the Donation Page for additional information. 

Minetest: A Open-World Voxel Sandbox Game

Minetest is an open-source, open-world, voxel-based sandbox game engine with expansive support for mods. Version 5.2, along with several mods, are now available in the Fienix software repository. 

Fienix Open-Source Gaming Series:  Minetest Video
Minetest Website

 

InterWeb ver. 20200607 is Available

The most recent version of InterWeb, version 20200607, is now available in the Fienix software repositories. This version contains several bug fixes and security updates. 

Many thanks to wicknix, the principle developer of InterWeb.
 

SpiderWeb ver. 2.2.2 Available

The most recent version of SpiderWeb, 2.2.2, is now available in the Fienix software repositories. SpiderWeb is a lightweight browser with a classic interface similar to SeaMonkey. 

Thanks to wicknix for his continued development of SpiderWeb! 

 

Branded Live-Boot USB Disks

In partnership with Amiga On The Lake, I am pleased to announce that Fienix 3.0 - Soar is now available, pre-imaged on branded USB disks, compatible with AmigaOne X1000 and AmigaOne X5000. These are extremely high-quality 16 GB disks with high transfer speeds, so you can live-boot directly from the disk, and you'll have plenty of room for whatever applications and games you'd like to download from the Fienix software repositories.

They are a great, affordable solution for anyone who is not comfortable imaging their own USB disk or has experienced trouble doing so (or just likes the branded design).

Please visit Amiga On The Lake
Or the Fienix Disk Product Page