Current Release

Version 2.1.2 patch notes:

Numerous Twister 11 theme improvements
Updated all themes to be Xfce 4.16-compatible
Updated Commander Pi to version 1.0 (Full edition image only)
Added xfce4-goodies (Full edition image only)

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Version 2.1.0 patch notes:

Added Twister 11 themes
Moved Box86 and Wine shortcuts from "Games" to "System" application menu category
Updated Discord app (Full edition only)

Thanks to phoenixbyrd for his work on the dock and ThemeTwister GUI apps

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Version 2.0.3 patch notes:

Updated Discord app and icon (Full edition only)
Added fix to address Box86/Steam GTK error (Full edition only)
Added Twister OS wallpaper
Updated ThemeTwister to no longer require reboots when changing themes

Thanks to dangeruss26 for his wallpaper contribution

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Version 2.0.2 patch notes:

Installed supporting packages to suppress superficial error messages when running Raspberry Pi Configuration during Onboarding
Fixed VNC server support
Fixed support for connecting to SMB shares in Thunar
Updated Discord app
Updated Twister 10 theme icons
Added/updated Twister OS wallpaper

Thanks to Botspot, Lightstrike, and phoenixbyrd for their wallpaper submissions

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Version 2.0.1 patch notes:

Transitioned to Twister OS Lite base image (full image only)
Removed Chromium Media Edition, added native Widevine support
Removed Midnight Commander
Relocated/consolidated Steam components
Improved Steam-Box86 compatibility
Cleaned up menu shortcuts
Updated Discord app
Updated Box86
Updated Twister 95 & Twister XP login and splash screens
Updated Twister 10 theme icons
Updated Pi-Apps Box86 uninstall script
Updated README

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Version 2.0.0 patch notes:

Added Twister OS Dark theme
Added iTwister Sur and iTwister Sur Dark themes
Updated Discord app
Added Raspberry Pi Imager, removed balenaEtcher
Added Conky desktop system monitor to Twister OS theme
Added Flameshot screenshot app
Added AppImageLauncher
Updated/improved Twister OS theme icons
Updated Twister 10 cursor theme
Implemented preloading of Application Menu to improve performance
Added theme support for WhiskerMenu in Twister OS theme
Added Twister 10 theme wallpaper
Updated Winetricks
Updated ThemeTwister app
Updated Twister OS Onboarding app
Updated Spotlight app
Updated NotificationCenter app
Updated README

Please note: By design, this update will not overwrite an existing Conky configuration. If you currently use Conky, but would like to install the Conky theme provided by Twister OS, please delete ~/.conkyrc before patching.

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Version 1.9.9 patch notes:

Fixed a Twister OS Web Apps Launcher update bug

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Version 1.9.8 patch notes:

Updated Twister OS Web Apps Launcher
Fixed an issue where the splash screen would occasionally be replaced by apt updates
Updated DynamicWallpaper
Re-applies Mesa driver upgrade to v20.3.0 if apt downgrade to v19.3.2 has occurred
Created icon cache for Twister OS icon themes to improve menu performance

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Version 1.9.7 patch notes:

Updated Twister OS Web Apps Launcher to fix an issue with Netflix
Changed Steam to launch in small mode by default

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Version 1.9.6 patch notes:

Added "About Twister OS" app
Added Disk Usage Analyzer app
Added Twister OS Web Apps Launcher app
Updated Twister OS Diagnostics
Removed PulseAudio OSS wrapper due to incompatibility with new PulseAudio profile
Added support for EXE file icons and double-clicking to launch with Wine
Updated README, moved to universal location

Thanks to Juan Lozano for his "About Twister OS" app, and to phoenixbyrd for his Twister OS Web Apps Launcher

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Version 1.9.5 patch notes:

Made optimization improvements to ThemeTwister
Moved icon and sound files to universal locations
Updated Twister OS graphics

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Version 1.9.4 patch notes:

Fixed an issue preventing Twister OS Patcher from self-updating on some systems
Updated failsafe stable version of box86 to 0.1.8

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Version 1.9.3 patch notes:

Updated Mesa driver to 20.3 final, Vulkan conformant version
Updated Twister OS Patcher
Updated Twister OS Diagnostics

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Version 1.9.2 patch notes:

Upgraded Twister OS Patcher to YAD version
Added support for exFAT-formatted drives
Added Twister OS Diagnostics app
Fixed an issue affecting certain Wine games with latest Mesa driver update
Added application menu shortcut for Winetricks
Improved panel tray icon refreshing
Updated README

Thanks to Botspot for his Twister OS Patcher application, to pale for his Twister OS Diagnostics script, and to @phoenixbyrd for his tray icon refresh method discovery

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Version 1.9.1 patch notes:

Updated mesa/vulkan driver
Updated Wine to use new mesa/vulkan driver
Reverted Discord web app to Nativefier version until non-tray icon variant of Electron app is available
Updated Chromimum and Chromium Media Edition to v84
Updated Chromium Media Edition icon
Updated README

NOTE: If you have manually either held back Chromium updates, or downgraded to Chromium v78, you will need to revert those changes prior to installing this patch.

NOTE: Patch 1.9.1 is also 1.9.0 Patch (basically the same patch) but fixes a potential issue with the mesa updates preventing some windows games from loading. If you are on 1.8.5 you will be updated to 1.9.1. If you are on 1.9 you will be updated to 1.9.1.

Thanks to Jose Cerrejon for his mesa/vulkan driver update script, and to Botspot for his Chromium v84 Media Edition solution

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Version 1.8.5 patch notes:

Updated CommanderPi to version 0.7.2
Updated Discord web app to newer Electron version
Added option to restore Box86 to latest stable release
Added PiBright app to adjust display brightness
Updated Chromium Media Edition icon
Improved winetricks compatibility with Lutris + Box86
Updated Twister OS Patcher
Added Pi-Apps application
Added Vdesktop application
Added MPV Media Player
Updated README

Thanks to Jack47, SpacingBat3, kreal, FlameKat53, and BotSpot for their contributions to this release

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Version 1.8.4 patch notes:

Upgraded Discord web app to Nativefier version
Minor fixes to iRaspbian & iRaspbian Dark themes
Removed unnecessary/redundant application menu shortcuts
Updated Twister OS/Patcher logo graphics
Updated CommanderPi to version 0.7
Updated README

Thanks to SpacingBat3 for his work on the Nativefier Discord app

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Version 1.8.3 patch notes:

Improvements to iRaspbian Dark theme
Added Lutris game manager application and optimizations
Updated README

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Version 1.8.2 patch notes:

Updated Onboarding app to fix a permissions issue with Raspberry Pi Configuration utility
Additional icon updates for Raspbian X/Nighthawk themes
Upgraded Twister OS Patcher to GUI version
Added support for encrypted external drives

Thanks to Jack477, FlameKat53, and MobileGamesMotionYT for their work on the Twister OS Patcher GUI

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Version 1.8.1 patch notes:

Added updated icons for Raspbian X/Nighthawk themes
Additional icon and theme improvements/fixes
Updated Discord web app to persist user login following a reboot
Updated CommanderPi to version 0.5

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Version 1.8.0 patch notes:

Added Raspbian 7 theme
Made numerous theme improvements
Improved RetroPie performance
Updated Spotlight app
Updated ThemeTwister GUI app
Added QJoyPad
Added JSTest-GTK
Updated README

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Version 1.7.0 patch notes:

Added ThemeTwister GUI
Updated Twister OS Onboarding app with support for light/dark themes
Updated Notification Center app with improved theme support
Updated Spotlight app with improved theme support
Added Notification Center icons for Raspbian X/Nighthawk themes
Added Kodi
Added community wallpaper images
Updated README

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Version 1.6.0 patch notes:

Added custom Twister OS Neofetch theme
Added Notification Center app
Added Twister OS Onboarding app
Added Spotlight app
Added Twister OS Patcher
Fixed an issue where certain app icons/text would display incorrectly in Lightpad
Added Raspbian X Nighthawk-styled Twister OS wallpaper
Removed PlayOnLinux
Updated README

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Version 1.5.2 patch notes:

Yet more Wine x86 fixes
Added Twister OS version identifier script

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Version 1.5.0 patch notes:

Added Raspbian XP theme
Added new default Twister OS theme
Fixed an issue where DynamicWallpaper would not display correct wallpaper on boot
Improved Wine x86 compatibility
Added PlayOnLinux
Updated README

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Version 1.4.1 patch notes:

Improved ThemeTwister to support additional themes
Added Raspbian 95 theme
Added iRaspbian Dark theme
Made improvements to Raspbian X/Nighthawk themes, added Raspbian X (light) theme to ThemeTwister
Made improvements to Discord web "app"
Fixed Steam menu shortcut
Upgraded LightPad to current version
Improved Kodi support
Added DynamicWallpaper application
Upgraded CommanderPi to current version
Added support and binaries for Wine x86 (beta)
Added "SkiFree" Windows game
Added Audacious music player app with WinAmp theme
Added updated Mesa and Vulkan driver (beta)
Added PiKISS application
Updated README

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Version 1.3.0 patch notes:

Improved ThemeTwister to support additional themes
Modified login screen themes to accommodate long user names
Fixed a font issue on the iRaspbian login screen theme
Added Discord web "app" for Twister OS support
Updated application icons for Box86
Fixed "libc.so.6" error message when launching Steam and added support for certain Valve games
Added an "Exit Steam" app to close Steam if it is still running after exiting the program
Replaced Gimpshop Reloaded with PhotoGIMP v.2020
Added Neofetch application and associated icon/shortcut to quickly view system information

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Version 1.2.0 patch notes:

Fixed an issue where the "Contacts" app would not appear in the application menu
Replaced the login screen for the Nighthawk theme with a new one that can scale to different display resolutions
Updated the login screen for the iRaspbian theme
Replaced the Slingscold application launcher with LightPad, which fixes an issue with launching terminal-based apps
Updated README

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Version 1.1.0 patch notes:

Fixed an issue where certain application icons would change or become hidden after Raspberry Pi OS updates
Updated Commander Pi to version 0.4.1
Fixed an issue where the display would not reinitialize after screen blanking was invoked
Made minor improvements to the default theme restoration mechanism
Fixed an issue where the bluetooth icon would occasionally not appear in the system tray upon boot

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