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v1.4
- Updated to Yocto Project 2.3
- New misc packages installed:
- rsync to easily copy and synchronize directories with host computer
- Valgrind
- Command line tools like tar, ps, top, etc are not provided by busybox anymore
- dmidecode to debug information provided by BIOS
- Packages removed:
- ModemManager is temporarily removed. Users of LTE functionality are advised not to update.
- opkg: it’s now replaced by dnf
- ROS: now to be used inside a container
- Dronekit: now to be used inside a container
- dnsmasq: functionality replaced by ConnMan
- sysklogd: functionality replaced by systemd-journal
- systemd-networkd now creates a usb-ethernet network and manages a DHCP server in it; this allows to simply - plug a usb cable and have a network connection with Aero (working on Linux and Mac, work in progress on Windows)
- Migrate init to use systemd
- Kernel updated to 4.4.67 including all major fixes from upstream stable tree
- ConnMan is the connection manager for the WiFi interface allowing to easily switch back and forth between “hotspot” and “client” modes.
- Included support for docker containers. More detailed documentation can be found on the wiki page.
- Meta-ros is no longer included as part of the distribution, as officially supported ROS docker images are provided by the OSRF as part of Docker Hub.
- Package cleanup on meta-intel-aero;
- New inclusions: Camera Streaming Daemon and Collision Avoidance Library. More information can be found on the wiki.
- PX4 firmware for aerofc on RTF has been updated to v1.6.4 from upstream and is now located in /etc/aerofc/px4
- ArduPilot firmware for aerofc on RTF has been added containing version v3.5-rc9 with additional patches that will be available on v3.5-rc10. It’s available in /etc/aerofc/ardupilot
- MicroSD is now automatically mounted.
- Add support for devices from Movidius
- Experimental support for package updates using dnf (disabled by default via a configuration file)