Hi all,
We are glad to announce the release of a new version of PixInsight: 1.8.4.1198 for Linux. Installation packages are now available to all users on our software distribution system.
Version 1.8.4.1198 is a bugfix/maintenance release for Linux platforms. Refer to the previous
announcement for build 1197 for more information. The main improvements in these versions are compatibility with glibc 2.22 (used by Fedora 23 and other cutting-edge distributions) and the latest versions of KDE Plasma 5, along with other bug fixes. We encourage all our Linux users to update their installations as soon as possible.
How to Install the ReleaseThis version is not available through the update system integrated with the PixInsight Core application. You have to download the appropriate installation package(s) for your platform(s) from our software distribution system:
https://pixinsight.com/dist/Once downloaded, uncompress the .tar.gz archive on a directory under your home directory, then run the installer program as root from a terminal. Answer "yes" to the confirmation question and you're done. The old version (if any) will be removed, and version 1.8.4.1198 will be installed on the /opt system directory by default, as usual. Graphical shortcuts will be created automatically on most X11 desktop environments, including GNOME, KDE, Xfce and LXDE.
See also FAQ Section 3 for important information about installations and updates:
http://pixinsight.com/faq/index.html#3_InstallationMain Bug Fixes- Fixed
a critical regression where FITS header keywords were not loaded correctly by several tools.
- All bug fixes included in
version 1.8.4.1197.
I hope you enjoy this new release. Thank you all for your continued support.
