Please note, you should be able to access Windows 8 Update 1 via Windows Update (just click "Check for updates") but the Download link here will alternatively take you to the official page at Microsoft's Download Center. The previous Windows 8 mouse actions still work - dragging an app down to close it, for example - but the new options provide a more discoverable alternative. This has the usual minimise and maximise buttons to the right, while the button to the left also provides "Split Left" and "Split Right" options. Switch to an app, move your mouse cursor to the top of the screen, and a title bar appears.
Windows 8 apps have similarly gained a little extra mouse-friendliness. Unfortunately this didn't always work for us, and we don't know why, but if you're luckier then it'll make it much easier to switch between applications or access pinned shortcuts. Just move your mouse cursor to the bottom of the screen and it should pop up. The Taskbar includes both Windows 8 apps and desktop programs, and it's even accessible from the Start Screen, at least in theory. Along with the various items which used to appear on the App Bar ("Unpin from Start", "Uninstall", "Resize" and "Turn live tile off"), you can now also pin any app to the taskbar for easier access (the Store comes pinned by default). Right-click a Start Screen tile and a context menu appears. Launch the Start Screen and you'll find new "Power" and "Search" buttons, top-right: you can now sleep, shut down or restart your PC in a couple of clicks. You can also toggle this setting manually, as before (right-click the taskbar, select Properties > Navigation, select "When I sign in. This starts at boot time, with desktops and laptops now booting to the desktop by default.
There are security updates, performance enhancements and other low-level tweaks, but the most obvious changes are to the Windows 8.1 interface. Windows 8.1 Update 1 is a set of updates and improvements for Windows 8.1.
Read this page for how to compile source code.
Repo init -u git:///gitroot/android-x86/manifest -b oreo-x86 -m The source code is available in the main git server. Note Android-x86 running in QEMU and the real machine (after rebooting) share the same data sub-folder. Alternatively, you can launch Android-x86 in a QEMU virtual machine by the installed qemu-android script: Reboot and choose android-x86 item from the menu to boot Android-x86. Sudo alien -ci 86_64.rpm Īll files will be installed to the /android-8.1-r2/ subdirectory and boot entries will be added to grub2 menu.
On a deb based device (Debian/Ubuntu/LinuxMint/.), please use the alien tool to install it: This will update your older installation like 7.1-r2 or 8.1-r1 if you have. On an rpm based device (Fedora/Red Hat/CentOS/SUSE.), just install it like a normal rpm package: It allows Linux users to easily install the release into an existing Linux device with a standalone ext4 root partition. Įxcept the traditional ISO files, we also package android-x86 files into a Linux package rpm. Please read this page about how to install it to the device. Windows's users can use the tool Win32 Disk Imager to create a bootable usb stick. Where /dev/sdX is the device name of your usb drive. To use an ISO file, Linux users can dump it into a usb drive by dd command like: ĭd if=android-x86_ of=/dev/sdX For older devices with legacy BIOS, you may try the 32-bit ISO. Most modern devices should be able to run the 64-bit ISO. You can choose one of them depends on your devices. Simulate WiFi adapter by Ethernet to increase app compatibility.
Update to latest Android 8.1.0 Oreo MR1 release (8.1.0_r65). The 8.1-r2 release contains all features in 8.1-r1 and bugfixes from upstream: The prebuilt images are available in the following site: This is the second stable release for Android-x86 8.1 (oreo-x86). The Android-x86 project is glad to announce the 8.1-r2 release to public.