Update to version 9.0

3 files changed, 34 insertions, 78 deletions

diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index 2bc50c37d9af..486ce2aa6a1b 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = xpipe
 	pkgdesc = Your entire server infrastructure at your fingertips
-	pkgver = 8.6
+	pkgver = 9.0
 	pkgrel = 1
 	epoch = 1
 	url = https://github.com/xpipe-io/xpipe
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ pkgbase = xpipe
 	depends = util-linux
 	source = xpipe.desktop
 	sha512sums = SKIP
-	source_x86_64 = xpipe-8.6-x86_64.tar.gz::https://github.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/releases/download/8.6/xpipe-portable-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
+	source_x86_64 = xpipe-9.0-x86_64.tar.gz::https://github.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/releases/download/9.0/xpipe-portable-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
 	sha512sums_x86_64 = SKIP
-	source_aarch64 = xpipe-8.6-arm64.tar.gz::https://github.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/releases/download/8.6/xpipe-portable-linux-arm64.tar.gz
+	source_aarch64 = xpipe-9.0-arm64.tar.gz::https://github.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/releases/download/9.0/xpipe-portable-linux-arm64.tar.gz
 	sha512sums_aarch64 = SKIP
 
 pkgname = xpipe
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 7031fb891756..2ec8ef64d2a4 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Maintainer: Christopher Schnick <crschnick@xpipe.io>
 
-_fullver="8.6"
+_fullver="9.0"
 pkgname="xpipe"
-pkgver="8.6"
+pkgver="9.0"
 pkgrel="1"
 epoch=1
 pkgdesc="Your entire server infrastructure at your fingertips"
diff --git a/xpipe.changelog b/xpipe.changelog
index 3373636fa56b..de6f3a7570f3 100644
--- a/xpipe.changelog
+++ b/xpipe.changelog
@@ -1,103 +1,59 @@
-This is this biggest update yet and includes many changes that are necessary going forward to allow for many future features to come. These new implementations take everything into account learned so far and are more intuitive and robust. Especially when considering the long-term timeline, these changes will come in handy.
+## Coherent desktops
 
-The versioning scheme has also been changed to simplify version numbers. So we are going straight from 1.7 to 8.0!
+XPipe now comes with support for remote desktop connections. VNC connections are fully handled over SSH and can therefore be established on top of any existing SSH connection you have in XPipe. RDP support is realized similar to the terminal support, i.e. by launching your preferred RDP client with the connection information. X11-forwarding for SSH is also now supported.
 
-## Note on updating
+With support for remote graphical desktop connection methods as well now in XPipe 9, the big picture idea is to implement the concept of coherent desktops. Essentially, you can launch predefined desktop applications, terminals, and scripts on any remote desktop connection, regardless of the underlying connection implementation. In combination with the improved SSH tunnel and background session support, you can launch graphical remote applications with one click in the same unified way for VNC over SSH connections, RDP connections, and X11-forwarded SSH connections.
 
-The last few versions of XPipe from 1.7.16 to 8.0.1 all had a self-updater on Windows that was not working properly. This was caused by a newly introduced JDK bug. This is now fixed from 8.1 onwards. To upgrade to 8.1+ on Windows, you have to do it manually by downloading and installing it from https://github.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/releases. There shouldn't be any more problems with 8.1+ after that.
+The general implementation and concept will be refined over the next updates.
 
-Note that versions <8.1 do not contain version information in the git vault. If you're on multiple systems that are synced with git, the git vault format can be updated on one system and being pulled on another a system that is running an older version. This can lead to data corruption. If this happens to you, you should be able to reset the git repository to a previous ref.
+## SSH connection improvements
 
-## New terminal launcher
+- Tunneled and X11-forwarded custom SSH connections are now properly detected and can be toggled on and off to run in the background as normal tunnels. This applies to normal connections and also SSH configs
 
-The terminal launcher functionality got completely reworked with the goal to make it more flexible and improve the terminal startup performance. You will quickly notice the new implementation whenever you launch any connection in your terminal.
+- The connection establishment has been reworked to reduce the amount of double prompts, e.g. for smartcards or 2FA, where user input is required twice. 
 
-## Proxmox integration (Professional feature)
+- The custom SSH connections now properly apply all configuration options of your user configuration file. They also now correctly apply multiple options for the same key correctly.
 
-There is now support to directly query all VMs and containers located on a Proxmox system via the `pct` and `qm` tools. The containers can be accessed directly as any other containers while the VMs can be accessed via SSH. In case no SSH server is running in a vm, you can also choose to start one with XPipe.
+- Any value specified for the `RemoteCommand` config option will now be properly applied when launching a terminal. This allows you to still use your preexisting init command setup, e.g. with tmux.
 
-This feature will be available in the professional version, but is also available in the free professional edition preview after release.
+- There is now support defining multiple host entries in place in a custom SSH connection. This is useful for cases where you want to use ProxyJump hosts in place without having to define them elsewhere.
 
-## Improved professional edition preview
+- A host key acceptance notification is now displayed properly in case your system doesn't automatically accept new host keys
 
-Any new professional features, such as the Proxmox support, will be available for free for a couple of weeks after their initial release. There is now a new dialog available to allow you to quickly set up the XPipe professional preview plan.
+## SSH for unknown shells (Professional feature)
 
-This allows anyone interested in playing around with new features to do so without limitation and no commitment.
+There's now an option to not let XPipe interact with the system. In case a system that does not run a known command shell, e.g. a router, link, or some IOT device, XPipe was previously unable to detect the shell type and errored out after some time. This option fixes this problem. This feature is available in the professional edition preview for two weeks.
 
-## Git For Windows shell environments
+## SSH X11 Forwarding on Windows via WSL
 
-The git installation on Windows comes with its own posix environment, which some people use to make use of standard Linux functionalities on Windows if they have not moved to WSL yet. This update brings full support to add this shell environment as well via the automatic detection functionality.
+You can now enable X11 forwarding for an SSH connection.
 
-## File browser improvements
+XPipe allows you to use the WSL2 X11 capabilities on Windows for your SSH connection. The only thing you need for this is a [WSL2](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install) distribution installed on your local system. XPipe it will automatically choose a compatible installed distribution if possible, but you can also use another one in the settings menu.
 
-The file browser has been reworked in terms of performance and reliability. File transfers of many files or now faster and any errors that can occur are now handled better.
+This means that you don't need to install a separate X11 server on Windows. However, if you are using one anyway, XPipe will detect that and use the currently running X11 server.
 
-In terms of the interface, there is also now a progress indicator for files being transferred. For any file conflicts, there is now a new dialog to choose how to resolve any conflict when copying or moving files.
+## Translations
 
-## Kubernetes configs and namespaces
+XPipe 9 now comes with translations for the user interface. These were initially generated with DeepL and can be easily improved and corrected by anyone on GitHub. You can check them out in action and if there is any translation you don't like, submit a quick pull request to fix it. For instructions on how to do this, see https://github.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/tree/master/lang.
 
-This update adds support to also add connections from other kubeconfig files.
+## Terminal improvements
 
-Furthermore, you can also choose to use any namespace you want. This is useful in cases where you have not set up a context for every namespace you have.
+The terminal integrations have been reworked across the board. To better show which terminals are well supported and which aren't, there is now a status indicator for every available terminal. This will show you how good the XPipe integration with each one is and which terminals are recommended to be used with XPipe. 
 
-The Kubernetes support is also now available in the pro preview after release.
+The kitty terminal is now fully supported with tabs on both Linux and macOS. The Warp terminal integration now correctly enables all Warp features on remote shells. On macOS, other third-party prompts also now work properly in the launched terminals.
 
-## Settings rework
+## Password manager improvements
 
-This update comes with a complete rework of the settings menu. Many options have been added and existing ones have been improved, with a focus on providing more control over security settings. Make sure to give them a read to discover new options.
+The password manager handling has been improved and some potential sources of errors and confusion have been eliminated. There are also now a few command templates available for established password managers to quickly get started.
 
-There has been a big focus on providing finer-grained control over security settings, which can be especially useful in enterprise contexts.
+## Improved keyboard control
 
-## Per-Vault settings
+It is a goal to be able to use XPipe only with a keyboard either for productivity or for accessibility reasons. XPipe 9 introduces improved keyboard support with new shortcuts and improved focus control for navigating with the arrow keys, tab, space, and enter.
 
-Previously all settings were stored on a per-system basis. This caused some problems with git vaults, as all relevant settings that should persist across systems were not synced. From now on, all options that should be the same on all synced systems are automatically included in the git vault.
+## Improved logo
 
-## Authentication improvements
-
-This update comes with a newly created system for handling authentication that is better suited for arbitrary authentication prompts. This allows for better support for things like 2FA and other keyboard interactive authentications schemes. The sudo elevation authentication also has been reworked to be more intuitive and mirror the behavior of the system in regard to password prompts.
-
-You also now have finer control over the caching behaviour of passwords and the sudo behaviour via additional settings.
-
-## Temporary containers
-
-You can now run a temporary docker container using a specified image that will get automatically removed once it is stopped. The container will keep running even if the image does not have any command specified that will run.
-
-This can be useful if you quickly want to set up a certain environment by using a certain container image, e.g. a simple `ubuntu` image. You can then enter the container as normal in XPipe, perform your operations, and stop the container once it's no longer needed. It is then removed automatically.
-
-## Fish and dumb shells
-
-Up until now, connecting to fish shells or various dumb shells you typically find in devices like routers and links, did not work as there was no proper support for them. The shell handling implementation has now been rewritten to support fish login shells (after some timeout).
-
-The implementation also now supports dumb shells that can be reached via ssh for example, but support still has to be implemented manually. Since I currently don't own any typical hardware like various routers and links, e.g. from cisco, I did not have the ability yet to do this. So if you own any hardware you would like to see supported, open an issue and share the typical output that is printed upon connection, and it can easily be supported.
-
-For now, it should work with MikroTik routers at least.
-
-## macOS tray and dock handling
-
-Due to some confusion, XPipe will no longer use the system tray in macOS as an option when minimizing. It will instead conform to the usual macOS app handling that allows to reopen the window by clicking on the dock icon.
-
-## PowerShell fallback
-
-Some Windows admins disable cmd on their systems for security reasons. Previously this would have caused XPipe to not function on these systems as it relied on cmd. From now on, it can also dynamically fall back to PowerShell if needed without utilizing cmd at all.
-
-## Bundled OpenSSH on Windows
-
-One common problem in the past has been to fact that Microsoft ships relatively outdated OpenSSH versions on Windows, which do not support newer features like FIDO2 keys. Due to the permissive license of OpenSSH and its Windows fork, XPipe can bundle the latest OpenSSH versions on Windows. There is now an option the settings menu to use the latest bundled OpenSSH version.
-
-## Timeout handling
-
-The timeout model has been reworked. It is now set to a fixed amount of 30s while any active password prompts do no longer count towards it, meaning you can take your time when typing your passwords. An increased timeout value also allows for better handling of third party authentication schemes that XPipe has no control over, e.g. ones that will open a website in your browser for authentication.
+The application logo has been improved with of regards to contrast and visibility, which often was a problem on dark backgrounds. It should now stand out on any background color.
 
 ## Other changes
 
-- Add option to skip connection validation
-- Add ability to easily add files to the git vault data directory
-- Introduce new changelog implementation that will be able to display the changelog relevant when upgrading from you current version, including all intermediate versions
-- Auto expand connections display when a new child is added
-- Fix elevation not working in some cases and throwing errors
-- Improve git vault performance
-- Fix macOS updater and installation script sometimes only uninstalling existing version without installing new one
-- Fix scaling issues on Linux by providing a separate scaling option
-- Fix possible encoding issues on Windows with passwords that contained non-ASCII characters
-- Support opening ssh: URLs without username as well
-- Fix Linux OS logo sometimes showing wrongly or not at all
+There have been countless small bug fixes across the board. They are not listed individually here, but hopefully you will notice some of them.