Changelog: Abitti 2 Linux

Changelog: Abitti 2 Linux Candidate USB Drive

Version 1.6.0 (2026-06-12)

https://dl.abitti.fi/linux/abitti-candidate-1.6.0.iso (sha256: e9f4cbc9cb856f9123eeb76015fbcede7a0a85ebd6fe8d23cf50dcecbccf3ed0)

Minimum server version: 1.26.0

  • Unified page zoom behavior across candidate application platforms
    Fixed an issue that could generate large amounts of unnecessary mDNS traffic into open networks
    Updated components used by techical monitoring

Version 1.5.0 (2026-05-29)

https://dl.abitti.fi/linux/abitti-candidate-1.5.0.iso (sha256: cd13509f3863e9f204d54aa5b9c3dd84bfabf124823c4baee26c25b797c5efec)

Minimum required server version: 1.26.0

  • Reduce exam-start network load by downloading 250 MB less data per student

Version 1.4.0 (2026-05-15)

https://dl.abitti.fi/linux/abitti-candidate-1.4.0.iso (sha256: d5be95f9e479495352f6a477c9dd82e1dbd69a894e9a3714d141bcb773b5a080)

Minimum required server version: 1.26.0

  • WiFi password can be entered using Finnish keyboard layout
  • Linux candidate app launches technical monitoring faster
  • More detailed information is now provided for troubleshooting cases where connection to the server fails
  • Security fixes related to Hackabi-31

Version 1.3.0 (2026-04-30)

https://dl.abitti.fi/linux/abitti-candidate-1.3.0.iso (sha256: db14956255810121a68f07cd824323d9d4083bd9eca6687fe62d05207038df0c)

Minimum required server version: 1.26.0

  • The application context menu displays only useful actions
  • The candidate application now uses a different browser engine to improve stability
  • Fixed a regression where the selected audio device would revert on its own
  • Security fixes

Version 1.2.1 (2026-04-09)

https://dl.abitti.fi/linux/abitti-candidate-1.2.1.iso (sha256: 9fec405b1dc80b198de8bee244e3b53a8481cf02deed9ad32deb79809221e190)

Minimum required server version: 1.26.0

  • Fixed an issue where server names were rejected in a closed exam network

Version 1.2.0 (2026-04-02)

https://dl.abitti.fi/linux/abitti-candidate-1.2.0.iso (sha256: df7b60261874580bfc04822816378721b7891b75cf734c85c922818b0daaabb9)

Minimum required server version: 1.26.0

  • Support for a new, more reliable custom server name mechanism has been added
  • Fixed an issue where sessions were invalidated after a network error
  • Added support for more multimedia formats (eg. mp4)
  • Answers that only contain a screenshot are saved correctly
  • Screenshots can be pasted into Klecks and Collabora
  • Enabled input for dead keys such as the circumflex (^)

Version 1.1.0 (2026-03-23)

https://dl.abitti.fi/linux/abitti-candidate-1.1.0.iso (sha256: 202e6c275ed04abff8b5a060e151f340b92c3a36243041b293bd75d17acbc3f3)

Minimum required server version: v1.26.0

  • Screen brightness can be adjusted with keyboard keys and through exam interface.
  • Display a warning if the server certificate is not valid, and prompt the user to check computer’s date and time.
  • Battery level and charging state is shown in exam top bar

Version 1.0.1 (2026-02-20)

https://dl.abitti.fi/linux/abitti-candidate-1.0.1.iso

Minimum required server version: v1.21.0

  • Avoid downloading same monitoring binaries repeatedly from exam server
  • Minor security improvements

Version 1.0.0 (2026-02-13)

https://dl.abitti.fi/linux/abitti-candidate-1.0.0.iso

Minimum required server version: v1.21.0

  • Fixed an issue where reloading the landing page resulted in a blank screen
  • Various performance improvements to background services

Version 0.5.0 (2026-01-28)

Minimum required server version: v1.21.0

  • Fixes to taking screenshots

Version 0.4.0 (2026-01-26)

Minimum required server version: v1.21.0

  • Added support for screenshots
  • Added the following mouse settings: mouse handedness, scroll direction, is trackpad tap considered a click or not
  • Added audio device and volume controls