[Server-devel] New Raspian 2018-03-13, New RPi 3 B+

[Adam Holt]

Of course it supports their new $35 HW (3 B+ has faster networking etc, "will
remain in production until at least January 2023") but also:

"2018-03-13:

  * Raspberry Pi 3 B+ support
  * WiFi is disabled until wireless regulatory domain is set (Pi 3 B+ only)
    - The domain can be done through 'Raspberry Pi Configuration' (rc_gui),
      'raspi-config' or by setting 'country=' to an appropriate ISO 3166
      alpha2 country code in /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.
  * Default wireless regulatory domain is now unset
  * Added support to desktop for different screen sizes and resolutions,
    including multiple preset options in Appearance Settings and pixel doubling
    option in Raspberry Pi Configuration
  * Version 2.1.16 of Thonny included
  * Version 29.0.0.113 of Adobe PepperFlash player included
  * Version 1.2.post1 of Pygame Zero included
  * Bluetooth plugin now supports connection to Bluetooth LE HID devices
  * Network plugin now indicates 5G-compatible APs
  * Latest changes to Bluez ALSA service merged
    - service now started on CLI boot as well as GUI boot*  * Latest
changes to dhcpcd networking plugin merged*
  * Improved support for running on pi-top devices
  * Small design changes to PiX theme and icons
  * Bug fix - hide spurious window resize handles
  * Bug fix - Scratch 2 remote GPIO state block now works correctly*
* Updated WiFi Firmware
    - brcmfmac43455-sdio 7.45.154
    - brcmfmac43430-sdio 7.45.98.38*
  * New packages:
    - policykit-1
    - obconf
    - python-buttonshim python3-buttonshim
    - python-unicornhathd  python3-unicornhathd
    - python-pantilthat python3-pantilthat
  ** Linux kernel 4.9.80+**  * Raspberry Pi firmware
3347884c7df574bbabeff6dca63caf686e629699*"


Release Notes: http://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspbian/release_notes.txt

Download: https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/

Raspberry Pi 3 B+:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-3-model-bplus-sale-now-35/
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