20 Jan 19:29

8099993

1.7.16

SSH Timeouts and connection time

Over time, there have always been a few complaints about SSH connection timeout errors and slow SSH connection startup. These especially popped up in the latest release even though no obvious code was changed.

As it turns out, increasing the value for ConnectTimeout in SSH does not actually only change the timeout after which an error is thrown, it is also used by some servers as a guideline for their response time. E.g. if you specify a 10s timeout, some servers will always take 10s to respond. This is of course not mentioned in any of the spec but is more of an implementation choice.

In the latest release this caused more errors as the timeout was set higher. It should also have affected many SSH connections basically since the release of XPipe. I don't know how many people have been affected by this, it heavily depends on which ssh server and configuration your server runs. It happens for example on my proxmox instances and my AWS EC2 instances. If your connections now start up much faster than before, then you are probably affected by it.

This release should fix all of these issues simply by not specifying a connect timeout at all. Great work there. If you are using ConnectTimeout in your SSH configs, just remove it as it makes everything slower without having the effect of a timeout.

I would like to exchange a few words with whoever thought: A newly connected SSH client specified a 10s connect timeout? That means we can sit around idle for 9 seconds. That is a great idea.

Fixes

Fix annoying log directory errors that occurred on first startup
Fix SSH connections failing on Windows systems where the username contained non-ASCII characters due to an OpenSSH client bug by working around it
Fix SSH connection failing when another RemoteCommand was set in a config file
Fix child connection validity not updating when parent is changed from invalid to valid
Fix some applications launched on Windows, e.g. some terminals and editors, starting in minimized mode
Fix SSH config importer not handling file wildcards correctly when they also contained a file extension
Fix actions that shut down XPipe, e.g. automatic updates and debug mode, not correctly executing if it exited too fast
Fix error about nonexistent logs directory on first startup
Fix possible NullPointers when checking whether current SSH session has died

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Portable

If you don't like installers, you can also use portable versions that are packaged as an archive. The following portable versions are available:

Install Script

Install XPipe by pasting the installation command into your terminal. This will perform the full setup automatically.

Windows

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command iwr "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.ps1" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" ";"  "&" "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" -XPipeVersion "1.7.16"

Bash Script (Linux / MacOS)

bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.sh) -v 1.7.16

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18 Jan 20:41

crschnick

1.7.15

f33db9c

1.7.15

Changes

Add support to create customized SSH connections using arbitrary options.
This can be done using the SSH config format but without having to create an actual file.
Unify all SSH connection types to support the same functionality.
I.e. they all now support host key and identity file fixes plus can be used with SSH tunnels.
Make it possible to specify any identity to be used for SSH config connections
Properly detect when an active connection has unexpectedly reset during a file browser session.
It will now be automatically restarted when any action is performed and fails.
Rework connection creation menu layout to give a better overview
Make the connection timeout value in the settings properly apply to ssh connections as well.
This should help with SSH connections that take a long time to connect.
Include pre-rasterized images for various sizes to reduce the render load at runtime
Implement various performance improvements
Rework some UI elements to better work with keyboard navigation and screen readers
Add unsupported shell notice when restricted bash is detected
The daemon now properly reports any startup failure causes when started from the CLI via xpipe open
Regularly clean logs directory to free up older log files
Improve file browser handling in smaller window sizes
Add support for WezTerm and Windows Terminal Preview

Fixes

Fix application windows on Linux not initializing with the correct size
Fix connections to pfSense systems not working (This time properly)
Fix NullPointerException when a Linux system did not provide any release name
Fix startup errors when operating system reported invalid window sizes
Fix various Exceptions caused by race conditions

Downloads

Installers

Portable

If you don't like installers, you can also use portable versions that are packaged as an archive. The following portable versions are available:

Install Script

Install XPipe by pasting the installation command into your terminal. This will perform the full setup automatically.

Windows

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command iwr "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.ps1" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" ";"  "&" "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" -XPipeVersion "1.7.15"

Bash Script (Linux / MacOS)

bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.sh) -v 1.7.15

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11 Jan 19:57

crschnick

1.7.14

68b4cb2

1.7.14

This is just a small hotfix update to fix a few important issues:

Fix license validation throwing errors due to mismatched date format
Fix .deb installers not being able to resolve some packages on Ubuntu < 22
Fix command-line installation script on homepage not refreshing package repositories
on Linux if needed. It also now supports dnf, yum, and zypper as well

Downloads

Installers

Portable

If you don't like installers, you can also use portable versions that are packaged as an archive. The following portable versions are available:

Install Script

Install XPipe by pasting the installation command into your terminal. This will perform the full setup automatically.

Windows

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command iwr "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.ps1" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" ";"  "&" "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" -XPipeVersion "1.7.14"

Bash Script (Linux / MacOS)

bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.sh) -v 1.7.14

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05 Jan 10:31

crschnick

1.7.13

8e81865

1.7.13

Changes

You can now add SSH connections from arbitrary OpenSSH config files under Add remote host -> SSH Config
The SSH config importer now supports include statements. Included files are automatically resolved and joined
Add experimental ability to automatically fix SSH key file permissions on Windows if OpenSSH complains
Rework file browser connection history overview to always update when you close a tab
The Linux installers now correctly report their dependencies. This was not really a problem on any
normal desktop system, but should make it easier to run on embedded systems or in WSL2g
Improve performance mode speedup by removing more styling. You can enable the mode under Settings -> Appearance
Change layout of connection names and status to better handle very long connection names across all window sizes
Make any connection quickly renameable in the edit window without verifying whether we can actually connect
Allow for creation of multiple connections with the same name
Add a self test functionality on startup to handle cases where the local shell could not be initialized correctly
Implement fallback to bundled fonts on Linux systems that do not have fontconfig
There is now a repository for nixos releases at https://github.com/xpipe-io/nixpkg
Improve documentation for custom terminal command setting

Fixes

Fix some zsh shells not properly setting up the PATH
Fix git vault repository throwing initialization errors when shared with multiple Windows user permissions
Fix displayed connection summary not updating on edit
Fix copying and pasting a file into the same directory returning an error
Fix connections being accidentally listed under scripts category
if they were added while scripts category was selected
Fix default terminal detection sometimes selecting iTerm even though it was not installed
Fix shell environments for BSD bourne shell failing with invalid -l switch
Fix connections to pfSense systems not working

Downloads

Installers

Portable

If you don't like installers, you can also use portable versions that are packaged as an archive. The following portable versions are available:

Install Script

Install XPipe by pasting the installation command into your terminal. This will perform the full setup automatically.

Windows

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command iwr "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.ps1" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" ";"  "&" "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" -XPipeVersion "1.7.13"

Bash Script (Linux / MacOS)

bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.sh) -v 1.7.13

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28 Dec 22:33

crschnick

1.7.12

a533de0

1.7.12

New professional features

Add ability to open files and directories in VSCode SSH remote environment in file browser
Added support for fully offline licenses. You can obtain them via email request
in case you're running it on a system without internet connectivity or restricted proxy settings

Changes

Make current default shell also show up in shell environments to prevent confusion about missing bash environment
Improve error messages when an additional password was requested by the connection
when none was provided instead of just showing permission denied
Make SSH connection starting from a WSL environment use the native Windows key helper for FIDO2 keys
Rework insights button for connection creation across the board

Additions

Add warning message if git vault URL was an HTTP URL and you are trying to use an SSH identity
Add ability to clone existing connections to make the process of adding similar connections easier
Add ability to debug local background shell in developer options
Add notice when a professional feature is available in preview mode
Add some more OS logos
Add check to verify whether font loading with fontconfig works on Linux on startup
Add more extensive note on first startup for potential issues when Malwarebytes, McAfee, or Bitdefender are installed

Fixes

Fix application not starting on Asahi Linux due to executable page size issue
Fix file existence check for SSH key files reporting wrong results on Windows in directory links/junctions
Fix k8s integration not working when user did not have permission to list nodes
Fix rare error when switching to tray operation mode on Linux
Fix connection state not being preserved when being added the first time
Fix application failing to start up if OS reported invalid screen size bounds
Fix VMware VM not being able to be parsed if configuration file did not specify an encoding or name
Fix startup failing when installation was located on a ramdisk
Fix some miscellaneous cache data being stored in the user home directory
Fix error handling when jump host chain formed a loop
Fix PowerShell remote sessions being blocked by execution policy
Fix race condition when locking user data directory
Fix some CLI commands not starting daemon correctly if it is not already running
Fix text field when showing askpass window not being focused automatically
Fix combobox selections not working well with keyboard-only workflows
Fix many possible small NullPointerExceptions

Downloads

Installers

Portable

If you don't like installers, you can also use portable versions that are packaged as an archive. The following portable versions are available:

Install Script

Install XPipe by pasting the installation command into your terminal. This will perform the full setup automatically.

Windows

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command iwr "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.ps1" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" ";"  "&" "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" -XPipeVersion "1.7.12"

Bash Script (Linux / MacOS)

bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.sh) -v 1.7.12

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16 Dec 04:05

crschnick

1.7.11

b668028

1.7.11

New professional features

Add support for Yubikey PKCS#11 identities for SSH connections
Add support for custom PKCS#11 libraries to use with SSH connections
Add support for the gpg-agent for SSH connections, e.g. for smart cards

Other changes

Add ESC and CTRL/CMD+W shortcuts to close dialog windows
Add support for JetBrains editors
Add support for docker versions <20
Add history button for file browser
Improve information display for docker containers
Rework SSH agent integration for all agent types to fix many issues
Properly update state of child connections on refresh
Fix SSH identity file chooser not opening up the correct system when using jump servers
Make git always use the native ssh client on Windows
Properly disable remote git storage during a session if a remote operation failed before
Show unavailable connection types when searching for connections automatically
Add ability to open compatible SSH connections in vscode
Fix some connections not being shared in a git repository even though they should

Preview pro features

For anyone interested in giving any new professional features a try without having to commit to buying a full license,
there is now a special preview mode available: Simply enter the license key D18D1C9F-D3CB-49CA-A909-FF385DECD948 and get full access to newly released professional features for two weeks after their initial release date. In fact, you can try it out right now to get access to the new SSH authentication features.

Downloads

Installers

Portable

If you don't like installers, you can also use portable versions that are packaged as an archive. The following portable versions are available:

Install Script

Install XPipe by pasting the installation command into your terminal. This will perform the full setup automatically.

Windows

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command iwr "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.ps1" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" ";"  "&" "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" -XPipeVersion "1.7.11"

Bash Script (Linux / MacOS)

bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.sh) -v 1.7.11

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06 Dec 02:03

crschnick

1.7.10

5274d58

1.7.10

Changes in 1.7.10

Fix application freezing under heavy load, usually with the git storage
Fix git storage asking multiple times for login information when needed
Fix git storage push failing when login information was required
Fix rpm installation upgrade removing desktop file
Make exit timeout always run to quit after max 30 seconds
Improve readme description for causes of an empty git storage
Add chmod file browser action
Many other small miscellaneous fixes and improvements

Changes in 1.7.9

Git storage rework

The git storage functionality has been in a bad state, hopefully this update will change that.
First of all, several bugs and inconsistencies have been fixed.

Furthermore, the authentication options have been greatly expanded.
You can now supply both HTTP and SSH git URLs. If any input is required like a username/password/passphrase, XPipe will show a prompt.
If you chose to use an SSH git URL, you can also set key-based authentication options just as for other ssh connections.

Lastly, there is now a general data directory as well in which you can put any additional files like SSH keys that you want to include in the repository. You can then refer to them just as normal within XPipe but their file paths are automatically adapted on any system you clone the repository to. You can open this data directory from the settings menu.

It is recommended to start with a remote git repository from scratch though to properly fix previous issues.

Other changes

Fix new daemon instances getting stuck when trying to communicate with an already running daemon that does not respond
Fix daemon not properly exiting when stuck on shutdown
Fix elevated commands getting stuck if no sudo password was available
Fix some commands getting stuck under rare conditions on Linux and macOS
Fix some windows being shown outside of screen bounds when display scaling values were set very high
Fix macOS .pkg installers requiring Rosetta to be installed on ARM even though it wasn't needed
Fix powerlevel10k breaking terminal integrations on macOS
Fix screen clear on terminal launch sometimes breaking terminal formatting
Fix process exit codes outside of signed 32-bit int causing errors
Fix local shell process not restarting if it somehow died
Fix errors not showing when GUI could not be initialized
Fix some NullPointerExceptions
Fix file browser execute action not launching scripts
Fix some license related errors
Fix Windows os detection on remote servers if cmd was not available
Many other small miscellaneous fixes and improvements

Downloads

Installers

Portable

If you don't like installers, you can also use portable versions that are packaged as an archive. The following portable versions are available:

Install Script

Install XPipe by pasting the installation command into your terminal. This will perform the full setup automatically.

Windows

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command iwr "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.ps1" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" ";"  "&" "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" -XPipeVersion "1.7.10"

Bash Script (Linux / MacOS)

bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.sh) -v 1.7.10

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05 Dec 15:52

crschnick

1.7.9

d9e496f

1.7.9

Changes in 1.7.9

Git storage rework

The git storage functionality has been in a bad state, hopefully this update will change that.
First of all, several bugs and inconsistencies have been fixed.

It is recommended to start with a remote git repository from scratch though to properly fix previous issues.

Other changes

Fix new daemon instances getting stuck when trying to communicate with an already running daemon that does not respond
Fix daemon not properly exiting when stuck on shutdown
Fix elevated commands getting stuck if no sudo password was available
Fix some commands getting stuck under rare conditions on Linux and macOS
Fix some windows being shown outside of screen bounds when display scaling values were set very high
Fix macOS .pkg installers requiring Rosetta to be installed on ARM even though it wasn't needed
Fix powerlevel10k breaking terminal integrations on macOS
Fix screen clear on terminal launch sometimes breaking terminal formatting
Fix process exit codes outside of signed 32-bit int causing errors
Fix local shell process not restarting if it somehow died
Fix errors not showing when GUI could not be initialized
Fix some NullPointerExceptions
Fix file browser execute action not launching scripts
Fix some license related errors
Fix Windows os detection on remote servers if cmd was not available
Many other small miscellaneous fixes and improvements

Please make sure to report any issue you can find. This helps the development a lot.

Downloads

Installers

Portable

If you don't like installers, you can also use portable versions that are packaged as an archive. The following portable versions are available:

Install Script

Install XPipe by pasting the installation command into your terminal. This will perform the full setup automatically.

Windows

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command iwr "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.ps1" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" ";"  "&" "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" -XPipeVersion "1.7.9"

Bash Script (Linux / MacOS)

bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.sh) -v 1.7.9

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24 Nov 09:31

crschnick

1.7.8

dbec0b8

1.7.8

Changes in 1.7.8

Make created scripts fully apply to file browser sessions as well.
Any environment changes will apply to the whole file browser, plus all selected
terminals scripts will be executed whenever you open a terminal session into a directory.
More startup performance improvements
Fix dialog window order sometimes being wrong and shown behind main window
Fix macOS Terminal.app sometimes not launching connection due to a race condition
Many other small miscellaneous fixes and improvements

Previous changes in 1.7

Downloads

Installers

Portable

If you don't like installers, you can also use portable versions that are packaged as an archive. The following portable versions are available:

Install Script

Install XPipe by pasting the installation command into your terminal. This will perform the full setup automatically.

Windows

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command iwr "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.ps1" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" ";"  "&" "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" -XPipeVersion "1.7.8"

Bash Script (Linux / MacOS)

bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.sh) -v 1.7.8

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22 Nov 07:11

crschnick

1.7.7

7c14674

1.7.7

Changes in 1.7.7

More performance improvements
Fix file browser navbar commands failing. Since no one has reported this yet,
I assume that most people don't know that you can run commands and shells if you type them into the file browser navigation bar
Fix file browser icons being broken since 1.7.4
Fix connection list updates sometimes not being reflected in file browser connection list
Fix WSL integration not working when system language was not set to english
due to missing command-line options in the non-english WSL CLI
Fix application not working on Windows systems where the system code page did support all characters in username
Fix exit code not being detected and causing a failure on Windows under certain conditions
Fix file browser getting stuck in an invalid state when maximum file display limit was reached
Fix file browser transfer into macOS finder not updating state and causing errors

Previous changes in 1.7

Downloads

Installers

Portable

If you don't like installers, you can also use portable versions that are packaged as an archive. The following portable versions are available:

Install Script

Install XPipe by pasting the installation command into your terminal. This will perform the full setup automatically.

Windows

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command iwr "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.ps1" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" ";"  "&" "$env:TEMP\get-xpipe.ps1" -XPipeVersion "1.7.7"

Bash Script (Linux / MacOS)

bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/master/get-xpipe.sh) -v 1.7.7

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Releases: xpipe-io/xpipe

1.7.16

SSH Timeouts and connection time

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1.7.15

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1.7.14

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1.7.12

New professional features

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1.7.11

New professional features

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Preview pro features

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Bash Script (Linux / MacOS)

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1.7.10

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Git storage rework

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Git storage rework

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