bslx-6.10.0-1-2024.07.24-x86_64 has been released and is available for download.
This new version is packed with many new features. Added BTRFS support all over Super Grub2 Disk. Operating System specific options: EFI, FreeBSD, FreeDOS, Linux, Mac OS X, MS-DOS, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows Vista (and newer). New Operating Systems: GNU/Hurd, ReactOS and Linux from /boot partition. Debian and Ubuntu secureboot binaries have been updated so that they properly work on updated or recent UEFIs. (Fix) Force to update devices after enabling native disk drivers. Fixed the use of unicode.pf2. grub.cfg files are now searched at EFI partitions. diskpartchainboot.cfg: Fix quoted label. Partition labels. Overall redesign. Refactor unicode font file generation. New Hungarian, Traditional Chinese, Polish and Japanese translations.
The accessibility functions added in this upgrade are: Orca screen reader combined with the Svox-Pico speech synthesis to help the blind persons. The Compiz window manager with its accessibility module (full-screen zoom, change of screen brightness, etc.) for the visually impaired. MouseTweaks and mouse emulation with numeric keypad for people with physical disabilities. eBook-speaker for audio playback of digital books in ePub format. Daisy-player for reading audio books in Daisy format. Kiwix in accessibility mode to read Wikipedia offline. Ocrizer for scanning a document in OCR mode and opening the result in LibreOffice. Elograf for voice dictation. Tux Typing voice version for learning the keyboard of Zendalona. NatBraille software for generating Braille books. GNOME-calculator in accessibility mode.
Did you encounter a system issue and need to revert to a previous stable state? With Orchid, this is quite simple, if something goes wrong, you can select the previous state during boot. After logging in, Orchid will prompt you to perform a rollback, once confirmed, this rollback becomes permanent until the next update. When a new update happens, the problematic state will be replaced with the new version of the operating system. Why would you need to perform a rollback? Even though Orchid is designed to be stable and compatible, and its update system ensures the updates are only installed if they pass, and despite every update being meticulously tested by our developers, something can still go wrong. Having a recovery point is essential. For example, you might be using hardware that is not compatible with the update, which is a scenario we cannot fully cover (yet).
One of the standout features in this release is the long-awaited Parental Control feature. Designed to help you protect your children online, this feature allows you to manage their device usage, ensuring a safer digital environment. For more details on how to set it up, visit our Parental Control documentation. Additionally, we have enhanced privacy measures by blocking 800 new trackers, ensuring better protection of your personal information. The App Lounge now includes the Non Safe For Work (NSFW) rating from F-Droid, allowing you to make informed decisions about app installations. Third-party apps now have better integration with the App Lounge account for licensing features, and an option to see all available updates is now included in the Updater. For Fairphone users, we have added support for the Fairphone camera app on Fairphone 4 and improved /e/OS Camera with 48MP/50MPx mode for both Fairphone 4 and 5. Calendar customization has also been improved, letting you personalize event colours.
Ravenports is available in MidnightBSD for the amd64 architecture. The initial installation process will prompt you to bootstrap Ravenports. This will initialize it in /raven/, and you will be able to install software packages using /raven/sbin/ravensw. By default, /raven/bin, /raven/sbin, and so on are not on the path. You can add them to the path to make running software in your shell easier. Please visit their website to learn more about Ravenports and find quickstart guides. You can choose either mports or Ravenports at installation time or use packages from both systems. Please note that mixing packages may have some complications, although they are installed in a completely different place from mports. There are various benefits to Ravenports, but a few are more updated packages and quite a few unique packages that mports doesn’t provide currently. For example, Ravenports has an updated Firefox package available. You will not see Ravenports presented as an option on an i386 install.
A short general list of changes: The distribution is based on the code base of the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS operating system, which allows for its long-term maintenance and use; the system contains all updates up to July 2024; all systems have the Ubiquity installer installed (which was previously the main one in version 22.04); Firefox browser and Thunderbird email client are unlinked from Snap; support for running programs for the Windows platform is included; full support for Ukrainian, Russian and English languages is installed. Other languages require additional downloading of packages from the Internet; added additional drivers for printers; added support for hardware keys and smart cards: Almaz-1K, Crystal-1, Author, Efit and others; Added the ability to log in to the system using a USB drive; full support for multimedia (audio-video) of various formats, and a universal VLC player is also installed; added programs for communications: Signal, Viber and Zoom; for working with graphics: GIMP, Inkscape, XnView; various utilities: Veracrypt, R-Linux, Peazip, Backintime.
FreeBSD 14.1: Leveraging the latest FreeBSD 14.1, OPNsense 24.7 ensures a stable and secure foundation, significantly enhancing system performance and compatibility. Performance Increase: Major performance improvements have been implemented, ensuring faster, more efficient processing and a smoother user experience. Modern New Dashboard: Users can now enjoy a sleek and intuitive dashboard, designed for ease of use and enhanced user experience, reflecting the latest trends in UI/UX design. Enhanced VPN Technologies. WireGuard: Performance Boost: Significant increases in connection speeds and reliability, enhancing overall user experience and QR Code Generation: Simplifies mobile client configuration with QR code generation, enabling quick and secure setup. OpenVPN: Data Channel Offload (DCO): Introducing revolutionary performance improvements for VPN servers and clients, significantly boosting throughput and efficiency.
The 6.1.1 release includes several notable improvements: Xvkbd is now available in the system tray as of July 24, 2024, and both Xvkbd 4.1 and Limine 7.12.0 have been compiled in OpenEmbedded (OE) on July 23, 2024. Additionally, Chinese language PETs were added on the same date. Enhancements to the Limine Installer on July 21, 2024, now allow it to better locate EasyOS installations, and ext4 support has been reintroduced in the Limine bootloader as of the same day.
Linux Mint 22 "Wilma" is a long-term support release with updates and new features, supported until 2029. Notable improvements include a reduced shutdown timeout, enhanced VirtualBox settings, and thinner Ubuntu fonts. The default sound server is now Pipewire, with an option to revert to PulseAudio if needed. Known issues include potential Xorg crashes in virtual machines and a regression with NTFS volumes in Kernel 6.8. Additional changes involve the removal of ZFS support and the introduction of modernized default touchpad drivers. The Snap Store remains disabled by default, with guidance provided for re-enablement.