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Zeppe-Lin v0.99 — Release Notes

Released May 6, 2023. 1st Zeppe-Lin Release.

1 Introduction

Zeppe-Lin v0.99 is the first stable release.
It provides a selected subset of fixes and updates for the beta release from 2023-01-02.

2 Upgrade & Compatibility

No compatibility changes are introduced.
A system update should proceed without issues:

# as root
pkgman sysup --deps --depsort

3 What’s New

• pkgman.conf: added example showing how to renice build packages.

• Screen blanking timeout made configurable via the BLANKTIME variable in rc.conf. See rc.conf(5).

3.1 Package Changes

3.1.1 pkgsrc-core

• New: None
• Removed: None

3.1.2 pkgsrc-system

• New: None
• Removed: None

3.1.3 pkgsrc-xorg

• New: None
• Removed: None

3.1.4 pkgsrc-desktop

• New: wgetpaste
• Removed: None

3.2 System Components

3.2.1 Kernel

• linux 5.4.238 (with sighook’s lwpp patches)
• linux-firmware 20230404

3.2.2 Toolchain

• glibc 2.36-4
• gcc 12.2.0
• binutils 2.39

3.2.3 X11

• Xorg 7.7
• xorg-server 21.1.8
• mesa 23.0.3
• amdgpu 23.0.0
• ati 22.0.0
• intel 2.99.917-916
• nouveau n/a
• vesa 2.6.0

4 Changelogs

Per-repository details:

• pkgsrc-core
• pkgsrc-system
• pkgsrc-xorg
• pkgsrc-desktop

5 Download

Consult the Handbook before downloading. Ensure hardware support and installation familiarity.

5.1 Root Filesystem

• rootfs-v0.99-x86_64.tar.xz
• rootfs-v0.99-x86_64.tar.xz.sig

5.2 Extras

• mkrootfs(8)
  Tool for building custom root filesystem images. Install on Zeppe-Lin with:

  # as root
  pkgman install --deps --group mkrootfs

• dockerfile
  Instructions for building a Docker image.

6 Release Artwork

• Image: Direct Link
• Concept: None
• License: CC-BY-SA 3.0

sighook // Until the next entry… Zeppe-Lin awaits.