Zeppe-Lin v0.99: Release Notes

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

Introduction

The Zeppe-Lin project is happy to announce the first stable release v0.99! Happy Birthday, Zeppe-Lin!

This version represents a selected subset of fixes and updates for the beta release from 2023-01-02 and has no breaking compatibility changes. Therefore, a simple update should not cause any issues:

# pkgman sysup --deps --depsort

Most likely.

Incompatible Changes

There are no breaking compatibility changes in this release.

New Features

None in this release beyond what might be implicitly included in the base system.

Package Changes

pkgsrc-core

New Packages:

None in this release for pkgsrc-core beyond what might be implicitly included in the base system.
Removed Packages:

None in this release for pkgsrc-core.
Key Changes:
- Improved pkgman.conf configuration file: added an example of how to renice build packages.
- Made screen blanking timeout configurable via the BLANKTIME variable in rc.conf.

pkgsrc-desktop

New Packages:
```
wgetpaste
```
Removed Packages:

None in this release for pkgsrc-desktop.
Key Changes:

None in this release for pkgsrc-desktop beyond the new package.

Cover Artwork

The release cover for Zeppe-Lin v0.99:

Cover Image: Direct Link
Artwork Concept: None.

The cover artwork is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA 3.0).

Kernel

linux 5.3.238 (LTS until Dec 2025)

Includes Wi-Fi pentest patches.

Toolchain

glibc 2.36
gcc 12.2.0
binutils 2.39

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

Changelogs

For a comprehensive list of changes in this release, please refer to the detailed changelogs available for each component:

Download

Before downloading Zeppe-Lin, please read the handbook to be sure your hardware is supported and you know how to install it.

The release files are available at:

You might also want to check out:

mkrootfs (tool to build custom rootfs image)
dockerfile (instructions to build docker image)

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