Zeppe-Lin v1.1: Built in the dark...

Zeppe-Lin v1.1: Release Notes

Released Aug 1, 2025. 4th Zeppe-Lin Release.

1. Introduction

Zeppe-Lin 1.1 is here.

Still minimal. Still sharp. Built quietly -- as always -- and tuned with care. This release brings smoother control, fewer rough edges, and a bit more attitude.

The vibe is: Built in the dark, ready to shine on your rig. This line belongs to Stine Luft Satomi -- the fictional hacker spirit of Zeppe-Lin. She's part of the art, part of the vision: focused, quiet, and deliberate.

If you're upgrading from a previous version, please check the v1.0 release notes for important transitional information.

2. Release Artwork

Image: v1.1 Cover Art
Concept: The art depicts Stine Luft Satomi in her underground lair, visually echoing the quiet, focused, and intentional energy behind Zeppe-Lin.
License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-SA 3.0)

3. Incompatible Changes

Glibc Recompiled for Kernel 6.1:

glibc and glibc-32 are now compiled with --enable-kernel=6.1 and updated kernel API headers (6.1.147). This change enables support for newer e2fsprogs (1.47.3+) features such as fs-verity. Attempting to build e2fsprogs against older headers (e.g., 5.4.x) will fail.

A full toolchain rebuild is strongly recommended for system stability and compatibility.
1. Build and install linux-6.1.
2. Reboot into the new kernel.
3. Rebuild toolchain in this order:
  - glibc, glibc-32
  - binutils
  - gcc
  - libtool
  - binutils (again)
  - glibc, glibc-32 (again)
  - libtool (again)
See Toolchain Update Guide for details.

4. What's New

4.1. Infrastructure

Mailing Lists:

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  Code discussions, proposals, patch talks, and project changes.
  
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Development:
- Commits to pkgsrc-core, pkgsrc-system, pkgsrc-xorg, pkgsrc-desktop now notify zeppe-lin-dev@freelists.org.
- Commits with [notify] in the title also notify zeppe-lin@freelists.org.

4.2. Documentation

New Handbook and Codebook built from scratch.
New Website launched.

All documentation/website sources are available at https://github.com/zeppe-lin/zeppe-lin.github.io.

4.3. Package Changes

4.3.1. pkgsrc-core

Added:
```
libxcrypt-32
scdoc
```
Removed:
```
libxcrypt-compat
```
Notes:
- glibc and glibc-32 now require kernel 6.1+.

4.3.2. pkgsrc-system

Added:

iperf3
pandoc-bin
cmark
nouveau-firmware
linux-6.1

Removed:
```
handbook
```

4.3.3. pkgsrc-xorg

Added:

xorg-xf86-input-evdev
xorg-xf86-video-nouveau

Removed:
```
ninja
xkbswitch
```

4.3.4. pkgsrc-desktop

Added:
```
libxml2-2.13
```

Removed:

firefox-darkreader-bin
firefox-vimium-bin
st
lsw
dwmblocks
dwm
win3x-gtk-theme

Notes:
- libxml2-2.13 required by librsvg-compat.
- firefox-darkreader-bin and firefox-vimium-bin moved to pkgsrc-stuff.
- st, lsw, dwmblocks, and dwm have been removed and now live at https://github.com/rawmkit.

4.4. System Components

4.4.1. Kernel

linux 6.15.8
linux-firmware 20250708

4.4.2. Toolchain

glibc 2.40.1
gcc 14.3.0
binutils 2.44

4.4.3. X11

Xorg 7.7
xorg-server 21.1.18
mesa 24.3.4
amdgpu 23.0.0
ati 22.0.0
intel 2.99.917-923
nouveau 1.0.18
vesa 2.6.0

5. Changelogs

Full per-repository details:

6. Download

Check the Handbook before installing for setup tips and compatibility.

6.1. Root Filesystem

6.2. Binary Packages

6.3. Extras

mkrootfs (build your own rootfs)
dockerfile (instructions to build docker image)

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