As of 04 December 2024 new images have been published.
While there weren’t originally supposed to be any more images before reaching the beta phase, a new apk feature proved to be necessary.
Other than that, it’s an incremental refresh with software updates.
New committers
We have two new committers, Jami Kettunen (deathmist) and Isaac Freund (ifreund). Both have been a part of our community for a long time and are active contributors; congratulations :)
Unfortunately, another of our contributors, nekopsykose, has left the project recently. We thank her for being a part of the community and all of the work over the years and wish her the best.
Changes
The apk-tools package manager has been updated again, ahead
of implementing a new kernel backup system. New static binaries,
new OCI images, and other things have also been updated to use
this new version of apk.
That means this image set is now the minimum that can be used
to perform new installations, unless you update apk-tools
in the live environment beforehand.
Various software has been updated. Linux kernel 6.12 is now the default, most notably.
The ISOs now have a bootable partition in the protective MBR. That means compatibility with certain x86 BIOS machines should be better.
Upcoming changes
This is likely the last update before entering the beta phase, for real this time.