The SolusOS team is pleased to announce the release of SolusOS 1.1. This release brings greater hardware support and newer application versions, as well as support for hybrid GPU’s, such as the NVIDIA Optimus. A new 3.3.6 kernel is at its core with the BFS patch, alongide the Gnome 2.30 Desktop Environment. Many new application versions are present.
Brief overview of software versions
Firefox 12.0
Thunderbird 12.0.1
LibreOffice 3.5.4
Linux Kernel 3.3.6(with BFS/preempt)
Gnome 2.30 <=======<
Openshot 1.4.2
Nautilus-Elementary
PlayOnLinux 4.0.18
VLC 2.0.1
FirstRunWizard 0.8
Many new applications are available in the software repository.
Feedback
Please use the SolusOS Forums for support and feedback
About this release
The 1.1 series, although based on the Eveline repositories, is to be maintained separately from the 1.0 series. The 1.1 release brings newer hardware support, whereas the 1.0 should be used by most people and will be considered the legacy support series.
Why should I update?
If you have recent hardware, you should use SolusOS 1.1 to squeeze the most performance out of your computer. Hybrid GPU’s and newer Intel sets are supported along with the ASPM fix into newer kernels meaning Intel users will have longer battery life and won’t suffer overheating. Some KMS fixes were also introduced into SolusOS 1.1. This should rectify issues that Radeon users have sufffered (black screen on boot)
Why should I stay with 1.0?
If you have ‘legacy’ hardware you should stay with SolusOS 1.0. Known issues in the new series include forcedeth and iwlagn users having no connectivity. The iwlagn module was moved into the iwlwifi tree and this may cause issues for some users. All of the application and package updates listed are in the Eveline repositories, so you will not be losing out.
Last but not least
Thank you to everyone involved in SolusOS. Without your help none of this would be possible. We
hope you enjoy this release as much as we have enjoyed creating it
32-bit MD5:
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64-bit MD5:
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