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The SpiralLinux project is pleased to announce the 11.220925 release with some fixes and improvements. Many thanks to all the users that reported issues and suggested improvements! SpiralLinux offers individual live installable ISO images for the Cinnamon, XFCE, Gnome, Plasma, Mate, Budgie, and LXQt desktop environments.

Changes to all editions

  • Built from the latest Debian Stable 11.5 release. Users with prior installations of SpiralLinux can simply update their system to receive the 11.5 release directly from Debian
  • Firefox ESR from Debian Stable now at version 102.3
  • Smoother two-finger scrolling with touchpads enabled in Firefox via environment variable
  • Realtek r8168 WiFI theoretically supported out-of-the-box. Testing and reporting by users with any Realtek WiFI hardware would be appreciated.
  • Substituted newer firmware-iwlwifi package from Debian Testing to fix major connection problems with the Debian Stable firmware version on AX20x Bluetooth hardware
  • Bitmap fonts disabled to avoid poor font rendering, such as in HTML emails
  • SecureBoot support. Note: SecureBoot support may not work out-of-the-box on all systems due to variations and quirks in different UEFI implementations. SecureBoot may not be desirable for some users due to the limitations and complications that it brings by design, and it may be preferable to disable SecureBoot in the device's UEFI settings
  • Installation possibly supported on 64-bit systems with 32-bit UEFI implementations. Testing and reporting would be appreciated.
  • Fixed failed to load canberra-gtk-module in .xsession-errors
  • Disabled annoying beep when booting live system in EFI mode
  • Preinstalled alsa-ucm-conf package for Chromebook chtmax98090 soundcards

Changes to Budgie edition

  • Added missing AppIndicator applet for system tray functionality with some applications
  • Added missing gnome-online-accounts package

Changes to Cinnamon edition

  • Added missing Catfish search utility (included version of Nemo is good for finding filenames but does not support searching in file contents)

Changes to Gnome edition

  • Fixed an issue that would cause some systems to hang when rebooting after Calamares installation

Changes to Mate edition

  • Workaround for some preinstalled applications in the menu needing root privileges that were failing to launch

About SpiralLinux

SpiralLinux is a selection of Linux spins built from Debian GNU/Linux, with a focus on simplicity and out-of-the-box usability across all the major desktop environments. SpiralLinux serves as an alternative live installation method for a highly reliable customized Debian system using only official Debian package repositories. Please visit the official SpiralLinux website to learn more about its unique features and reasons for existence.

What will happen to GeckoLinux?

GeckoLinux will continue to be maintained. However, SUSE and openSUSE have announced some major changes that will eventually affect the Leap branch a few years from now, so SpiralLinux would fill the void in the event that openSUSE Leap ceases to exist or turns into a completely different sort of product.

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