postmarketOS 21.06 SP 2 released with Phosh 0.12.1 and other improvements
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And it was released PostmarketOS 21.06 SP 2 released with Phosh 0.12.1 and other improvements.
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PostmarketOS is a Linux distribution, a free software and open source operating system
under development mainly for smartphones and tablets, based on Alpine Linux, Musl and BusyBox.
The aim of the project is to provide the opportunity to use the Linux distribution kit on a smartphone,
which does not depend on the official supporting firmware lifecycle and is not tied to the
standard solutions of the main industry players that establish vector development.
The postmarketOS environment is unified as much as possible and gathers all device specific
components into a separate package, all other packages are identical for all devices and
are based on Alpine Linux packages.
In builds, whenever possible, the vanilla Linux kernel is used and if this is not possible
firmware kernels prepared by device manufacturers are used, in addition to KDE Plasma Mobile
being offered as main custom skins, Phosh, Sxmo, but other environments can be installed,
including GNOME, MATE and Xfce.
Linux-based mobile operating systems, Android aside, is a slowly moving story with many
chapters.
Currently, there are many projects that are trying, among which are Mobian, Arch Linux,
Manjaro, Ubuntu Touch or the protagonist of this article that launched postmarketOS 21.06
SP 2.
It includes some new features, among which the core and the graphical interface stand
out. postmarketOS 21.06 Service Pack 2 has loaded
Phosh to version 0.12.1, but no less important are kernel updates and this SP2 uses megi's
Linux 5.13-20210819-1611.
As for the rest of the news, there aren't many, and you have a summary of them below.
Postmarket OS 21.06 Service Pack 2 Highlights
Megapixels 1.3.0, with performance improvements and new image post-processing. The release
note image for this Service Pack was taken with this Megapixel version on a PinePhone,
which got its developers excited to the point of encouraging users to test the camera on
their PINE64 devices. Phosh 0.12.1
The 5.13-20210819-1611 megi kernel for PinePhone and PineTab.
Light daemon is now available for use in Sxmo. gpodder-adaptive 3.10.21, with major performance
and user interface fixes. u-boot-pinephone 2017.07 with a new version
of Cortex that significantly improves standby battery life.
PostmarketOS v21.06 arrived in early June based on Alpine 3.14. Phosh, on the other
hand, is one of the environments preferred by many, especially for those who use the
system on a cell phone or tablet with a keyboard.
Finally, if you are interested in learning more about postmarketOS 21.06 SP 2, you can
check the details at the following address .
Find the latest images on the system's download page .
Meanwhile, existing v21.06 users will receive this service pack automatically in the next
system update.
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