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GeckoLinux 153.220104.0, 999.220105.0
GeckoLinux is a member of the openSUSE family of distributions with a special focus on making
the operating system desktop-ready out of the box.
The project has publisehd a new set of both Static and Rolling editions along with a Next
series of editions.
The project's news page offers details on the new install images: "Thanks to some important
improvements from the Calamares installer project, and after lots and lots of trial
and error to tweak the GeckoLinux configuration, inclusion of openSUSE's famous integration
of the GRUB bootloader with Btrfs and Snapper snapshots has finally arrived in GeckoLinux.
This also required a major rework of the default Btrfs subvolume layout, allowing for effective
snapshot rollbacks without manual manipulation of the bootloader or default subvolumes.
Important note: When performing a rollback in GeckoLinux for the first time the command
is slightly different from vanilla openSUSE: 'sudo snapper --ambit classic rollback' (please
see the wiki entry).
Another important improvement to all GeckoLinux editions is the addition of improved installation
logic based on whether the system is running in EFI or legacy BIOS mode, leading to much
better reliability during future GRUB bootloader updates."
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openSUSE-Based GeckoLinux Kicks Off 2022 with New Major Releases of Its Editions
GeckoLinux devs are kicking off 2022 with major new releases of their openSUSE-based
distribution featuring some of the latest and greatest GNU/Linux technologies and Open
Source software.
It’s been more than seven months since the last GeckoLinux update, and now it’s time
for a new one that brings cool new features, the latest desktop environments, and many
other improvements.
The GeckoLinux ROLLING edition is probably the most popular, so it now ships with the
KDE Plasma 5.23.4, GNOME 41.2, Xfce 4.16, LXQt 1.0, Cinnamon 5.2.4, MATE 1.26, Budgie
10.5.3, as well as the Pantheon desktop environment from elementary OS 6.1.
Anther cool new feature of the new GeckoLinux ROLLING release is that it ships with support
for the PipeWire audio framework, which includes a customized, out-of-the-box configuration
that’s suitable for both professional low-latency (5.3ms) JACK apps and casual home audio.
“This PipeWire configuration allows for hassle-free workflows involving simultaneous
usage of applications that are coded to work with PulseAudio and others that need JACK
support, with no complicated bridging of the two systems,” explained the devs.
To accompany the new PipeWire support, an optional systemd service is also available
to allow users to set the processor governor in Performance mode on systems where realtime
low-latency audio support is required.
The new systemd service can be installed from the YaST Services manager by enabling the
cpupower service.
For all GeckoLinux editions (ROLLING, STATIC and NEXT), the new release finally integrates
the GRUB bootloader with Btrfs and Snapper snapshots, allowing for effective snapshot
rollbacks without manual intervention to the GRUB bootloader or the default Btrfs subvolume
layout, which required a major rework.
Talking about the GRUB bootloader, the new GeckoLinux releases promise more reliable
GRUB bootloader updates thanks to the addition of an installation logic in the Calamares
installer based on whether the system is running in UEFI or legacy BIOS mode, as well as to
use Btrfs LZO compression on legacy BIOS systems.
On top of that, there’s now a workaround for a bug in openSUSE’s GRUB routine to
improve the bootloader when generating entries for other dual-boot Linux systems on Btrfs
subvolumes.
Among other changes, the GeckoLinux’s first release in 2022 also adjusts the repository
URLs to use openSUSE’s new mirrorcache.opensuse.org system for more reliable package downloads
from the openSUSE mirror network, and brings back the ROLLING-OBS Pantheon edition.
You can download the GeckoLinux ROLLING 999.22010 editions built from openSUSE Tumbleweed, as
well as GeckoLinux STATIC 153.220104 editions and GeckoLinux NEXT Pantheon and Plasma 153.220105
editions built from openSUSE Leap 15.3 right now from the official website.
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GeckoLinux ROLLING Released with Updated Desktop Environments
The distro is fully functional and offers some of the best Linux desktop environments
available.
The latest GeckoLinux ROLLING release brings Linux kernel 5.15 and a set of updated desktop
environments to its users.
GeckoLinux is a Linux distribution based on openSUSE.
It is available in two editions: Static, which is based on openSUSE Leap, and Rolling, which
is based on openSUSE Tumbleweed.
Compared to openSUSE, GeckoLinux provides some extra packages, including multimedia
support, and live ISOs files for eight different desktop environments: Cinnamon, Xfce, GNOME,
KDE Plasma, MATE, LXQt, Budgie, and Pantheon.
For people who want something lighter, Gecko offers a nine Barebones edition.
The latest GeckoLinux ROLLING 999.220105 update is built with unmodified openSUSE Tumbleweed
packages from those projects’ repositories.
Furthermore, the installed system can be updated directly from those same official sources.
This release offers several improvements for the GeckoLinux ROLLING users.
Under the hood, GeckoLinux ROLLING spins are powered by the latest Linux 5.15 kernel.
Moreover, all the spins now feature the PipeWire audio framework with a customized out-of-the-box
configuration suitable for casual home audio as well as professional low-latency JACK applications.
Another important improvement to all GeckoLinux editions is the addition of improved installation
logic based on whether the system is running in EFI or legacy BIOS mode, leading to much
better reliability during future GRUB bootloader updates.
On the desktop side, GeckoLinux ROLLING editions also benefit from updates to virtually all
the desktop environments and applications, including:
Cinnamon 5.2.4 Plasma 5.23.4 / KDE Frameworks 5.89.9 / KDE
Applications 21.12.0 Gnome 41.2
Mate 1.26 Xfce 4.16
Budgie 10.5.3 LXQt 1.0
Pantheon (version from elementary OS 6.1) Last but not least, GeckoLinux users will
be happy to know that inclusion of openSUSE’s famous integration of the GRUB bootloader
with Btrfs and Snapper snapshots has finally arrived in GeckoLinux.
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