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  • 2.0_beta1 16ef302cea

    2.0_beta1 Pre-release

    Sunderland93 released this 2026-01-11 18:12:40 +00:00 | 0 commits to main since this release

    First beta release of TileOS 2.0 "Sauropod". Download: https://downloads.tile-os.com/beta/

    • The package database has been updated to Debian 13;
    • The native Debian kernel, which supports Secure Boot, is used by default. The Liquorix kernel, optimized for typical desktop tasks, is also available for installation;
    • The sudo-rs utility, a Rust-based version of Sudo, is used by default;
    • systemd-resolved has been used as the system DNS resolver instead of Dnsmasq. dhcpcd5 has been used instead of isc-dhcp-client;
    • The tileos-kernel-manager utility for installing and removing Linux kernels has been added;
    • The TileOS Welcome utility has been added, which runs at system startup and allows for initial setup and familiarizes the user with necessary information about the distribution;
    • The Rofi application menu has been replaced with Wofi, which is also used in the source selection interface for screen capture;
    • The swaylock screen locker has been replaced with gtklock;
    • By default, the Btrfs file system is suggested for installation during automatic disk partitioning;
    • The installer now supports installation on a partition with the F2FS file system;
    • The Timeshift application has been added for creating system and file backups using Rsync or Btrfs snapshots;
    • The Kdeconnect utility has been added for synchronization between the desktop and mobile devices;
    • Firefox ESR has been replaced with regular Firefox builds from the official Mozilla repository;
    • System scripts have been significantly improved and optimized, bugs and errors in the Waybar panel configuration have been fixed, the power-profiles-daemon module has been added for quickly switching power saving modes; most background desktop processes are now launched through user-defined systemd services;
    • The swaykbdd component has been added for using different keyboard layouts for different windows;
    • Components for Intel QuickSync Video support are preinstalled, and hardware video acceleration support has been improved;
    • The Flatpak package manager has been added, and the Flathub repository is now enabled by default. GNOME Software is preinstalled for application management;
    • Several improvements have been made to the Plymouth splash screen and GRUB bootloader configuration;

    Two new experimental editions have been added:

    • Niri Edition — uses the Niri compositing manager, written in Rust and notable for its infinitely scrolling window layout. The environment tightly integrates with GNOME components, including the Nautilus file manager and the GNOME portal system by default;

    • MiracleWM Edition — uses the MiracleWM compositing manager, written using the Mir library set and implementing Sway features, along with desktop effects native to Hyprland and SwayFX;

    • The Sway compositing manager has been updated to version 1.11, notable for significantly improved support for Nvidia graphics cards, support for color management tools (including displaying HDR images and video), and numerous rendering optimizations.

    • The River compositing manager has been updated to version 0.3.12, notable for its support for fractional UI scaling, an updated window rules system, improved support for Nvidia graphics cards, and the implementation of many new Wayland extensions.

    • The Qtile window manager has been updated to version 0.31, which improves Wayland support and resolves several stability issues.

    • The Sway Input Configurator has been updated to version 1.4.3, beginning preparations for supporting compositors other than Sway, such as MiracleWM.

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