First issue of Openmandriva LX Rome Rolling Distribution

OpenMandriva project presented the first release of the distribution of the distribution OpenMandriva LX Rome (23.01), which uses a continuous delivery of updates (Rolling-missiles). The proposed edition allows access to new versions of packages developed for the OpenMandriva LX 5 branch, without waiting for the formation of a classic distribution. To download prepared ISO-images of 2.8 GB of KDE and GNOME, supporting the loading of Live mode.

features Release:

  • New versions of packages are proposed, including the Linux 6.1 core (by default, a core collected in Clang is offered, and optionally in GCC), Systemd 252, PHP 8.2.0, FFMPEG 5.1.2, Binutils 2.39,
    GCC 12.2, Glibc 2.36, Java 20.
  • Clang compiler used to assemble packages is updated to the LLVM 15 branch. Only Clang can be dispensed with the distribution components, including a Linux core assembly a package assembled in Clang.
  • The components of the graphic stack, user environment and applications, for example, KDE Plasma 5.26.4, KDE GEARS 22.12.0, Xorg Server 21.1.6, Wayland 1.21.0, Mesa 22.3.2, Libreoffice 7.5.0 Beta1, Krita were updated 5.1.4, Digikam 7.9, SMPlayer 22.7.0, VLC 3.0.18, Falkon 22.12, Chromium 108.0, Firefox 108.0, Thunderbird 102.6 Virtualbox 7.0.4, OBS Studio 28.1.2, GIMP 2.10.32, Calligra, Calligra, Calligra, Calligra, Calligra, Calligra. 5.15.7.
  • KDE has additional patches to support the image format jpeg xl .
  • . .

  • The structure of the file system has been reorganized – all executable files and libraries from the root directory are transferred to the /usr section (catalogs /bin, /SBIN and /LIB* decorated as symbolic links to the corresponding catalogs inside /USR).
  • Support for installation on sections with FS BTRFS and XFS.
  • In addition to the default DNF4 file manager, DNF5 and ZyPper.
  • are proposed as alternatives.

  • The composition includes OM Welcome, Om Control Center, Repository Selector (Repo-Picker), Update Configuion (Om-Update-Config), Desktop Pressets (OM-LIS).





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