Releases · genodelabs/genode

30 Oct 11:47

chelmuth

7b5da44

Sculpt OS 25.10

Sculpt OS 25.10 improves performance, updates device drivers, and accepts a new human-readable configuration format.

While version 25.10 looks the same as version 25.04 it might feel different as it includes countless under-the-hood improvements of the two preceding framework releases. User interaction on performance-starved platforms like the PinePhone
has become visibly smoother thanks our recent CPU scheduling advances. The streamlined block-storage stack combined with various refinements of the package-installation mechanism make the on-target installation of 3rd-party components a bliss.
Regarding supported hardware, we steadily follow the tireless work of the Linux kernel community. All PC driver components using Linux kernel code are now consistently based on kernel version 6.12.

As tribute to the roadmap's "clarity" theme, Sculpt OS 25.10 promises a new level of clarity and simplicity for text-based user interaction. In addition to the time-tested use of XML as format for configuration and status reporting, the new version accepts a human-oriented alternative specifically designed for the needs of Sculpt OS. Whereas the official release still leans on XML by default, we provide an evaluation variant that consistently uses the new format. Sculpt's flexible system-update mechanism allows users to seamlessly switch back and forth between both variants. So we can gather feedback about the new format before potentially making it the default for the next release.

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28 Aug 10:04

chelmuth

25.08

bd72ab1

Genode 25.08 Latest

Latest

Release notes summary for Genode 25.08

The current release contains the following changes and new features.

New kernel scheduler for fairness and low latency
Holistic block-storage stack optimizations
Linux-based PC and Zynq drivers updated to kernel version 6.12
Syntax-agnostic API for configuration and reporting
Human-readable data as XML alternative
VirtualBox6 EFI support and multi-monitor improvements
Preliminary support for POSIX AIO
seL4 scalability improvements and update to kernel version 13.0

Read the complete release documentation for version 25.08 here

https://genode.org/documentation/release-notes/25.08

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28 May 09:59

chelmuth

25.05

f1e85c0

Genode 25.05

Release notes summary for Genode 25.05

The current release contains the following changes and new features.

Tool chain upgraded to GCC 14.2 and binutils 2.44
Hardened API, leveraging sum types for error handling
Security-enhanced Goa SDK
New support for touch gestures
New VFS plugin for generating pseudo random numbers
Revisited integration of the Linux and lwIP TCP/IP stacks
Display rotation and flipping on Intel hardware
Dynamic mode switching and reporting of the VESA display driver

Read the complete release documentation for version 25.05 here

https://genode.org/documentation/release-notes/25.05

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29 Apr 11:56

chelmuth

sculpt-25.04

a128bbd

Sculpt OS 25.04

Sculpt OS 25.04 brings compatibility with Intel's Meteor-Lake hardware, introduces multi-monitor window management and display rotation, and is accompanied by a major update of the Chromium web engine.

Incorporating all the technical advancements of the framework releases 24.11 and 25.02, Sculpt OS has now become compatible to Intel's Meteor-Lake hardware, leverages modern IOMMU features, and benefits from recent SIMD-based graphics optimizations.

Usability-wise, the new version comes with two highly anticipated features. First, building upon the multi-monitor support added with the previous release, the new version takes multi-monitor awareness to the window management level, allowing for the flexible assignment of virtual desktops to physical displays, adding new window-manipulation conveniences, and supporting rotated displays. Second, a new directory browser allows the user to interactively assign arbitrary directories as file systems to components, vastly easing the fine-grained sandboxing of subsystems.

Further, an updated version of the Falkon web browser has become readily available, which is based on the Chromium engine version 112 and Qt 6.6.2, and the Goa SDK has been updated to target the new version by default while introducing sandboxed builds.

Sculpt OS 25.04 is available as ready-to-use system image for PC hardware, the PinePhone, and the MNT Reform laptop at the download page with updated documentation.

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28 Feb 11:31

chelmuth

25.02

910e899

Genode 25.02

Release notes summary for Genode 25.02

The current release contains the following changes and new features.

Multi-monitor window management
Multi-monitor virtual machines
SIMD optimizations
Port of Qemu via Goa
Web Engine updated to Chromium version 112
User-space IOMMU support for IRQ remapping
Sculpt OS on Intel Meteor Lake platforms
Goa SDK improved for building shared libraries
New board support for F&S i.MX 8MP armStone

Read the complete release documentation for version 25.02 here

https://genode.org/documentation/release-notes/25.02

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22 Nov 12:42

chelmuth

24.11

873386f

Genode 24.11

Release notes summary for Genode 24.11

The current release contains the following changes and new features.

New book "Genode Applications"
Largely revised GUI architecture
- Mirrored and panoramic multi-monitor setups
- Tickless GUI server and display drivers
- Atomic blitting and panning
- Support for pointer grabbing
Device drivers and platforms
- DDE Linux for i.MX SoCs updated to kernel 6.6
- Platform driver for i.MX 8M Plus
- Sculpt OS enabled for the MNT Pocket Reform laptop
- Reworked Wifi management
- PC audio driver updated to OpenBSD 7.6
- AVX and hardware-based AES in virtual machines
Goa SDK targeting Sculpt OS 24.10 by default

Read the complete release documentation for version 24.11 here

https://genode.org/documentation/release-notes/24.11

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30 Oct 14:11

chelmuth

sculpt-24.10

30f3ef2

Sculpt 24.10

Sculpt OS 24.10 has gained profound support for multi-monitor setups.

Among the many usability-related topics on our road map, multi-monitor support is certainly the most anticipated feature. It motivated a holistic modernization of Genode's GUI stack over several months, encompassing drivers, the GUI multiplexer, inter-component interfaces, up to widget toolkits. Sculpt OS 24.10 combines these new foundations with a convenient user interface for controlling monitor modes, making brightness adjustments, and setting up mirrored and panoramic monitor configurations.

Besides this main theme, version 24.10 benefits from the advancements of the Genode OS Framework over the past six months: compatibility with Qt6, drivers ported from the Linux kernel version 6.6.47, and comprehensive debugging support for the Goa SDK.

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