Endeavour OS Changelog
What's new in Endeavour OS 2019.12.03
Dec 7, 2019- Linux kernel 5.4.1
- Mesa 19.2.6-1
- Firefox 70.0.1-3(Quantum)
- Systemd 243.162-2
- eos-update-notifier which replaces Kalu
- The updated EndeavourOS welcome launcher on both the live environment as on the installed system. Besides being a one-click menu to the wiki for the basic system commands and setting up your hardware, it also offers to install UFW (firewall), LibreOffice, Chromium and Bluetooth manager for Xfce.
- We also took care of some bugfixes:
- We removed the xf86-video-nouveau package and are using the mod-setting driver in the Linux kernel instead. At this moment the best option to let the ISO boot on Nvidia card systems, including the newer ones.
- Due to the updated kernel and mesa packages, the issue with newer AMD graphic cards not booting the ISO or showing flickering screens with artefacts has been solved.
- Calamares isn’t looking for updates anymore since this slowed down the install process for a lot of users. Instead, we offer this service in the welcome menu after install.
- A general cleanup
- As a reminder to Nvidia card users, our nvidia-installer is installed by default after install. You only have to follow our wiki for instructions, the link is provided in our Welcome menu.
New in Endeavour OS 2019.09.15 (Sep 27, 2019)
- Linux kernel 5.2.14
- Mesa 19.1.6
- Systemd 243.0
- Firefox 69 (Quantum)
- Arc-x-icons, a more complete and updated version than the Arc icon set used previously.
- The new EndeavourOS welcome launcher on both the live environment as on the installed system. It’s a one-click menu to the wiki for the basic system commands and setting up your hardware.
- Our Nvidia-installer is now installed by default which now also installs the dkms drivers.
- Gtop system monitor, a nice terminal-based system load monitor that launches from the panel.
- Bug fixes:
- We removed the xf86-video-nouveau package and are using the mode setting driver in the Linux kernel instead. At this moment the best option to let the ISO boot on Nvidia card systems, including the newer ones.
- A general cleanup.
New in Endeavour OS 2019.08.17 (Aug 31, 2019)
- Calamares 3.2.11 (the latest version of our installer)
- Kernel 5.2.8
- mesa 19.1.4-1
- systemd 242.84-1
- xf86-video-nouveau 1.0.16-1
- XFCE 4.14
- bash-completion
- broadcom-wl-dkms
- We also took care of some bug fixes:
- Autologin is working now (if chosen inside Calamares)
- Virtualbox detection is working
- Powersaving/screen-locking issues are resolved
- Added Leafpad as an option to use the editor as admin (not working with mousepad anymore)
- A general cleanup
- Removed light-locker (was causing issues)