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EasyOS version 2.3 released

May 29, 2020 — BarryK

EasyOS version 2.2.16 was released on April 6, 2020, see blog announcement:

https://bkhome.org/news/202004/easyos-version-2216-released.html

Release notes:

http://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/buster/2.3/release-notes-2.3.htm

For help with installation and links to forum discussion:

http://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/buster/2.3/readme.htm

A short announcement blurb for this release:

The last release announced on Distrowatch was 2.2, and there have been huge changes since then. Version 2.2 is built with Debian Buster 10.2 DEB packages, 2.3 is built with 10.4 DEBs, and there are significant infrastructure and utility/application improvements. The kernel is 5.4.40, SeaMonkey is 2.53.2, mtPaint is 3.49.27. Fixed and improved applications include Gpptp, EasyDD, ffplay-gtk, MoManager, Rxvt-unicode and a whole lot more. New since 2.2 include PackIt, getNVIDIA, Uextract, fftag, pdvdrip and Snap2. Infrastructure improvements include ethernet detection logic, SFSget now faster, Blueman remote invocation, Helpsurfer improved stability, sound profiling, container logic improvements, plus much more.

There are English, French and German builds, download from here:

http://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/buster/2.3/

If you are new to EasyOS, read this:

https://easyos.org/about/how-and-why-easyos-is-different.html

Note, EasyPup version 2.3 (a classical "Puppy" blended with some features from EasyOS), is expected to be released in a day or two.

EDIT 2020-06-07:
EasyOS 2.3.1 has been released:

https://bkhome.org/news/202006/easyos-and-easypup-231.html

There will be more releases. Follow the "easy" tag for latest announcements:

https://bkhome.org/news/tag_easy.html    

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