EasyOS Kirkstone-series version 5.5.2 released

Took awhile to get out some bugs! Easy 5.5 changed from traditional folder hierarchy to "usr-merge"; consequently there were lots of litttle issues. Version 5.5.1 followed quickly after; however, there were still issues when updating from version 5.4.10 or earlier. With 5.5.2, updating should (touch wood) be a pleasant experience for everybody.

If you do still have a problem updating from before version 5.5, see these instructions how to roll back:

https://bkhome.org/news/202309/aborted-release-of-easyos-kirkstone-series-version-55.html

...don't expect any issues now though.

Version 5.5.2 does bring one new feature, apart from the little bug fixes; NetworkManager has been removed, in favour of the traditional Puppy network tools. See announcement:

https://bkhome.org/news/202309/the-return-of-simple-network-manager.html

...tiny, tiny, tiny compared with NetworkManager, and work great. Or rather, SNS (Simple Network Setup) does; haven't tested "Network Wizard" and "pgprs" network tools -- they are updated, the latest from Richard (rerwin in the forum), but not yet tested. SNS is the choice for 99% of users.

Here are the release notes for 5.5.2:

https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/kirkstone/2023/5.5.2/release-notes.htm

Download the drive-image:

https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/kirkstone/2023/5.5.2/

Also mirrored courtesy of NLUUG in Europe:

https://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr/easyos/amd64/releases/kirkstone/2023/5.5.2/

If you are unfamiliar with how to write a drive-image file to a USB-stick, or how to do a direct install to an internal drive, read here:

https://easyos.org/install/how-to-write-easyos-to-a-flash-drive.html

And how to install to an internal drive:

https://easyos.org/install/easy-frugal-installation.html

We welcome feedback in the EasyOS section of the Puppy Forum:

https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?t=9617

If you are particularly interested in the technical details, here are the github commits up until release of 5.5.2:

https://github.com/bkauler/woofq/commits/2dbba1b438762f33b3484bd0924d13352f6e8317

Have fun!      

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