EasyOS Scarthgap-series version 6.6.1 released

Version 6.6 was release on January 29, 2025:

• EasyOS Scarthgap-series version 6.6 released — January 29, 2025

And the Daedalus-series version 6.5.7 also on January 29:

• EasyOS Daedalus-series version 6.5.7 released — January 29, 2025

Here are the highlights of Scarthgap 6.6.1, relative to 6.6:

• Global IP TV Panel updated to 2024MK10 — February 03, 2025
• Lockdown and disable drives fix — February 03, 2025
• Linux kernel 6.12.12 configured without AVS and Xe — February 03, 2025
• Intel sound avs driver still too immature — February 02, 2025
• More Russian translations — January 31, 2025
• Fix again snapshots saving /var — January 31, 2025

The 6.12.12 kernel with completely disabled audio AVS and video Xe drivers, is an experiment. OK on my computers, except for my Zenbook laptop Xorg did not start, and had to run 'xorgwizard'; chose "modesetting" driver and let Xorg choose the resolution, then Xorg worked. Don't know why didn't work first go, whereas the 6.12.11 kernel did.

Then there is AVS. In the 6.12 kernel apparently some legacy audio drivers have been removed, intended to be replaced by AVS. Let me know if audio fails on your computer.

Download:

http://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/scarthgap/2025/6.6.1/

...which also has release notes and getting-started readme.

Fast mirror in Europe:

https://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr/easyos/amd64/releases/scarthgap/2025/

Feedback welcome at the forum:

https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=141926#p141926

have fun!    

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