MassOS 2022.09
This is version 2022.09 of MassOS, released on September 1, 2022. It is the successor to the previous version, 2022.08.
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Starting from 2022.08, GNOME is an officially supported desktop environment alongside Xfce.
Not sure what to download? Please take a look here.
| Variant | Xfce | GNOME |
|---|---|---|
| Standard/Recommended ISO | Download .iso | Download .iso |
| ISO without firmware blobs | Download .iso | Download .iso |
| Rootfs tarball (experts only) | Download .tar.xz | Download .tar.xz |
Links:
- Installing MassOS - the MassOS installation guide.
- Upgrading MassOS - how to upgrade MassOS.
- About MassOS - information about the distribution for people who are new.
- Issues - if you find a bug in MassOS, you can open a bug report from here.
Changes:
- Added support for updating system firmware (fwupd).
- Added keyring support via gnome-keyring, fixing issues with some Flatpak/Snap applications.
- Added HEIF/AVIF image format support and improved multimedia codec support.
- Added UDF filesystem support via udftools.
- The core C library (Glibc) has been upgraded to version 2.36.
- Improved Noto fonts installation (and saved about ~100MB of space (~300MB uncompressed)).
- Replaced Neofetch with an updated fork ("hyfetch"). The command and package are both still named
neofetch. - [Xfce] Added gnome-firmware to complement fwupd.
- [GNOME] The battery percentage is now displayed next to the battery icon in the status bar.
- [GNOME] Improved implementation of default wallpapers.
- [GNOME] Reduced the default size of icons in File Manager.
- [GNOME] Fixed issues with touchpad clicking.
- [GNOME] Improved implementation of login screen logo.
- [GNOME] Added extension to make favourites apps still appear in app grid.
- [GNOME] Improved window switching.
- [GNOME] Added the Delete Permanently option in the File Manager context menu.
- [GNOME] Added gnome-firmware to complement fwupd.
Upgraded software (core):
- adwaita-icon-theme:
41.0 --> 42.0 - AppArmor:
3.0.4 --> 3.1.1 - AppStream:
0.15.4 --> 0.15.5 - bc:
5.3.3 --> 6.0.1 - BIND Utils:
9.18.5 --> 9.18.6 - Binutils:
2.38 --> 2.39 - Boost:
1.79.0 --> 1.80.0 - bpftool:
6.8.0 --> 7.0.0 - bsd-games:
3.1 --> 3.2 - cairomm:
1.14.0 --> 1.14.3 - CMake:
3.23.3 --> 3.24.1 - cups-filters:
1.28.15 --> 1.28.16 - curl:
7.84.0 --> 7.85.0 - DirectX-Headers:
1.602.0 --> 1.606.3 - FFmpeg:
5.0.1 --> 5.1 - Flatpak:
1.13.2 --> 1.14.0 - GCC:
12.1.0 --> 12.2.0 - GDK-Pixbuf:
2.42.8 --> 2.42.9 - Git:
2.37.1 --> 2.37.3 - glib-networking:
2.72.1 --> 2.72.2 - Glibc:
2.35 --> 2.36 - glslang:
11.10.0 --> 11.11.0 - GNU-EFI:
3.0.14 --> 3.0.15 - GPGME:
1.17.1 --> 1.18.0 - GraphViz:
5.0.0 --> 5.0.1 - Gutenprint:
5.3.3 --> 5.3.4 - gz2xz:
1.0.2 --> 1.1.0 - IPRoute2:
5.18.0 --> 5.19.0 - JSON:
4.07 --> 4.09 - libbluray:
1.3.0 --> 1.3.2 - libbpf:
0.8.1 --> 1.0.0 - libevdev:
1.12.1 --> 1.13.0 - libfontenc:
1.1.4 --> 1.1.5 - libFS:
1.0.8 --> 1.0.9 - libglvnd:
1.4.0 --> 1.5.0 - libnghttp2:
1.48.0 --> 1.49.0 - librsvg:
2.54.4 --> 2.54.5 - libtasn1:
4.18.0 --> 4.19.0 - libtirpc:
1.3.2 --> 1.3.3 - libwebp:
1.2.3 --> 1.2.4 - libwpe:
1.13.1 --> 1.13.3 - libXau:
1.0.9 --> 1.0.10 - libXfont2:
2.0.5 --> 2.0.6 - libxslt:
1.1.34 --> 1.1.37 - Linux Kernel:
5.19.0 --> 5.19.5 - LZ4:
1.9.3 --> 1.9.4 - Mako:
1.2.0 --> 1.2.2 - Malcontent:
0.10.4 --> 0.10.5 - Mesa:
22.1.4 --> 22.1.7 - Nano:
6.3 --> 6.4 - NetworkManager:
1.38.2 --> 1.40.0 - NetworkManager-openvpn:
1.8.18 --> 1.10.0 - NSPR:
4.34 --> 4.34.1 - NSS:
3.81 --> 3.82 - NVIDIA Open Kernel Modules:
515.57--> 515.65.01 - Pahole:
1.23 --> 1.24 - Pango:
1.50.8 --> 1.50.9 - pinentry:
1.2.0 --> 1.2.1 - Poppler:
22.07.0 --> 22.08.0 - Pygments:
2.12.0 --> 2.13.0 - Python:
3.10.5 --> 3.10.6 - python-dbusmock:
0.28.2 --> 0.28.4 - rsync:
3.2.4 --> 3.2.5 - SDL2:
2.0.22 --> 2.24.0 - Shadow:
4.11.1 --> 4.12.3 - slang:
2.3.2 --> 2.3.3 - systemd:
251.3 --> 251.4 - tree:
2.0.2 --> 2.0.3 - tzdata:
2022a --> 2022c - urllib3:
1.26.9 --> 1.26.11 - Userspace-RCU:
0.13.1 --> 0.13.2 - util-linux:
2.38 --> 2.38.1 - Vim:
9.0.0050 --> 9.0.0300 - Wayland-Protocols:
1.25 --> 1.26 - WebKitGTK:
2.36.5 --> 2.36.6 - wpebackend-fdo:
1.12.0 --> 1.12.1 - xdg-desktop-portal:
1.14.5 --> 1.14.6 - xdg-user-dirs:
0.17 --> 0.18 - xfsprogs:
5.18.0 --> 5.19.0 - xorgproto:
2022.1 --> 2022.2 - XZ:
5.2.5 --> 5.2.6 - x265:
3.5-37-g9b59d4554 --> 3.5-39-g20255e6f0
Upgraded software (Xfce):
- Firefox:
103.0.1 --> 104.0.1 - Garcon:
4.17.0 --> 4.17.1 - Shotwell:
0.31.3 --> 0.31.4 - Tumbler:
4.17.0 --> 4.17.2 - xarchiver:
0.5.4.17 --> 0.5.4.19 - xfce4-panel:
4.17.0 --> 4.17.3 - xfce4-screenshots:
1.9.10 --> 1.9.11 - xfdesktop:
4.16.0 --> 4.17.0
Upgraded software (GNOME):
- cups-pk-helper:
0.2.6 --> 0.2.7 - eog:
42.2 --> 42.3 - evolution-data-server:
3.44.3 --> 3.44.4 - Firefox:
103.0.1 --> 104.0.1 - gnome-software:
42.3 --> 42.4 - gnome-shell:
42.3.1 --> 42.4 - geocode-glib:
3.26.3 --> 3.26.4 - gnome-desktop:
42.3 --> 42.4 - gssdp:
1.5.1 --> 1.5.2 - gupnp:
1.5.2 --> 1.5.3 - gtksourceview5:
5.5.0 --> 5.5.1 - gtk4:
4.6.6 --> 4.6.7 - grilo:
0.3.14 --> 0.3.15 - grilo-plugins:
0.3.14 --> 0.3.15 - gnome-bluetooth:
42.2 --> 42.3 - gnome-extension-manager:
0.3.1 --> 0.3.2 - ibus:
1.5.26 --> 1.5.27 - JS91:
91.12.0 --> 91.13.0 - libadwaita:
1.1.3 --> 1.1.4 - mutter:
42.3 --> 42.4 - rygel:
0.41.1 --> 0.41.2 - tracker:
3.3.2 --> 3.3.3 - zenity:
3.42.1 --> 3.43.0
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