This release brings updated configurations for NetworkManager and Calamares, as well as some new tools for managing more devices.
Uri Herrera, the developer behind Nitrux, has announced the launch of Nitrux 3.5.1, the latest version of the Debian-based distribution known for its immutable and systemd-free architecture.
This release features the “Liquorix” flavored Linux 6.9.7 kernel and retains the KDE Plasma 5.27.11 LTS desktop environment. Notably, Nitrux 3.5.1 introduces the NVIDIA 555 graphics driver series, optimized for Wayland with enhanced GPU synchronization, and includes the Mesa 24.1 graphics stack.
Improvements extend to the NetworkManager configuration, which now defaults to using dhcpcd for DHCP and Dnsmasq for DNS resolution across all interfaces. The updated Calamares installer boasts enhancements to the Users module and various other improvements.
Sysctl configuration adjustments disable the NMI watchdog to prevent interrupts that could increase power consumption. The initramfs configuration now prioritizes Zstandard compression while removing Hyper-V modules and the NVIDIA proprietary graphics driver. Additionally, desktop configurations are optimized for multi-touch touchpads, and the Touchegg Linux multi-touch gesture recognizer is enhanced for configured touch gestures.
Updates to irqbalance resolve IO errors during IRQ affinity changes. Moreover, Nitrux 3.5.1 significantly reduces its ISO image size from 4.28 GB to 2.80 GB, with plans to further decrease it below 2 GB in future releases.
New components introduced in Nitrux 3.5.1 include driverctl for managing system device drivers, OpenRC service scripts for Bluetooth services, and tools for managing FIDO 2 tokens and generating credentials. The release also incorporates colored for managing color profiles, brightnessctl udev rules for screen brightness management, and lm-sensors for hardware health monitoring.
Further enhancements include OpenRC service scripts for dbab and rsyslog, the addition of nvme-cli for NVMe drive management, pre-configured TLP settings for optimized laptop power consumption, and udev rules enabling the use of Yubikey devices, VR/AR devices, and Google Stadia and EdgeTX controllers.
For more details on Nitrux 3.5.1, visit the release announcement page. Existing users can update their installations using instructions provided by Nitrux developers.
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