Just in time for April Fools' Day (but no joke here!), GoboLinux is thrilled to announce the release of v017.01! After a brief five-year intermission, this bug-fix update tackles some critical issues that popped up since our last ISO release.
Along with this release, Hisham Muhammad, founder and steward of GoboLinux for the past 25 years, is officially stepping down! The project now continues under the stewardship of Philip Pok (@nuc1eon).
Hisham's vision and dedication have shaped GoboLinux into a novel experimental distribution, pushing past the perceived boundaries of traditional Unix concepts. We thank him for his remarkable contribution to the Linux community. As Philip takes over, the project is set to continue evolving in new and exciting directions!
Special thanks goes out to Lucas Correia Villa Real (aka paranoidd) who had been maintaining GoboLinux unwaiveringly along with Hisham up until June 2021.
Stay tuned for future updates as the project transitions to its next phase!
We extend our gratitude towards our contributors, who shaped this release: Sage I. Hendricks (@sage-etcher), Anto ( @xplshn), Rune Morling (@ermo), @TheBitStick, Jean-Michel T.Dydak (@yann-kaelig), Samuel Dionne-Riel (@samueldr)... plus countless others!
For changes in detail please consult our release notes. Grab your ISO here.
Happy Gobo-ing!!
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We are happy to announce a new GoboLinux forum, powered by Discourse! This will be a new venue for users and developers alike talk about Gobo and help each other out, replacing our previous channels such as the mailing list.
Thanks to Discourse for providing forum hosting for FOSS projects!
Permalink • 2021-01-06 00:00
We are super happy to announce GoboLinux 017! It is a complete update of the system, bringing the distribution up to date for new machines.
This release introduces a simplified model for recipe management and contribution that's fully integrated with the Compile build tool, and also features updates on hardware and software sides of things.
Read more about what's new in GoboLinux 017 and download the Live ISO image to give it a spin!
Permalink • 2020-05-25 00:00
We have just released a preview of GoboLinux 017. It updates several system packages and includes a new model for recipe management (and contribution) that's fully integrated with the Compile build tool. We're looking forward to hearing your feedback!
Permalink • 2020-04-17 00:28
Here are the slides [in English] and video [in Portuguese] of the talk that GoboLinux developer Lucas C. Villa Real gave last Saturday at Linux Developer Conference Brazil. Enjoy!
Permalink • 2017-11-13 15:34
We are pleased to announce GoboLinux 016.01 after roughly 3 months and a half from the release of 016. While it features some essential package upgrades, this revision aims at providing a more stable foundation for those who want to try it out.
The list of improvements is extensive. The following is a summary of what's new since 016:
The Live ISO can be downloaded from our GitHub page, from where you can also review the full change logs.
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Permalink • 2017-03-08 13:36
We are extremely happy to announce GoboLinux 016. This release, built for x86-64, is a complete update of the core system.
The flagship feature of this release is Runner, a brand new tool for container-free filesystem virtualization. It brings Gobo's remarkable support for concurrently installed versions to the next level. We also overhauled our desktop, with a customized Awesome WM setup.
Read more about what's new in GoboLinux 016 and download the Live ISO image to give it a spin!
Permalink • 2016-12-15 13:51
The second preview of GoboLinux 016 for x86-64 is out! Thanks to your feedback, we have made this snapshot more smooth and robust. The improvements since 016 alpha include better hardware support, enhancements to the GoboLinux tools, packaging fixes and more.
The Torrent link to the ISO is here. As before, we appreciate your testing of 016 beta. Let us know how it goes!
Permalink • 2016-11-08 19:22