New Discourse forum for GoboLinux

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

Announcing GoboLinux 017!

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

GoboLinux 017-beta released

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

GoboLinux Runner presented at Linux Developer Conference Brazil

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

Announcing GoboLinux 016.01

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:

Enabled support for Core2 processors
Improved support for UEFI systems and virtualized platforms
Improved detection of other operating systems when creating the GRUB config file
Support for installation on external hard drives
Fixes the SSL certificates paths
Fixes SSL support in our Compile tool
Fixes the /usr/libexec compatibility link
Inclusion of CryptSetup to enable mounting of encrypted partitions from the Live ISO
Inclusion of Listener, a daemon that automatically cleans up broken links when entries from /Programs are removed
Inclusion of APulse 0.1.9 as a replacement for Pulse Audio (required by Firefox 52.0 onwards)
The release notes contains a list of updated packages

The Live ISO can be downloaded from our GitHub page, from where you can also review the full change logs.

permalink • 2017-04-04 01:15

GoboLinux 016.01-beta

Here comes GoboLinux 016.01-beta! Please check our GitHub page for technical details on what's new and for downloading the ISO file. We look forward to hearing your feedback on this snapshot!

permalink • 2017-03-22 14:12

GoboLinux 016.01-alpha

We heard all feedback from you since the release of GoboLinux 016 and have now prepared a new snapshot that should be a more stable foundation to play with. Here is the full announcement of 016.01-alpha, with download instructions. We hope you enjoy it!

permalink • 2017-03-08 13:36

Introducing GoboLinux 016

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

Announcement: GoboLinux 016 beta

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

GoboLinux 016 alpha is available

We are happy to announce the first preview of GoboLinux 016, the distro's first 64-bit release since its creation back in 2002. Some of the highlights include:

Runner, our filesystem virtualization tool that dynamically changes the processes' view of /System/Index based on the program's Dependencies file. With that tool, one does not need to worry about which version of a given dependency is currently linked (or activated) on /System/Index;
A minimalistic desktop based on the Awesome window manager;
A focus on the exploration of novel ideas. You may find this snapshot less packed with packages, but it should be more fun to run!

We have worked hard to ensure it runs smoothly on a variety of machines, but given the architecture switch it is possible that we forgot something. We will collect reports from you for a few weeks before rolling a new snapshot of what'll soon become 016 final.

Here's the Torrent link. We hope you enjoy it!

permalink • 2016-10-10 06:33