The launch of the new version of the Linux distribution "EndeavorOS 2020.09.20" is now available and in this new version presents the update of the Kernel to version 5.8.10 as well as improvements in the welcome screen of the first login and other things.
For those who are unaware of the distribution should know that this It is a replaced the Antergos distribution, whose development was suspended in May 2019 due to lack of free time for the remaining maintainers to keep the project at the proper level.
The distribution provides a simple installer to install an Arch Linux environment basic with default Xfce desktop and the ability to install one of the 9 desktops from the repository Generics based on i3-wm, Openbox, Mate, Cinnamon, GNOME, Deepin, Budgie and KDE. Endeavor OS allows the user to install Arch Linux with the necessary desktop in the way it intended in its standard filling, offered by the developers of the selected desktop, without unnecessary complications, without any additional programs pre-installed.
EndeavorOS 2020.09.20 Key New Features
This new version presented of the distribution presents a great novelty and it is that from this began with the formation of compilations of distribution for various processor-based boards with ARM architecture.
Compilations are based on Arch Linux ARM and they are tested on Odroid N2, Odroid N2 +, Odroid XU4 and Raspberry PI 4b boards, but they can be used in other Arch Linux ARM compatible boards and devices, including Pinebook Pro, Pine64, and Rock64.
With the exception of Deepin for ARM, all desktops provided in EndeavorOS are available: Xfce, LXqt, Mate, Cinnamon, GNOME, Budgie, KDE Plasma, and i3-WM.
I have to say that the development of the two releases that we present today was an intense experience and it almost seemed that we were relaunching EndeavorOS.
Now that we are talking, I want to thank the community and our financial backers for their strong support in times of trouble. Thank you for supporting us through the good and hard times we are facing in the world and in our community. Your love and support is our engine and you are providing us with one that is just like a Rolls Royce, you are truly amazing.
Of the general changes, the update of the program versions stands out. He Linux kernel has been updated to version 5.8.10.
The capabilities of the welcome program, which welcomes the user upon entering the system, have been significantly expanded, as the following changes were added:
- Support for Chinese translations
- New button to change screen resolutions: This feature is only available in the Live environment, especially for virtual machine installations.
- The Refresh Mirrors button now shipped with a check if reflector-simple is installed.
- Two link buttons that take the user to the Arch repository page or the AUR page to search for packages.
- An ARM button link from Archlinux.
- Buttons that add our specific desktop environment wallpaper by default, so there will be no more pop-ups asking for permission.
- A new button to select one of our wallpapers. (This feature will receive an update to select community created wallpapers in the near future)
- Various bug fixes
Finally if you are interested in knowing more about it About this new version of the distribution, you can check the details in the official announcement.
Download EndeavorOS 2020.09.20
For those who are interested in being able to obtain the image of the system, they can go to the official website of the distribution and in its download section you will find the corresponding links for the two versions that the distribution handles (x64 and ARM).
As for the application that you can use to save the system image to your SD or USB, you can use Etcher which is a multiplatform tool or also from the terminal with the help of the DD command.