Few days ago fThe launch of the new update version of Basic OS 5.1.6, in which some changes and adjustments were made to the system applications. These include some bug fixes in AppCenter, file manager improvements, and more.
For those who are unaware of the distribution, they should know this be positioned as a fast, open and conscious alternative privacy for Windows and macOS.
The main goal of the project is high-quality design, designed to create an easy-to-use system that consumes minimal resources and ensures high startup speed.
Among the applications, most are made up of the company's own development projects, such as Pantheon terminal emulator, Pantheon Files file manager, code text editor, and music player.
The project also develops the Pantheon Photos photo manager (a fork of Shotwell) and the Pantheon Mail email client (a fork of Geary).
Elementary OS is developed using GTK, Vala, and its own Granite framework. At the package level and repository support, Elementary OS 5.1.x is compatible with Ubuntu 18.04.
Main new features of Elementary OS 5.1.6
As we mentioned at the beginning, this new version of the distribution is merely an update and it is focused on improving and solving errors in some system applications.
En -- (the text editor for developers designed to read and write code) in this new version you already have the ability to scroll past the end of the file to place the final code in a convenient position on the screen.
Besides that received improvements to optimize the process of saving and reading data on the size and position of windows to minimize disk access. Also developers already has solved the problem of changing or cleaning the sidebar with directories, making the "Open project folder ..." button invisible. In the Scheme / Symbols plugin, a stub has been added that displays if there are no variables, constants, or other identifiers in the code.
As for the AppCenter, in this new version they focused on solve problems with high CPU load by showing some screenshots and hiding information about the availability of the Flatpak runtime update.
While for file manager, disk space indicator color change performed on the side panel is provided when free space is exhausted.
Also, also received fixes for regressive changes in file path selection panel, which caused problems with highlighting and calling the context menu. Processing of files containing the "#" symbol has been adjusted and fixed an issue when resizing a window if there are long file names in the list.
En video player sped up rendering of large video collections and provided correct processing of directory disappearance or movement. Fixed issues with displaying external subtitles.
The time indicator shows the correct time for events from the calendar planner created in another time zone.
As of version 5.5.0, which will be used in the Elementary OS 6 release, the Granite graphics application development framework has been updated with the new styles:
- Granite.STYLE_CLASS_COLOR_BUTTON
- Granite.STYLE_CLASS_ROUNDED
- Granite.Widgets.SourceList widget added by default sidebar (Gtk.STYLE_CLASS_SIDEBAR).
Some functions and widgets, for which suitable alternatives appeared in GTK and GLib, have been moved to the deprecated category.
Finally if you want to know more about it About this new version of the distribution, you can check the details in the official statement.
Download Elementary OS 5.1.6
Finally, if you want to download and install this Linu distributionx on your computer or you want to test it under a virtual machine. You just have to go to the official website of the distribution and in its download section you can get the system image.
You can make use of Etcher to save the image to a USB.
Good afternoon.
I've been trying to update Elementary OS Hera for days, and it gives me an error. Here: https://pastebin.com/cKQfzg55 the output of sudo apt-get update.
Any advice how to solve this?
Thank you.
PS: I like elementary os, I installed it on my son's laptop and it works very well.