The The new version of “Nitrux 3.8” has been released with the code name “db"which brings a series of new features and improvements, among which the default use of the Linux 6.12 kernel is included, complemented by Liquorix patches, designed to improve system performance and interactivity, especially on newer hardware.
On the user environment side «NX Desktop», in Nitrux 3.8 “db” the environment continues to be based on KDE Plasma version 5.27.11 and KDE Frameworks 5.115 and Qt 5.15.13, but with some improvements that enhance the user experience.
The start system OpenRC has received significant improvements with the reorganization of services by runlevel. This includes removing some services from the “async”, “default” and “sysinit” levels, thus improving startup times. OpenRC has also been updated to work with Rsyslog, improving system log management.
In addition to this, in Nitrux 3.8 “db” the Installation scripts for popular tools such as Steam, Bottles, HGL (flatpak), LibreOffice and Bauh (appimage) have also been improved. On the other hand, the desktop configuration has been optimized to improve the user experience in virtual machines, adding specific notifications for this environment.
As for hardware support, An OpenRC service was introduced to enable Dynamic Boost mode on NVIDIA GPUs, along with D-Bus configurations and udev rules specific to these devices. Additionally, MangoHud, the on-screen monitoring interface, can now display the power consumption of Intel processors, while AMD Zen processors are supported via the zenergy kernel module.
In addition, sNumerous packages have been updated, such as Mesa 24.2.8, Firefox 132, the NUTS 2.1.9 update tool and mentions that work is continuing on the Maui Shell project, which supports Qt6 and is planned for release later this year.
Of the other changes that stand out:
- Debian-based root filesystem update and offline documentation included.
- Adjustments have been made to the Calamares installer to address specific issues related to the system clock on certain laptops.
- A non-functional kernel parameter has been removed.
- Added kernel parameters to prevent clock skew on some laptops.
- Several services were ordered into execution levels that make the most sense given their purpose.
- The devmem2, msr-tools, and Policycoreutils tools have been included, extending the system's capabilities for advanced and development tasks.
- Some services have been removed from the async, default, and sysinit runlevels to improve startup time.
- Updated Flatpak installation scripts for Steam, Bottles, and HGL.
- The Debian root filesystem we generated and used to build our distribution has been updated.
- The Broadcom STA driver has been updated with a patch to compile it with Linux 6.12+ using DKMS.
- Added D-Bus configuration file for NVIDIA Dynamic Boost.
- Added NVIDIA binary to enable creation of NVIDIA device nodes.
- Added devmem2 , msr-tools and policycoreutils.
- Added udev rules for NVIDIA devices.
Added an OpenRC service to change the /sys/class/powercap/intel-rapl:0/energy_uj file property to allow MangoHud to display the power consumption of Intel processors. - Added zenergy kernel module to allow MangoHud to display power consumption of AMD Zen processors.
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Download the new version of Nitrux 3.8
If you want to download this new version of Nitrux you should go to the official website of the project where you can get the download link of the system image and which can be recorded on a USB with the help of Etcher. Nitrux is available for immediate download from the following link.
For those who are already on a previous version of the distribution, they can upgrade to the new version by typing the following commands: