Moreover, elementary now offers some of its apps for the ARM64 (AArch64) architecture if you want to use them on ARM-powered devices like the Pinebook Pro or Raspberry Pi 4 running a different Linux OS. As a result, installing apps for the first time should now be faster than ever, and Linux kernel headers are now fetched automatically when installing device drivers that rely on DKMS. Homebrew can run on 32-bit ARM (Raspberry Pi and others) and 64-bit ARM. The AppCenter graphical package manager received a lot of attention during this cycle and it now has a revamped home page with multi-touch support and featuring banners for the most recently released and updated curated apps, redesigned Category view, a new Privacy & Security category, as well as improved app pages.ĪppCenter comes with lots of small changes to make your package management experience better, especially the first run experience. The Homebrew package manager may be used on Linux and Windows Subsystem for. The Settings’ search results have been improved as well in elementary OS 6.1.Īnother interesting change in this release is a Housekeeping feature integrated in the Settings app that lets you easily delete old temporary and trashed files to save space and protect your privacy. Highlights of elementary OS 6.1 include a redesigned quick window switcher (Alt+Tab) that no longer relies on the dock to switch between apps (you can see in action below), animated dialogs, improved File Chooser portal, a new App Chooser, as well as a much-improved dark style.įurthermore, this release improves the Applications Menu to show you more things when searching, such as bookmarked folders and locations, network shares, shortcuts, etc., as well as the ability to launch apps with the dedicated GPU. Im on my way back from GUADEC in Rga, Latvia and one recurring. Elementary unveiled today elementary OS 6.1 as the first big update to the gorgeous Ubuntu-based distribution since the release of the elementary OS 6 series.ĭubbed “Jólnir,” elementary OS 6.1 comes more than four months after elementary OS 6 “Odin” and it’s built on top of the Ubuntu 20.04.3 point release of the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) long-term supported operating system series and powered by Linux kernel 5.11. Some of my writing is also on the elementary blog, and Ive written a couple of pieces.
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