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= GalliumOS 1.0beta2 =

02 February 2016 '''** DRAFT **'''

GalliumOS is a fast and lightweight Linux distro made for Chromebooks and Chromeboxes. GalliumOS delivers a complete Linux environment with full hardware support, a carefully tuned kernel, and a full-featured and attractive desktop.

Release 1.0beta2 is ready for testing. Thank you for all of the support and reports so far, we look forward to more of your feedback!

== What's New? ==

* Full support for Bay Trail Chromebooks
* Updated kernel, including bugfixes
* New login manager: LXDM is more flexible and actively developed
* New keyboard mappings: choose media keys or F-keys, and how to switch
* Added support for keyboard backlight control, on equipped models
* New packages
** GDebi package installer
** HexChat IRC client

'''Thank You!''' to the donors who made it possible for us to purchase a Bay Trail Chromebook for testing! https://galliumos.org/donate.html

== Installing ==

GalliumOS ISOs can be downloaded from https://galliumos.org/download.html. The GalliumOS wiki has full installation instructions: https://wiki.galliumos.org/Installing.

GalliumOS can also be installed in a dual-boot configuration alongside ChromeOS using chrx: https://chrx.org/.

== Upgrading ==

If you already have an earlier version of GalliumOS installed, you should update now.

From the command line:

  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
  sudo reboot

We are investigating lightweight graphical software updater options, for inclusion in future releases.

== Known Issues ==

* Bay Trail audio occasionally does not restart after sleep: https://github.com/GalliumOS/galliumos-distro/issues/110
* Google Pixel 2015 (SAMUS) audio in/out not working: https://github.com/GalliumOS/galliumos-distro/issues/100
* HDMI audio not auto-switching on Acer C720: https://github.com/GalliumOS/galliumos-distro/issues/101

== Resources ==

* Chromebook/Chromebox model support: https://wiki.galliumos.org/Hardware_Compatibility
* Installation instructions: https://wiki.galliumos.org/Installing
* Installer downloads: https://galliumos.org/download.html
* FAQ: https://wiki.galliumos.org/FAQ
* Questions and discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/GalliumOS/ or IRC Freenode #galliumos
* Bug reports and feature requests: https://github.com/GalliumOS/galliumos-distro/issues