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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?

• Support for Bay Trail models
• Kernel updates and fixes
• Replacement login manager
• Additional keyboard mappings
• Added support for keyboard backlight control, on models so equipped
• New package manager? (is this a feature?)

TODO: expand, add benefits?

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

Upgrading to 1.0beta2

Upgrades are best performed from the command line. We are investigating lightweight GUI options.

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

Known Issues

• Bay Trail audio occasionally does not restart after sleep #xxx
• Google Pixel 2015 (SAMUS) audio in/out not working #xxx

Resources

• Check compatibility with your ChromeOS model: https://wiki.galliumos.org/Hardware_Compatibility
• Installation Instructions: https://wiki.galliumos.org/Installing
• Downloads: https://galliumos.org/download.html
• Support: Reddit, #galliumos
• Bug reports and feature requests: https://github.com/GalliumOS/galliumos-distro/issues
• FAQ: https://wiki.galliumos.org/FAQ