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@clayhill66 clayhill66 released this 20 Dec 14:09
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ghaf-24.12
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This is a quarterly release for all supported hardware platforms, and it complies with SLSA v1.0 Level 3 requirements.

Supported Hardware

The following target hardware is supported by this release:

  • NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin
  • NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX
  • Generic x86 (PC)
  • Polarfire Icicle Kit
  • Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11
  • Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10
  • NXP i.MX 8M Plus (build support only)

What is New in ghaf-24.12

Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 10/11:

  • Chromium replaced with Google Chrome.
  • Zoom web application added into comms-vm.
  • Xarchiver file compression application added.
  • Audio Control, USB, and Network Manager applets added.
  • Bluetooth applet added to the system tray.
  • The first version of the Control Panel currently supports the following:
    • display resolution and scale settings;
    • locale and timezone settings.
  • The System Idle behavior has been reworked: the screen dims after 4 minutes of inactivity, the session locks in 5 minutes, the screen goes off in 7.5 minutes, and the system suspends in 15 minutes.
  • User account management has been added. The user sets a username and password when a device is first booted.
  • The username is displayed on a lock screen.
  • Dynamic updates of Microsoft endpoint URLs.
  • A separate configurable repository for adding allowed URLs for business-vm.
  • Auto-reconnect hotplugged devices when the VM restarts.
  • Wayland security context protocol enabled.
  • Refactored application definitions to make it easier to add and remove applications.
  • Hardened greetd.service.
  • AppArmor enabled.
  • Multiple user experience improvements.

Lenovo X1 and NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX/AGX Orin:

  • Lock and Log Out buttons moved from the applications menu to the power menu.
  • Shutdown and Reboot buttons were removed from the applications menu and are now available in the Power menu.
  • The Powerbar module is added to the lock screen.
  • Run-time multi-monitor support.
  • Taskbar control for four virtual desktops.
  • Development, testing, and performance tooling improvements.

Bug Fixes

Fixed bugs that were present in the ghaf-24.09 release:

  • It is impossible to change the Wi-Fi network from the Network Settings application.
  • Cannot connect to a hidden Wi-Fi network from GUI.
  • The taskbar on the extended display is visible only when booting up with an HDMI connection.
  • Suspend does not work from the taskbar power menu.
  • The Mute status is not visible in the taskbar.
  • Bluetooth notification windows stay on a screen.
  • Time synchronization between host and VMs does not work in all scenarios.
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