PLASMA R8 RELEASE Candidate

[viking]

I just fond very interesting info in Russian part of forum. My Russian is very rusty, but I still remember few things and Google translate is there for the rest.

Looks like Rosa Fresh R8 with PLASMA (KDE 5) is in release candidate state. Plasma edition will be released first and KDE 4 version will be released later.

RC ISO files can be downloaded from here:
https://abf.rosalinux.ru/platforms/rosa ... ists/15631

I am just confused, why this info is not posted on English part of forum too.

[viking]

New build 15670 can be get from here:

https://abf.io/platforms/rosa2014.1/pro ... ists/15670

[Pulfer]

New build 15670 can be get from here:

https://abf.io/platforms/rosa2014.1/pro ... ists/15670

There will be at least one more build (with installer improvements).

[viking]

New build 15670 can be get from here:

https://abf.io/platforms/rosa2014.1/pro ... ists/15670

There will be at least one more build (with installer improvements).

Thank you very much for the info.

I just installed 15670 on my laptop without any problem, so I guess there would be no need to install it again. I guess update should be enough.

R8 boots fine with default kernel (no kernel related problems like I had with R7).

For now, almost everything works as experted. I just have slight display issues (slight blinking in transparent window parts).

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viking@dragon ~ $ inxi -F
System:    Host: dragon Kernel: 4.1.25-nrj-desktop-1rosa-x86_64 x86_64 (64 bit)                                                                             
           Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.6.5 Distro: RosaDesktopFresh 2014.1 Fresh    
Machine:   System: Dell (portable) product: Latitude E7450                    
           Mobo: Dell model: 0YGN55 v: A00                                    
           Bios: Dell v: A13 date: 05/17/2016                                 
Battery    BAT0: charge: 66.6 Wh 121.4% condition: 54.8/66.6 Wh (82%)         
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i7-5600U (-HT-MCP-) cache: 4096 KB            
           clock speeds: max: 3200 MHz 1: 2577 MHz 2: 2790 MHz 3: 2335 MHz
           4: 2604 MHz
Graphics:  Card-1: Intel HD Graphics 5500
           Card-2: NVIDIA GM108M [GeForce 840M]
           Display Server: X.Org 1.17.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1920x1080@60.0hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 5500 (Broadwell GT2)
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 11.2.2
Audio:     Card-1 Intel Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Card-2 Intel Broadwell-U Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: ALSA v: k4.1.25-nrj-desktop-1rosa-x86_64
Network:   Card-1: Intel Ethernet Connection (3) I218-LM driver: e1000e
           IF: eno1 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full
           mac: 20:47:47:ae:5e:6a
           Card-2: Intel Wireless 7265 driver: iwlwifi
           IF: wlp2s0 state: down mac: 5c:e0:c5:7f:c3:0d
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 512.1GB (2.8% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: TS512GMSA370 size: 512.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 32G used: 5.5G (18%) fs: xfs dev: /dev/dm-0
           ID-2: /boot size: 477M used: 32M (8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 8.59GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-1
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 53.0C mobo: 25.0C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 185 Uptime: 4 min Memory: 915.8/15940.8MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.0 

[Pulfer]

I just installed 15670 on my laptop without any problem, so I guess there would be no need to install it again. I guess update should be enough.

Yes, update will be enough

For now, almost everything works as experted. I just have slight display issues (slight blinking in transparent window parts).

Looks like a video driver related issue. Maybe switching compositing mode (OpenGL <-> XRender) may help?

[viking]

I just installed 15670 on my laptop without any problem, so I guess there would be no need to install it again. I guess update should be enough.

Yes, update will be enough

I haven't expected anything less then that.

For now, almost everything works as experted. I just have slight display issues (slight blinking in transparent window parts).

Looks like a video driver related issue. Maybe switching compositing mode (OpenGL <-> XRender) may help?

It is video driver related issue for sure, but it must be properly tested. Seams that compositing mode change worked, but I just tested briefly. It might be also related to Optimus somehow, since everything worked normally until using primusrun or optirun, Maybe that was just a coincidence, but it must be tested too. I will give this a proper test tonight or during weekend and eventually rise a ticket later.

btw. I have a question about compositing mode. Why OpenGL 2 is used by default, even when OpenGL 3 is available?

[Pulfer]

btw. I have a question about compositing mode. Why OpenGL 2 is used by default, even when OpenGL 3 is available?

Hmm, I don't know

[rich1974]

i want to ask: as soon as the R8 will be released, am i forced to make a clean install of R8? now, i am running R7. if i got right, the updates for R7 will end in the fall of 2016, no precise date is given. How long is the lifetime of R8?

[Delles]

You’ll have to make a clean install only if you intend to change the KDE version (from KDE4 to KDE5), if not, you’ll automatically get R8 by the way of usual updates. Its lifetime will be two years, even though a new platform (2016, with KDE5) is supposed to be ready earlier; hopefully, by the end of this year. As to the new platform, you’ll have to make a clean install of it, it won’t come by updates.

[Pulfer]

Its lifetime will be two years, even though a new platform (2016, with KDE5) is supposed to be ready earlier; hopefully, by the end of this year.

But please note that R8 will have limited (only important security fixes and browsers) support. For new versions of software there will be rosa2016.1-based R9 (and then R10, R11 and R12) releases.

[rich1974]

so, if i got right: the upgrade from R7 to R8 will be happening on the fly using the regular updates. but what about kernel? will i stay on actual kernel or i will be forced to jump to the kernel of R8 (assuming that R8 will receive the latest kernel)? then why the release note of R7 says that the version will be supported until autumn of 2016.....two years from now means autumn of 2018, due to the fact that R7 becomes R8 trough regular updates.

[keleg]

Release ISO
https://abf.rosalinux.ru/platforms/rosa ... ists/15746

[Pulfer]

so, if i got right: the upgrade from R7 to R8 will be happening on the fly using the regular updates. but what about kernel? will i stay on actual kernel or i will be forced to jump to the kernel of R8 (assuming that R8 will receive the latest kernel)?

There's no latest kernel in R8, it'll stay with current LTS (as in R7) kernel. And with individual repositories for people who want to install new kernels. You can browse them here: http://abf-downloads.rosalinux.ru/kerne ... osa2014.1/