AerynOS 2025.03 has been released, marking the first update since the Serpent OS project was renamed. The distribution uses its own package manager and an atomic system update model. Development is being handled by the former Solus development team, including Ikey Doherty, the creator of Solus, and Joshua Strobl, the key developer of the Budgie desktop environment. Builds are built for the x86_64-v2 architecture and ship with the GNOME desktop. New package versions include the kernel. Linux 6.13.8, GNOME 48.0, Mesa 25.0.2, Firefox 136.0.2, Vulkan SDK 1.4.309.0 and LLVM 19.1.7.
The distribution uses the moss package manager with its own Stone package format and system state management tools. To save disk space when storing multiple versions of packages, hard link-based deduplication is used. The update is performed in atomic mode with replacement of the contents of the /usr partition. In the event of a failure during the installation of the update, the system rolls back to the previous working state.
Most packages, including the kernel Linux, compiled using the Clang compiler. With the exception of the kernel and some system components, changes are applied on the fly, without the need for a reboot. The project also develops the Lichen installer, the Boulder build system, Control Panel summit, the blsforme download manager, and the moss-container container system.
Source: opennet.ru
