The release of Redcore Linux 2102 is available, which attempts to combine the functionality of Gentoo with the convenience of ordinary users. The distribution provides a simple installer that allows you to quickly deploy a working system without requiring rebuilding components from source. Users are provided with a repository with ready-made binary packages, maintained using a continuous update cycle (rolling model). Package management uses its own sisyphus package manager. For installation, an iso image with a KDE desktop is offered, 3.9 GB in size (x86_64).
In the new version:
- Synchronized with the Gentoo testing tree as of October 1st.
- Packages with the Linux kernel 5.14.10 (by default), 5.10.71 and 5.4.151 are offered for installation.
- Updated versions of about 1300 packages.
- The user environment has been updated to KDE Plasma 5.22.5 and KDE Gear 21.08.1.
- The Xwayland DDX component, which is used to run X11 applications in environments based on the Wayland protocol, has been moved into a separate package.
- Chromium is used as the default browser (previously Firefox was supplied, and Mailspring was used as an email client (instead of Thunderbird).
- Improved support for NVIDIA proprietary drivers, with nvidia-prime support for PRIME technology for offloading rendering operations to other GPUs (PRIME Display Offload).
- Improved stability when loading in live mode.
- Updated installer.
- The Steam runtime has been corrected.
Source: opennet.ru