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Upgrade Notes

3.0.1 to 3.1.0

Action Required:

  • None.

No Action Required:

  • winesapOS now has a repository that is added.
  • Temporary mounts switched from ramfs to tmpfs to support FUSE which is required by AppImage and Flatpaks.
  • SteamOS 3.2 provides a new 'linux-firmware-neptune-rtw-debug' package that replaces 'linux-firmware'. This makes systems unbootable. The new package is now ignored and removed if detected.
  • Upstream Arch Linux repositories are enabled since SteamOS has not updated their mirror Arch Linux packages since launch. This fixes various issues.
  • ProtonUp-Qt is installed as a Flatpak instead of from the AUR due to build issues.
  • Xbox controller support is added.
  • AntiMicroX is installed to support configuring controllers.
  • A simple text editor, kate, is installed.
  • The GRUB menu is now updated after an upgrade to include new Btrfs snapshots.
  • 'mesa' is replaced by 'mesa-steamos' which is a customized package of Mesa from SteamOS for support for all graphics drivers (not just AMD).
  • 'clang-libs' is replaced by 'clang' which is a newer version from Arch Linux.
  • The remote upgrade script itself is now always updated for smoother upgrades.
  • Ignored packages such as Linux kernels and GRUB will now be updated.
  • Mac drivers are now re-installed for the newer Linux kernels.
  • NVIDIA graphics drivers will now be updated.
  • All system packages will now be upgraded as part of winesapOS upgrades.

3.0.0 to 3.0.1

Action Required:

  • None.

No Action Required:

  • makepkg (used by yay to build packages) is configured to use all available cores for faster package builds.
  • Pamac from the AUR is broken upstream and is fixed by installing an older version.

3.0.0-rc.0 to 3.0.0

Action Required:

  • None.

No Action Required:

  • The exFAT partition is updated with the "msdata" flag to allow it to be mounted on Windows automatically.

2.1.0 to 2.2.0

Action Required:

  • None.

No Action Required:

  • The initramfs is updated with more storage device drivers to help with boot problems.
    • Refer to: #94
  • Pacman is now configured to download up to 5 packages in parallel (instead of the default of 1).

2.0.0 to 2.1.0

Action Required:

  • The directory /home/ has been converted into a Btrfs subvolume.
    • The original /home/ directory has been renamed to /homeUPGRADE/ and needs to be manually deleted.
    • All files have been copied from the old subvolume / to the new one /home/.

No Action Required:

  • Btrfs mounts now use zstd compression and have TRIM/discard support enabled.
  • Linux 5.4 kernel is installed as an alternative to the Linux 5.10 kernel.
  • apple-bce drivers are updated.
  • GRUB menu now shows up on boot.
  • Heroic Games Launcher is installed for playing Epic Games Store games.
  • smartmontools is installed for monitoring drive health.
  • Shortcuts are added to the desktop for game launchers and the office suite.
  • Proton-6.5-GE-2 is installed as an alternative Steam Play compatibility tool.
  • Printer drivers are installed.