Kuiper 2.1.0

Version 2.1.0 is a major update to ADI Kuiper Linux, moving the distribution to a new Debian base and delivering full boot files and ADI tools integration.

This release includes breaking changes and is not backward-compatible with previous versions.

Breaking Changes

• Full system now based on Debian Bookworm 13 "Trixie"

• Not backward-compatible with 2.0.0 images, a clean reflash is required

• New Basic / Full edition split

Components

• Published in four variants: Basic and Full editions, each for armhf (32-bit) and arm64 (64-bit)

• Full edition (recommended) ships the desktop environment and the ADI software stack

• Basic edition is a minimal image without a desktop environment or ADI tools

• Boot files are now included in the image for Zynq, ZynqMP, Versal, Arria10, Cyclone5 and Raspberry Pi (depending on the architecture)

• ADI libraries & tools (from the ADI package repository):

  • libiio - 0.26-2
  • pyadi-iio - 0.0.21
  • libm2k - 0.9.0
  • libad9361-iio - 0.4.0
  • libad9166-iio - 0.3.0
  • IIO Oscilloscope - 0.18.1
  • Scopy - 2.2.1
  • gr-m2k - 1.0.0
  • adi-scripts - 0.1.0

• Boot files (from the ADI package repository):

  • Raspberry Pi - 2026.1.0
  • Xilinx & Intel (Zynq, ZynqMP, Versal, Arria10, Cyclone5) - 2026.1.0

Improvements

• ADI tools (libiio, Scopy, IIO Oscilloscope, and others) are now installed as .deb packages via apt from the kuiper Cloudsmith package repository

• Reproducible builds via Debian snapshot pinning

• CI builds on native arm64 GitHub runners with binfmt/QEMU cross-architecture support, on every push and pull request; custom image builds are supported

• Each image is stamped with a Kuiper image identity manifest

• New GitHub Pages documentation, including networking, version-check and release pages

• The update process is done through the ADI Package Repository

• Ships a configuration script that prepares the boot partition for a chosen project, runnable directly on Kuiper or on any Linux host

Reference Links

• Release images and metadata are available on the releases page

• Flashing and installation guide: https://analogdevicesinc.github.io/kuiper/use-kuiper-image

• Complete documentation: https://analogdevicesinc.github.io/kuiper/

• Linux release notes: https://github.com/analogdevicesinc/linux/releases#release-xlnx_2026.1.0

• RPI release notes: https://github.com/analogdevicesinc/linux/releases/tag/rpi_2026.1.0

• HDL release notes: https://github.com/analogdevicesinc/hdl/releases#release-2026_R1

• For help or questions: https://ez.analog.com/

Planned for v2.x.x and beyond:

• A dedicated tool for flashing Kuiper images to SD cards on Linux, Windows and macOS, with additional image customization options and features built in