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@alxb421 alxb421 released this 31 Oct 01:37
v26.6_release
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Last update: 16 Jun 2026, 04:26 AM

Changelog

16 Jun 2026

Information

https://pearos.xyz | https://nicec0re.pearos.xyz

  • Added Dynamic Island
  • Added Tray in Notch/Dynamic Island
  • Added Liquid Gel Slider
  • Added Golden Gate Wallpapers
  • Added auto dark/light mode theme (not tested)
  • Added new dock
  • Added Zoom animation on dock
  • Added New Dock settings in System Settings
  • Added Boot Sound
  • Added modal that asks if you want online or offline install
  • Added new Global Menu widget
  • Added the ability to change folder color based on the accent color
  • Added New Lockscreen
  • Added Notch settings (size, distance, offset)
  • Added dock settings (size, distance, offset, zoom amount, amplitude etc)
  • Added Fix Layout in the Welcome App that restores your layout to the pearOS default one
  • Added CachyOS 6.18 kernel
  • Added Close button that hides a window instead of closing, like in macOS, now need to ctrl/win+Q to quit or ALT+F4
  • Fixed AppStore
  • Fixed Notch glitching when hover
  • Fixed pearOS System Settings ( electron JS -> C++ Qt6 )
  • Fixed top menu (rewrote the plasmoid as standalone package 'pearos-appmenu')
  • Fixed dock problems (rewrote the plasmoid as standalone package ('pearos-dock')
  • Fixed post-install failed to remove user 'default' -> now creates a single-shot linux service that removes the user after installation
  • Fixed pearID (?)
  • Fixed COMMAND + SPACE not opening the App Drawer
  • Fixed Dark-Light theme switching, now it won't restart Plasmashell
  • Fixed Accent-Color switching, not it won't restart Plasmashell
  • Fixed high memory usage and slow Settings Startup ( electron -> C++ Qt6)
  • Fixed Pafari not launching

Known bugs:

  • pearOS calculator doesn't let you use keyboard
  • Pafari search bar inconsistences (UI)
  • Lockscreen sometimes doesn't unlock. You must start a TTY session and use 'loginctl unlock-session x' to get around
  • Small Grab Area when trying to move certain windows around
  • Some WiFi cards are not working (investigating)
  • Other bugs: Please use the Issues tab in this repo. Thank you

09 Apr 2026

Information

https://pearos.xyz | https://nicec0re.pearos.xyz

  • Fixed missing linux-firmware
  • Fixed unable to get the ky in OOBE screen
  • Fixed notch (finally?)
  • Fixed weird cursors in the AppStore app

08 Apr 2026

Information

https://pearos.xyz | https://nicec0re.pearos.xyz

  • Moved package repository to a better server (Cloudflare R2 Storage)
  • Fixed Offline Installer (hopefully)
  • Installing packages from the packages repo now require public key, included in the pearos-keyring package
  • Add pearos-keyring
  • Add better ZSH Config
  • Add boot chime (hope it works)
  • Fix updater
  • Fix light theme
  • Fix online installer (I guess)

Known Bugs

  • Some WiFi cards are not working (?)
  • automatic theme not yer implemented
  • pearOS Notch Not working smoothly, expecting fix in 26.4
  • Other bugs: Please use the Issues tab in this repo. Thank you

11 Mar 2026

Information

https://pearos.xyz

  • Add Dual Boot Support
  • Add Offline Installer Support(hold ⌥ while clicking Continue with Install pearOS selected in installer to enable Offline & Dualboot)
  • Add Calculator App
  • Add To-Do App
  • Add Contacts App
  • Add Notes App
  • Add Calendar App
  • Add Notch
  • Add nVidia drivers
  • Add Qemu Guest utils
  • Add Better Wayland Support
  • Add Close button will HIDE the app instead of closing(the bitten fruit way)
  • Add Hover effects to the CLS/MIN/MAX buttons
  • Fixed Better LiquidGel Rules
  • Fixed Most of the rounded corners
  • Fixed Launcher Dark Icon
  • Fixed wrong Window Borders
  • Fixed Piri Download Quota Exceeded
  • About pearOS app: Switched from Electron to C++
  • Switched ark -> file-roller

Known Bugs

  • Some WiFi cards are not working (?)
  • automatic theme not yer implemented
  • pearOS Notch Not working smoothly, expecting fix in 26.4
  • Other bugs: Please use the Issues tab in this repo. Thank you

09 Feb 2026

Information

https://pearos.xyz

  • X11 -> Wayland
  • Added Liquid Gel
  • Added Touchpad Settings into Settings Application
  • Added Pir Voice Assistant
  • Added Profile Picture in installer & Lock Screen
  • Added cusotm profile Picture (Requires pearID)
  • New lockscren
  • Custom Watch Fonts in lockscreen
  • New Fonts in Setting > Wallpapers > Customise Clock Appearance
  • Fixed installer
  • UI fixes
  • Fixed Dowloads Folder fan view effect
  • ... probably more which I forgot to mention :)

Known Bugs

  • Some WiFi cards are not working
  • automatic theme not yer implemented
  • Other bugs: Please use the Issues tab in this repo. Thank you

11 Dec 2025

Information

The ISO file is now on an S3 bucket so expect high download speeds now
This update features pearID and a new settings app, with various updates

https://pearos.xyz

  • fix rubbish bin icon
  • fix light theme
  • fix plasmoids not working on plasma 6.5.3
  • UPDATE plasma to 6.5.3 (previous: 6.3.x)
  • WORKAROUND: Plasma 6.5 set Wayland as defaule, I forced it to X11
  • NEW settings app
  • NEW about app
  • NEW global menu plasmoid
  • NEW downloads folder with fan view effect
  • NEW Finder-like icon in the dock
  • NEW Dock rework
  • NEW pearID

Known bugs

  • Some apps not working good on Wayland seessions(see workaround)
  • Graphical BUG in Settings > Game Center
  • Sometimes on fresh installs theme is not applied properly. To fix this you have to
    get into System Settings > Appearance > and reapply a theme (dark/light)
  • Automatic theme not yet implemented
  • Other bugs: Please use the Issues tab in this repo. Thank you

31 October 2025

Information

ISO file moved to the personal server, it is 3.3GB in size, and GitHub file size limitation is only 2 GB

https://pearos.xyz

  • fixed installer (hopefully it should auto repair itself when a package breaks or a signature gets expired/revoked)
  • fixed progress bar
  • updated design
  • updated broken packages
  • updated package repository(github -> personal server)
  • added boot sound
  • added plymouth theme
  • added Hello screen after install
  • added Activity bar to the installer
  • added (half broken) control center (WIP)
  • updated kernel to 6.17_MANJARO
  • updated to plasma 6
  • updated to Tahoe design
  • updated Splash Screen
  • removed useless packages
  • removed gambas dependency
  • removed all previously made pearOS apps, new apps are coming soon

18 October 2023

  • fixed the gnome package kit error
  • updated packages
  • refreshed keys

30 January 2023:

  • fixed pearOS installer
  • updated packages
  • refreshed keys

9 August 2022:

  • fixed failed install due to the wrong electron version ( electron11 instead of electron package was installed)

5 July 2022:

  • The installer no longer lets the user to install on a USB (resoves the 'I accidentally installed pearOS on the bootable usb instead of my HDD' problem)
  • The installer no longer lets the user to install pearOS without an internet connection. (resolves the 'I pressed install, but it fails here is the install log alex' problem)

How do I install?

  1. Connect to the internet
  2. Double click on the Install icon form dekstop
  3. Select your installer language
  4. Agree to the Arch Linux Terms and Conditions
  5. Select your disk
    5.1. If you have troubles finding your disk, use the options in the toolbar to get the device where you want to install
  6. Confirm the install
  7. Save log in case of error (Localted on ~/Desktop/ )
  8. Reboot your machine. You can unplug your USB drive now
  9. The Setup will ask you to set:
  • System locale
  • Keymap (also called Keyboard Layout). The standard keyboard found in most computers is the English U.S. layout
  • Select your time zone (500+ available time-zones)
  • Create your local computer account. Full name, user, password and password confirm are required in order to install pearOS
  • Agree to the License Agreement of Arch Linux.
  • The setup will commit your changes and will automatically reboot.

Important:

  • The installer will WIPE the selected disk as soon as you press Continue in the Disk Selector window(I could add the option to partition, but this is how Apple does: Wipe the entire disk, so I chose the same approach)
  • This build might be unstable.
  • Report all bugs here as an issue, or in DMs(instagram, discord, twitter) or by mail. To help improve pearOS quality, I need user's feedback!!

Note:

  • VMWare tools will be automatically installed after setup (if you are in VMWare) need to check
  • VirtualBox Guest Additions will be automatically installed after setup (if you are in VirtualBox) need to check
    * I am not responsible of any data loss that may occour during the (failed) installation.

Roadmap

  • Develop the pearOS Desktop Environment (named Soda)
  • Switch to a GTK Desktop Environment until I finish developing the Soda DE(shortly: SDE) Keeping KDE, SDE is Work in Progress, however don t expect it soon
  • Add a theme chooser in the post-install application -- Work in Progress
  • Add Refresh Disks button in the Disk Selector app -- Work in Progress
  • Develop piri (expected in 26.1) -- Work in Progress
  • Develop auto-theme. It changes based on the TOD (Time Of the Day) -- Work in Progress
  • Pre-install gparted in the LIVE environment. Needed to format and manage boot disks DONE
  • Add disks label under /dev/sdX so the users will identify disks more easy DONE
  • Add error handling, so you will know when something goes wrong with the installer (added 'no internet' handler) DONE

Full Changelog: v25.10...v25.12_relese_candidate

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