Genode OS Framework release 26.05 May 29, 2026Genode 26.05 turns the most innovative aspects of Sculpt OS into reusable framework features while advancing the driver support across the board including LTE, I2C HID, SOF audio, ACPI, and Wifi. Further highlights are touch-based window management, the update of Qt to version 6.8.3, and a variety of Goa SDK improvements. The release is topped off with fresh revisions of the "Foundations", "Applications", and "Platforms" books. Genode 26.05 accumulates all the advancements of the recent release of Sculpt OS 26.04, in particular regarding driver support, touch-based window management, and a bouquet of improvements of the Goa SDK. But the advancement goes much farther than incremental improvements. The most innovative aspects of Sculpt OS have just been liberated into reusable building blocks for the use in other incarnations of Genode-based systems. Aspects like dynamic device discovery, its unique blend of declarative administration, or multi-staged booting are no longer exclusive to Sculpt OS but have now become a commodity for Genode users at large. Following up on the migration of the project from GitHub to Codeberg, we are happy to report the completion of this delicate mission. All source-code repositories and more than 5800 issue discussions have been successfully relocated, and Genode Labs happily joined the Codeberg non-profit as a member. This infrastructure change along with the framework's recent switch of its configuration format called for a holistic documentation update. Therefore, the release is accompanied with fresh revisions of the three Genode books. Among the further highlights are the update of Qt to version 6.8.3, a largely improved LTE stack, and de-privileged networking on Linux. More topics and background stories are provided by the official release documentation of version 26.05... |
