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Release notes summary for the version 18.08

The current release contains the following changes and new features:

  • Sculpt OS with live runtime view
  • Device drivers
    • Linux device-driver environment based on kernel 4.16.3
    • Updated and enhanced Intel framebuffer and wireless drivers
    • De-componentized USB stack, support for isochronous devices
    • Improved device compatibility of NIC and PS/2 drivers
    • Experimental runtime for Zircon-based drivers
  • Base framework and OS-level infrastructure
    • NIC-router support for multiple uplinks
    • New VFS plugin for using LwIP as TCP/IP stack
    • Cached file-system-based ROM service
    • VFS plugin for importing initial content
    • Enhanced Ada language support
  • Libraries and applications
    • Python 3
    • VirtualBox 5.1.38
  • Platforms
    • New Intel Microcode update mechanism
    • Multiprocessor support for our custom kernel on x86
    • Updated NOVA and Fiasco.OC kernels

Read the complete release documentation for the version 18.08 here

https://genode.org/documentation/release-notes/18.08

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