A new version of Raspberry Pi OS has been released dated 10/10.
The move to the 'bookworm' version of Debian and Linux Kernal 6.1
has finally been made.? Check it out! ? Off to the Batcomputers
for the downloads!
Release notes 2023-10-10: ? * Based on Debian bookworm release ? * Support for Raspberry Pi 5 ? * Desktop now runs on the Wayfire Wayland compositing window manager on Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 platforms; on X11 using the openbox window manager on older platforms ? * lxpanel replaced with new wf-panel-pi application when running Wayland; existing lxpanel plugins migrated; gpu performance and power plugins added ? * pcmanfm modified to use Wayland backend when running on Wayland ? * PipeWire used instead of PulseAudio as audio control subsystem; various changes made to volume control plugin to support this ? * NetworkManager used instead of dhcpcd as networking interface; various changes made to networking plugin to support this ? * Firefox browser added as alternative to Chromium; selection of default browser added to Raspberry Pi Configuration tool ? * WayVNC VNC server used instead of RealVNC when running on Wayland ? * All customisation and configuration applications modified to customise Wayfire environment as appropriate ? * grim used as screenshot tool instead of scrot when running on Wayland ? * eom image viewer used instead of gpicview ? * evince document viewer used instead of qpdfview ? * Chromium web browser updated to version 116 ? * VLC media player updated to version 3.0.18 ? * Magnifier program not available when running Wayland; Wayfire includes screen zoom capabilities ? * CustomPC and Wireframe removed from Bookshelf ? * Numerous small changes and bug fixes ? * Switched from raspberrypi-kernel to Debian-based kernel packaging (linux-image-rpi-*) ? * Switched from raspberrypi-bootloader to Debian based firmware packaging (raspi-firmware) ? * /boot mount point moved to /boot/firmware
Please note that there are two versions of each release file -- 32-bit and 64-bit. The release files are the Desktop, Desktop and Recommended Software, and OS Lite (headless/no desktop).
Rusty Haddock