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@@ -23,11 +23,17 @@ shipped, but there are still some things to add. The manual pages, and the
documentation for the user tools, however, are considered complete.
* New rootfs tarball
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: new-rootfs-tarball
+:END:
A new tarball has been released after almost 7 months! This tarball targets the
=x86_64= architecture, and can be installed following the instructions.
** Signing Releases
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: signing-releases
+:END:
Releases are now signed with the OpenBSD tool [[https://man.openbsd.org/signify][signify(1)]] instead of GnuPG. There
are two packages on our repository that provide this tool, [[carbs-pkg:core/otools][otools]], and [[carbs-pkg:extra/signify][signify]].
@@ -38,6 +44,9 @@ public keys are so small, I will also be embedding the latest release key to the
README file of the package repository, and the installation manual.
** The state of i686
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: the-state-of-i686
+:END:
As you may have noticed, I haven't made a release for the =i686= architecture
this time. I won't be retiring it, but my old laptop, which was the reason I
@@ -48,6 +57,9 @@ architecture, you can send a mail to the mailing-list. Otherwise, I will be
dropping the architecture by the end of June.
* Fossil
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: fossil
+:END:
I have recently been toying around with the alternate version control system,
[[https://fossil-scm.org][Fossil]]. Since no Carbs Linux News Post is complete without some sort of
@@ -61,6 +73,9 @@ Fossil as well. I will be switching the Documentation repository next, and the
Package repository when Fossil support is added to the package manager.
** Fossil support on the package manager
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: fossil-support-on-the-package-manager
+:END:
Right now, the package manager supports Git, Mercurial, and Rsync repositories.
I do want to add Fossil repository support, however this might take long to
@@ -74,6 +89,9 @@ post, contains no new check-ins, and specifically the status of Fossil support
can be tracked from [[https://fossil.carbslinux.org/cpt/tktview?name=b354510bc3][this ticket]].
* Switching back to LibreSSL
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: switching-back-to-libressl
+:END:
This is the 4th time Carbs Linux is switching SSL providers, but I am planning
on this to be the final change for the foreseeable future. The reason behind
@@ -84,6 +102,9 @@ the bare-minimum. Using 2 separate SSL libraries is pointless when you have the
option to easily use a single one.
* Consistent communication
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: consistent-communication
+:END:
I have decided to be more consistent on these news posts, I will try to make
these every 15th of the month. I have also recently came back to IRC to be as