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diff --git a/blog/20210415.org b/blog/20210415.org index b4853d2..c04af9e 100644 --- a/blog/20210415.org +++ b/blog/20210415.org @@ -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 |