Solus 4.6 Convergence Released

WetGeek

I've recently created four Solus VMs based on the newly released .ISO files, and I can confirm that all four of them report their versions as 4.6.

ermo

WetGeek I've recently created four Solus VMs based on the newly released .ISO files, and I can confirm that all four of them report their versions as 4.6.

This is because we manually overwrite the contents of /etc/os-release on ISO creation currently.

This is also an ugly workaround. But it's better than having people think they downloaded a 4.5 ISO and then re-downloading and trying to re-install, only to get the same outcome... 😅

As I said, we are working on a workaround for the version shown. Stay tuned for ... wait for it ... updates.

AlphaElwedritsch

ermo We are in the process of preparing a switch to a newer package repository version (v1 -> v2). This process is called the "epoch bump" in our internal discussions. Completing this process will enable us to update the baselayout package again.

We understand that it must be very confusing for some users to not see the updated version 4.6 in /etc/os-release.

For me, everything is fine. I'm not confused either, because I already understood the "epoch bump". But I didn't know until now that /etc/os-release was also related to it.
I just wanted to report it.
So, everything is fine so far.
Thanks for the explanation.
Keep at it. You're doing a GREAT job

Lucien_Lachance

ermo i dont get the word epoch in this context

ermo

Lucien_Lachance

We use "epoch" it the sense "the start of a new timeline" or "era", because there will be a "before" (python2 eopkg and Solus SC is the default in the package repo we use) and an "after" (python3 eopkg and KDE Discover/Gnome-Software will be the default in the package repo we use, python2 eopkg will not be around and python2 may be removed entirely, depending on the outcome of our internal R&D).

This will be a pretty big deal for the people maintaining the distro. For users, it should ideally be super boring and uneventful, paradoxically enough.

unclemez

Sebastian I guess Solus 5 will named "End Game", "Eternity" or something that tells us about the future of the distro

Lucien_Lachance

ermo ah, so thats what defines the new epoch, get it now
thanks for explaining

brent

I installed for the first time on an SSD. Since it's a rig I'm modifying myself, I can only spend a little time here/a little time etc.
But I can't tell any apparent differences with 4.5 which is a good thing. seamless as it was indended.

WetGeek

brent I installed for the first time on an SSD.

How did you like the performance of the SSD? The first time I used one, I was pretty impressed. I started looking for a seat belt.

brent

WetGeek Where have you been all my life?

that was my response 🙂. snappy devil. It was a 2.5 Sata ssd so I wasn't expecting a spaceship...but pretty noticeable from the HDD.
Installing backup distro B 'alongside' solus at later date. Thanks for asking

labeled

What would I break if I just manually changed the os-release file?

ermo

labeled

Depends on what happens once we can update the baselayout package again.

You may end up in a situation where the file you edited does not get upgraded, because eopkg determines that you have edited it, and then goes on to just save new updates to a backup file name so you never see them.

AlphaElwedritsch

labeled what benefit do you hope to gain from it

ssr14

EbonJaeger

ssr14

EbonJaeger

tflovik

ssr14 Read the release notes, it's all explained there.

ssr14

tflovik share link

MikeK61

Since this is just a cosmetic issue it doesn`t bother me a wee bit.
Everything is running fine here.

tflovik

ssr14 Omg, you don't read much stuff do you. It's at the start of this post.

Staudey

ssr14 https://discuss.getsol.us/d/11024-solus-46-convergence-released/3

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