openSUSE-Based GeckoLinux Receives New, Revamped Releases Built with KIWI | Linux Today

openSUSE-Based GeckoLinux Receives New, Revamped Releases Built with KIWI

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Marius Nestor
Jan 10, 2018

The biggest change of the new GeckoLinux releases is that they are now built using the KIWI OS image builder instead of the older SUSE Studio, which was merged into SUSE’s OBS (Open Build Service) last year. This gives GeckoLinux a smoother and more reliable boot process, better hardware detections, and boot splash screen support. Additionally, this major change no longer forces users to enter passwords for the default live session user account, provides a much cleaner ISO build process and structure that’s up-to-date with OpenSuSE’s standards, and introduces persistence support for Live USBs, allowing users to run GeckoLinux as a portable OS.

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Marius Nestor

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