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2019: To Venture Ahead
Solus is a project which does not shy away from continuously improving and rethinking entire aspects of our architecture and experiences on our quest for technical excellence, whether that is introducing new tooling and experiences or changing existing ones. 2019 is going to be a transformative year for Solus.
January 14, 2019
This Year in Solus: 2018 Edition
2018 has been an amazing year for Solus. It brought us new and improved tooling that will pave the way for development for years to come, and fresh experiences in Budgie. 2018 also brought to the community new faces with fresh ideas, as well as the departure of a veteran in the Solus world.
December 31, 2018
Update on Patreon
In this blog post, we provide an update on our Patreon account, current available funds, and insights on previous finances.
November 2, 2018
In Full Sail
In Full Sail is our update on the state of Solus, our project founder, services which we use, as well as our plans for the project and future Solus releases.
October 27, 2018
Shiny Delights | The Roundup #11
Welcome to The Roundup #11, your bytes of Solus news. In this roundup, we’re talking about all the availability of our public Plasma testing ISO, latest stack upgrades we’ve performed, and an update on feedback for improving community engagement!
October 24, 2018
Improving Community Engagement | The Roundup #10
Welcome to The Roundup #10, your bytes of Solus news. In this roundup we are focusing on improving community engagement, reducing barriers to entry, and improving the delivery of Solus news.
October 11, 2018
Solus 3 ISO Refresh Released
We are proud to announce the availability of Solus 3.9999, our ISO refresh of Solus 3. This refresh enables support for a variety of new hardware released since Solus 3, introduces an updated set of default applications and theming, as well as enables users to immediately take advantage of new Solus infrastructure. General Default Applications and Theming All of our editions feature:
September 20, 2018
Package Repo Migration Now Available
As previously announced on our Supercharging Solus Infrastructure blog post, we have been migrating infrastructure to a new domain and new hardware. As part of this migration, we are changing the repository away from packages.solus-project.com. This package update is now available for your system(s) via the pisi package update, accessible via the Updates section of the Software Center or sudo eopkg up. After installation of this package update, running sudo eopkg up or checking for updates via the Software Center should automatically convert your packages.solus-project.com repo over to the new shannon or unstable repository, based on what you previously set.
September 11, 2018
Supercharging Solus Infrastructure
The time is nigh for another significant shift in the infrastructure and development of Solus. As many of you know, we have been utilizing multiple dedicated OVH servers to provide a multitude of services: the website, forums, development tracker, package repo, and build server. Migrating to OVH was a significant upgrade from our previous hosting provider and this allowed us to retire the build server that once sat (literally) within arm’s length of Ikey. Just as that previous hosting providing and build server worked well for us at the time, the OVH servers we have been using of late have contributed significantly to the progress of Solus. With our current infrastructure, we have been able to achieve well over 25000 package builds, countless stack upgrades, many ISO releases, and a several fold increase in the size of our community.
September 8, 2018
A Bigger Toolbox | The Roundup #9
Welcome to The Roundup #9, your bytes of Solus news. In this roundup, we are focusing on the continued modernizing of our software stack, improved resilience, and what is coming up this week!
August 25, 2018