Soplos Boro

2026.08 — July 2026

Soplos kernel 7.1.5-soplos-v1 and soplos-welcome-live 2.0.2-8. NVIDIA proprietary drivers removed; mesa-vulkan-drivers 26.1.5-1 added.

• 7.1.4-soplos-v1 → 7.1.5-soplos-v1

• soplos-release 0.2.7-4 → 0.2.7-5

• soplos-welcome 2.1.1 — removed
• soplos-welcome-live 2.0.2-7 → 2.0.2-8

• linux-headers-7.1.5-soplos-v1 1
• linux-image-7.1.5-soplos-v1 1
• mesa-vulkan-drivers 26.1.5-1
• openssh-common 1:10.4p1-2

• cuda-drivers-580 580.173.02-1
• firmware-nvidia-gsp 580.173.02-1
• keditbookmarks 26.04.0-1
• linux-headers-7.1.4-soplos-v1 1
• linux-image-7.1.4-soplos-v1 1
• network-manager-applet 1.36.0-4
• network-manager-gnome 1.36.0-4
• nm-connection-editor 1.36.0-4
• nvidia-driver 580.173.02-1
• nvidia-driver-cuda 580.173.02-1
• nvidia-driver-libs 580.173.02-1
• nvidia-driver-pinning-580 580-5
• nvidia-egl-icd 580.173.02-1
• nvidia-kernel-dkms 580.173.02-1
• nvidia-kernel-support 580.173.02-1
• nvidia-modprobe 580.173.02-1
• nvidia-opencl-icd 580.173.02-1
• nvidia-persistenced 580.173.02-1
• nvidia-settings 580.173.02-1
• nvidia-vdpau-driver 580.173.02-1

• NVIDIA proprietary driver removed: nvidia-driver 580.173.02 and all related packages have been removed from the distribution. They can be installed through Soplos Welcome.

• Total packages: 2160 → 2105 (+6 added / -61 removed / ~128 updated)

RC4 — July 2026

Soplos kernel 7.1.4-soplos-v1, soplos-welcome 2.1.1 and soplos-release 0.2.7-4. Python 3.14 replaces Python 3.13.

• 7.1.3-soplos → 7.1.4-soplos-v1

• soplos-release 0.2.7-2 → 0.2.7-4

• soplos-welcome 2.1.0-6 → 2.1.1

• bzip2-doc 1.0.8-6
• firmware-ath9k-htc 1.4.0-110-ge888634+dfsg1-0.3
• firmware-cirrus 20260622-1
• firmware-mediatek 20260622-1
• firmware-qcom-dsp 0~20260622-1
• firmware-qcom-soc 20260622-1
• linux-headers-7.1.4-soplos-v1 1
• linux-image-7.1.4-soplos-v1 1
• linux-soplos-v1 7.1.4
• nvidia-driver 580.173.02
• nvidia-driver-cuda 580.173.02
• nvidia-opencl-icd 580.173.02
• nvidia-persistenced 580.173.02
• nvidia-settings 580.173.02
• nvidia-vulkan-icd 580.173.02
• nvidia-xconfig 580.173.02
• pkgconf 2.5.1-4
• pkgconf-bin 2.5.1-4
• python3.14 3.14.6-1
• python3.14-dev 3.14.6-1
• python3.14-minimal 3.14.6-1
• python3.14-venv 3.14.6-1
• selinux-utils 3.11-2
• uuid-dev 2.42.2-2

• linux-headers-7.1.3-soplos 1
• linux-image-7.1.3-soplos 1
• linux-soplos 7.1.3
• nvidia-driver 580.159.04
• nvidia-driver-cuda 580.159.04
• nvidia-opencl-icd 580.159.04
• nvidia-persistenced 580.159.04
• nvidia-settings 580.159.04
• nvidia-vulkan-icd 580.159.04
• nvidia-xconfig 580.159.04
• python3.13 3.13.14-1
• python3.13-dev 3.13.14-1
• python3.13-minimal 3.13.14-1
• python3.13-venv 3.13.14-1

• NVIDIA proprietary driver updated: nvidia-driver 580.159.04 → 580.173.02, with nvidia-driver-cuda, nvidia-opencl-icd, nvidia-persistenced, nvidia-vulkan-icd, nvidia-settings, nvidia-xconfig, nvtop.

• Total packages: 2146 → 2160 (+27 added / -13 removed / ~352 updated)

RC3 — July 2026

Soplos kernel 7.1.3, soplos-repo-selector 2.0.3, soplos-welcome 2.1.0-6 and soplos-welcome-live 2.0.2-7.

• 7.1.1-soplos → 7.1.3-soplos

• soplos-release 0.2.7 → 0.2.7-2

• soplos-repo-selector 2.0.2-9 → 2.0.3
• soplos-welcome 2.1.0-3 → 2.1.0-6
• soplos-welcome-live 2.0.2-4 → 2.0.2-7

• cpp-16 16.1.0-2
• g++-16 16.1.0-2
• gcc-16 16.1.0-2
• gnome-music 50.0-1
• grilo-plugins-0.3 0.3.18-1+b2
• linux-headers-7.1.3-soplos 1
• linux-image-7.1.3-soplos 1

• cpp-14 14.3.0-14
• debootstrap 1.0.144
• distro-info 1.15
• gcc-14 14.3.0-14
• live-boot-doc 1:20250815
• live-build 1:20250814
• live-manual-html 2:20250226
• linux-headers-7.1.1-soplos 1
• linux-image-7.1.1-soplos 1

• Total packages: 2195 → 2146 (+21 added / -70 removed / ~70 updated)

RC2 — July 2026

Custom Soplos kernel 7.1.1 and soplos-welcome 2.1.0-3.

• 7.1.0-soplos → 7.1.1-soplos

• soplos-release 0.2.6-9 → 0.2.7

• soplos-welcome 2.1.0-1 → 2.1.0-3

• linux-headers-7.1.1-soplos 1
• linux-image-7.1.1-soplos 1
• systemd-tpm 261.1-2

• linux-headers-7.1.0-soplos 1
• linux-image-7.1.0-soplos 1

• Total packages: 2192 → 2195 (+6 added / -3 removed / ~329 updated)

RC1 — June 2026

Custom Soplos kernel 7.1.0, NVIDIA 580.159.04, GNOME 50, Libadwaita 1.9 stable, Nautilus 50.1, zRAM enabled by default, zsh as default shell, Ghostty as default terminal and Debian repositories switched to testing+forky. soplos-grub-editor and soplos-plymouth-manager removed from ISO and available from Soplos repositories.

• 6.18.15+deb14-amd64 → 7.1.0-soplos (custom Soplos kernel)

• soplos-release 0.2.6 → 0.2.6-9

• GNOME Shell 49.4 → 50
• Mutter 49.4 → 50
• GDM3 49.2 → 50
• Nautilus 49.3 → 50.1
• gnome-terminal 3.58.1 → 3.60.0
• GTK4 4.21.5 → 4.22.4
• Libadwaita 1.9~beta → 1.9
• XWayland 24.1.9 → 24.1.11

• Switched from trixie + testing to testing + forky — distro now tracks pure Debian Testing without codename pinning.

• soplos-system-service 1.0.0-5 (new)
• zsh-soplos 0.0.1-4 (new) — zsh set as default shell
• ghostty-soplos 0.0.1-4 (new) — Ghostty set as default terminal
• zram-soplos 0.0.1-2 (new) — zRAM memory compression enabled by default
• soplos-grub-editor 2.0.0 → 2.0.2-4 (out of ISO — installable from Soplos repositories)
• soplos-plymouth-manager 1.0.6 → 2.0.0-7 (out of ISO — installable from Soplos repositories)
• soplos-repo-selector 2.0.2 → 2.0.2-9
• soplos-welcome 2.0.6 → 2.1.0-1
• soplos-welcome-live 2.0.1 → 2.0.2-4

• soplos-gdm3-theme (no changes)
• soplos-grub-theme 0.0.4 → 0.0.6-2
• soplos-plymouth-theme 0.0.2 (no changes)

• bison 2:3.8.2+dfsg-1+b3
• cuda-drivers-580 580.159.04-1
• dwarves 1.31-2
• enchant 2.8.16+dfsg-3
• flex 2.6.4-8.2+b5
• fonts-font-awesome-legacy 6-1
• gcc-16-base 16.1.0-2
• ghostty-tip 1.3.2~dev.20260619-1+forky
• git 1:2.53.0-1
• git-man 1:2.53.0-1
• linux-headers-7.1.0-soplos 1
• linux-image-7.1.0-soplos 1
• linux-soplos 7.1
• localsearch-extractor-ffmpeg 3.11.1-3
• localsearch-extractor-iso 3.11.1-3
• localsearch-extractor-office 3.11.1-3
• network-manager-tui 1.56.1-1
• nvidia-driver-cuda 580.159.04-1
• nvidia-driver-pinning-580 580-5
• nvidia-opencl-icd 580.159.04-1
• nvidia-persistenced 580.159.04-1
• nvidia-settings 580.159.04-1
• nvidia-vulkan-icd 580.159.04-1
• nvidia-xconfig 580.159.04-1
• nvtop 3.2.0-2
• xterm 410-1
• zram-soplos 0.0.1-2
• zram-tools 0.3.7-1

• apt-listchanges 4.8+nmu1
• cpp-15-for-host 15.2.0-13
• enchant-2 2.8.2+dfsg1-3+b1
• firefox-l10n-es-es 148.0~build1
• gcc-15-for-host 15.2.0-13
• glx-alternative-mesa 1.2.2
• glx-alternative-nvidia 1.2.2
• glx-diversions 1.2.2
• grim 1.4.0+ds-2+b1
• linux-base-6.18.15+deb14-amd64 6.18.15-1
• linux-base-amd64 6.18.15-1
• linux-headers-6.18.15+deb14-amd64 6.18.15-1
• linux-headers-6.18.15+deb14-common 6.18.15-1
• linux-headers-amd64 6.18.15-1
• linux-image-6.18.15+deb14-amd64 6.18.15-1
• linux-image-amd64 6.18.15-1
• linux-kbuild-6.18.15+deb14 6.18.15-1
• nvidia-alternative 550.163.01-4
• nvidia-driver-bin 550.163.01-4
• nvidia-egl-common 550.163.01-4

• NVIDIA proprietary driver updated: nvidia-driver 550.163.01 → 580.159.04, with nvidia-driver-cuda, nvidia-driver-pinning-580, nvidia-opencl-icd, nvidia-persistenced, nvidia-vulkan-icd, nvidia-settings, nvidia-xconfig, nvtop.
• All other hardware support (2600+ initrd drivers) unchanged from Beta 1.0.4.

• GTK theme, icons, wallpapers and GDM3 unchanged from Beta 1.0.4. GNOME Shell extensions updated to 50.1-2; gnome-shell-extension-status-icons added.

• Total packages: 2156 → 2192 (+105 added / -69 removed / ~1463 updated)

Beta 1.0.4 — March 2026

Major kernel upgrade to 6.18, GNOME Shell 49.4, Libadwaita 1.9 beta, Firefox 148, Python 3.14 and widespread package updates.

• 6.17.13+deb14-amd64 → 6.18.15+deb14-amd64

• soplos-release 0.2.1 → 0.2.6

• GNOME Shell 49.2 → 49.4
• Nautilus 49.2 → 49.3
• GDM3 49.2 → 49.2-4
• Libadwaita 1.8.2 → 1.9~beta

• soplos-grub-editor 1.0.5 → 2.0.0
• soplos-repo-selector 2.0.1 → 2.0.2
• soplos-welcome 2.0.2 → 2.0.6
• soplos-welcome-live 2.0.0 → 2.0.1

• soplos-gdm3-theme (no changes)
• soplos-grub-theme 0.0.1 → 0.0.4
• soplos-plymouth-theme 0.0.2 (no changes)

• glycin-thumbnailers 2.0.8-1
• gnome-software-plugin-flatpak 50~beta-1
• linux-image-6.18.15+deb14-amd64 6.18.15-1
• python3.14 3.14.3-1
• python3.14-minimal 3.14.3-1
• python3.14-tk 3.14.3-1

• dracut-live 109-5
• iputils-arping 3:20250605-1
• linux-image-6.17.13+deb14-amd64 6.17.13-1
• packagekit-tools 1.3.3-1
• tracker-extract 3.8.2-8

• 7zip 25.01+dfsg-5 → 26.00+dfsg-1
• adwaita-icon-theme 49.0-1 → 50~alpha-1
• fastfetch-soplos 0.0.2 → 0.0.3
• apparmor 4.1.0-1+b1 → 4.1.6-3
• apt 3.1.12 → 3.1.16
• bash 5.3-1 → 5.3-2
• firefox 146.0.1 → 148.0
• flatpak 1.16.2-1 → 1.16.3-1
• python3.13 3.13.11 → 3.13.12
• + 441 more packages

• Total packages: 2154 → 2156 (+26 added / -24 removed / ~1220 updated)

Alpha 1.0.1 — January 2026

NVIDIA drivers, firmware expansion, fastfetch, kernel 6.17.13 and widespread package updates.

• 6.17.12+deb14-amd64 → 6.17.13+deb14-amd64

• soplos-release 0.1.9 → 0.2.1

• GNOME Shell 49.2-1 → 49.2-2
• Nautilus 49.2-1 → 49.2-2
• GDM3 49.2-2 → 49.2-3

• soplos-repo-selector 2.0.0 → 2.0.1
• soplos-welcome 2.0.0 → 2.0.2

• soplos-gdm3-theme (no changes)
• soplos-grub-theme 0.0.1 (no changes)
• soplos-plymouth-theme 0.0.1 → 0.0.2

• fastfetch-soplos 0.0.2
• firmware-b43-installer 1:019-14
• firmware-bnx2 20251111-1
• firmware-libertas 20251111-1
• firmware-nvidia-graphics 20251111-1
• firmware-nvidia-gsp 550.163.01-4
• fonts-adwaita 49.0+dfsg-2
• fonts-adwaita-sans 49.0+dfsg-2
• linux-image-6.17.13+deb14-amd64 6.17.13-1
• nvidia-driver 550.163.01-4
• nvidia-kernel-dkms 550.163.01-4
• nvidia-modprobe 570.133.07-1
• + 35 more packages

• linux-image-6.17.12+deb14-amd64 6.17.12-1
• mesa-va-drivers 25.2.8-2+b3
• mesa-vdpau-drivers 25.2.8-2+b3
• vdpau-driver-all 1.5-3+b1

• 7zip 25.01+dfsg-4 → 25.01+dfsg-5
• alsa-utils 1.2.14-1 → 1.2.15-1
• calamares 3.3.14-3 → 3.3.14-5.1
• curl 8.18.0~rc2-1 → 8.18.0~rc3-1
• flatpak 1.16.1-3+b1 → 1.16.2-1
• systemd 259~rc3-1 → 259-1
• + 294 more packages

• NVIDIA proprietary driver added: nvidia-driver 550.163.01, nvidia-kernel-dkms, nvidia-modprobe, firmware-nvidia-gsp, firmware-nvidia-graphics.
• All other hardware support (2600+ initrd drivers) unchanged from Alpha 1.0.0.

• No changes — GTK theme, icons, wallpapers, GDM3 and GNOME Shell extensions unchanged from Alpha 1.0.0.

• Total packages: 2120 → 2154 (+47 added / -13 removed / ~300 updated)

Alpha 1.0.0 — December 2025

Initial release of Soplos Boro. GNOME 49 desktop on Debian Testing with kernel 6.17.12.

• 6.17.12+deb14-amd64

• soplos-release 0.1.9

• GNOME Shell 49.2-1
• Nautilus 49.2-1
• GDM3 49.2-2
• Libadwaita 1.8.2-1
• XWayland 24.1.9

• soplos-grub-editor 1.0.5
• soplos-plymouth-manager 1.0.6
• soplos-repo-selector 2.0.0
• soplos-welcome 2.0.0
• soplos-welcome-live 2.0.0

• branding-soplos 0.0.1
• soplos-gdm3-theme
• soplos-grub-theme 0.0.1
• soplos-plymouth-theme 0.0.1

Over 2600 hardware drivers are embedded in the initrd for maximum out-of-the-box compatibility on bare-metal systems:

• Wi-Fi: MediaTek (mt76 family), Intel (iwlwifi), Realtek (rtl8xxxu, rtl819x family), Broadcom (brcmfmac, b43), Atheros (ath9k, ath10k, ath11k, ath12k)
• GPU: Intel (i915, Xe), AMD (amdgpu, radeon), NVIDIA (nouveau open-source; proprietary driver added in Alpha 1.0.1)
• Storage: NVMe, SATA (ahci), USB mass storage, UAS
• Bluetooth: MediaTek, Broadcom, Atheros
• Ethernet: Full set of kernel Ethernet controllers
• Firmware: MediaTek, Intel, AMD (amdgpu/radeon), Realtek, Atheros, Broadcom firmware bundles included
• NVIDIA patches: Custom Soplos patches (nvidia-patches) for NVIDIA 550/580 DKMS compatibility with Linux kernel 6.19+ and 7.0

• GTK theme: Orchis-Orange-Dark-Compact
• Icon theme: Tela-ubuntu-dark
• Wallpapers: 24 Soplos backgrounds (/usr/share/backgrounds/soplos/)
• Default wallpaper: soplos/006.jpg
• GDM3: Custom login screen — Soplos background with blur effect and Soplos brand colours

20 extensions installed. Active by default:

• ArcMenu — application launcher menu
• Dash to Panel — taskbar replacing the GNOME dash
• Clipboard Indicator — clipboard history manager
• CoverflowAltTab — Alt+Tab switcher with cover-flow effect
• Desktop Cube — 3D workspace cube animation
• DING — Desktop Icons NG (file icons on desktop)
• Quick Settings Tweaks — enhanced quick-settings panel

Also installed (not active by default): Apps Menu, Auto Move Windows, Drive Menu, Launch New Instance, Light Style, Native Window Placement, Places Menu, Screenshot Window Sizer, System Monitor, User Theme, Window List, Windows Navigator, Workspace Indicator.

• Flatpak runtime installed (1.16.1). No system Flatpaks pre-installed.

• Total packages: 2120

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