With the upcoming new version of Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre we have removed, updated and renamed many common known packages, applications and libraries. Those updates will need manual intervention of the users, especially when it comes to the changed naming conventions. We have not included a direct update-path into the packages out of the reason, that we clearly want the users to take on responsibility also.
No worries as the way to remove and readd the packages is so far uncomplicated. First of all the changed naming-scheme with some examples to follow:
audacious -> audacious-legacyaudacious-plugins -> audacious-plugins-legacygimp -> gimp-legacygit -> git-legacyinkscape -> inkscape-legacympv -> mpv-legacyqemu -> qemu-legacyvlc -> vlc-legacysmplayer -> smplayer-legacy
When you have conflicts with old packages installed just use the command:
doas pacman -Rdds [PACKAGE]
Afterwards you can just install the packages as common known. The reasoning behind this renaming is foremost that we have set those packages into a halt state. We will surely backport security-fixes, but no longer update these packages to newer releases. With the release of Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre 0.4.5 we will also add a dedicated wiki-article with all needed details.
Further details:
After 7 years we are giving Iceweasel-UXP its final callout for a "Goodbye". Within our testing-repositories the package is already removed and so it will also be no longer part in the next upcoming version 0.4.5. We are very thankful for this fine webbrowser created as hard fork from original Basilisk and done from our founding member Luke (Gaming4JC). Time goes by nevertheless and we have no further maintainer for Iceweasel-UXP, so we are sending it with many thankful wishes to the deserved rest.
Thank you for being a companion on the web for such a long period ...
The year 2024 is running towards its ending and Hyperbola as project has made steady progress to its next release and also forming up our own BSD-descendant operating-system HyperbolaBSD.
Nevertheless we see the need to make a statement also about issues we all should be aware off: Free, libre software needs clear principles and values. Integration of problematic and non-free defined services for examples is no point for any discussion. Also the on-going debate about "machine learning" is not really promising in its current direction.
The newer the hardware itself, the more restrictive it is and the lesser it is ...
Since some time now several system-projects have removed the support for systems only capable in supporting the 32bit-architecture.
First to state that this is a perspective out of ignorance as not all people around the planet have access towards computer-hardware with clear support for 64bit-architecture. So those decisions leave all the people outside USA and Europe generic outside!
Hyperbola is not following this path as we do not plan to remove the support for Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre and also HyperbolaBSD. As our generic statement is the long-term stable oriented support for our system(s) we also do not want to ...
As to be read within their statement from October 22, 2024 the FSF is considering the announcement for further steps into the development of software with the focus on machine learning.
Within their statement the FSF called out the difference between free and non-free implementations. Hyperbola as project is not recognizing this current statement as a step forward within and in our perspective we hope the FSF takes into perspective the tremendous consequences of that technology itself. And we are not afraid to say that we have serious concerns about those consequences, we like to explain more into detail. Before ...
