Introduction to Calamares 3.4.2
Calamares, a popular graphical installer for Linux distributions, has released its latest maintenance update, Calamares 3.4.2. This new version introduces several improvements, including support for Plasma Login Manager.
Key Features of Calamares 3.4.2
The update adds support for KDE’s Plasma Login Manager, allowing distributions that use Calamares as their default graphical installer to install Plasma Login Manager. Additionally, it includes support for alternate greeter paths to the LightDM display manager.
Performance Boost
Calamares 3.4.2 also updates the Partition screen to force 4K alignment of disk partitions, resulting in a performance boost for SSD drives. Furthermore, it recognizes NVMe and MMC drivers as SSDs.
Under the Hood
The release includes consistent Python docstrings across pybind11 and Boost bindings, indicating which functions are deprecated. There are also CMake and Clang-formatting updates.
Conclusion
Calamares 3.4.2 is a significant update, offering improved support and performance. As a system integrator, you can download the release from the official website. Users can expect to enjoy the new improvements in the next releases of their favorite GNU/Linux distributions.
FAQs
- What is Calamares?
- What’s new in Calamares 3.4.2?
- Can I install Calamares 3.4.2?
- Which Linux distributions use Calamares?
- How do I get Calamares 3.4.2?
Calamares is a popular graphical installer for Linux distributions.
The update includes support for Plasma Login Manager, alternate greeter paths, and a performance boost for SSD drives.
Calamares is not something you can install; instead, you’ll enjoy the new improvements in the next releases of your favorite GNU/Linux distributions.
Many popular distributions, including CachyOS, EndeavourOS, and KaOS Linux, use Calamares as their default graphical installer.
You can download the release from the official website if you’re a system integrator.
