The project Sculpt 26.04 has been introduced, aiming to develop an operating system based on the Genode OS Framework, which will be user-friendly for everyday tasks. The source code, distributed under the AGPLv3 license, is available here. The download includes a 33 MB system image compatible with PCs, PinePhone smartphones, and MNT Reform laptops, supporting Intel processors and ARM systems with specific extensions.
Main innovations include:
- Transfer of USB controller drivers from the Linux kernel, synchronization of Wi-Fi, Ethernet adapters, and Intel GPUs with the 6.18 kernel, default support for network adapters with a USB interface.
- Transition from XML configuration files to HID format for on-the-fly configuration changes and rebuilt connections between components at runtime.
- Update of program versions, including Qt6 and the Falkon browser.
- Experimental option to run Goa SDK natively.
- First stage of migration of development processes to Codeberg platform.
The system includes a graphical interface Leitzentrale for system administration tasks. The GUI features tools for user management, storage device connections, and network setup. The central configurator displays the system’s components hierarchy in a graph format, allowing interactive adjustments to the system environment or virtual machine composition.