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EasyOS Kirkstone-series version 5.3 released

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 14, 2023

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Version 5.2.4 was released on May 4:

https://bkhome.org/news/202305/easyos-kirkstone-series-version-524-released.html

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The two main news items for 5.3 are ext4 folder encryption changed from fscrypt v1 to v2, and secondly greatly improved Flatpak Installer (Flapi).

The change of fscrypt from v1 to v2 means that the encrypted folders prior to 5.3 will no longer be accessible. For 5.2.3 and earlier, you need to download the 'easy-update' script prior to updating to 5.3, as explained in the above 5.2.4 announcement blog post.

You must do this, otherwise update to 5.3 will break the installation. Though, the problem only applies if you enter a password at bootup and have encrypted folders.

Here are the 5.3 release notes: [...]

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