6.0.2 Odin

elementary OS 6 Updates for September, 2021. Another roundup of new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements is here! Expect a speed boost out of Mail, improvements to online accounts, fresh creature comforts, and big improevments to AppCenter, including new content and privacy information.

• CI
• Early Access
• Blog post
• Download (elementary/website#2859)

As always, more info about installing (including verifying the SHA256 sum) can be found at elementary.io/docs/installation. Be sure to read the release FAQ.

6.0.1 Odin

elementary OS 6 Updates for August, 2021. Just three weeks since the release, and we already have more goodies.

• CI
• Early Access
• Blog post
• Download (elementary/website#2820)

As always, more info about installing (including verifying the SHA256 sum) can be found at elementary.io/docs/installation. Be sure to read the release FAQ.

6.0 Odin

This ISO re-spin includes the upstream Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS fix for booting on certain EFI hardware, including many Dell models. Fixes elementary/triage#74.

• Build action
• Human validated
• Website updated
• Available for download

The updated ISO is available at elementary.io. The download file is named elementaryos-6.0-stable.20210823.iso with a SHA256 sum of 24e7ac95526d24ebab6e725078448143ae30106d96ab51c44f475c654a3e5d56.

As always, more info about installing (including verifying the SHA256 sum) can be found at elementary.io/docs/installation. Be sure to read the release FAQ.

6.0 Odin

elementary OS 6 Odin Available Now. It’s finally here, and it’s the biggest update to the platform yet. Read the announcement.

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If you are installing over a beta or previous RC image you may encounter an error when using the "Erase Disk and Install" option. If the installer fails, you may need to manually delete the created partitions and try again:

1. Select "Try Installing Again" then "Cancel Installation"
2. Choose "Custom Install (Advanced)"
3. Select "Modify Partitions…" then use GParted to deactivate and delete existing partitions
4. Select ✔️ (Apply All Operations) to apply changes, then close GParted
5. Select "Back" to go back to the "Try or Install" view
6. Choose "Erase Disk and Install" to install again

This issue is being tracked at elementary/installer#584

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Be sure to read the Release FAQ

6.0 Odin RC4

If you are installing over a beta or previous RC image you may encounter an error when using the "Erase Disk and Install" option. If the installer fails, you may need to manually delete the created partitions and try again:

1. Select "Try Installing Again" then "Cancel Installation"
2. Choose "Custom Install (Advanced)"
3. Select "Modify Partitions…" then use GParted to deactivate and delete existing partitions
4. Select ✔️ (Apply All Operations) to apply changes, then close GParted
5. Select "Back" to go back to the "Try or Install" view
6. Choose "Erase Disk and Install" to install again

This issue is being tracked at elementary/installer#584

Updates since RC3:

• Fixed an issue installing proprietary NVIDIA drivers from AppCenter
• Fixed a Tasks crash on proprietary NVIDIA drivers

6.0 Odin RC3

If you are installing over a beta or previous RC image you may encounter an error when using the "Erase Disk and Install" option. If the installer fails, you may need to manually delete the created partitions and try again:

1. Select "Try Installing Again" then "Cancel Installation"
2. Choose "Custom Install (Advanced)"
3. Select "Modify Partitions…" then use GParted to deactivate and delete existing partitions
4. Select ✔️ (Apply All Operations) to apply changes, then close GParted
5. Select "Back" to go back to the "Try or Install" view
6. Choose "Erase Disk and Install" to install again

This issue is being tracked at elementary/installer#584

Updates since RC2:

• Fix an issue installing Flatpaks in the user installation (elementary/default-settings#247)

  Note: if you've installed a previous image, you will need to run the following in any existing user accounts to manually create the necessary folders. New users are unaffected:

  mkdir -p ~/.local/share/flatpak/repo/extensions ~/.local/share/flatpak/repo/objects ~/.local/share/flatpak/repo/refs/heads ~/.local/share/flatpak/repo/refs/mirrors ~/.local/share/flatpak/repo/refs/remotes ~/.local/share/flatpak/repo/state
  

• Include File Roller contract to re-enable compressing and extracting in apps like Files (elementary/file-roller-contract#3)

  Note: you will need to run sudo apt install io.elementary.contractor.file-roller to manually install it on existing RC builds.

6.0 Odin RC2

Second attempt at a release candidate ISO.

• Worked around an upstream packaging change (#514) by allowing live-build to remove protected pkgs in iso bootloader stage (#517)
• Updated Evince to not pull in the whole SDK

6.0 Odin RC1

First attempt at a release candidate ISO.

5.1.7 Hera

Point release containing the cumulative July, 2020 updates.

Check the official blog post for more information!

5.1.6 Hera

Point release containing the cumulative June, 2020 updates.

Check the official blog post for more information!