GhostBSD 26.2-R15.1p6 Is Now Available

Submitted by ericbsd on

I am happy to announce the release of GhostBSD 26.2-R15.1p6! This release is based on FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE and brings a new installer, full disk encryption in the installer, a smaller ISO, and many fixes across GhostBSD tools. For details on FreeBSD 15.1 enhancements, see the FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE notes.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to BSDsEnjoyer, Kernel-Error, Leonardo4752, Vinnyt-droid, brianthehughes, driesmp, dromi813, kuchikuu, lawmanuk, nevillehay, no-usernames-left, q-pa, qazmko1029, ricardobranco777, spanakop, tim-pearce, and wb7odyfred for reporting issues.

Thanks to Avicennasis, Emsalettin1, JKearnsl, b-aaz, and lherschi for your contributions.

I also extend my heartfelt gratitude to all testers, donors, patrons, and sponsors whose continued support keeps GhostBSD alive and growing.

Key Highlights

  • GhostBSD is now based on FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE
  • A new installer: Install Station installs the system, then Setup Station configures the network and creates users on first boot
  • Install Station has a new ZFS page and network page, and is translated into all supported languages
  • Full disk encryption with GELI in the installer
  • Hidden boot menu, revealed with a keypress, and a new menu option to unmute boot logs
  • Backup Station is now BE Station and can create a boot environment from the selected one
  • Update Station now installs minor and release upgrades in a boot environment
  • NetworkMgr now drives Wi-Fi through wpa_cli and only saves networks once they connect
  • Software Station adds a case-sensitive search option
  • A smaller ISO, with 46 server and legacy packages removed from the base
  • Ctrl+Alt+T now opens a terminal in MATE
  • If you add Mocka Dock to the MATE panel, Software Station is pinned by default
  • USB HID devices are now supported by default with usbhid

Bug Fixes

This release addresses many reported issues, including Wi-Fi problems with the AX200 card, open networks, wrong password alerts and non-ASCII network names, the missing EFI fallback loader that broke Ventoy, the time zone not being set during install, the Live ISO not starting X on QEMU, missing packages such as man, KeePassXC, FreeCAD and Shotcut, and wrong ZFS sizes in the disk usage analyzer. It also includes security fixes for disk device permissions, input validation in NetworkMgr, and the removal of the deprecated crypt module.

Complete Changelog

For a detailed view of all changes, issues, and pull requests, see the complete changelog: https://github.com/orgs/ghostbsd/projects/4/views/19?pane=info&statusUpdateId=301228

Known Issues

The full list of known issues is available at: https://github.com/orgs/ghostbsd/projects/4/views/26

Download and Upgrade

All images, checksums, hybrid ISO (DVD, USB), and torrents are available at: https://www.ghostbsd.org/download

Upgrading from 26.1-R15.0p2: first update Update Station with sudo pkg upgrade update-station, then reboot before running the upgrade with Update Station.

Join the discussion on the forums or Telegram user group to share your feedback and experiences with the new release!

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