Linyaps Release Notes #

Version 1.9 #

New Features #

• Container Process Management Optimization: We've integrated dumb-init as the container's init process. This significantly optimizes container internal process management by handling signal forwarding and zombie process cleanup more efficiently.
• UAB File Generation Refactoring: The logic for generating UAB files has been completely refactored. All related dependencies are now encapsulated within the ll-builder-utils toolchain, resolving compatibility issues encountered during export on some distributions.
• Qt Version Compatibility: The project now supports both Qt5 and Qt6. Applications will automatically compile using the appropriate Qt version, enhancing flexibility.
• Command-Line Tool Multi-Language Support: The command-line tool now supports more languages and regional variations, bolstering its internationalization capabilities.
• Architecture-Specific Configuration Loading: We've added support for loading architecture-specific configuration files (e.g., linglong.arm64.yaml) via ll-builder, enabling automatic adaptation to different hardware architectures.
• Build Artifact Compression Algorithm Selection: The Linglong build tool now allows users to specify the compression algorithm when exporting target artifacts.
• Local Multi-Repository Support: We've introduced support for managing multiple local repositories, which can be used for installing and searching applications.

Bug Fixes #

• Resolved issues where error messages were vague; they are now clearer and more informative.
• Fixed abnormal behavior in application cache loading and update logic.
• Addressed a defect where update tasks would abnormally terminate during application runtime.
• Rectified an issue causing abnormal errors when uninstalling applications.

Version 1.8 #

New Features #

• Enhanced Build Capabilities:
  • Dependency Management Optimization: Improved dependency management, now supporting the installation of build toolchain dependencies via the APT package manager.
  • Expanded Compression Algorithms: When exporting applications, you can now choose from more compression algorithms, including LZ4, LZMA, and ZSTD.
  • Build Environment Upgrade: The Linglong client now supports building in a Qt6 environment.
• Internationalization Support: The command-line tool now includes support for additional languages: English (en_US/en_GB), Spanish (es), Simplified Chinese (zh_CN), Catalan (ca), Finnish (fi), Polish (pl), Brazilian Portuguese (pt_BR), Albanian (sq), and Ukrainian (uk).

Bug Fixes #

• Stability Improvements:
  • Fixed an issue where mount directories were not fully cleaned up after installing a layer.
  • Resolved failed upgrades for base and runtime components.
  • Optimized the application uninstallation logic to ensure complete removal of residual directories.
• Improved Symlink Handling: Fixed an anomaly where relative path symbolic links were incorrectly converted to empty directories. We also corrected an issue where invalid symbolic links were not properly copied.

Version 1.7 #

New Features #

• Optimized Repository Storage Layer Structure: The repository's storage layer structure has been optimized, meaning application management no longer strictly depends on the file system, increasing flexibility.
• Optimized Linglong Data File Export: The Linglong data file export function no longer exports all files under the share directory, reducing export size.
• Loongson New World Architecture Support: Ruyi Linglong now supports application packaging and execution on the Loongson New World architecture.
• Adjusted and Optimized Installation, Uninstallation, and Update Behavior:
  • The new version no longer supports installing multiple versions of the same application locally. For multiple older versions retained after a client upgrade, all package management operations (except uninstallation) will only apply to the highest version.
  • When an application is upgraded or downgraded while running, the uninstallation of the old version will be delayed to ensure a smooth transition.
• Internationalization of Ruyi Linglong Command-Line Tool Help Information: The command-line tool's help information has begun internationalization, currently supporting Chinese, English, and Spanish. We plan to integrate a professional internationalization translation platform in the future.
• Optimized Linglong Command-Line Argument Parsing: A new command-line argument parsing framework has been adopted, making parameter information clearer and easier to read.
• Optimized Linglong Application Packaging and Building: When using the new build tool to package applications, debugging symbols will be stripped to effectively reduce the final application package size.
• runtime/base Management Command Adjustment: runtime/base no longer supports uninstallation using the uninstall command. Instead, the prune command is provided for cleaning up unused runtime and base components.
• New ll-cli list --upgradable Command: This command is now available to display a list of all upgradable versions for currently installed applications.

Bug Fixes #

• Resolved issues preventing successful debugging of Linglong applications.
• Fixed a bug that caused the ll-cli search command to crash when searching for applications with a system proxy enabled.

Version 1.6 #

New Features #

• USB Drive Directory and File Access: Linglong applications now support direct reading of directories and files from USB drives.
• New ll-pica-flatpak Tool: We've introduced the ll-pica-flatpak tool, which supports converting Flatpak format applications to Linglong format.

Bug Fixes #

• Fixed an issue where scripts failed to execute during Linglong package upgrades.
• Resolved a problem where other commands would be blocked when installing Linglong applications.
• Fixed display issues in the application list when an application name was too long.