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Terminaux 8.7 will contain breaking changes

#Terminaux #csharp #programming #dotnet #TechNews #TechUpdates #Aptivi #Nitrocid #NitrocidKS #KernelSimulator

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/08/14/exclusive-terminaux-8-7-contains-breaking-changes/

Nitrocid 0.2.1 will feature a revamped codebase for utilities, after years of untouched parts!

#Nitrocid #NitrocidKS #KernelSimulator #TechNews #TechUpdates #dotnet #csharp #programming

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/07/30/nitrocid-0-2-1-will-feature-a-revamped-codebase-for-utilities/

Nitrocid 0.2.1 will feature a revamped codebase for utilities

Since Nitrocid was first released in 2018 as Kernel Simulator, we implemented many features that eventually made the core of the kernel in its own library and extra features as addons. This separation made sure that the core of the kernel isn’t oversized with features that aren’t part of the core kernel.

However, the codebase for some of the features, especially those that focus on code for individual commands in the base kernel and in extra addons, has begun to show its age as the kernel evolved. The code of those components wouldn’t match the style, embraces code repetition, and suffers from low maintainability.

To address such problems, we are introducing changes to Nitrocid 0.2.1 that will allow those portions to finally align with the rest of the kernel. This effort ensures that the kernel will be more maintainable than before, while increasing the quality of the simulated operating system altogether.

As a result, the kernel will be more stable, and features will start working properly again, with an even more polished experience than before.

To learn more about how Nitrocid 0.2.1 is going to provide you with an even better experience, as well as why, please visit Aptivi Newsroom.

We have improved the distribution method for Launchpad PPA!

#Aptivi #Nitrocid #NitrocidKS #KernelSimulator #TechNews #TechUpdates #dotnet #csharp #programming #Ubuntu #Launchpad #LaunchpadPPA #BassBoom

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/introducing-improved-distribution-method-for-launchpad-ppa/

Introducing improved distribution method for Launchpad PPA

Starting from July 21st, with an introduction of new Nitrocid versions, we have introduced an improved distribution method for Launchpad PPA archives for our projects, including Nitrocid and BassBoom.

This improved distribution method allows us to build packages for our applications throughout all the supported Ubuntu versions without any human intervention. Before, it required human intervention to achieve the same thing, and it was prone to mistakes.

Now, with an introduction of an improved mechanism to handle Launchpad PPA uploads, we won’t have to manually update the packages for Ubuntu versions other than the oldest supported series.

For more information, visit the Aptivi Newsroom here.

We've finally resumed the rollout of Chocolatey packages for our apps!

#Nitrocid #BassBoom #Chocolatey #Packaging #Windows #Microsoft #MicrosoftWindows #WinGet #TechNews #TechUpdates #csharp #programming #dotnet #Aptivi

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/chocolatey-packaging-has-resumed/

Chocolatey packaging has resumed!

Earlier, we’ve showcased a new installation script for Chocolatey that utilizes the WiX installer’s quiet mode instead of the ZIP extraction method. However, our deployment of this new installation script didn’t go smoothly, causing new versions of our packages to fail to meet the validation checks.

To recap, we’ve always provided Chocolatey packages to make installation of our programs easier and frictionless. This makes sure that we always provide an easy way for our users to install Nitrocid and BassBoom, alongside our future programs that will come soon in the coming months.

We wanted to make the experience consistent with WinGet, so we’ve decided to make appropriate changes to the Chocolatey packages to make sure that both Chocolatey and WinGet packages provide the exact same experience. We ran into problems pushing those packages, though.

We are now very excited to announce that the distribution of Chocolatey packages for our projects has resumed! The new packages will be available for download in the next few hours.

Special thanks to the Chocolatey Team for assisting us with this issue!

To learn more, visit the Aptivi Newsroom article.

We have good news for the Chocolatey packaging status! Once we rollout the affected package versions, we will make an announcement in the Aptivi Blog and in the Newsroom.

#Aptivi #Nitrocid #NitrocidKS #KernelSimulator #TechNews #TechUpdates #dotnet #csharp #programming

We have good news for the Chocolatey packaging status! Once we rollout the affected package versions, we will make an announcement in the Aptivi Blog and in the Newsroom.

#Aptivi #Nitrocid #NitrocidKS #KernelSimulator #TechNews #TechUpdates #dotnet #csharp #programming

We are looking forward for July 2026 with so many exciting events!

#Aptivi #July2026 #July #TechNews #TechUpdates #Nitrocid #NitrocidKS #KernelSimulator #Terminaux #csharp #programming #dotnet

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/exclusive-july-2026-setting-the-future-for-our-projects/

We have updated the policy regarding the Launchpad PPA distribution method

#Launchpad #Ubuntu #UbuntuLinux #Linux #Aptivi #BassBoom #Nitrocid #NitrocidKS #KernelSimulator #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates #PPA

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/06/29/updates-to-policy-regarding-launchpad-ppa-distribution-method/

🎉 Nitrocid 0.2.1 Tech Preview is now available, as we promised yesterday! 🎉

#Nitrocid #NitrocidKS #KernelSimulator #TechNews #TechUpdates #dotnet #csharp #programming #Aptivi

🎉 Nitrocid 0.2.1 Tech Preview is now available! 🎉

#Nitrocid #NitrocidKS #KernelSimulator #TechNews #TechUpdates #csharp #programming #dotnet #Aptivi

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/06/27/nitrocid-0-2-1-tech-preview-is-available/

Nitrocid 0.2.1 Tech Preview is available

This year, we’ve released a new major version of Nitrocid that brought lots of amazing new features that we were working on since last year. It brought attractive new look and general improvements to the whole kernel, while introducing new features that improve your user experience, including:

• Chatbot AI
• Widget Canvas API
• Configurable modern logon screen and homepage
• …and so on.

As we are less than two years shy of the tenth year anniversary of the first ever version of Nitrocid, which was v0.0.1 released February 22nd, 2018, we are so happy to announce that the new version of Nitrocid is under construction.

Starting from today, you can now obtain an early taste of how Nitrocid 0.2.1 will evolve. Based on our previous experiences with the previous technical preview of 0.2.0, we’ve finished implementing all the technical side of this version, and real development will start early next month.

To learn more about this version of Nitrocid, visit this link.

A temporary pause has been applied to our Chocolatey package updates.

#Nitrocid #BassBoom #Chocolatey #Packaging #Windows #Microsoft #MicrosoftWindows #WinGet #TechNews #TechUpdates #csharp #programming #dotnet #Aptivi

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/06/27/temporary-pause-applied-to-chocolatey-package-updates/

Temporary pause applied to Chocolatey package updates

Since several years ago, we have been providing Chocolatey packages for each new version of our applications, such as Nitrocid and BassBoom. Both of these applications used manual extraction as the method, and our Chocolatey packages tried to make it easier for users to install them. Since then, we’ve implemented the WiX installer method so that Windows users can install our applications seamlessly.

However, we are currently running into problems with pushing new Chocolatey packaging for each new version of our projects, due to the changes and the adjustments that we’ve made so that our packages use the WiX installation method for more consistency with the rest of the install methods.

As those technical problems are serious and need a bit of time to analyze and to solve, we’ve decided to temporarily halt the distribution of all further Chocolatey packages for new versions of our projects, including Nitrocid (0.2.1 TP, 0.2.0.x, and 0.1.0.x) and BassBoom (1.0.x).

This temporary halt will give us time to find the root cause and to attempt to provide a permanent fix.

For more information about this decision, see the Aptivi Newsroom article below.

Nitrocid 0.2.1 Tech Preview will be released tomorrow at 6:00 PM GMT! Stay tuned for updates.

- 9:00 PM GMT+3
- 1:00 PM GMT-5

#Nitrocid #NitrocidKS #KernelSimulator #TechNews #TechUpdates #dotnet #csharp #programming #Aptivi

The new Nitrocid Tech Preview is beginning to take shape for June 27th, 2026!

#Nitrocid #NitrocidKS #KernelSimulator #TechNews #TechUpdates #dotnet #csharp #programming

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/06/21/announcing-the-new-nitrocid-tech-preview-set-to-release-june-27th-2026/

Announcing the new Nitrocid Tech Preview set to release June 27th, 2026

The new major release of Nitrocid is beginning to take shape as we have released updates to the essential libraries needed to run it. As today is a summer solstice day, we are celebrating it by announcing this big news as we start working on the bigger stage of development.

Nitrocid 0.2.0 was released earlier this year to introduce new features and to incorporate general improvements to ensure that the application becomes more stable than before, with the introduction of widget canvases and two-factor authentication to increase both flexibility and security, respectively.

Now, we are announcing that the new major version of Nitrocid is undergoing the finalization of the initial stage, with the technical preview release that is scheduled to happen on the 27th of June. There won’t be a specific time to release, so expect the second release announcement at any hour on the same day, providing you with more info on both Aptivi Blog and Aptivi Newsroom.

This technical preview release showcases how recent improvements to Nitrocid, along with new features, will begin to take shape in this version of Nitrocid, with some of those improvements made for the technical preview already being backported to 0.2.0 and 0.1.0 for smooth transition. This will form a building block for the next development stage.

The next stage will involve many additions, bug fixes, and stability improvements, which will be done as the development goes on. The final release of the upcoming Nitrocid version will be done in the fourth quarter of this year.

🎉 We are now supporting FreeBSD 15.1 with our projects! 🎉

#Aptivi #FreeBSD #BSD #dotnet #csharp #programming #Nitrocid #Terminaux #BassBoom #FreeBSD15 #FreeBSD15_1 #TechNews #TechUpdates

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/06/16/our-projects-now-officially-support-freebsd-15-1/

We have made Nitrocid's Windows installer more modular with optional Nitrocid addons installation!

#Windows #Nitrocid #NitrocidKS #KernelSimulator #TechNews #TechUpdates #dotnet #csharp #programming #Aptivi #WiX

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/nitrocids-windows-installer-becomes-more-modular-with-optional-addons-installation/

Nitrocid’s Windows installer becomes more modular with optional addons installation

We have released v0.2.0.10 and v0.1.0.77 with the improved Windows installer! You can now try it out by downloading the installer file in the Releases page here. Learn more about it here.

Last year, we have introduced a brand new way to install Nitrocid to your Windows system using the WiX installer. This method provides you an easy way to install Nitrocid, and we have already integrated it with our WinGet packages for Nitrocid to make it easier for those who prefer WinGet over Chocolatey, as we know that WinGet is bundled with Windows 11 and modern Windows 10 versions by default.

However, the Windows installer didn’t allow you to exclude the Nitrocid addons, which meant that the minimal installation, which Nitrocid already supports, isn’t possible with this installer method. We needed to rectify this problem, and we took it into consideration during the rather quiet development of an upcoming version of Nitrocid, which is v0.2.1.

Now, we are very thrilled to introduce you to an enhanced Windows installer! It finally allows you to choose whether or not to exclude Nitrocid addons during the installation, and this is one of the most noticeable changes that will be introduced to Nitrocid v0.2.1!

Not only will this enhanced installer land to v0.2.1, but it will also land to v0.2.0 and v0.1.0 in a future upgrade expected to release later this week. This is part of our broader plan to support Nitrocid v0.1.0 and v0.2.0 for a long term while providing improvements to our projects.

To learn more about this change, consult the Aptivi Newsroom article below:

We are now officially supporting One UI 8.5 in our projects!

#Aptivi #Samsung #Galaxy #OneUI8_5 #TeamGalaxy #GalaxyAI #TeamSamsung #TechNews #TechUpdates #Nitrocid #Terminaux #csharp #programming #dotnet #BassBoom

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/05/28/one-ui-8-5-support-for-our-projects/

One UI 8.5 support for our projects

Samsung has begun rolling out the One UI 8.5 update to Korea early this month and widened the rollout to many countries and models, starting from the Galaxy S25. This is a big moment for those who are owning the Galaxy S25 smartphone, but others will have to wait until it’s their turn.

We are currently planning the One UI 8.5 support for our projects, and our evaluations have concluded that One UI 8.5 is still suffering from the library dependency loading problem that One UI 6.1 broke when it comes to starting up PulseAudio with the below command:

 pulseaudio --start --load="module-native-protocol-tcp auth-ip-acl=127.0.0.1 auth-anonymous=1" --exit-idle-time=-1 

Nitrocid, Terminaux, BassBoom, and all other projects will be tested under this environment over the course of our official support duration. However, in One UI 8.5, PulseAudio needs to be loaded like this:

 LD_PRELOAD=/system/lib64/libskcodec.so pulseaudio --start --load="module-native-protocol-tcp auth-ip-acl=127.0.0.1 auth-anonymous=1" --exit-idle-time=-1 

As of today, we are excited to announce that One UI 8.5 is now fully supported for our projects starting May 28th! We are very thrilled to provide official support for those who are using our projects in One UI 8.5. We can now guarantee that our projects work under this version of One UI that was first unveiled to the Galaxy S26, the A37, and the A57 devices before the official rollout started.

Chocolatey packages for Nitrocid and BassBoom will use WiX installer by default!

#Chocolatey #WiX #Nitrocid #NitrocidKS #KernelSimulator #BassBoom #TechNews #TechUpdates #csharp #programming #dotnet

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/05/21/chocolatey-package-modifications-for-nitrocid-and-bassboom/

Chocolatey package modifications for Nitrocid and BassBoom

The Chocolatey package method was first introduced in Nitrocid while we were trying to find ways to get users to be able to more easily try it out without having to manually unpack the ZIP file. Our efforts led to creating more installation methods for our apps, with the latest effort being the introduction of the WinGet installation method for Nitrocid and BassBoom.

However, we needed to maintain consistency when dealing with both Chocolatey and WinGet package methods to install our apps. The WinGet package method for our apps used the WiX installer, which was introduced with Nitrocid v0.1.2 last year.

Now, we are very excited to announce that we have changed the Chocolatey packages to use the new installation method instead of the older ZIP file method. Using WiX as the installer, you can now easily launch Nitrocid and BassBoom once you install it from Chocolatey packaging. Currently, it’s presented as a test drive to make sure that things run smoothly.

In order to get instructions on how to try out the new experience, click on the below button.

Nitrocid 0.2.0 SP1 and 0.1.0 SP7 are now available!

#Nitrocid #NitrocidKS #KernelSimulator #TechNews #TechUpdates #dotnet #csharp #programming #Aptivi

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/nitrocid-0-2-0-sp1-and-0-1-0-sp7-are-now-available-with-freebsd-support/

Nitrocid 0.2.0 SP1 and 0.1.0 SP7 are now available with FreeBSD support!

Since the release of Nitrocid 0.2.0 on February 2026, we have made several improvements across several versions that improve your experience in different ways, including security updates that were released for different sets of libraries, and the utilization of Terminaux that now uses Colorimetry.

As part of the availability of our projects to FreeBSD systems, we’ve released several new versions of libraries in the span of a month, and we were working hard for it to ensure that our libraries and applications are usable on FreeBSD systems. SpecProbe, Magico, BassBoom, and Terminaux have been updated to support FreeBSD.

Now, we are very excited to announce that the first service pack of Nitrocid v0.2.0 and the seventh service pack for Nitrocid v0.1.0 versions are now available for download! This service pack is a rather small service pack but sets a significant milestone for those who are using FreeBSD. Those service packs were results of our earlier work regarding FreeBSD.

For more information about the two releases, as well as the installation instructions, please consult the below Aptivi Newsroom article.

We have updated our support for operating systems for our projects!

#Aptivi #TechNews #TechUpdates #Nitrocid #NitrocidKS #KernelSimulator #Terminaux #BassBoom #csharp #programming #dotnet

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/05/03/support-timelines-updated-for-operating-systems-as-of-may-2026/

Please note that we won't be able to publish new N-KS and BB PPA packages due to ongoing sustained attacks to Canonical's infrastructure. We appreciate your patience.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/update-concerning-ddos-attack-on-canonical-and-ubuntu/81482

#Ubuntu #BassBoom #Nitrocid #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates