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2026-10-28 · Lyra OS 16.1 RC 2 “Odisseia” available for testing

The second release candidate of Lyra OS Desktop 16.1, with GNOME on openSUSE Leap 16.1, is ready to download. The stable release is planned for 5 November 2026. Until then, only bug fixes go in.

Download from SourceForge · Release notes

What's new since RC 1

• Basic parental controls. Create a supervised account on Vega's Users page and set the rules in GNOME's “Parental Controls” app: browsers, applications, installation and age rating. The supervised account cannot administer the system and does not see the terminals or Vega. These controls are basic: they do not filter websites.
• Security. Only members of the wheel group can use sudo. Before, the installer let any account become root with its own password. RC 1 installs get the fix through updates.
• Vega 5.3.2 with a new interface and several fixes: firewall zone, Bluetooth without an adapter, “Update all” leaving packages behind, and network names with accents.
• Power and graphics. GNOME power profiles work (tuned-ppd), the Intel and AMD Vulkan drivers ship in the image, and the NVIDIA GPU powers down when idle on hybrid laptops.
• Live session. The screen no longer locks during installation.
• Leaner installation. Flatpak and LinuxToys are no longer preinstalled. To use Flatpak, enable it on Vega's Software page; Flathub comes with it.

Known issue

In the live session, installing programs through Vega asks for a password the live account does not have. Install the system first and the programs afterwards. The fix goes into the stable release.

Verification

SHA-256: 9592becd756cfec6d58f5589f2da0d560ac175051df26790c90b08308c238873. The checksum is signed with the official release key, fingerprint 01B6 3EED BE6B 0791 26A0 116E FA73 53A1 31EC EFEB.

gpg --verify LyraOS-Desktop-16.1-rc.2-x86_64.iso.sha256.asc LyraOS-Desktop-16.1-rc.2-x86_64.iso.sha256
sha256sum -c LyraOS-Desktop-16.1-rc.2-x86_64.iso.sha256

Test it and report what you find in the GitHub issues.