TinkerOS_Debian V1.6 (Beta version) Released
Asus has subsequently released V1.8 (Beta). Read our announcement.
There’s a new release of TinkerOS available to download on Asus’s website. TinkerOS is a Linux distribution for the Asus Tinker Board based on Debian. Not heard of the Asus Tinker Board? Read our two page review.
According to the changelog, the beta release adds the following:
- Enable NFS_V4_1, NFS_V4_2 and IP_NF_NAT for kernel
- Preload GPIO libraries in ZIP
- Enable LED triggers for power, mmc0, and cpu0. (BUG on act recovery LED will be fixed in official version)
- Install chromium_57.0.2987.98-1_armhf.deb from Debian 9
- Install h264ify extension for Chromium
- Add RK Player
The most interesting addition is the RK player. We will test to see how this hardware accelerated media player performs.
I’ve compiled a package list showing all the packages that come supplied with TinkerOS Version 1.6. There’s also a package list after running an update.
Package List – TinkerOS 1.6 after updating
You can download TinkerOS 1.6 (beta) from Asus’s website.
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