Tribblix, the Illumos distribution focused on giving you a classic UNIX-style experience, has released a new version.
There are several noticeable version updates in this release. The graphical libraries libtiff and OpenEXR have been updated, retaining the old shared library versions for now. OpenSSL is now from the 3.5 series with the 3.0 api by default. Bind is now from the 9.20 series. OpenSSH is now 10.2, and you may get a Post-Quantum Cryptography warning if connecting to older SSH servers.
↫ Tribblix m39 release notes
If you’re already running Tribblix, updating is easy, and if you want to try it out, head on over to the downloads page. Rests me to say that Tribblix is a treasure, and it must be protected at all costs. It’s rare to see a passion project like this maintain such a steady pace.
It’s quirky as hell, and almost as much fun as Plan 9! So far I can only get Tribblix to the desktop in a VM; I think all of my hardware at home is either too new or too esoteric for its GPU drivers. I have a ton of older HP and Dell business desktops hoarded at work, cast off by the company into my dungeon of dying computers when we replaced them with modern machines. I’m sure I can piece together a Fronkensteen’s Monster out of them that will allow me to experience the full splendor of Tribblix on real hardware.
See you on the other side, jack.