Hello everyone,
Yesterday, in the late afternoon, I have gotten on my PinePhone Manjaro's "Software" application a notification that an OS update is available.
I did not download it yet, after reading some comments here and there that the update is fragile and even bricks the phone.
Should I do the update?
Additionally, a suggestion (I hope somebody from the Manjaro-arm team is reading here):
It would be super useful, if when releasing an OS update, a relatively detailed description will be added.
I mean, "performance and security improvements" is good to be used at the first line of the description, but it does not contain enough info for an OS update IMHO.
Well - sure, it is impossible and unnecessary to mention every single file or lib that is being updates / replaced / removed etc.. but I'd say it is quite important to also include important details such as:
1. if the kernel is being updated (and to which version exactly)
2. if any core library is being updated (incl. versions etc.. as well)
3. if any important feature of the phone is being updated (e.g. "Screen lock functionality improved", or "xxx was replaced by yyy" etc..)
My 2 cents
And once again, a big thank you to the manjaro-arm team, for working relentlessly on improving Manjaro for the PinePhone, I feel that it has huge potential and I that we are not too far away from having a phone that has an almost acceptable stability to be used as a daily driver.
* I would like to mention, that even though I do it anonymously (and wish to keep it that way) - those of you who can, please donate to the Manjaro-arm team, you can donate as low as $1 / €1. those guys are working on this project using their own free time, the least we can do is support the costs of the basic test equipment, hosting, etc..
I have used this link: https://opencollective.com/manjaro-arm/donate (I am in Europe)
Yesterday, in the late afternoon, I have gotten on my PinePhone Manjaro's "Software" application a notification that an OS update is available.
I did not download it yet, after reading some comments here and there that the update is fragile and even bricks the phone.
Should I do the update?
Additionally, a suggestion (I hope somebody from the Manjaro-arm team is reading here):
It would be super useful, if when releasing an OS update, a relatively detailed description will be added.
I mean, "performance and security improvements" is good to be used at the first line of the description, but it does not contain enough info for an OS update IMHO.
Well - sure, it is impossible and unnecessary to mention every single file or lib that is being updates / replaced / removed etc.. but I'd say it is quite important to also include important details such as:
1. if the kernel is being updated (and to which version exactly)
2. if any core library is being updated (incl. versions etc.. as well)
3. if any important feature of the phone is being updated (e.g. "Screen lock functionality improved", or "xxx was replaced by yyy" etc..)
My 2 cents
And once again, a big thank you to the manjaro-arm team, for working relentlessly on improving Manjaro for the PinePhone, I feel that it has huge potential and I that we are not too far away from having a phone that has an almost acceptable stability to be used as a daily driver.
* I would like to mention, that even though I do it anonymously (and wish to keep it that way) - those of you who can, please donate to the Manjaro-arm team, you can donate as low as $1 / €1. those guys are working on this project using their own free time, the least we can do is support the costs of the basic test equipment, hosting, etc..
I have used this link: https://opencollective.com/manjaro-arm/donate (I am in Europe)