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Title: wattOS Returns!
Post by: biffster on February 04, 2021, 07:26:16 AM

Greetings all,

I am pleased to announce that wattOS is intending to return with a new release. There will be details posted shortly along with a brief video :) - watch social media and here for details as they emerge over the next week, and a few details as well as opportunity to join in on the beta of the new release...

This is a bit of a "soft" reopening for the moment to get things in order, but we will really open up things in the next week with more of the juicy details you want to know.

Tell your friends, dig out your old computers to bring them back to life for wattOS!

biff

Title: Re: wattOS Returns!
Post by: Nolam on March 28, 2021, 11:32:01 AM

I really enjoyed using this distro in the past  and  glad it's back :)

Title: Re: wattOS Returns!
Post by: cheiron on March 28, 2021, 12:11:06 PM

Hiya Nolam and welcome to the forum!


We have the beta out in circulation atm to a select few testers and we're working through bugs currently. We will keep the forum updated as progress and updates occur so bear with us and keep eyes peeled lol


Just as an update.. I have added a quick sneek look video on the forum in the Beta Testing board.. let me link direct to that here (https://planetwatt.com/newforum/index.php?topic=1287.0)

Title: Re: wattOS Returns!
Post by: paolo on May 06, 2021, 07:25:41 PM

Hello Biff and hello WattOs people!

I am happy to find new activity here, I really miss MicroWatt
and hope to have a new version of it  ;D

Thanks for all

Title: Re: wattOS Returns!
Post by: cheiron on May 06, 2021, 08:08:06 PM

Hiya Paolo!


Good to see you about and yeah.. we're still going strong! We have a new beta out and you can see some of the screen shots on the forum and a couple quick insider look videos i made of the beta in action too!


We have more updates due soon so you have checked in at a good time

Title: Re: wattOS Returns!
Post by: paolo on May 08, 2021, 03:02:33 PM

Hello Cheiron!
Thanks for your warm welcome  :D
I have signed to test the new beta, I like to try to my old
netbook eeepc 1001px and to laptop Dell latitude d630 refurbished
with 4 Gb ram new battery and both with 500 Gb ssd  ;D

Title: Re: wattOS Returns!
Post by: cheiron on May 08, 2021, 06:46:40 PM

We have a meeting with Biff over next day or so, so I will get him to get a beta out to you.


Can you confirm that you can run 64bit on your pc please first

Title: Re: wattOS Returns!
Post by: paolo on May 08, 2021, 08:29:48 PM

Yes Cheiron, my pc are all 64bit.

Sorry I forget to write

Title: Re: wattOS Returns!
Post by: cheiron on May 08, 2021, 09:19:03 PM

Thanks for the confirmation Paolo


I'll try and get Biff to send the beta out for you.. In the meantime, check out our findings and reports to date here (https://planetwatt.com/newforum/index.php?board=16.0)

Title: Re: wattOS Returns!
Post by: cheiron on May 15, 2021, 12:36:45 PM

Hi Paolo


I have sent an email to Biff to ask him to send you a beta over. Once you get the beta, you will be put into a new tester member group and will have access to the tester board on this site. You can't see it currently as it is for testers only.
Basically once you start testing, we want feedback on this thread on thoughts, bugs, possible fixes etc etc


I will check in again in a few days. If you havent heard from Biff in the next few days.. let me know and I will send you a link direct to the beta


Cheiron

Title: Re: wattOS Returns!
Post by: veggie on November 25, 2021, 11:26:15 AM

Helllo. Is WattOS available for download ? Is beta testing over?

Title: Re: wattOS Returns!
Post by: leenie on November 25, 2021, 12:29:39 PM

Hi Veggie,
We have hopes that beta testing is over. Stay tuned.
Leenie

Title: Re: wattOS Returns!
Post by: cheiron on December 07, 2021, 06:58:59 PM

Hi Veggie


Yes initial beta testing has been completed.. We have put up a few teasers from our testing, of which i will link to shortly, including a couple short videos and a quick resource comparison of the beta using a high end and an older pc to confirm just what ram/cpu requirements it was using.


The link is here [size=78%]https://planetwatt.com/newforum/index.php?topic=1287.0 (https://planetwatt.com/newforum/index.php?topic=1287.0)[/size]

Title: Re: wattOS Returns!
Post by: Dodcel on February 11, 2022, 05:46:09 PM

Hi.

That's good news, I was waiting for a new wattOS version.
Will it be based on Ubuntu 20.04?

I would like to test, I have an old computer.
Greetings!

Title: Re: wattOS Returns!
Post by: cheiron on February 11, 2022, 07:20:50 PM

Hi Dodcel


The beta we have just finished testing of R12 was based on Ubuntu 21.04 with Kernal 5.11 and lightdm login with a few other bits thrown in.
If we release another beta .. it will most likely be 21.10

Title: Re: wattOS Returns!
Post by: Dodcel on February 11, 2022, 07:49:24 PM

Hi Cheiron.

Thank you for the explanation.
Even though it's not an LTS version, it will be pretty stable too.

Title: Re: wattOS Returns!
Post by: cheiron on February 11, 2022, 08:07:47 PM

Hiya Dodcel


It all depends how far we get with the next version really....


Hopefully should get an idea of developments soon

Title: Re: wattOS Returns!
Post by: herndon.jeffreys on March 18, 2022, 11:49:58 PM

Cheiron:  I am so confused.  Thought WattOS was dead in favor of ViaOS.  Where are we in the process; is it still in beta?  How can I help?  Hern

Title: Re: wattOS Returns!
Post by: leenie on March 19, 2022, 01:10:49 PM

Hi herndon.jeffreys,
wattOS is coming back. Biff is very busy with real life and his job. We have already beta tested and found all the bugs. We're just waiting for a release.
It's good to hear from you.
Leenie