Sculpt OS 24.10 released with multi-monitor support

Genode's rapid development carries on apace. Whilst Genode itself is a so-called OS Framework - the computing version of a rolling chassis that can accept various engines (microkernels) and coachwork of the customer's choice - they also have an in-house PC desktop system. This flagship product, Sculpt OS, comes out on a bi-annual schedule and Autumn brings us the second for the year, with what has become an almost a customary big advance:

Among the many usability-related topics on our road map, multi-monitor support is certainly the most anticipated feature. It motivated a holistic modernization of Genode's GUI stack over several months, encompassing drivers, the GUI multiplexer, inter-component interfaces, up to widget toolkits. Sculpt OS 24.10 combines these new foundations with a convenientuser interfacefor controlling monitor modes, making brightness adjustments, and setting up mirrored and panoramic monitor configurations.

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Sculpt OS 24.10 is available as ready-to-use system image for PC hardware, the PinePhone, and the MNT Reform laptop.