elementary OS 5.1 'Hera' Released

guest · Dec 4, 2019

Introducing elementary OS 5.1 Hera
A major update on a solid foundation

Last October, we announced elementary OS 5 Juno with wide-ranging updates to provide a more refined user experience, improve productivity for new and seasoned users alike, and take our developer platform to the next level. Today we’re pleased to announce elementary OS 5.1 Hera, the latest major update.
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guest · Dec 4, 2019

elementary OS 5.1 'Hera' Linux distro is here
December 3, 2019
https://betanews.com/2019/12/03/elementary-os-51-hera-linux/

elementary OS has long been viewed by many as the future of Linux on the PC thanks to its beautiful desktop environment and overall polished experience.
[...] as the team of developers is rather small, and its resources are likely much less than those of larger distributions such as the IBM-backed Fedora or Canonical's Ubuntu. And that is what makes elementary OS so remarkable -- its developers can make magic on a smaller budget.

Today, the latest version of the operating system is released. Code-named "Hera," elementary OS 5.1 is now available for download. Support for Flatpak is now baked in — this is significant, as the developers explain it is “the first non-deb packaging format we've supported out of the box.” The Linux kernel now sits at a very modern 5.0. One of the most important aspects of elementary OS, the AppCenter, is now an insane 10 times faster than its predecessor. Wow.

Overall, the number of changes and improvements found in elementary OS 5.1 'Hera' is overwhelming -- I highly recommend reading the official announcement here for all the details. Quite frankly, it extremely impressive to see what the developers have accomplished in Hera. Make no mistake, even though this is technically a point release, the move from 5.0 to 5.1 is substantial. If you want to download it for yourself, you can get it here.
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guest · Feb 9, 2020

elementary OS 5.1.2 Released (February 5, 2020)
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A few months ago, we shared how our release process has evolved over time, and the release of elementary OS 5.1 Hera marked the first time we built the stable ISO for elementary OS via our new, completely open source pipeline. With the new process, it has become much easier to tag and release incremental builds of the OS, and consequently today we’ve released a new spin of the 5.1 ISO.

The new 5.1.2* ISO comes pre-built with all of the latest goodies from the January updates, as well as a few important hardware and security updates. These include the latest 18.04.3 hardware enablement (HWE) stack provided by Ubuntu, plus a security fix for sudo.
Thanks to the HWE updates, elementary OS is now using the 5.3 Linux kernel [...]
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guest · Apr 6, 2020

elementary OS 5.1.3 Released (April 5, 2020)
Announcement

Elementary OS 5.1.3 Reveals New Updates And Release Tool
April 6, 2020
https://fossbytes.com/elementary-os-5-1-3-features-download/

Ahead of the upcoming Ubuntu 20.04 LTS-based next Elementary OS 6, the current v5.1 Hera gets several new updates with the third point release v5.1.3. Concluding the update for March and early April, Cassidy James Blaede, Co-founder and CXO of Elementary OS, also revealed a new tool to track each package release.
Elementary OS 5.1.3: What’s New?
The latest point release includes the majority of changes in software such as code editor, system settings, desktops, and files. So, let’s discuss the improvements and bug fixes for each component —
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Lastly, if you’re already using elementary OS 5.1 Hera, just hit Update All to sync with the latest updates. For a fresh installation, you will have to wait until the elementary OS 5.1.3 ISO is available at the official site here.
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guest · May 3, 2020

elementary OS 5.1.4 Released (May 1, 2020)
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elementaryOS 5.1.4 Is a Massive Update, New Features Announced
A new version of elementaryOS to bring major improvements
May 3, 2020
https://news.softpedia.com/news/ele...ve-update-new-features-announced-529880.shtml

elementaryOS 5.1.4 brings massive improvements to the operating system, including lots of new features and under-the-hood refinements that the developing team has recently shared in a blog post.

More specifically, this new update renames Parental Controls to Screen Time & limits, but also introduces new capabilities, such as the possibility of setting special rules for any account, including your own. Previously, this was limited to non-administrator accounts.
Plenty of bug fixes too
The System Settings search has been overhauled as well, and this is without good news, as it makes it much easier to find a specific configuration option.

“Drawing from the excellent search in the Applications Menu, System Settings now supports deep searching for individual settings, and clearly shows the path to get to each one; this helps find what your looking for, but also helps teach you where settings can be found in the future,” Cassidy James Blaede, Co-founder & CXO, explains. [...]
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guest · Jun 4, 2020

elementary OS 5.1.5 Released (June 3, 2020)
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These Are the New Features in elementary OS 5.1.5
New update brings improvements to AppCenter and Files
June 4, 2020
https://news.softpedia.com/news/these-are-the-new-features-in-elementary-os-5-1-5-530162.shtml

elementary 5.1.5 comes with a series of welcome improvements for the AppCenter and Files, but of course, as it happens with every release, there’s more to discover after installing it.

As far as the AppCenter is concerned, there’s one major change here: users no longer require administrator rights to install updates.
So technically, once a user has already been granted with the permission of installing an app, why not letting them update that app as well?
This is the reasoning behind the change, as elementary co-founder Cassidy James Blaede himself explains.

“Since an administrator had to approve the original installation and we provide clear expectations around curated versus non-curated apps, it didn’t make sense to make users authenticate just for updates. This is part of our ongoing work on reducing authentication fatigue and only elevating permissions when necessary,” he notes.
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There are obviously several other fixes and improvements, including for freezes when changing specific settings, so overall, everything in elementary OS should now be smoother than before.
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guest · Aug 9, 2020

elementary OS 5.1.7:

https://blog.elementary.io/updates-for-july-2020/
Updates to elementary OS 5.1 Hera
Hera will continue to receive security and stability updates to its underlying libraries from the Ubuntu LTS repositories until April of 2028, courtesy of Canonical. But our primary focus at elementary has now fully shifted to OS 6. That said, we still released a handful of updates to OS 5.1 throughout July and early August:
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Thanks to the quick work of Ubuntu and Canonical, elementary OS 5.1 Hera has also been updated to mitigate the “boothole” vulnerability.
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You can get these updates plus other bug fixes and updated translations by opening AppCenter and hitting “Update All.” New installs can also use the updated elementary OS 5.1.7 downloads, available soon at elementary.io.
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