Giving your kernel an ink of paint!
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This kernel version series gives your kernel a bit of a makeover in several aspects, especially the API that got massively changed in terms of console rendering. It is built on API v3.1, which means that mods that depend on API v3.0 or lower won't work with this version or higher. This API revision was released on February 27th, 2025.
You can check out more detailed changelogs using the changes command. Quick overview of the changes can be found in the Releases page.
Version legend:
Green: Indicates additions
Yellow: Indicates improvements
Red: Indicates removals
Purple: Indicates something else
This series started with API version v3.1.27.48 for the final version of Nitrocid KS 0.1.2, which was released on February 27th, 2025.
The following changes have been made:
Added new themes
Added new screensavers (+ 0.1.0 SP3, 0.1.1 SP3)
Added new languages (+ 0.1.1 SP3)
Added new commands
Added new interactive TUIs
Added SMultivar
Added editable widgets in The Nitrocid Homepage
Added Pomodoro Timer (+ 0.1.0 SP3, 0.1.1 SP3)
Added audio cues
Added Arch Linux packaging and Windows Installer packaging (+ 0.1.0 SP3, 0.1.1 SP3)
Made the kernel more attractive (+ 0.1.0 SP3, 0.1.1 SP3)
Refactored some API functions
Separated cultures from languages
Improvements in shutdown sequence (+ 0.1.0 SP3, 0.1.1 SP3)
Themes now parse more quickly (+ 0.1.0 SP3, 0.1.1 SP3)
Consolidated locale tools to Nitrocid.Locales (+ 0.1.1 SP3)
Removed modern debug look
Removed filesystem mitigation for NTFS corruption and BSOD issues (+ 0.1.0 SP3, 0.1.1 SP3)
