Release ghaf-25.03
This is a quarterly release which has been fully tested on Nvidia Orin NX, Nvidia Orin AGX and Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen11 platforms. This release complies with SLSA v1.0 level 3 requirements.
Release Tag
https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/releases/tag/ghaf-25.03
Supported Hardware
The following target hardware is supported by this release:
- NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin
- NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX
- Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10, 11, 12
- Dell Latitude 7230, 7330
- Alienware M18
- Generic x86 (PC)
- NXP i.MX 8M Plus
What is New in ghaf-25.03
Main changes since ghaf-24.12:
- General refactoring and modularization to make Ghaf easy to consume by downstream projects.
- Major updates on upstream dependencies.
- More robust user account management.
- RISC-V Polarfire Icicle Kit builds are currently disabled but can be re-enabled if needed.
- Support for Alienware M18 laptop added.
- Added support for Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12.
Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 10/11:
- Audio device selection and microphone slider are added to the quick settings widget.
- Audio control was removed from the application menu.
- TLS enabled for GIVC.
- Reworked networking:
- 'debug' network removed.
- auto-generation of IP and MAC addresses.
- Disabled Nix tooling in release builds.
- Hotplugging of GPS devices.
- Hardened systemd config in gui-vm.
- Chromecast support on a normal browser.
- Added keybindings to move the active window to the next or previous desktop.
- Logging improvements.
- Window Manager widget added.
- VM-level Audio Control added.
- XDG-handlers using GIVC instead of SSH.
- File system changes for debug builds: ext4 used for root, btrfs for persistence partition.
- MitmWebUI app replaces mitmweb-ui script in chrome-vm.
Nvidia Jetson Orin AGX/NX:
- JetPack 6.2 including NVIDIA Jetson Linux 36.4.3 with Linux kernel 5.15.
- Docker with Nvidia container and CUDA 12.x support.
- Podman support, disabled by default.
Bug Fixes
Fixed bugs that were present in the ghaf-24.12 release:
- A laptop cannot be unlocked after suspension sometimes.
- Audio output via 3.5mm jack doesn't work.
- Missing application menu icons on the first boot after the software installation.
- Location sharing does not work.
- File manager not displaying downloaded file.
- The application menu cannot be accessed using the Windows key
Known Issues and Limitations
| Issue | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo X1 | ||
| GALA app is not supported in this version of Ghaf | In Progress | |
| Sending bug report from Control Panel causes Control Panel to crash | In Progress | Under investigation |
| Intermittent issue of losing audio after boot or after log-out/log-in | In Progress | Workaround: rebooting the system typically resolves the issue. |
| Control Panel functionality is limited: only Display Settings, Local and Timezone settings are functional | In Progress | Additional functionality will be implemented in future releases. |
| The keyboard defaults to the English layout on boot | In Progress | Workaround: use Alt+Shift to switch between English-Arabic-Finnish layout. |
| Yubikey for unlocking does not work | In Progress | A fix is currently in progress. |
| A laptop may wake from suspend without user interaction | In Progress | The issue is under investigation. |
| NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin / Orin NX | ||
| Firefox has been disabled | In Progress | Firefox will be re-enabled once upstream fixes are available. |
| The keyboard always boots up with the English layout | In Progress | Workaround: use Alt+Shift to switch between English-Arabic-Finnish layout. |
| The Suspend power option is not functioning as expected | In Progress | Behavior is locking the device. |
Environment Requirements
There are no specific requirements for the environment with this release.
Installation Instructions
Released images are available at ghafreleasesstorage.z16.web.core.windows.net/ghaf-25-03.
Download the required image and use the following instructions: Build and Run.