WMT OS is now a distribution

2026-07-20 - WMT OS is now a distribution

The project is now a distribution. The OS identifies as WMT OS and development moved to the WMT OS GitHub organization.
New modular build system with incremental builds, producing the kernel, boot, and base packages, and a new desktop profile with IceWM.
Kernel and package updates now ship through APT from the signed repository at apt.wmt-os.org.
First-boot setup runs outside Linux, from Windows CE, Windows, or any browser, writing a setup.ini on the boot partition.
A/B kernel rollback, with rollback.cmd and rollback.sh on the boot partition.
Repackaged imlib2 to fix an unaligned memory access crash on ARMv5, so IceWM now launches. Fixed rendering in the FOX toolkit, rebuilt NetSurf against GTK2, and branded XDM.
The DRM driver now uses an asynchronous ring buffer for the 2D engine, and the new xf86-video-wmt X.org driver provides a tear-free 2D-accelerated desktop.
DAPM routing in the ASoC driver powers the speaker amplifier down when nothing is playing, fixing buzzing.
Backlight PWM raised from 6.6 kHz to 25 kHz, also fixing buzzing, with 16 brightness steps and desktop hotkeys for brightness and volume.
Panel sleep and wake work properly.
New battery monitoring driver with voltage-based charge estimation and a low-battery alarm.
The SDMMC driver has been modernized, with about 2.3% better IOPS and latency for 4K random reads and writes.
The U-Boot splash shows the kernel version, build time, and the distro logo.
Login and sudo are faster with SHA-512 password hashing in place of yescrypt.
Kernel updated to 6.12.96.