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New Release: Debian Bookworm 6.1.1_1.0.1-v1.0 for VAR-SOM-MX93 modules

Thursday, 29 Jun 2023

Release date: 06/29/2023

Variscite is pleased to inform about the first Debian release for the VAR-SOM-MX93 System on Module: Debian Bookworm 6.1.1_1.0.1-v1.0.

Modules:  VAR-SOM-MX93

Release: mx93-debian-bookworm-6.1.1_1.0.1-v1.0

Details:

  • Filesystem:
    Debian Bookworm (12.0)
  • Linux kernel:
    Variscite lf-6.1.y_var01 branch (based on NXP’s Linux 6.1.1_1.0.1 release which is based on the Linux mainline kernel 6.1.1).
  • U-Boot:
    Variscite lf_v2022.04_var03 branch (based on NXP branch lf_v2022.04, which is based on U-Boot v2022.04).


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