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New Release: Debian Buster v2.3 for VAR-SOM-MX8X modules

Thursday, 25 Feb 2021

Release date: 02/25/2020

Variscite is pleased to inform about the Debian Buster v2.3 release for the VAR-SOM-MX8X SoMs.

Modules: VAR-SOM-MX8X

Release: var-som-mx8x-debian-buster-sd.v23

Details:

  • Filesystem:
    Debian Buster (10.8)
  • Linux kernel:
    Variscite imx_4.14.98_2.3.0_var01 branch (based on NXP branch imx_4.14.98_2.3.0, which is based on Linux 4.14.98).
  • U-Boot:
    Variscite imx_v2018.03_4.14.98_2.3.0_var01 branch (based on NXP branch imx_v2018.03_4.14.98_2.3.0, which is based on U-Boot v2018.03).

Noteworthy updates since Buster v2.2:

  • Clean-up /tmp in the rootfs after building the Linux kernel headers package

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