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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: New Images! (July 2023 Edition) |
| 3 | +layout: post |
| 4 | +--- |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +We're pleased to announce that the 20230628 image set has been promoted to |
| 7 | +current and is now generally available. |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +You can find the new images on our [downloads page](/download/) and on our many |
| 10 | +[mirrors](https://docs.voidlinux.org/xbps/repositories/mirrors/index.html). |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +Some highlights of this release: |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +- Installing using the network source no longer fails to create the non-root |
| 15 | + user ([@classabbyamp](https://github.com/classabbyamp) in |
| 16 | + [#319](https://github.com/void-linux/void-mklive/pull/319)) |
| 17 | +- The xbps mirror can now be selected in the installer using |
| 18 | + [`xmirror`](https://github.com/void-linux/xmirror) |
| 19 | + ([@classabbyamp](https://github.com/classabbyamp) in |
| 20 | + [#318](https://github.com/void-linux/void-mklive/pull/318)) |
| 21 | +- The xfce live ISO now uses LightDM ([@paper42](https://github.com/paper42) in |
| 22 | + [#324](https://github.com/void-linux/void-mklive/pull/324)) |
| 23 | +- GRUB will no longer fail to be installed in some partition layouts/orders |
| 24 | + ([@classabbyamp](https://github.com/classabbyamp) in |
| 25 | + [#328](https://github.com/void-linux/void-mklive/pull/328)) |
| 26 | +- Various improvements to the installer |
| 27 | + ([@dateiexplorer](https://github.com/dateiexplorer) in |
| 28 | + [#334](https://github.com/void-linux/void-mklive/pull/334)) |
| 29 | +- Xfce live ISOs now use pipewire for audio, and base ISOs now include ALSA |
| 30 | + ([@classabbyamp](https://github.com/classabbyamp) in |
| 31 | + [#348](https://github.com/void-linux/void-mklive/pull/348)) |
| 32 | +- Live ISOs now include several new boot options, including |
| 33 | + screenreader-enabled, memtest86+, reboot, shutdown, and EFI firmware setup |
| 34 | + ([@classabbyamp](https://github.com/classabbyamp) in |
| 35 | + [#295](https://github.com/void-linux/void-mklive/pull/295) and |
| 36 | + [#348](https://github.com/void-linux/void-mklive/pull/348)) |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +The console screenreader `espeakup`, the braille TTY driver `brltty`, and the |
| 39 | +GUI screenreader `orca` are now included in all live ISOs for x86_64 and i686. |
| 40 | +To learn more about this, read the [documentation in the Void Linux |
| 41 | +Handbook](https://docs.voidlinux.org/installation/live-images/index.html#accessibility-support). |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +You may verify the authenticity of the images by following the instructions on |
| 44 | +the downloads page, and using the following minisign key information: |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +``` |
| 47 | +untrusted comment: minisign public key 5D7153E025EC26B6 |
| 48 | +RWS2Juwl4FNxXe0NtAdYushNLM3GtJ6poGkZ0Up1P/9YLcCK4xlSWAfs |
| 49 | +``` |
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