Release ghaf-25.04

This is a monthly Ghaf release which has been fully tested on Nvidia Orin NX, Nvidia Orin AGX and Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen11 platforms. This release contains a major update of upgrading Linux kernel for Nvidia platforms to 6.6.75

This release complies with SLSA v1.0 level 3 requirements.

Release Tag

https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/releases/tag/ghaf-25.04

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
NXP i.MX 8M Plus

What’s Changed

Add netvm kernel params and rtl8126 by @mbssrc in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1108
Demo desktop by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1107
docs:add release note 25.03 by @clayhill66 in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1111
feat(graphics): add idle management configuration option by @kajusnau in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1110
nvidia: generalize the setup by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1109
bump: standard bump by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1033
docs: fix formatting and typo in release note by @clayhill66 in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1116
Orin NX/AGX: Switch from nvidia bsp 5.15 kernel to upstream 6.6 by @TanelDettenborn in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1115
vulkan: Add vulkan support for nvidia by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1117
build(deps): bump actions/dependency-review-action from 4.5.0 to 4.6.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1118
build(deps): bump cachix/install-nix-action from 31.0.0 to 31.1.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1119
VPN: Add wireguard-gui service by @enesoztrk in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1099
UI Idle management by @mbssrc in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1120
Update SCS section in Ghaf github.io pages by @ktusawrk in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1123
Bug fix SSRCSP-5890 by @gngram in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1121
build(deps): bump step-security/harden-runner from 2.11.0 to 2.11.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1124
chore: update pull request template by @kajusnau in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1127
Fix hw name by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1130
build(deps): bump tj-actions/changed-files from 46.0.3 to 46.0.4 by @dependabot in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1131
VPN: wireguard-gui integration to ghaf control panel by @enesoztrk in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1129
debug: add some additional tools by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1132
feat: power manager module, refactor ghaf-powercontrol by @kajusnau in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1125
build(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 3.28.13 to 3.28.14 by @dependabot in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1134
fix: fix the xhci pt in gui-vm by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1133
bump: need the new firefox by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1122
fix: devshell by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1136
vhotplug: Enable type-c display for x86_64 variants by @vunnyso in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1135
build(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 3.28.14 to 3.28.15 by @dependabot in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1137
Refactor: Imports structure by @mbssrc in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1085
Refactor: Add PCI devices to common by @mbssrc in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1138
Fix typo by @mbssrc in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1140
Fix ci devshell by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1142
Github actions: Evaluate devShells by @henrirosten in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1139
keys: Add Milla to known devs by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1144
docs: Update Chapter 7. CI/CD in github.io pages by @ktusawrk in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1143
fix: graphics dropped in refactor by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1145
build(deps): bump tj-actions/changed-files from 46.0.4 to 46.0.5 by @dependabot in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1146
firefox: Make in to a reference program by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1147
desktop: add COSMIC Epoch DE by @kajusnau in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1104
bump nixos-hardware by @gngram in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1148
bump: fix wireguard-gui flake file for check command by @enesoztrk in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1151
bump: nixos-hardware by @gngram in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1153
Update vhotplug to fix issues with multiple devices with the same VID/PID by @nesteroff in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1149
keys: Add new nixos key for rodrigo by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1156
bump: standard bump by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1150
intel-gpu: Cleanup the intel setup configuration by @vunnyso in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1157
build(deps): bump cachix/install-nix-action from 31.1.0 to 31.2.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1160
bugfix: fix Falcon AI app not starting, rework package by @kajusnau in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1154
Input devices: remove hardcoded evdevs by @mbssrc in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1159
GhA: Authorize workflow by @henrirosten in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1161
build(deps): bump step-security/harden-runner from 2.11.1 to 2.12.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1162
GhA: authorize.yml: url-encode actor by @henrirosten in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1163
Adapt to microvm changes by @slakkala in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1165
GhA: warn also on authorize.yml change by @henrirosten in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1166
Support for AGX 64 GB is added with different target options. by @emrahbillur in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1164
build(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 3.28.15 to 3.28.16 by @dependabot in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1167
testing: replace speedtest-cli with ookla by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1168
Fix: ids-vm networking by @mbssrc in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1170
version number fix by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1172

New Contributors

@ktusawrk made their first contribution in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1123

Full Changelog: https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/compare/ghaf-25.03...ghaf-25.04

Bug Fixes

Fixed bugs that were present in the ghaf-25.03 release:

Nvidia Orin AGX 64G is supported as a separate build target
Falcon AI app starting issue fixed
vhotplug updated to fix issues with multiple devices with the same VID/PID

Known Issues and Limitations

Issue	Status	Comments
The keyboard defaults to the English layout on boot	In Progress	Workaround: use Alt+Shift to switch between English-Arabic-Finnish layout.
Element app is not supported in this version of Ghaf	On hold
Lenovo X1
Downloading large file (10G) crashes the browser	In progress	Issue is under investigation
GALA app is not supported in this version of Ghaf	On hold
Sending bug report from Control Panel causes Control Panel to crash	In Progress	Fix is in progress
Control Panel functionality is limited: only Display Settings, Local and Timezone settings are functional	In Progress	Additional functionality will be implemented in future releases.
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 Suspend power option is not functioning as expected	In Progress	Behavior is locking the device.

Installation Instructions

Released images are available at archive.vedenemo.dev/ghaf-25.04.

Download the required image and use the following instructions: Build and Run.