Release ghaf-25.05

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 complies with SLSA v1.0 level 3 requirements.

Release Tag

https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/releases/tag/ghaf-25.05

Supported Hardware

The following target hardware is supported by this release:

NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin
NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10/11/12/13
Dell Latitude 7230, 7330
Alienware M18
NXP i.MX 8M Plus

What’s Changed

version: start the May release cycle by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1173
docs: update docs by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1175
docs: Add x86 GPU PT and hardware acceleration by @vunnyso in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1174
terminfo: Install terminfo for better rendering by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1176
cosmic: Add an x1 target to trial cosmic desktop by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1178
iGPU: Add compute engine offload capability by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1179
refactor(desktop): remove sticky notes from cosmic, switch to oculante img viewer by @kajusnau in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1171
cleanup: move packages to dt-gui by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1181
Docs: add ghaf-25.04 release notes by @clayhill66 in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1182
Fix GPU Accelleration by @mbssrc in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1183
bugfix: cleanup display tmp files on logout by @kajusnau in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1180
docs: Point to new archive by @ktusawrk in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1177
build(deps): bump cachix/install-nix-action from 31.2.0 to 31.3.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1184
build(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 3.28.16 to 3.28.17 by @dependabot in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1187
fix(desktop): adjust ghaf-launcher env vars by @kajusnau in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1190
New demo tower hardware with RTX 5080 by @mbssrc in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1186
bump ghaf-givc by @gngram in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1185
Add security context indicator to COSMIC by @nesteroff in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1193
bump:wireguard reactivating buttons and improvements by @enesoztrk in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1192
bump: jetpack-nixos by @TanelDettenborn in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1191
build(deps): bump actions/dependency-review-action from 4.6.0 to 4.7.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1194
fix: add configurable password for mitmweb UI by @enesoztrk in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1197
build(deps): bump actions/dependency-review-action from 4.7.0 to 4.7.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1198
feat: Kernel version option for NVIDIA Orin NX/AGX targets by @TanelDettenborn in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1195
refactor: cosmic, labwc docs, desktop improvements by @kajusnau in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1200
hardware: Add the lenovo x1 gen 13 by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1199
lenovo-x1-gen11-hardening: build image with dm-verity by @humaidq-tii in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1074
build(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 3.28.17 to 3.28.18 by @dependabot in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1204
bump: standard bump by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1158
Orin rework by @emrahbillur in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1201
Remove the older caches by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1209
fix: Include the latest version of sticky-notes by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1206
Fix Sticky Notes segfault in Cosmic by @gngram in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1210
vhotplug: Set precedence of ChromeVM over AudioVM by @vunnyso in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1213
fix: repair the imx8 building by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1214
usb: Added a common stub for external usb devices by @vunnyso in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1215
docs: Migrate to Astro Starlight by @humaidq-tii in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1203
bump: bump to pick up some fixes by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1218
Update COSMIC security context indicator patch by @nesteroff in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1205
bump(ctrl-panel): bump ctrl-panel by @brianmcgillion in https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/pull/1211

Full Changelog: https://github.com/tiiuae/ghaf/compare/ghaf-25.04…ghaf-25.05

Bug Fixes

Fixed bugs that were present in the ghaf-25.04 release:

Sending bug report from Control Panel causes Control Panel to crash

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
Control Panel functionality is limited: only Display Settings, Local and Timezone settings, CPU/memory information 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-25.05.

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