[Comm-en] This Week in ALT #25

[Мария Фоканова]

Good day to you!

Here are updates for June 6-13, 2026.

Fresh releases of ALT Education and ALT Mobile, a new documentation site 
generated from Vala API, plus updates for developers in Zoryn and the 
libapi-base/libserialize serialization library with YAML support.

* ALT Education
https://www.basealt.ru/en/products#edu

Download the first beta release 11.2 Beta1 (x86-64, aarch64):
https://beta.altlinux.org/education/

In release 11.2 Beta1:
- UAV support: QGroundControl and INAV Configurator included in the 
installer and "ALT Components".
- Arduino IDE 2.x.
- Added stplr — a third-party software installation manager.
- KDE Plasma 6.6 (Plasma 6.6, Gear 26.04).
- Improved suspend/hibernation on NVIDIA.

Read more in the community mailing list:
https://lists.altlinux.org/pipermail/community-en/2026-June/001492.html

Report bugs at bugzilla.altlinux.org → "New Bug" → "ALT Education" → 
version "11.2". Select components according to the description.

* Zoryn
https://altlinux.space/rider/zoryn
ALT Linux maintainer's assistant.

In version 0.40.0:
- Added tools for local repository management (task mkrepo) and sub-task 
cloning (task gitclone).
- Improved kernel module builds.
- Hybrid chroot.
- Fixed GPG generation, macro substitution, and version handling.

Installation:
# apt-get update && apt-get install zoryn

Project site:
https://rider.altlinux.team/zoryn/

* ALT Valadoc
https://rirusha.altlinux.team/valadoc-alt/

An alternative documentation host for the Vala language has appeared, 
built from VAPI/GIR files in the Sisyphus repository. The project 
addresses issues with the official site https://valadoc.org: unstable 
availability, outdated library versions, missing packages, and poor search.
https://valadoc.alt-gnome.ru

* ALT Mobile
t.me/altlinux_mobile

Download the new ALT Mobile Sisyphus 20260610 image:
https://beta.altlinux.org/mobile/sisyphus/20260610

In this release:
- Phosh 0.55.0, GNOME Apps 50.
- Improved Bluetooth.
- Fixed image builds for the RISC-V architecture.
- The image includes fresh versions of XWayland and the kernel with 
security vulnerabilities patched.
- The Tuner plugin is now included and is planned to replace Phosh 
Mobile Settings and ALT Tweaks.

Suggestions for improvements and bug reports can be left in the project 
repository on ALT Linux Space:
https://altlinux.space/alt-mobile/TunerMobileTweaks

Report bugs at bugzilla.altlinux.org → "New Bug" → ALT Mobile. Select 
components according to the description.

* libapi-base/libserialize
https://altlinux.space/rirusha/libapi-base
A high-level serialization and deserialization library for the Vala 
language.

In version 7.8:
- YAML support is now available.
- Added cross-format conversion function for JSON <-> YAML for existing 
data structures.


News on the website or via RSS (in Russian):
https://thisweek.altlinux.org/posts/2026/06/twia-26/
https://thisweek.altlinux.org/index.xml