WinesapOS has been updated to 3.1.0-alpha.0. Primary new features to this update include better Intel and NVIDIA graphics driver support, the winesapOS repo has been added, and most of the pre-installed applications now come as Flatpaks.

Previously, since the Neptune kernel doesn’t support NVIDIA graphics, users who used GPUs from said company would get a black screen on boot. Now NVIDIA users can select Arch Linux, with Linux linux-lts (fallback initramfs) and still be able to use winesapOS. The LTS kernel is now used by default for better hardware support. The winesapOS repo adds pre-built AUR packages from the likes of linux-steamos, mesa-steamos, and lib32-mesa-steamos.

Be aware that you may need to log in twice, due to an issue with KDE Plasma 5.23. Some other known issues are listed as well with their workarounds.

I tried to install this on my GPD Win 3 but unfortunately I still don’t seem to be having success. It will go to the GRUB menu and no matter what option I pick the screen remains black. I’m getting in touch with the creator, Luke Short, about this and hopefully we’ll be able to figure it out.

Download winesapOS from GitHub. If you’re looking for a more minimal install, try HoloISO.

Cover image credit: WinesapOS GitHub