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Torizon OS 7.0.0 Quarterly Release

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Torizon
Research & Development Team

We are pleased to announce the Torizon OS 7.0.0 quarterly release for Toradex's System on Modules.

Torizon OS is our operating system that powers Torizon, a DevOps platform that simplifies the development and maintenance of embedded Linux software. Torizon OS is designed to be used out-of-the-box on devices requiring high reliability, allowing you to focus on your application instead of building and maintaining an operating system.

Torizon uses software containers, making it simple to add functionality to your system in a way that is both secure and easy to maintain. Torizon supports hardware acceleration in containers and graphical user interfaces.

Updates and Highlights​

Torizon OS​

This is the first regular release for the Torizon 7 series. According to our Embedded Linux Lifecycle and Releases, Torizon 6 has transitioned from active to maintenance, and Torizon 7 is the only currently active series.

Debian Packages and Containers​

  • Debian Containers for Torizon:
    • Debian Containers for Torizon 7, including headless and GUI containers, available on tag 4:
      • Upstream-based containers: With the exception of Cog, Chromium and QT6 containers, all others are tested and ready to be used with Torizon 7.
      • iMX8-based containers: With the exception of Cog, Chromium and QT6 containers, all others are tested and ready to be used with Torizon 7 with the following limitations:
        • torizon/weston-imx8:
          • Does not have 2D acceleration enabled via NXP's g2d library on Colibri iMX8X;
          • Does not have remote desktop available (VNC or RDP);
          • XWayland support is disabled;
          • Weston does not show content on Verdin iMX8MP on native HDMI interface.
      • AM62-based containers: still not available
    • Make it possible to pass user parameters when invoking Chromium Container
    • Create a more generic dotnet-wayland container to replace the dotnet-uno one

Upgrade from Torizon OS 6 to 7 possible​

  • Upgrade from Torizon OS 6 to Torizon OS 7 using Torizon Remote Updates is now possible.
    • To upgrade to Torizon OS 7, all users will need to first upgrade to the latest quarterly release of Torizon OS 6.
    • The workflow looks as follows:
      • Older Torizon OS → Torizon OS 6.8.0 or newer → Bootloader update → Torizon OS 7.0.0 or newer
      • Learn more on the Upgrade Instructions

Upcoming Features​

  • Being the first quarterly release of the series, some features are still coming:
    • Browser containers for Chromium and Cog
    • Touch calibrator container
    • QT6 containers
    • Samples are still based on Debian Containers for Torizon 6
    • On Colibri iMX8X, graphics are not hardware accelerated with NXP's g2d
    • Apalis iMX8 support has not been released, for development you can use the previous monthly 7.0.0-devel-202409 pre-release or upcoming monthly pre-releases.
    • IDE Templates for Torizon 7 are work in progress, and will be released anytime between 7.0.0 and the upcoming 7.1.0 OS release

Intended Use​

The Torizon OS 7.0.0 Quarterly Release is a production-grade release.

Therefore, if you are in production with TorizonCore 5 or earlier Torizon OS 6 releases, we recommend moving to this quarterly release. Learn more in the Torizon Upgrade Notes.

Hardware Support​

A quarterly release is a production release, intended to be used in a production environment only with volume products, as long as they are supported by Torizon OS. We run a set of tests to validate them. Learn more about our release types from our Embedded Linux Support Strategy.

  • Volume products: Verdin AM62,Verdin iMX8M Plus, Verdin iMX8M Mini, Apalis iMX6, Colibri iMX6ULL 1GB, Colibri iMX6DL, and Colibri iMX7D 1GB, and Colibri iMX8
    • This release is intended to be used in production on these modules.
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