From 02946d6138a3125fe540b95da0df966d34987406 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ngn <ngn@ngn.tf>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 00:10:31 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] new: 24.05 post

---
 download.json   |  2 +-
 download.md     |  2 +-
 index.md        |  2 +-
 news/24_05.json |  6 ++++++
 news/24_05.md   | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 news/24_05.json
 create mode 100644 news/24_05.md

diff --git a/download.json b/download.json
index 1cef55b..9be1e6a 100644
--- a/download.json
+++ b/download.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "id": "24.04",
+  "id": "24.05",
   "title": "24"
 }
diff --git a/download.md b/download.md
index d315407..57bedf3 100644
--- a/download.md
+++ b/download.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 For installation instructions, please [see the wiki](/wiki). You can
-download the older versions from the [directory listing](https://rel.matterlinux.xyz/24/).
+download the older versions from the [directory listing](https://rel.matterlinux.xyz/).
 
 Signatures can be verified using `gpg`. To do so, download the maintainer's key:
 ```
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
index 079cec0..95782f3 100644
--- a/index.md
+++ b/index.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ here is a rough roadmap:
 <ul>
     <li><k class="green">>>></k> Package system</li>
     <li><k class="green">>>></k> Website</li>
-    <li><k class="blue">>>></k> Official pools (<code>base</code> and <code>desktop</code>)</li>
+    <li><k class="green">>>></k> Official pools (<code>base</code> and <code>desktop</code>)</li>
     <li><k class="green">>>></k> Wiki/documentation</li>
     <li><k class="green">>>></k> First release</li>
     <li><k class="blue">>>></k> Server pool</li>
diff --git a/news/24_05.json b/news/24_05.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6c5842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/24_05.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "id": "24_05",
+  "title": "It's finally here",
+  "date": "25/08/24",
+  "author": "ngn"
+}
diff --git a/news/24_05.md b/news/24_05.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7430a33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/24_05.md
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+After 3 months of development and 2 months of package migration later, **MatterLinux 24.05**
+is finally here. So let's go over all the details, shall we?
+
+## The new package management system
+We now have a reworked package managment system, with new tools, libraries, pools and packages.
+Some of these are been in the work for months now, and I am so happy to announce that they are finally ready
+and are being shipped with the new 24.05 release.
+
+I already covered some these new tools in the previous posts, however here is a quick list if you missed
+all that:
+
+- **[libmp](https://git.matterlinux.xyz/Matter/libmp)**: MatterLinux package management library
+- **[matt](https://git.matterlinux.xyz/Matter/matt)**: The (new) MatterLinux package manager
+- **[mtsc](https://git.matterlinux.xyz/Matter/mtsc)**: MatterLinux tools and scripts collection
+- **[pooler](https://git.matterlinux.xyz/Matter/mtsc)**: Simple MPTP server for serving package pools
+- **[mirp](https://git.matterlinux.xyz/Matter/mirp)**: MPTP mirror tool
+
+So now with these new and updated pools, package management has improved a lot, here are few important changes:
+
+- **Packages are now independent**: You can install packages from local package archives, without depending on a pool
+- **More information**: Packages now store more information for the user, such as a changes file
+- **Faster**: We now use proper SQLite databases and a custom TCP based protocol ([MPTP](/wiki/mptp)) to improve operation speeds
+
+I also updated lots of core packages, and you can expect more consistent focus on updates and patches from now on.
+
+This also unfortunately means that previous releases of MatterLinux that use the older package management system is completely
+broken, as I shut down the old package repositories. It's still possible to use old ISO images and release archives thought. You just
+won't be able to install any packages.
+
+## A new package pool
+With 24.05, I've introduced a new package pool, [server](/wiki/pools). As the name suggest this pool will be shipping popular
+server software, such as Apache HTTPD or nginx. Currently it only contains a few packages, and it's disabled by default in the [matt](/wiki/matt)
+configuration. You can enable it if you want to check it out.
+
+## Website updates
+I've also updated to the different components of the MatterLinux website:
+
+- [News page](/news) now support Atom/RSS/JSON feeds
+- [Package tracker](https://tracker.matterlinux.xyz) now offers more information about packages and more options for package search
+- [Wiki](/wiki) is restructured to make it easier to find different pages, and all pages are updated
+
+A part from these I also made few style changes to improve the user experience
+
+## What's next?
+I'll be taking few weeks off and I will work on some different projects of mine, as I literally just spent 3 months on MatterLinux.
+However I'll back and I'll be bringing in more package updates, security patches and maybe even more packages.
+
+Anyway, that will be all for now, thank you for reading and I hope I will see you in the next post!