Android-x86 6.0 Marshmallow Uses Mesa 12.0, Adds F2FS File-System

Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 18 September 2016 at 08:27 AM EDT. 12 Comments
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While Android 7 "Nougat" is available as the latest upstream from Google, the Android-x86 folks have finally put out their first stable release of Android-x86 6.0 Marshmallow.

In addition to pulling in the latest code from the Android Open-Source Project (AOSP) with those improvements made by Google for Android Marshmallow, the Android-x86 developers have as usual added in various extra features.

New to Android-x86 6.0 is the Linux 4.4.20 kernel, Mesa 12.0.2 for graphics driver support, initial support for HDMI audio, support for the Flash-Friendly File-System (F2FS), changes to trackpad handling, and improved suspend/resume support by fixing some WiFi driver issues.

Those interested in learning more about this stable release of Android-x86 6.0 can visit the release notes where you can also find the download links.
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