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title: March 2024 Image Release (and Raspberry Pi 5 support)
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We're pleased to announce that the 20240314 image set has been promoted to
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current and is now generally available.
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You can find the new images on our [downloads page](/download/) and on our many
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[mirrors](https://xmirror.voidlinux.org).
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Some highlights of this release:
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- A keymap selector is now shown in LightDM on XFCE images
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([@classabbyamp](https://github.com/classabbyamp) in
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[#354](https://github.com/void-linux/void-mklive/pull/354))
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- The chrony NTP daemon is now enabled by default in live images
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([@classabbyamp](https://github.com/classabbyamp) in
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[`abbd636`](https://github.com/void-linux/void-mklive/commit/abbd6365b421234df6d55e7eb94d6c3c4195078d))
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- Raspberry Pi images can now be installed on non-SD card storage without manual
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configuration on models that support booting from USB or NVMe
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([@classabbyamp](https://github.com/classabbyamp) in
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[#361](https://github.com/void-linux/void-mklive/pull/361))
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- Raspberry Pi images now default to a `/boot` partition of 256MiB instead of 64MiB
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([@classabbyamp](https://github.com/classabbyamp) in
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[#368](https://github.com/void-linux/void-mklive/pull/368))
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`rpi-aarch64*` PLATFORMFSes and images now support the Raspberry Pi 5.
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After installation, the kernel can be
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[switched](https://docs.voidlinux.org/installation/guides/arm-devices/platforms.html#raspberry-pi-5-kernel)
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to the Raspberry Pi 5-specific `rpi5-kernel`.
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You may verify the authenticity of the images by following the instructions on
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the [downloads page](/download/), and using the following minisign key information:
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```
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untrusted comment: minisign public key A3FCFCCA9D356F86
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RWSGbzWdyvz8o4nrhY1nbmHLF6QiFH/AQXs1mS/0X+t1x3WwUA16hdc/
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```

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