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The key improvement to the latest Raspberry Pi OS 5.2 release is a T bump to support the most recent Linux kernel 6.6 LTS. The Debian 12-based operating system has had plenty of tweaks and comes with Chrome 122 and Firefox 123. Interestingly, it also features a new version of the Pi firmware and this can be flashed using the latest raspi-config tool to the Pi 4 and the Pi 5’s onboard EEPROM.
Improvements to the current Wayland session have been implemented and there are speed boosts for opening the system Bluetooth and Network menus. This release also improves compatibility with alternative window managers and enhances the dark theme introduced in the previous release by ensuring some widgets are now correctly displayed. Plus, the popover windows from the taskbar have been replaced with conventional windows, the shutdown assistant has been updated to close all user processes when logging out, and the audio icon on the taskbar is now hidden by default if no audio devices are connected.