GoKawiilEnlightenment 0.28.0 adds NetBSD support, NetworkManager module and PipeWire mixer
Enlightenment's 0.28.0 release, authored by Carsten Haitzler, adds initial NetBSD support with power and signal handling, a new NetworkManager module covering Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Bluetooth and VPNs, and native PipeWire mixer support alongside PulseAudio. The update also introduces a clipboard history module, restores the Pants module, adds per-battery charge limits, and brings ACPI CPU power profile and AMD GPU power handling.
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The breadth of changes—spanning networking, audio, power management and BSD portability—suggests the Enlightenment project is working to modernize its desktop environment's hardware integration and broaden its platform reach beyond Linux. Features like VPN support, captive portal handling and battery charge limits indicate an effort to match capabilities users expect from mainstream desktop environments.
- Enlightenment 0.28.0 adds initial NetBSD support and a full NetworkManager module for Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Bluetooth and VPNs.
- Native PipeWire mixer support joins PulseAudio, alongside a new persistent clipboard history module.
- Power management improvements include ACPI CPU power profiles, AMD GPU power settings, and per-battery charge limits.
Source: enlightenment.org, 2026-11-01
Published there as: “Enlightenment 0.28.0 Release”
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