OpenBSD 7.7 released with updated hardware support, 9Front ships second update of 2025

Fresh from their respective bunkers, OpenBSD 7.7 and a new version of Plan 9 fork 9Front have dropped, bringing hardened security, obscure charm, and, oddly enough, artwork from the same designer.

OpenBSD is about the most minimalist of the modern FOSS Unix-like OSes. Version 7.7 has just come out, and as usual, the release notes are comprehensive, with an extensive list of updates.

The project still caters to a surprisingly wide array of aging and obscure hardware, with fresh tweaks in 7.7 for HP's PA-RISC boxes and the Omron workstations based on Motorola's 88000 RISC processors. Even so, support for more modern hardware remains current. As OSnews notes:

OpenBSD 7.7 adds support for Ryzen AI 300 (Strix Point, Strix Halo, Krackan Point), Radeon RX 9070 (Navi 48), and Intel's Arrow Lake.

It also includes GNOME 47, released last September, and KDE Plasma 6 ...