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GambOS software updates and news

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Posted December 31st 2025, 5:53 PM

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gbWilly

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gbWilly leads the usergroup ‘GambOS Contributor’

GambOS is back up and running so:

Another holiday release: GambOS update to 26.2 available

This update will install GambOs Screen Capture, a new GambOS application written in Gambas.
As soon as Gambas Book 2 will be pubished you can learn to build it yourself.

Enjoy and best wished for the new year… :thumbs:

gbWilly
- Gambas Dutch translator
- Gambas wiki content contributor
- Gambas debian/ubuntu package recipe contributor
- GambOS, a distro for learning Gambas and more…
- Gambas3 Debian/Ubuntu repositories

… there is always a Catch if things go wrong!

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Posted January 1st 2026, 4:14 PM

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gbWilly

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I have just finished the final chapter of Book 2.

I will still need to add some answers to challenges posed, but other than that the content, screenshots , excerisce files, all is there.
It's up to the contributors now, to go through it all and tell me what's wrong, what can be better, and so on, while I fill in the missing ansers to challenges posed in the book.

When all that is done, book 2 will be published, so a bit more patience… :thumbs:

Something new I added to this book and in the newer version of Book 1 is an overview of what components are used in the book.
It will tell you straight away in what application(s) the component is used and provide a direct link to the gambas wiki page of that component.

I thought it made for a good addition in the reference part of the guide.

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Posted January 18th 2026, 10:47 AM

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gbWilly

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A new version of GambOS CountDown is available.
-> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade (if on GambOS or you have GambOS repository in your sources)
-> if not installed, install from GambOS Software Center or do sudo apt-get install gamboscountdown, to directly install from cli

It fixes a bug that occurs when exceeding 23 for hour value.
Some optical improvements, like when stopping the timer tha button Start will become Restart.

Learn how to build this Countdown timer yourself in Gambas Book 1

Other news:
Gambas Book 1
In the background the last chapters and Reference of Gambas Book 1 are almost done with proofreading and adding all corrections.
So, a new, fully proofread version of Gambas Book 1 is on it's way.

Gambas Book 2
Gambas Book 2 is finished, except for some solutions to challenges that still have to be added.
All is in the hands of the contributor team, to read, try all, test all and give feedback.
Once that's done Book 2 will become available.

Help wanted
If you want to help out by simply being a test studend for Book 2, you are more that welcome.
In book 2 you will learn to build a Video Player, PdfViewer and ScreenCapture application, same as respectively GambOS VideoPlayer, GambOS PdfViewer and GambOS ScreenCapture.

You just go through the book do all that is required and feedback errors, typo's, things that are unclear, etc
Meanwhile you will be building above applications. You will get a contributor badge here on the forum and access to the contributor corner for giving your feedback.
Of course you will be mentioned in the guides you contribute to.

Make sure you are at least familiar with chapter 7 (building the countdown timer) in Gambas Book 1 as parts discussed in there will be further eleborated on, before starting with Gambas Book 2
Send me a message if you are up for the job…

Enjoy.. :thumbs:

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Posted January 20th 2026, 2:46 PM

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gbWilly

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A new version of GambOS ScreenCapture is available for those running GambOS or those who added GambOS repository as a source to their Debian/Ubuntu/Mint/Raspberry Pi OS system.
apt-get update and apt-get upgrade is the magic formula to get it.

Furthermore I added some instructions on how to install a guide when running GambOS (or from GambOS repo on a supported distribution). It seems I skipped that part somehow to go straight to how to update a guide O_o

Anyway, that has been taken care off.

Meanwhile contributors first feedback arrived today on chapter 4 :thumbs:

Enjoy…

All screenshots where taken with GambOS ScreenCapture, available on GambOS or through the GambOS repository

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Posted January 21st 2026, 3:01 PM

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gbWilly

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Gambas Learning Guides - Book 1: Introduction to Gambas version 1.0.7 is available

Update your installed guide using GambOS Software Center

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Posted January 24th 2026, 12:40 PM

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gbWilly

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Just released GambOS Software Center version 1.0.11

Screenshot made with GambOS ScreenCapture.

This release fixes a bug found in both the patch script and code that, combined, causes a looping update without an actual update happening, under certain circumstances.
Installing (or updating to) this version, will ensure the patch is reapplied properly, without any looping. :thumbs:

To update simply do:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Installing on a non-GambOS system start here to see if your distro is supported and what to do next

Enjoy… :thumbs:

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Posted January 28th 2026, 10:18 AM

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gbWilly

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Gambas Learning Guides - Book 1: Introduction to Gambas version 1.0.8 is available
AND
GambOS Background Guides - Book 1: Introduction to GambOS version 1.0.8 is available