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GambOS software updates and news

What title should become Gambas Learning Guides Book 4

Building a multi document interface application	Building a multi document interface application
Creating your own Gambas Libaries	Creating your own Gambas Libaries
Interfacing with databases	Interfacing with databases
Interfacing with comand line applications	Interfacing with comand line applications

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Posted December 31st 2025, 5:53 PM

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gbWilly is in the usergroup ‘GambOS Developer’

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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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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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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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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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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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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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

If you have the guides installed you can update them from within GambOS Software Center

Enjoy…

All screenshots made by GambOS Screen Capture, a Gambas application…

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Posted February 6th 2026, 9:34 AM

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GambOS PdfViewer version 1.0.2 released

Screenshot made with GambOS Screen Capture

apt-get update and apt-get upgrade (with elevated rights) are you friend to get it, if on GambOS or using GambOS repository. :thumbs:

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Posted February 20th 2026, 3:31 PM

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Some news on what is and has been going on.

Gambas Book 2 - Building GUI applications
As already mentioned, Gambas Learning guides Book 2 is written.
It is currently being tested by the contributor team and close behind them, proof reading is being done.
I released version 0.0.8 to the Contributor team on the 17th containing:
- proof reader corrections up to chapter 2 (not included)
- corrections posted by testers on chapter 2 and 4 (typos in text and code boxes, screens not matching code, code not working etc.)
- small additions (mainly extra green and yellow boxes = good practices and background info boxes)
- rewrites of parts for clearer explanation, better flow etc.

I hope to release somewhere in March 2026, no idea how fast testing progress will be, so early as well as mid and late March are candidates.

GambOS PdfViewer
New version of GambOS PdfViewer is on the horizon. Currently the Contributors are enjoying it.

GambOS Learning Center
I have been reworking GambOS Learning Center. It is currently based on gb.qt5webkit component, but the depending libaries will no longer be available in Debian 13 (GambOS 3.0).
So, I decided to redo based on gb.qt5.webview, an entire other and different beast. It has been redone for a while now and available for Contributor team to use.

It works great, but not on GambOS on the Raspberry Pi's. There, it doesn't work at all O_o

When changing to gb.gtk3,webview it does work strangly enough.

I need to further investigate, by trying a higher Gambas version see if that works. If so, some backports to Gambas should solve the problem.
If that doesn't work, I''try a higher Debian version, with latest master, just to see if that works.

If none works, I'll report a bug and hope it can be fixed and backported.
If no solution, I have a problem.
The gb.gtk3.webview forces me to use gtk3 for GambOS Learning Center, causing other things not to work like they do on qt5 O_o

The other option is a seperate Pi version based on gtk3, but that means two sources to maintain next to each other, no joke and cumbersome.

So, as long as there is no solution for above, the new GambOS Learning Center will have to wait before being released.

GambOS build 27
Preparing a GambOS build 27, at least the templates and trhe additions/removals/tweaks needed so far.
Awaiting of new backports will be needed (see GambOS Learning Center complications) before even considering making the new build.

If backports are needed the new iso and image build will default install the latest Gambas 3.19.6+bpo version (including new backports).
Already installed GambOS distro's will need an update patch to get to 27, so that needs to be written as well.

Gambas Book 3 - Some more simple GUI applications
The intro, foreword and a small part of Chapter 1 have been written.

GambOS Learning Center 1.0.91 (not published yet) with Gambas Learning Guide Book 3 content (not written yet) - created with GambOS Screen Capture and the power of Gambas

Gambas Learning Guides series
A general roadmap of guides to come, their difficulty level and the order to write them in, has been posted in the Contributor corner.
It's open for discussion amongst Contributors on what order is best, what forgotten topics need a book and more of that.

One thing is clear, it will take multiple years just to write what is on the roadmap currently. To give you an idea, I hope to publish book 4 by the end of February 2027 (the optimistic version).
I just started writing book 3 and I expect, me and the team can manage about max 2 books a year (or maybe we even need some more time), it's a lot of work.
So, more volunteers are definity welcome. You will get a front seat on getting to see what is in the guides, that's for sure, and a mention in the guide to your likings (see above screen), access to teh Contributor corner here on teh forum and last but not least, a Contributor badge here on the forum. :thumbs:

Titles for the planned books are:
- Building a multi document interface application
- Creating your own Gambas Libaries
- Interfacing with databases
- Interfacing with comand line applications
- Creating your own controls
- Interfacing with C libraries
- Creating your own Gambas components

Plenty to look out for :thumbs:

I hoped you enjoyed this little GambOS news break…
Please vistit us again, give us a like and all that crap…
AND
Thank you for using GambOS (that is, if you do use it

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Please, scroll up and vote in the poll for what book you would like to see become Book 4

Last edit: February 23rd 2026, 12:01 PM by gbWilly

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Posted February 28th 2026, 8:53 AM

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GambOS will soon have its own music player (mp3 player).
GambOS MusicPlayer has been published for being tested by the Contributors.

It will be added to GambOS build 26.3, as soon as publication ready.

Updates for GambOS PdfViewer and GambOS VideoPlayer are in testing as well, soon to be published to the public.

Progress on the book has been made and up to chapter 4 all has been tested at least once (parts twice or even three times).
Proof reading is done up to chapter 3 (not included).

Above Music Player, planned to be build in Book 3, has been moved to Book 2, starting a simple build, that mainly has to be finished by the reader/student itself.
Instead of a Music Player, Book 3 will give birth to a Simple Text Editor.

It's a sort of final test to see if you manage on your own. Most that needs to be done has been learned throughout the book, some is new to figure out yourself, with the aid of the Gambas wiki.
So, your skills and creativity will be challenged and sharped during this process, at least that is the intention.

I really hope to release Book 2 somewhere in late March 2026.

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Posted February 28th 2026, 6:49 PM

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Double news today:
Version 1.0.3 of GamBOS PdfViewer available

Version 1.0.5 of GambOS VideoPlayer available

apt-get update and apt-get upgrade will get you there, if on GambOS or using GambOS repository

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Posted March 1st 2026, 7:30 PM

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Version 1.0.6 of GamBOS LearningCenter available

I do realise packaged, tested but forgot to release version 1.0.5 somehow O_o

Anyway it's a big change to the interface to make it a lesser burden on the lightweights like the Pi 4
And, there is Zoom :thumbs:

apt-get IT

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Posted March 2nd 2026, 5:08 PM

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Updated the guide section on the GambOS webpage
Added 6 screenshots to give an impression on Gambas Book 2

Added Gambas Book 3 with 1 screenshot as a sneak peak.

See https://gambos.gambas.one/guides/index.html.

Enjoy… :thumbs:

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Posted March 6th 2026, 10:57 AM

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Double news today:
Version 1.0.2 of GambOS Screen Capture available

Version 1.0.4 of GambOS PdfViewer available

apt-get update and apt-get upgrade if using GambOS or GambOS repository

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Posted March 13th 2026, 4:59 PM

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GambOS build 26.3 available

Start GambOS Software Center and click the Upgrade GambOS button.
After the update GambOs will have it's own music player installed for playing mp3 files named GambOS Music Player

Enjoy the release…

P.S. Vote in the poll if you haven't already

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Posted March 14th 2026, 11:55 AM

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GambOS Music Player version 1.0.1 released

Changes:
- Enlarged some controls to make thing fit on raspberry Pi

Note that above made the form a bit wider and might cause a slight discomfort easily solved.
If you have you settings set Save the screen position on closing selected you might miss a bit of the form. O_o

To solve this click the Preference button, deslect Save the screen position on closing, Save and close and next close the player and open it again.

You should now have a complete form and can set the settings back to Save the screen position on closing.
Your old settings having the old form dimensions was the problem in this case :thumbs:

As I stated a slight discomfort … :lol:

If you have not done above GambOS update (in previous post) GambOS Music Player will NOT be installed.
Do the GambOS update to get there, it will install latest version right away.

If it is already installed:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

will get you the updated version

Enjoy…

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