Joseph Zikusooka (ZIK)

Linux Systems Engineer specializing in open source software technologies | Very experienced in building and configuring UNIX/Linux systems and servers. Passionate about developing software applications and hardware for the smart home | Currently serving as technologist at Jambula Labs and the project leader at JambulaTV, a smart home automation and entertainment platform - https://jambulatv.com | This blog focuses on the following areas: Linux How-Tos and Tutorials ::: IT Security News ::: Free and Libre Open Source Software ::: Smart Home Software ::: Digital Innovations in East Africa https://mastodon.social/@jzik | https://github.com/zikusooka

Month: September 2025

Jambula OS 2025.9.0 Released – Now with Bluetooth Speaker Support!

By Joseph ZikusookaPosted on Posted in Apps, Code, Linux, News, Open SourceTagged , , , , ,

I have uploaded the latest ๐‰๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š ๐Ž๐’ image – version ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“.๐Ÿ—.๐ŸŽ. This release continues the work I have been doing to make Jambula OS, a reliable, lightweight Linux platform for embedded SoC devices like the Raspberry Pi 5. So if you are building smart automation solutions on embedded platforms, this update is definitely worth checking out.

๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž:

๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ: Added support for Bluetooth audio devices which is ideal for voice prompts or music output.

๐’๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Š๐ž๐š ๐ƒ๐‡๐‚๐: Replaced dnsmasq with ๐Š๐ž๐š ๐ƒ๐‡๐‚๐ for better dynamic addressing management.

๐–๐ข๐…๐ข ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐Ž๐“๐ƒ: See how many clients are connected to your hotspot right in the systemโ€™s MOTD.

๐๐‘ ๐œ๐จ๐๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ง: Displays a QR code linking to vendor/device info, useful for branding or support.

๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ: Smoother first-time setup experience with updated scripts.

๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐: Latest Home Assistant version included to keep your platform up to date.

๐๐ฎ๐  ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฑ๐ž๐ฌ: Minor fixes including firewall and weather integration improvements.

๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐‰๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š ๐Ž๐’:
https://code.jambula.net/zikusooka/Jambula-OS

Hass Core Installer 2025.9.0 Released

By Joseph ZikusookaPosted on Posted in Apps, Code, Linux, Tools

I have released Hass Core Installer 2025.9.0! There are no changes in this version besides upgrade to the latest Home Assistant.

Hass Core Installer is a free and open source tool that helps you install and manage Home Assistant Core using the manual installation method. Even though this method is now officially deprecated, I know some people still prefer it for its flexibility and control.

You can find the project and source code here: https://github.com/zikusooka/hass-core-installer

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