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  "schema": 1,
  "id": "2026.10.04.2",
  "product": "rime",
  "name": "Rime 2026.10.04.2",
  "title": "Rime OS keeps itself compressed after every update",
  "date": "2026-10-04T13:32:57.000Z",
  "channels": [
    "apex",
    "daily",
    "edge",
    "gaming-mesa",
    "gaming-nvidia",
    "platform-apex",
    "platform-daily",
    "platform-gaming-mesa",
    "platform-gaming-nvidia",
    "platform-rime",
    "rime"
  ],
  "predecessor": "2026.10.04",
  "notes": "https://rimeos.com/updates/2026.10.04.2",
  "summary": "2 changes, to the system.",
  "provenance": {
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    "shellRevision": "7bbc05f6d0487562ef5c1ca1e4aec9dca70b48c9",
    "imageDigest": "sha256:65c6d0a1d3f866c927cfc69e007b25fa9173fe7713dea68f61d147c4839e6afe",
    "build": "https://github.com/AndreNijman/rime-os/actions/runs/37201037592",
    "iso": null,
    "reissues": []
  },
  "highlights": [
    "rime-os-keeps-itself-compressed-after-every-upda",
    "a-smaller-rime-os-the-ai-apps-and-developer-tool"
  ],
  "changes": [
    {
      "id": "rime-os-keeps-itself-compressed-after-every-upda",
      "area": "system",
      "kind": "new",
      "title": "Rime OS keeps itself compressed after every update",
      "summary": "Rime OS now keeps itself compressed after every update, and clears out old system images it no longer uses. On machines installed before 2026-10-04 the first run, shortly after this update, typically frees several gigabytes.",
      "source": [
        "https://github.com/AndreNijman/rime-os/pull/82"
      ],
      "breaking": false
    },
    {
      "id": "a-smaller-rime-os-the-ai-apps-and-developer-tool",
      "area": "system",
      "kind": "new",
      "title": "A smaller Rime OS: the AI apps and developer tools install on demand",
      "summary": "Rime OS is much smaller: ChatGPT, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Zed and the developer toolchains are no longer part of the system, so this update is a large one-time download and every update after it is lighter.",
      "source": [
        "https://github.com/AndreNijman/rime-os/pull/83"
      ],
      "breaking": false
    }
  ],
  "knownIssues": [],
  "rollback": null,
  "maintenance": false
}