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Sync updates

Applications updates

• KDE Gear has been updated to 24.05.1
• OBS Studio was updated to 30.1.2.
• Clear Boot Manager (CBM) now supports multiple kernel-dependent initrd extensions. This allows the graphics driver to initialize earlier in the boot, which can reduce flickering.

New application

• Papers has been added to the repository this cycle. It is a new PDF viewer for the GNOME desktop.

Development updates

• As a part of our plan to fully remove Python 2, the Solus Software Center will be replaced by GNOME Software and KDE Discover, since we don't have the developers to maintain the Solus SC application.
• In order for us to be able to do that, AppStream metainfo files have to be added to packages so they show up in the new software centers. There are 319 packages that need metainfo added before a switch can be made.
• Adding metainfo is a good and simple way to get started with packaging. We have an issue up on our tracker reagrding this effort. If you would like to help, get in touch in the Solus Packaging room on Matrix.

Security updates

• mbedtls was updated to 2.28.8-14. Includes security fixes for CVE-2024-28960.

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Sync Summary

• Rust has been updated to 1.79.
• Nheko has been updated to 0.12.0. Note that upstream Qt6 has an issue with scrolling with mouse scroll wheels, to work around this, we've added a downstream patch. As this downstream patch is a significant departure from how it works with upstream Nheko, please report any issues with scrolling on the Solus issue trackers.
• VLC was updated to 3.0.21. VLC package was modified to split it between the binary and the library portion, meaning that VLC should now be able to be uninstalled on Plasma.
• Bash will now inherit the $PATH from the process that spawned it, rather than resetting it.
• An issue was fixed where some processes or services couldn't find configuration files.
• All packages that shipped files in /etc/xdg have been fixed to ship them in the correct stateless directory instead.

Desktop Updates

• GNOME has been updated to 46.2. This is a bugfix update, and should be a safe and uneventful upgrade from 46.1.
• KDE Frameworks has been updated to 6.3.0. This release contains many fixes and improvements to the KDE Frameworks 6 series.
• Mesalib was updated to 24.1.1. GNOME will now use explicit sync for Wayland-native applications for AMD and Intel GPU users. XWayland applications will have to wait for an updated XWayland, and Plasma users have to wait for Plasma 6.1. More news about Mesa 24.1 can be read here.

Security updates

• flask-cors was updated to 4.0.1-10 . Includes security fixes for CVE-2024-1681.
• libvte was updated to 0.76.3-64. Includes security fixes for CVE-2024-37535.

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Heya folks! We're here with another installment of the weekly Solus news! Let's dive in.

GRUB Update:

• GRUB:
  • Updated to version 2.12.
  • Brings numerous fixes and improved support for various technologies.
  • Important Notes:
    • GRUB does not get automatically updated; it must be done manually.
    • If you have a /boot partition, it must be mounted before the manual installation.
    • To update the GRUB bootloader, run the following command after fully updating your system, replacing sdX with your boot drive:

      sudo grub-install --boot-directory=/boot/ --target=i386-pc --recheck --force /dev/sdX
      

LLVM and Related Tool Updates:

• LLVM:
  • Updated to 18.1.6.
  • Crystal: Updated to 1.12.1.
  • ISPC: Updated to 1.23.0.
  • Ziglang: Updated to 0.12.0.
  • Rust: More tools included in the Rust package and moved into the development subpackage (rust-devel). Install rust-devel for a complete Rust development environment.

Blender Enhancements:

• Blender:
  • Now includes CUDA and OptiX support.
  • NVIDIA users can render projects using their GPU, significantly speeding up rendering times.

Kernel-side Changes:

• BCC (BPF Compiler Collection):
  • Kernel-side changes for BCC have been implemented. BCC is a toolkit for creating efficient kernel tracing and manipulation programs, including several powerful performance tools. These changes enable the tools to work effectively with the updated kernel.

Software Center Updates:

• GNOME Software and KDE Discover:
  • No longer marked as experimental.

Community Contributions:

• Repository Cleanup:
  • Shoutout to those working on adding homepages to package.yml files, cleanup, and adding monitoring.yml files. Close to 1700 packages have been cleaned up since the initiative started in September 2023. This essential work by community contributors is greatly appreciated.

Security Updates:

• GRUB:
  • Updated to 2.12-39.
  • Fixes numerous security issues, including:
    • CVE-2014-4607
    • CVE-2020-10713
    • CVE-2020-14308 to CVE-2020-14311
    • CVE-2020-14372
    • CVE-2020-15705 to CVE-2020-15707
    • CVE-2020-25632, CVE-2020-25647
    • CVE-2020-27749, CVE-2020-27779
    • CVE-2021-20225, CVE-2021-20233
    • CVE-2021-3418, CVE-2021-3695 to CVE-2021-3697
    • CVE-2021-3981
    • CVE-2022-2601, CVE-2022-28733 to CVE-2022-28736
    • CVE-2022-3775
    • CVE-2023-4692, CVE-2023-4693

That’s all for this week, folks! Tune in next week for more Solus news.

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Heya folks! It's time for another roundup of the news! Let's dive in.

Driver Updates:

• NVIDIA Beta Driver:
  • Updated to 555.42.02.
  • Adds support for the linux-drm-syncobj-v1 protocol for Wayland explicit sync in EGL.
  • Issue: Rebooting directly into a Wayland session with Vulkan using the Beta driver causes Vulkan not to work. Workaround: Log into an XOrg session first, then into a Wayland session.

Software Updates:

• Neovim:

  • Updated to 0.10.0.
  • Major release with numerous changes and breaking changes for plugins and configurations. Make sure to update plugins and check configs.

• MimeType Handling:

  • Branding packages that ship a mimeapps.list file are now co-installable again.
  • Files added to the MATE and XFCE desktop branding packages.

• Desktop Environment Updates:

  • KDE Plasma:
    • Updated to 6.0.5.
    • Contains many bugfixes.
    • KDE Frameworks 5 updated to 5.116.0 for applications not yet on Frameworks 6.
  • Qt:
    • Updated to 6.7.1.
    • Brings new features and bugfixes.

Performance Improvements:

• Bash Optimization:
  • Significant speed improvement achieved by building Bash with Profile-guided optimizations (PGO).
  • Startup speed for running a script improved by approximately 60%.
  • Example script startup speed reduced from 1.409 seconds to 1.366 seconds.
  • Shellbench benchmarking tool confirms the performance increase.
  • Trade-off: Binary size increased from 9.68 MB to 9.82 MB, and build times are longer due to multiple compilations required for PGO.

Security Updates:

• gnome-remote-desktop: Updated to 46.2-15. Includes fixes for CVE-2024-5148.
• podman: Updated to 5.0.3-42. Includes fixes for CVE-2024-3727.
• postgresql: Updated to 16.3-49. Includes fixes for CVE-2024-4317.
• qt5-networkauth: Updated to 5.15.13-24. Includes fixes for CVE-2024-36048.
• skopeo: Updated to 1.15.1-29. Includes fixes for CVE-2024-3727.
• wireshark: Updated to 4.2.5-87. Includes fixes for CVE-2024-4853, CVE-2024-4854, and CVE-2024-4855.

Browser Updates:

• Opera and Vivaldi: Updated to include the latest Chromium security updates.

That’s all for this week, folks! Check in next week for another Solus news roundup.

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Here's the latest update for this week:

System Update Measures:

• We've implemented safety measures to ensure system updates won't break your system, regardless of the last update. An in-depth breakdown of last week's issues will be provided later. We're working on further steps to ensure everyone transitions to a fully /usr Merged system safely. Thanks for your patience.

Kernel Updates:

• The Current branch kernel has been updated to 6.8.10.
• The LTS branch kernel has been updated to 6.6.31.
• The build time for these kernels now derives from the SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH.

KDE Frameworks Update:

• KDE Frameworks have been updated to 6.2.0. These are 72 addon libraries to Qt providing commonly needed functionalities.

LibreOffice Icon Theme:

• Previously, LibreOffice on Budgie used the Sifr Dark icon theme by default, causing unreadable icons with a light theme. Now, LibreOffice defaults to the colored Elementary icons, ensuring readability across all editions of Solus.

Boot Loader Management Tool:

• Over at Serpent, Ikey has been developing blsforme, a replacement for clr-boot-manager. blsforme is a tool and library for the Boot Loader Specification, progressing swiftly towards Solus 5. This change addresses several issues associated with clr-boot-manager.

GLib CVE Fix and Application Crashes:

• The recent GLib CVE fix revealed other bugs causing crashes in Inkscape, gedit, HandBrake, and possibly other programs when vala-panel-appmenu is installed. We've backported a patch to GLib to fix these issues.

Security Updates:

• git: Updated to 2.45.1-128, including fixes for CVE-2024-32002, CVE-2024-32004, CVE-2024-32020, CVE-2024-32021, and CVE-2024-32465.
• libxml2: Updated to 2.12.7-48, addressing CVE-2024-34459.
• Chromium-based browsers: Updated to address zero-day flaws CVE-2024-4761 and CVE-2024-4947. If you're using Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, or any Chromium-based browser, ensure these updates are applied due to known exploits.

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Here's the latest from this week's roundup:

1. Package Updates:

   • Steam and xfce4-panel-profiles: Missing dependencies for these packages have been addressed. Update your system to ensure these packages can work properly again.

2. "/usr Merge" Progress:

   • The "/usr Merge" initiative continues, with /bin and /sbin directories fully moved into the /usr directory. Compatibility symlinks have been added. This transition is crucial as the next version of systemd will drop support for unmerged-usr setups.

3. Extended Attributes (xattrs) Support:

   • ypkg and eopkg got new feature to export extended attributes (xattrs) info to files in packages and apply them during installation. This enables setting file capabilities for binaries, such as KWin being able to raise its process priority for improved responsiveness under load. Note that you may not see these benefits until the next package update. You can reinstall KWin to ensure it has capabilities with sudo eopkg it kwin --reinstall. To check which binaries have file capabilities, run getcap -r /usr/bin/.

4. Security Updates:

   • Important security fixes were made to several packages:
     • buildah: Updated to 1.35.3-44, addressing CVE-2024-1753 and CVE-2024-24786.
     • glib2: Updated to 2.80.2-106, fixing CVE-2024-34397.
     • strongswan: Updated to 5.9.14-10, resolving CVE-2023-41913.

Make sure to apply these updates promptly to stay protected!

That's all for this week's roundup! Keep an eye out for more updates next week!

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This week's highlights from Solus:

1. CUPS Update: CUPS packages have been updated, switching to the actively maintained OpenPrinting version of CUPS. cups-filters was also updated to 2.0.0 and split into separate packages, addressing printing issues. Users may see file conflict warnings during updates, but these are harmless.

2. Workrave Package Update: Workrave package has been split to remove unnecessary files and dependencies, ensuring that only relevant components are installed based on the desktop environment.

3. Zynaddsubfx Fix: Zynaddsubfx now works again after breaking due to missing dependencies when switching to Pipewire by default. The package now depends on pipewire-jack.

4. Nano 8 Update: Nano text editor has been updated to version 8, featuring modernization efforts such as default key bindings for search, improved command-line options, and mousewheel scrolling.

5. Element Matrix Client: The Element Matrix client now uses Wayland by default, enhancing its compatibility with modern desktop environments.

6. Font Rendering Improvement: Fonts now use slight hinting by default, resolving font rendering issues with certain websites.

7. Solus MATE Transition Tool (SMTT): SMTT has been added to the repository, but it's not yet recommended for general use. Users can help debug potential issues by testing it.

8. New Additions to Repository:

   • diffoscope: A tool for in-depth file, archive, and directory comparisons.
   • helvum: A graphical patchbay for PipeWire, enabling audio, video, and MIDI data routing.
   • gnome-online-accounts-gtk: A standalone application for configuring online accounts on GTK desktops.

9. Security Updates: Security updates include patches for python-idna, qt6-base, and tpm2-tools. Make sure to apply all updates for the latest protections.

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This week's highlights from Solus:

1. GNOME 46.1: The latest GNOME Desktop version brings new features like global search in Files, improved GNOME Online Accounts with Microsoft OneDrive support, and remote login with RDP. Check out the release post for more details.

2. Default Program Definitions: Solus is addressing issues with files opening in the wrong programs by providing a file defining default programs for MIME types. GNOME users will benefit from this improvement, ensuring that files open in the appropriate applications.

3. Samba 4.19.6: The update includes performance improvements, migration of smbget to use a common command line parser, removal of in-tree cryptography in favor of GnuTLS, and more.

4. nftables Update: Solus now uses nftables by default instead of legacy xtables. Users of Docker, lxd, libvirtd, and firewalld shouldn't need to take action, but manual users should note the change. Rebooting after updating is recommended for users of containers or VMs.

5. Docker 26.0: Docker has been updated to version 26.0, with docker-buildx updated to 0.14.0. docker-machine has been removed from the repository as it is no longer maintained upstream.

6. Prism Launcher Update: Prism launcher has been updated to version 8.3, now using Java 21 instead of Java 17, ensuring compatibility with the latest Minecraft versions.

7. Intel QuickSync Support: Handbrake and FFMPEG now work with Intel QuickSync on Tiger Lake and later GPUs. Users need to manually install vpl-gpu-rt.

8. iputils Ping: Solus now uses the iputils version of ping, which is more advanced and actively developed. Subpixel rendering is also enabled by default, and fontconfig snippets can now be added to override default configuration files.

9. Shim-signed Update: shim-signed was updated to the latest Fedora upstream version, fixing issues with running the Mok Management application upon a Secure Boot violation.

10. Security Updates: Important security updates include patches for glibc and libarchive. Make sure to apply these updates to stay protected against vulnerabilities.

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Here's the latest from Solus:

1. KDE Plasma 6.0.4: This week, KDE Plasma was updated to version 6.0.4, bringing three weeks' worth of bug fixes and translation updates. Fixes include improvements to Desktop Portal URL exporting, resizing fixes in System Monitor's overview page, and more.

2. HDR on Plasma: A guide was shared on forum on using HDR on Plasma, although it's still experimental and not officially supported by either Plasma or Solus developers.

3. Wayland Explicit Sync Support: Updates to libxcb and xcb-proto bring Solus closer to supporting explicit sync in Wayland. This feature aims to improve graphics performance, especially for NVIDIA users, by refining interaction between applications, the OS, and graphics hardware.

4. Kernel and PAM Updates: The Linux kernel branch has been updated to 6.8.7, bringing new features like the xe GPU driver and bcachefs. PAM has been updated to version 1.6, with improvements and bug fixes, including persisting faillock across reboots for enhanced security.

5. LibreOffice 24.2.2.2: LibreOffice has been updated to version 24.2.2.2, featuring the Qt6/KF6 backend for better integration with Plasma 6 and improved performance.

6. OpenJDK 21: The latest LTS release of OpenJDK, version 21, is now available in the repository, offering new features such as sequenced collections and pattern matching for switch statements.

7. Lua 5.4.6 Update: Lua has been updated to version 5.4.6, introducing new features like generational garbage collection mode and const variables.

8. GNOME 46 Update: GNOME 46.1 is being worked on Solus, with plans to land it in the Unstable branch next week for testing.

9. Security Updates: Several security fixes have been implemented this week across various packages, ensuring users have the latest protections against vulnerabilities.

10. Multimedia, Gaming, CLI Tool, System, and Programming Updates: Numerous updates have been made across these categories, including updates to multimedia software, gaming tools, CLI utilities, system components, and programming languages.