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Highlights of the Weekly Solus Roundup:

1. KDE Plasma 6 Release: KDE Plasma 6 has been released and is now available in the Solus stable repository. This major release brings significant improvements, including the move to Qt 6 and enhanced Wayland support. Users are advised to ensure their systems do not sleep during updates and to reboot after applying them. Plasma 6.0.3 will be initially available, with bug fixes from the initial release.

2. Default Settings Changes: Several default settings have been adjusted in Plasma 6, such as single-click selection of files and folders, enabling touchpad tap-to-click on Wayland, and more.

3. Removal of qt5-webkit: Due to security concerns and lack of upstream maintenance, qt5-webkit has been removed from the repositories. Applications relying on it have also been removed, and users will see automatic uninstallation of affected packages.

4. Transition to Qt6: With the release of Plasma 6 and Qt6 support added to the Breeze theme, the conversion of applications from Qt5 to Qt6 has begun. Users may notice slight visual changes in applications due to this transition.

5. Offline Updates Exploration: Efforts are underway to add support for offline updates to Solus, making system updates safer by preventing core library changes while the system is running.

6. Translations for Solus MATE Transition Tool: Translators are sought to help localize the Solus MATE Transition Tool. Interested individuals proficient in languages other than English are encouraged to contribute.

7. Security Updates: A backdoor was discovered in XZ tools, potentially compromising SSH servers on affected systems. Linux distributions, including Solus, have acted swiftly to mitigate the issue.

8. Notable Package Updates:

   • GNOME updated to version 45.5, bringing bug fixes.
   • gstreamer updated to 1.24.
   • network-manager updated to 1.44.
   • WirePlumber updated to 0.5.
   • ibus updated to 1.5.29.
   • Waybar updated to 0.10.
   • freerdp 3 added in preparation for GNOME 46.

9. QtStylePlugins to QAdwaitaDecorations: GTK2-based style plugins have been replaced with QAdwaitaDecorations, addressing compatibility issues with modern Qt5 and Qt6 apps.

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⚠️ THERE WILL BE NO SYNC NEXT WEEK ⚠️

1. Early Sync for KDE Plasma 6 Testing:

   • This week's sync is happening early to allow ample time for testing KDE Plasma 6 in the Unstable repository. After two weeks of testing, Plasma 6.0.3 will be rolled out to stable repositories.

2. Desktop Environment Updates:

   • MATE Desktop updated to 1.28 series.
   • XFCE Desktop updated to 4.18 series
   • Backported patches to Budgie Desktop to fix regressions.

3. New Software Inclusions:

   • Labwc: wlroots-based Wayland compositor for window stacking.
   • Wofi: Launcher/menu program for wlroots-based Wayland compositors.
   • MelonDS: Nintendo DS emulator.
   • Shortwave: Internet radio player with access to over 30,000 stations.

4. Security Updates:

   • Visual Studio Code (vscode) update resolves CVE-2024-26165.

5. Multimedia Updates:

   • Updates to various multimedia tools including ardour, audacity, darktable, handbrake, musescore, and portmidi.

6. Gaming Updates:

   • Updates to gaming-related packages such as black-hole-solver, mame, linux-steam-integration, and steam.

7. CLI Tool Updates:

   • Updates to CLI tools like nmap, rclone, wget, yt-dlp, and more.

8. System Updates:

   • Updates to system components including linux kernels, firmware, iptables, openssh, wine, and more.

9. Programming and Language Updates:

   • Updates to programming tools and languages such as clj-kondo, nuitka, perl, pygal, and verilator.

10. Other Desktop Updates:

    • Updates to various desktop applications including Brave, Discord, GNOME Software, Opera, Vivaldi, Wireshark, and more.

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1. Python 3.11 Upgrade:

• Python 3.11 rollout completed, involving the rebuilding of all Python packages. Signifies Solus's adaptation to significant language changes and robustness of the eopkg port to a statically compiled Python 3.10 binary with Nuitka.

2. KDE Plasma 6 Preparation:

• Preparation for KDE Plasma MegaRelease 6 is underway. Early testing initiated to mitigate issues before the official rollout. KDE Frameworks stack updated to version 6.0 in anticipation of Plasma 6 landing in the Unstable repo post next week's sync.

3. Graphics Driver Updates:

• Nvidia mainline driver upgraded to the 550 series, offering enhanced graphical capabilities.
• Mesa reverted to version 24.0 with patches to resolve previous Nvidia-related crashes.

4. Sway and Wayland Updates:

• Sway, an i3-compatible Wayland compositor, updated to version 1.9, introducing new features and incorporating improvements from wlroots 0.17.
• GNOME Maps reintroduced in the Solus repository alongside debut inclusions such as tv-lite for IPTV viewing, snapshot, gnome-clocks, and kio-admin.

5. Security Updates:

• Thunderbird updated to 115.8.1 to address CVE-2024-1936.

6. Multimedia and Gaming Updates:

• Updates to various multimedia and gaming packages, including cadence, cava, Darktable, EasyEffects, Kodi, Krita, musescore, sdl2, v4l-utils, endless-sky, prism-launcher, and sunshine.

7. CLI Tool Updates:

• Updates to CLI tools such as ansible, bitwarden-cli, certbot, docker-compose, fastfetch, gi-dockgen, github-cli, go-task, hugo, iotop, lynx, mu, Neovim, nvme-cli, powertop, streamlink, svtplay-dl, sympy, thefuck, thin-provisioning-tools, and xauth.

8. System Updates:

• Various system updates including BORE Scheduler, removal of AMD HDR patches from linux kernels, updates to btrfs-progs, edk2-ovmf, firewalld, fwupd, glibc, linux kernels, linux-tools, mesalib, nvidia drivers, PostgreSQL, qemu, systemd, tree-sitter, wine, xz, and yq.

9. Language Updates:

• Updates to language-related packages including gdal, gdb, git, git-cola, Golang, musl, NodeJS, Python 3, and vscode.

10. Desktop and Application Updates:

• Updates to desktop environments and applications like Brave, Calibre, dbeaver, Discord, Element, Firefox, gnome-bluetooth, kcolorpicker, kimageannotator, lemonbar, logseq, menulibre, nextcloud-client, Opera, pidgin, rapid-photo-downloader, rednotebook, Solaar, syncthing, tailscale, Vivaldi, Wireshark, wlroots, xpra, yubico-authenticator, and Zotero.

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The end of February update from Serpent OS brings several exciting developments. Firstly, the packaging build tool, boulder, has been upgraded with Rust integration, allowing for more efficient deployment and use of async features. Triggers have been integrated into the moss package manager, facilitating actions during package management operations. In pursuit of a stateless philosophy, Serpent OS now utilizes systemd mechanisms for managing system users, simplifying account cleanup. The GNOME 45 Desktop has been packaged successfully, alongside ongoing work on tooling and recipe organization. Additionally, the team has performed a rebootstrap using updated tool versions. Plans include releasing a pre-alpha image for testing and focusing on bare-metal functionality in the future. Future updates will cover further enhancements to moss and progress on bare-metal testing.

Initial GNOME Desktop + Sway demonstrated in a VM. Performance isn't great right now, early days =)

Disclaimer: Don't actually login to a desktop as root

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Announcement : Sync will be deferred for the next week due to the Python 3.11 upgrade.

1. Kernel Updates:

• Transition of the LTS kernel version to the latest in the 6.6 series, aligning with the -current branch. Users encountering issues urged to report them.

2. New Software Additions:

• Introduction of Foliate, an eBook reader supporting various file formats.
• Addition of icdiff, a developer tool highlighting file changes with color.
• Inclusion of Budgie Application Menu, a menu applet displaying applications in a grid format.

3. Python 3.11 Upgrade:

• Completion of the Python 3.11 upgrade, a significant task affecting over 1,000 Python packages. Rolling out to Unstable users with a deferred sync for the next week.

4. Security Updates:

• Budgie Control Center update addressing CVE-2023-5616.
• Thunderbird update to version 115.8.0 resolving multiple CVEs.
• Patched wpa_supplicant to fix CVE-2023-52160.

5. Media and Gaming Updates:

• Updates to giflib, Mixxx, quastools, rawtherapee, gnubg, openjazz, openxcom, pentobi, puzzles, rocksndiamonds, and simsu.

6. CLI Tool Updates:

• Updates to eza, fastfetch, github-cli, hugo, iperf, meld, quilt, ripgrep, scdoc, and tmux.

7. System Updates:

• Resolution of issues with VirtualBox USB device usage and systemd permissions.
• Mesalib downgrade to address issues with nVidia hardware.
• Ensuring psmouse kernel module inclusion in the initrd image for certain Fujitsu laptops.

8. Language Updates:

• Updates to bazel, mercurial, ogre, tensorflow, and tortoisehg.

9. Desktop and Application Updates:

• KDE Gear applications update to version 23.08.5.
• Updates to various desktop applications including Brave, CoreCtrl, fb2converter, Firefox, font-iosevka-ttf, freeplane, gpxsee, Hexchat, Kitty, Opera, pandoc-crossref, polybar, tailscale, Teamspeak3, Telegram, and Vivaldi (snapshot).

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1. Microsoft's .NET Runtime Inclusion:

• Introduction of Microsoft's .NET runtime (dotnet) enabling cross-platform application development and easier execution of C#/.NET applications on Solus.

2. Kernel Updates and Hardware Support:

• Various hardware support enhancements in kernel configs, including gyroscope, inclinator modules, cryptographic modules, and updates to the kernel patch set for Microsoft Surface devices.
• BORE Scheduler updated to 4.1.13 with optimizations and CONFIG_EFI_DXE_MEM_ATTRIBUTES option disabled to address boot issues on Surface devices.

3. Systemd and Mesa Updates:

• Upgrade to Systemd v254 with enabled features like idn2 support in systemd-resolve, SBAT support, and use of openssl for all cryptography.
• Mesa updated to v24.0.1, bringing the latest OpenGL and Vulkan driver support and improved ray-tracing performance for AMD users.

4. Security Updates:

• Opera and Vivaldi (stable) browsers updated to address CVEs.
• Updates to ncurses, qt5-base, libxml2, and edk2-ovmf to resolve security vulnerabilities.
• UEFI shell disabled in Secure Boot builds of edk2-ovmf due to potential security issues.

5. Media and Gaming Updates:

• FFMPEG updated with new filters and shaderc support.
• Updates to various gaming-related packages including dolphin-emu, freeciv, gamescope, Heroic Games Launcher, openra, and sdl2.

6. CLI Tool and System Updates:

• Updates to CLI tools like btop, ed, fastfetch, fb2converter, git, ledger, lshw, lzip, parallel, plocate, svtplay-dl, and tilde.
• System updates including bind-utils, bleachbit, ca-certs, dnsmasq, epson-inkjet-printer-escpr, efivar, gdal, hplip, inxi, iso-codes, libgtk-3, libgtk-4, mesalib, mbedtls, nfs-utils, nginx, openvpn, PulseAudio, podman stack, power-profiles-daemon, Qt6, readline, shadow, snappy, tzdata, unbound, webrtc, and Wine.

7. Python and Language Updates:

• Ongoing upgrade of Python 3 to 3.11, with updates to numerous Python packages.
• Updates to other language packages including Mold and Shards.

8. Desktop and Application Updates:

• GNOME and XFCE packages updated to the latest versions.
• KDE Frameworks 5 stack updated to version 5.115.
• Updates to various desktop applications including Brave, Calibre, cherrytree, dbeaver, d-feet, Discord, EFL, freecad, gnumeric, iwd, keepass, libwacom, lightdm-settings, Qt Creator, slick-greeter, Telegram, Thunar, vscode, Waycheck, whiskermenu, wpa_supplicant, wxmaxima, and zeal.

94 chapters!!! Cannot wait for next week.

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1. Repository Additions:

   • Introduction of skanpage, a scan-to-PDF tool for KDE Plasma.
   • Inclusion of polylith, aiding in building reusable Clojure components.

2. Systemd and Kernel Updates:

   • systemd now built with libaudit and libseccomp support.
   • Kernel package updated to v6.6.16 with improvements and transparent huge pages enabled.

3. libicu and glibc Updates:

   • libicu stack updated to version 74.2
   • Upgrade of glibc package to version 2.39, following shortly after the 2.38 release.

4. Security Updates:

   • python-notebook updated to 7.0.7 resolving CVE-2024-22420 and CVE-2024-22421.
   • eza updated to 0.18.2 addressing CVE-2024-24577.
   • libuv updated to 1.48.0, fixing CVE-2024-24806.
   • WebKit packages updated to 2.42.5 to address multiple CVEs.

5. Media Updates:

   • Various media-related packages updated including Alsa stack, beeref, darktable, gifski, libavif, libheif, libjxl, libpng, picard, rapid-photo-downloader, and shotcut.

6. Gaming Updates:

   • Updates to gaming-related packages including citra, fuse-emulator, gem, hatari, Heroic Games Launcher, mangohud, mbga, mupen64plus, pcsx2, ppsspp, retroarch, steam, stella, vice, and visualboyadvance-m.

7. CLI Tool Updates:

   • Updates to CLI utilities such as amdgpu_top, bandwhich, doxygen, less, makedepend, mdbook, phoronix-test-suite, restic, s-tui, wine, winetricks, and yq.

8. System Updates:

   • Updates to various system packages including AppArmor, docker, hwdata, libtraceevent, Linux (current), moby, nvidia-beta-driver, openldap, snapd, thin-provisioning-tools, xkbcomp, xprop, and xdg-utils.

9. Language Updates:

   • Updates to programming language packages including golang, gradle, ruby, and rust.

10. Other Desktop Updates:

    • Updates to various desktop-related packages including anki, birdtray, bitwarden-desktop, Blender, Brave, brewtarget, ddcutil, Filezilla, Firefox, fritzing, homebank, LibreOffice, logseq, mozjs, Numix icon themes, Opera (stable), papirus-icon-theme, protonmail-bridge, poppler, scrcpy, syncthing, Telegram, texlive, transmission, torbrowser-launcher, Vivaldi (stable), vscode, and wxmaxima.

In this week sync:

1. New packages added: doctl (CLI tool for managing Digital Ocean resources) and kamoso (KDE Gear application for webcam photos and videos).
2. Deprecated package: latencytop, due to upstream maintenance issues and kernel memory penalties.
3. Security updates for opensc, libebml, Glibc, Runc, and OpenSSL.
4. Media updates for aom, geeqie, geonkick, and mediainfo.
5. Gaming updates for frozen-bubble and ppsspp.
6. CLI tool updates for calc, curl, ddrescue, docker-compose, fastfetch, github-cli, go-task, gnupg, gnuplot, and strace.
7. System updates including Linux kernel, libsodium, mesalib, openssl, Pipewire, sqlite3, systemd, binutils, libblockdev, qemu, virtiofsd, zlib, libidn, libidn2, mariadb, docker, containerd, runc, and resolution of Avahi and systemd-resolved port conflict.
8. Language updates for openjdk-11, openjdk-17, and php.
9. Desktop updates: Budgie Desktop to 10.9 series, Plasma 6 progress, Akonadi modifications for Plasma 5, and various application updates.
10. Miscellaneous updates for bibata-cursors, Brave, burn-my-windows, CoreCtrl, colord, Discord, Element, font-iosevka-ttf, gpxsee, kitty, korla-icon-theme, Krita, libei, libinput, nextcloud-client, Opera, qpwgraph, sardi-icons, tailscale, Telegram, texstudio, Vivaldi, VSCode, Davmail, xdg-utils, and yubikey-manager.

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In this week's update:

1. New packages: input-remapper for modifying input device behavior and maliit-keyboard for virtual keyboards on 2-in-1 and tablet devices for Plasma users.
2. Introduction of GNOME Software and KDE Discover software centers to replace the existing Software Center, providing Flatpak and eopkg management in one place.
3. Security updates for Firefox, Thunderbird, Vivaldi, and Jasper to address various security issues.
4. Media updates, including a significant upgrade of the FFMpeg package to version 6.1.1 and an update to SFML.
5. Gaming updates for Heroic Games Launcher, maelstrom, minigalaxy, lutris, and visualboyadvance-m.
6. CLI tool updates, such as clustershell, emacs, eza, Numix icon themes, rclone, and weechat.
7. Desktop updates, including the split of gedit-plugins, support for SDDM under Wayland, and updates for Discord, KDE Connect, nextcloud-client, papirus-icon-theme, rpi-imager, qdirstat, winff, variety, and improved AppStream metadata for NVIDIA drivers.
8. System updates for btrfs-progs, fwupd, glib2, mesalib, PipeWire, and thermald.

Note: GNOME Software and KDE Discover are considered experimental, and users are encouraged to participate in testing through the provided tracking issues.

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Holding my breath until next week