This week in Fedora (2018w38)
This week, I updated some elementary packages, attempted to fix a Pantheon LightDM greeter issue, pushed a jekyll security update, pushed a build fix for libgsignon-glib, and updated the syncthing GUI, which brings support for new syncthing service features.
fedora updates
I updated several elementary packages to the latest upstream releases, which mostly include fixes for bugs - and a new wallpaper was added to the wallpapers package, whereas an old one was removed.
| package | version | release | changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| elementary-shortcut-overlay | 1.0.1 | 1.fc30 | 1.0 → 1.0.1 |
| elementary-shortcut-overlay | 1.0.1 | 1.fc29 | 1.0 → 1.0.1 |
| elementary-shortcut-overlay | 1.0.1 | 1.fc28 | 1.0 → 1.0.1 |
| elementary-shortcut-overlay | 1.0.1 | 1.fc27 | 1.0 → 1.0.1 |
| wingpanel-applications-menu | 2.4.0 | 1.fc30 | 2.3.0 → 2.4.0 |
| wingpanel-applications-menu | 2.4.0 | 1.fc29 | 2.3.0 → 2.4.0 |
| wingpanel-applications-menu | 2.4.0 | 1.fc28 | 2.3.0 → 2.4.0 |
| wingpanel-applications-menu | 2.4.0 | 1.fc27 | 2.3.0 → 2.4.0 |
| elementary-wallpapers | 5.3 | 1.fc30 | 5.2 → 5.3 |
| elementary-wallpapers | 5.3 | 1.fc29 | 5.2 → 5.3 |
| elementary-wallpapers | 5.3 | 1.fc28 | 5.2 → 5.3 |
| elementary-wallpapers | 5.3 | 1.fc27 | 5.2 → 5.3 |
I also updated the jekyll ruby gem package on fedora 29+ to the latest release, which fixes a possible security issue.
| package | version | release | changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygem-jekyll | 3.8.4 | 1.fc30 | 3.8.3 → 3.8.4 |
| rubygem-jekyll | 3.8.4 | 1.fc29 | 3.8.3 → 3.8.4 |
I updated the syncthing GUI to the latest version, which now includes support for the new write-only folders introduced by syncthing v0.14.50.
| package | version | release | changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| syncthing-gtk | 0.9.4.2 | 1.fc30 | 0.9.4.1 → 0.9.4.2 |
| syncthing-gtk | 0.9.4.2 | 1.fc29 | 0.9.4.1 → 0.9.4.2 |
| syncthing-gtk | 0.9.4.2 | 1.fc28 | 0.9.4.1 → 0.9.4.2 |
| syncthing-gtk | 0.9.4.2 | 1.fc27 | 0.9.4.1 → 0.9.4.2 |
I also looked at the failing builds of libgsignon-glib on fedora 29+, and it turned out that the failure was only caused by a new deprecation warning. So, making the warning non-fatal by removing the -Werror switch fixed the builds.
| package | version | release | changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| libgsignon-glib | 2.4.1 | 7.20180412.git0df5ad7.fc30 | Fixed build |
| libgsignon-glib | 2.4.1 | 7.20180412.git0df5ad7.fc29 | Fixed build |
Additionally, I attempted to fix an issue with the Pantheon LightDM greeter, where no wallpaper is displayed by default. Hopefully this should work correctly now.
| package | version | release | changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| elementary-wallpapers | 5.3 | 2.fc30 | LightDM wallpaper fixes |
| pantheon-greeter | 3.2.0 | 6.fc30 | LightDM wallpaper fixes |
| elementary-wallpapers | 5.3 | 2.fc29 | LightDM wallpaper fixes |
| pantheon-greeter | 3.2.0 | 6.fc29 | LightDM wallpaper fixes |
| elementary-wallpapers | 5.3 | 2.fc28 | LightDM wallpaper fixes |
| pantheon-greeter | 3.2.0 | 4.fc28 | LightDM wallpaper fixes |
| elementary-wallpapers | 5.3 | 2.fc27 | LightDM wallpaper fixes |
| pantheon-greeter | 3.2.0 | 3.fc27 | LightDM wallpaper fixes |
COPR updates
Multiple "made for elementary" projects had new upstream releases this week, and the latest versions of these are now available from the elementary-appcenter COPR repository.
| package | version | release | changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| aesop | 1.0.6 | 1 | Version bump only |
| quilter | 1.6.5 | 1 | Version bump only |
| quilter | 1.6.6 | 1 | 1.6.5 → 1.6.6 |
| Notes-up | 1.6.1 | 1 | 1.6.0 → 1.6.1 |
| Spice-up | 1.6.0 | 1 | 1.5.2 → 1.6.0 |