A new app store tool named Bazaar, designed specifically for GNOME users to discover and install FlatHub packages, has been released. Bazaar features a user-friendly interface, multi-threaded architecture, and decoupled UI, allowing for smooth performance and effortless queuing of multiple downloads. The app store maintains its state even when windows are closed and implements the dbus interface for the GNOME Shell search provider, enabling convenient searching and installation from the GNOME Shell. Additionally, a KRunner plugin is available for KDE Plasma desktop users, providing access to Bazaar's benefits across various desktop environments.
Fractal 12.1 has been released to fix a regression issue that prevented sending media through unauthenticated endpoints. The new release also includes several minor fixes, known as "papercut" fixes. Fractal is a Matrix messaging app for GNOME written in Rust, designed for large group collaboration with features such as end-to-end encryption and screen optimization. Its user interface allows users to send formatted messages, view media directly, and manage multiple accounts with Single-Sign-On support.
Abderrahim Kitouni has announced the beta version of GNOME 49, signaling the commencement of the Freeze UI, along with feature and API freezes. This is an opportune moment to begin testing applications or shell extensions on the GNOME 49 platform. The 49 beta branch of Flatpak runtimes can now be accessed on Flathub beta, and a live image is provided for testing and porting extensions. Two new applications, Showtime and Papers, have been incorporated into the core suite of GNOME applications.
Jordan Petridis has announced the fourth bugfix release for GNOME 48.
GNOME 47.9 is a stable bugfix release for GNOME 47, promoting upgrading for all GNOME 47-shipped operating systems. It's a safe, uneventful upgrade from earlier versions, with updated modules and changes available.
Libxml2 2.14.5 has been released, addressing regressions, security issues, and improvements in encoding errors, parser, xmllint, and build systems and portability. It also addresses issues with null pointer dereference, potential buffer overflows, and CMake iconv handling.
GNOME 48.3 is a stable bugfix release for GNOME 48, promoting upgrading for all GNOME 48-shipped operating systems.
GNOME 47.8 is a stable bug fix release for GNOME 47, encouraging upgrades for all operating systems that utilize GNOME 47.
The first alpha version of GNOME 49 has been released, marking the first unstable release in the 49 series and showcasing several significant changes. Applications such as Showtime, Papers, and Manuals have successfully completed the Incubator program. The release eliminates the default X11 Session, introduces a new Gdk-Pixbuf loader based on glycin, and substitutes the built-in fallback session management with systemd's. A GNOME OS installation image is now available for testing purposes.
GNOME 48.2 is a stable bugfix release for the GNOME 48 series, encouraging upgrades for all operating systems that utilize GNOME 48.
GNOME 47.7 is a stable bugfix release for the GNOME 47 series, encouraging upgrades for all operating systems that utilize GNOME 47.
Two weeks after the release of Fractal 11, Fractal 11.1 addresses a crash issue and incorporates backported fixes for minor improvements. Fractal is a Rust-based Matrix messaging app designed for large group collaboration and fits all screens, making it ideal for free software projects.
Fractal 11, a Matrix messaging application for GNOME, has been released. The update includes enhanced login support through the OAuth 2.0 API, an updated user session list, reorganized account settings, and additional features for images and videos. The application additionally organized adjacent state events. The release is the outcome of efforts from various contributors and upstream projects, with particular appreciation extended to the translators.
Libxml2 2.13.8 has been released, addressing two security issues.
Libxml2 2.14.2 has been released, addressing several security and compatibility issues. Key updates include fixes for two CVEs, resolved build errors, and additional improvements.
Jeremy Bicha has announced the release of GNOME 48.1, a maintenance update that focuses on addressing several bug fixes for the GNOME 48 series.
Matthias Clasen has announced the release of GNOME 47.6, a stable bug fix release for the GNOME 47 series.
Libxml2 version 2.14.1 has been released, addressing several regressions. Notable fixes include the resolution of XML_PARSE_NOBLANKS, which previously dropped non-whitespace text, a correction for win32-legacy, and an update to the libxml2.so.16.0.0 library filename.
The GNOME release team has announced the release of GNOME 46.10, a stable bugfix release for GNOME 46.
Nick Wellnhofer has announced the release of Libxml2 2.14.0, featuring significant updates including the alignment of the HTML tokenizer with HTML5 standards, the elimination of non-standard syntax warnings, and the limitation of binary compatibility to versions 2.14 or later.
The serialization API now considers user-provided or default encodings when serializing attribute values, aligning the serialization of text and eliminating unnecessary escaping. A new configuration option now allows for the independent disabling of support for RELAX NG, separate from XML Schemas support. The "legacy" configuration option will no longer provide support for HTTP and LZMA, as these features will be removed in the upcoming release. The latest enhancements comprise input callbacks, an upgraded API for generating parser input, and a dedicated API function for installing a custom character encoding converter. Deprecations encompass the accessibility of numerous public struct members and additional internal functions. The removals encompass metadata related to the HTML4 content model, the FTP module, the xpointer() scheme, legacy symbols, ELF version information, shell relocation, the libxml.m4 file, and the method for detecting single-threaded programs under glibc. The removal of support for HTTP and LZMA compression is scheduled for the 2.15 release.
