Greetings Tumbleweed enthusiasts and developers,

As we approach the forthcoming openSUSE Conference, individuals around the globe are finalizing their travel arrangements. While some might be engrossed in preparing their presentations, the ceaseless momentum of Tumbleweed continues. This week saw the arrival of 5 snapshots (0613, 0614, 0617, 0618, and 0619).

The notable updates featured in these snapshots are:

  • libxml 2.12.8
  • Ruby 3.3.3
  • VLC 3.0.21, refer to http://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3021.html
  • Mesa 24.0.9, 24.1.0 & 24.1.1: The Mesa 24 release uncovered certain display anomalies on AMD/.ATI graphics cards, eluding detection in openQA. A rectified version was swiftly issued via the update channel to minimize downtime)
  • Mozilla Firefox 127.0
  • KDE Gear 24.05.1
  • Linux kernel 6.9.4 & 6.9.5

Various staging projects are presently validating the seamless integration of these enhancements:

  • KDE Plasma 6.1
  • NodeJS 22.3.0
  • Perl 5.40.0
  • transactional-update: implementation of soft reboot feature; refer to https://microos.opensuse.org/blog/2024-06-13-soft-reboot/
  • Pytest 8.2
  • dbus-broker: resolving networking glitches post-upgrades
  • GCC 14: phase 2: transitioning to gcc14 as the default compiler – substantial assistance sought: https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/openSUSE:Factory:Staging:Gcc7

Excitedly anticipating the convergence of the community at the upcoming openSUSE conference in Nuremberg next week!