Sync Updates for Week 14, 2024

This summary is generated by ChatGPT 3.5 and edited by me

Highlights of the Weekly Solus Roundup:

1. Python 3 Porting: Solus has been porting its old Python 2 tooling and eopkg to Python 3, as Python 2 reached end of life in 2020. This transition not only ensures the use of up-to-date software but also brings a noticeable speed boost. ypkg and eopkg4-bin are now fully Python 3 compatible, with significant updates to eopkg4-bin.

2. Desktop Fixes: XFCE4 and Budgie Desktop received fixes and improvements. XFCE4 now has the freedesktop sound theme set by default, with event sounds enabled. Budgie Desktop received a patch addressing an issue where closing a notification triggered the notification's default action.

3. Deprecations: Yuzu, a Nintendo Switch emulator, along with several other packages like powerlevel9k and lbreakout2, have been deprecated and removed from the repository.

4. Security Updates: Capnproto, xorg-server, xorg-xwayland, WireShark, and Golang received security updates to address various CVE issues, ensuring system security.

5. Multimedia Updates: Various multimedia packages such as blender, drawing, openimageio, and others were updated, bringing new features and improvements.

6. Gaming Updates: Gaming-related packages like cockatrice, dhewm3, openrct2, and others received updates, enhancing gaming experience on Solus.

7. CLI Tool Updates: Numerous CLI tools including ansible, btrfs-progs, cryptsetup, devilspie2, and others were updated to their latest versions, improving functionality and security.

8. System Updates: Core system packages like dbus, docker, libvirt, util-linux, xorg-server, xorg-xwayland, and others were updated to ensure system stability and performance.

9. Language and Programming Updates: Various language and programming-related packages like babashka, cython, golang, haskell-base16-bytestring, and others were updated, bringing new features and improvements for developers.

10. Other Desktop Updates: Several other desktop-related packages received updates, including browsers like Firefox and Vivaldi, productivity tools like calibre and Texstudio, system utilities like sddm and wireshark, and more.

These updates ensure that Solus continues to provide users with a stable, secure, and up-to-date operating system.