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