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"publishedAt": "2026-03-20T16:37:37.000Z",
"site": "https://dominique.leuenberger.net",
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"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1257250"
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"textContent": "Dear Tumbleweed users and hackers,\n\nTumbleweed is rolling full steam ahead with 7 snapshots in 7 days (0312 through 0318). No major issues have shown up in openQA – everything was detected and fixed in the staging areas.\n\nWithout further ado, let’s look at what those snapshots brought you this week:\n\n * libzypp 17.38.4 / zypper 1.14.95 / libsolv 0.7.36\n * sdbootutil 20260311 & 20260313\n * Mesa 26.0.2\n * cURL 8.19.0\n * Linux kernel 6.19.7 & 6.19.8\n * php 8.4.19\n * systemd 259.5\n * KDE Frameworks 6.24.0\n * gimp 3.2.0\n * kbd 2.9.0\n * pipewire 1.6.2\n * Ruby 4.0.2\n * elfutils 0.194\n * gpg 2.5.18\n\n\n\nLet’s see if we can keep that pace next week, and if so, what changes you can expect:\n\n * GCC 16: build fix for s390x\n * Linux kernel 6.19.9\n * Switch default bootloader on uefi systems to systemd-boot (aligning tumbleweed to microos)\n * cmake 4.3.0\n * LLVM 22\n * GCC 16 as the default compiler\n * Autoconf 2.73.0: currently the bate staged to identify issues\n * GNOME 50: Final is staged for QA, some sec reviews and 3rd party package fixes pending\n * glibc 2.43: metabug: https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1257250\n\n",
"title": "Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2026/12"
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