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Highlights of the Weekly Solus Roundup:

  1. KDE Plasma 6 Release: KDE Plasma 6 has been released and is now available in the Solus stable repository. This major release brings significant improvements, including the move to Qt 6 and enhanced Wayland support. Users are advised to ensure their systems do not sleep during updates and to reboot after applying them. Plasma 6.0.3 will be initially available, with bug fixes from the initial release.

  2. Default Settings Changes: Several default settings have been adjusted in Plasma 6, such as single-click selection of files and folders, enabling touchpad tap-to-click on Wayland, and more.

  3. Removal of qt5-webkit: Due to security concerns and lack of upstream maintenance, qt5-webkit has been removed from the repositories. Applications relying on it have also been removed, and users will see automatic uninstallation of affected packages.

  4. Transition to Qt6: With the release of Plasma 6 and Qt6 support added to the Breeze theme, the conversion of applications from Qt5 to Qt6 has begun. Users may notice slight visual changes in applications due to this transition.

  5. Offline Updates Exploration: Efforts are underway to add support for offline updates to Solus, making system updates safer by preventing core library changes while the system is running.

  6. Translations for Solus MATE Transition Tool: Translators are sought to help localize the Solus MATE Transition Tool. Interested individuals proficient in languages other than English are encouraged to contribute.

  7. Security Updates: A backdoor was discovered in XZ tools, potentially compromising SSH servers on affected systems. Linux distributions, including Solus, have acted swiftly to mitigate the issue.

  8. Notable Package Updates:

    • GNOME updated to version 45.5, bringing bug fixes.
    • gstreamer updated to 1.24.
    • network-manager updated to 1.44.
    • WirePlumber updated to 0.5.
    • ibus updated to 1.5.29.
    • Waybar updated to 0.10.
    • freerdp 3 added in preparation for GNOME 46.

  9. QtStylePlugins to QAdwaitaDecorations: GTK2-based style plugins have been replaced with QAdwaitaDecorations, addressing compatibility issues with modern Qt5 and Qt6 apps.