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Fossdd: /* Significant package removals */ librewolf

2026-04-18T09:03:21Z

Significant package removals: librewolf

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	{{Note\|TODO}}		{{Note\|TODO}}

			=== librewolf ===

			{{Note\|TODO https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/merge_requests/100935#note_603275}}

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Fossdd: /* Significant package removals */

2026-03-02T11:30:10Z

Significant package removals

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	=== More Qt5 removals ===		=== More Qt5 removals ===

			{{Note\|TODO}}

			=== libsoup 2 ===

	{{Note\|TODO}}		{{Note\|TODO}}

Fossdd at 15:07, 16 February 2026

2026-02-16T15:07:27Z

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	py3-setuptools has been upgraded to 82.0.0, [https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/history.html#v82-0-0 which removed pkg_resources]. Any project that still depends on it will no longer work and should migrate to its successors.		py3-setuptools has been upgraded to 82.0.0, [https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/history.html#v82-0-0 which removed pkg_resources]. Any project that still depends on it will no longer work and should migrate to its successors.

	== Note-worthy updates ==		=== qemu-binfmt service deprecated ===

			The <code>qemu-binfmt</code> service from the package <code>qemu-openrc</code> is deprecated, in favor of <code>binfmt.d</code> config files from user mode qemu packages (eg. <code>qemu-aarch64 qemu-x86_64</code>) combined with the <code>binfmt</code> service.

			If you are using <code>qemu-binfmt</code>, run:
			{{Cmd\|# rc-update del qemu-binfmt && rc-update add binfmt}}

			Contrary to the behavior of <code>qemu-binfmt</code>, the new default configuration prevents setuid programs from granting privileges. If you need to execute setuid programs via qemu:

			* make sure you understand the implications: with this configuration, any user with execute access to any foreign-architecture setuid binary can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of that binary
			* if you accept the risks, copy <code>/usr/lib/binfmt.d/qemu-*.conf</code> to <code>/etc/binfmt.d</code>, edit to add the <code>C</code> flag, and restart binfmt.

			See [https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.html Kernel admin guide - binfmt] for more information about the <code>C</code> (<code>credentials</code>) flag.

			== Note-worthy package updates ==

	As always, many packages were upgraded. Make sure to read the individual release notes of the projects you use.		As always, many packages were upgraded. Make sure to read the individual release notes of the projects you use.
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	This release makes the COSMIC desktop available in community as {{pkg\|cosmic}} including {{pkg\|xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic}}.		This release makes the COSMIC desktop available in community as {{pkg\|cosmic}} including {{pkg\|xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic}}.

	=== ~~qemu-binfmt service deprecated~~ ===		=== wlroots 0.20 ===

	The <code>qemu-binfmt</code> service from the package <code>qemu-openrc</code> is deprecated, in favor of <code>binfmt.d</code> config files from user mode qemu packages (eg. <code>qemu-aarch64 qemu-x86_64</code>) combined with the <code>binfmt</code> service.

	~~If you are using <code>qemu-binfmt</code>, run~~:		{{Note\|TODO: {{MR\|97598}}}}
	{{~~Cmd~~\|~~# rc-update del qemu-binfmt && rc-update add binfmt~~}}

	~~Contrary to the behavior of <code>qemu-binfmt</code>, the new default configuration prevents setuid programs from granting privileges. If you need to execute setuid programs via qemu:~~

	* make sure you understand the implications: with this configuration, any user with execute access to any foreign-architecture setuid binary can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of that binary
	* if you accept the risks, copy <code>/usr/lib/binfmt.d/qemu-*.conf</code> to <code>/etc/binfmt.d</code>, edit to add the <code>C</code> flag, and restart binfmt.

	~~See [https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.html Kernel admin guide - binfmt] for more information about the <code>C</code> (<code>credentials</code>) flag.~~

	== Significant removals ==		== Significant package removals ==

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Ikke at 14:29, 15 February 2026

2026-02-15T14:29:24Z

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	{{Note\|TODO}}		{{Note\|TODO}}

			=== Python setuptools 82.0.0 removed pkg_resources ===

			py3-setuptools has been upgraded to 82.0.0, [https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/history.html#v82-0-0 which removed pkg_resources]. Any project that still depends on it will no longer work and should migrate to its successors.

	== Note-worthy updates ==		== Note-worthy updates ==

Lotheac: /* qemu-binfmt service deprecated */

2026-02-06T06:19:52Z

qemu-binfmt service deprecated

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	{{Cmd\|# rc-update del qemu-binfmt && rc-update add binfmt}}		{{Cmd\|# rc-update del qemu-binfmt && rc-update add binfmt}}

	Contrary to the behavior of <code>qemu-binfmt</code>, the default configuration ~~for the new service~~ prevents setuid programs from granting privileges. If you need to execute setuid programs via qemu:		Contrary to the behavior of <code>qemu-binfmt</code>, the new default configuration prevents setuid programs from granting privileges. If you need to execute setuid programs via qemu:

	* make sure you understand the implications: with this configuration, any user with execute access to any foreign-architecture setuid binary can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of that binary		* make sure you understand the implications: with this configuration, any user with execute access to any foreign-architecture setuid binary can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of that binary

Lotheac: /* qemu-binfmt service deprecated */

2026-02-06T05:52:30Z

qemu-binfmt service deprecated

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	If you are using <code>qemu-binfmt</code>, run:		If you are using <code>qemu-binfmt</code>, run:
	{{Cmd\|# rc-update del qemu-binfmt && rc-update add binfmt}}		{{Cmd\|# rc-update del qemu-binfmt && rc-update add binfmt}}

			Contrary to the behavior of <code>qemu-binfmt</code>, the default configuration for the new service prevents setuid programs from granting privileges. If you need to execute setuid programs via qemu:

			* make sure you understand the implications: with this configuration, any user with execute access to any foreign-architecture setuid binary can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of that binary
			* if you accept the risks, copy <code>/usr/lib/binfmt.d/qemu-*.conf</code> to <code>/etc/binfmt.d</code>, edit to add the <code>C</code> flag, and restart binfmt.

			See [https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.html Kernel admin guide - binfmt] for more information about the <code>C</code> (<code>credentials</code>) flag.

	== Significant removals ==		== Significant removals ==

Lotheac: add note about qemu-binfmt -> binfmt

2026-02-04T13:13:56Z

add note about qemu-binfmt -> binfmt

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:13, 4 February 2026
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	This release makes the COSMIC desktop available in community as {{pkg\|cosmic}} including {{pkg\|xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic}}.		This release makes the COSMIC desktop available in community as {{pkg\|cosmic}} including {{pkg\|xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic}}.

			=== qemu-binfmt service deprecated ===

			The <code>qemu-binfmt</code> service from the package <code>qemu-openrc</code> is deprecated, in favor of <code>binfmt.d</code> config files from user mode qemu packages (eg. <code>qemu-aarch64 qemu-x86_64</code>) combined with the <code>binfmt</code> service.

			If you are using <code>qemu-binfmt</code>, run:
			{{Cmd\|# rc-update del qemu-binfmt && rc-update add binfmt}}

	== Significant removals ==		== Significant removals ==

Fossdd: /* Significant removals */

2026-01-13T20:40:35Z

Significant removals

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	Previously this has been hold because of Go's use of the gold linker for ARM architectures, but these days the default ld linker works as expected.		Previously this has been hold because of Go's use of the gold linker for ARM architectures, but these days the default ld linker works as expected.
	-->		-->

			=== py3-six ===

			{{Note\|TODO https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/work_items/17822}}

	=== More GTK 2 removals ===		=== More GTK 2 removals ===

Fossdd: /* Significant changes */

2026-01-12T14:10:17Z

Significant changes

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	=== GTK+ 3.0 moved to community ===		=== GTK+ 3.0 moved to community ===

			{{Note\|TODO}}

			=== gdk-pixbuf uses glycin/glycin loaders got split ===

			{{Note\|TODO}}

	== Note-worthy updates ==		== Note-worthy updates ==

Fossdd: /* Significant removals */

2026-01-12T14:09:53Z

Significant removals

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:09, 12 January 2026
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	Previously this has been hold because of Go's use of the gold linker for ARM architectures, but these days the default ld linker works as expected.		Previously this has been hold because of Go's use of the gold linker for ARM architectures, but these days the default ld linker works as expected.
	-->		-->

			=== More GTK 2 removals ===

			{{Note\|TODO}}

	=== More Qt5 removals ===		=== More Qt5 removals ===