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Heya folks! We’re here with another installment of the weekly Solus news! Let’s dive in.

GRUB Update:

  • GRUB:
    • Updated to version 2.12.
    • Brings numerous fixes and improved support for various technologies.
    • Important Notes:
      • GRUB does not get automatically updated; it must be done manually.
      • If you have a /boot partition, it must be mounted before the manual installation.
      • To update the GRUB bootloader, run the following command after fully updating your system, replacing sdX with your boot drive:
        sudo grub-install --boot-directory=/boot/ --target=i386-pc --recheck --force /dev/sdX

LLVM and Related Tool Updates:

  • LLVM:
    • Updated to 18.1.6.
    • Crystal: Updated to 1.12.1.
    • ISPC: Updated to 1.23.0.
    • Ziglang: Updated to 0.12.0.
    • Rust: More tools included in the Rust package and moved into the development subpackage (rust-devel). Install rust-devel for a complete Rust development environment.

Blender Enhancements:

  • Blender:
    • Now includes CUDA and OptiX support.
    • NVIDIA users can render projects using their GPU, significantly speeding up rendering times.

Kernel-side Changes:

  • BCC (BPF Compiler Collection):
    • Kernel-side changes for BCC have been implemented. BCC is a toolkit for creating efficient kernel tracing and manipulation programs, including several powerful performance tools. These changes enable the tools to work effectively with the updated kernel.

Software Center Updates:

  • GNOME Software and KDE Discover:
    • No longer marked as experimental.

Community Contributions:

  • Repository Cleanup:
    • Shoutout to those working on adding homepages to package.yml files, cleanup, and adding monitoring.yml files. Close to 1700 packages have been cleaned up since the initiative started in September 2023. This essential work by community contributors is greatly appreciated.

Security Updates:

  • GRUB:
    • Updated to 2.12-39.
    • Fixes numerous security issues, including:
      • CVE-2014-4607
      • CVE-2020-10713
      • CVE-2020-14308 to CVE-2020-14311
      • CVE-2020-14372
      • CVE-2020-15705 to CVE-2020-15707
      • CVE-2020-25632, CVE-2020-25647
      • CVE-2020-27749, CVE-2020-27779
      • CVE-2021-20225, CVE-2021-20233
      • CVE-2021-3418, CVE-2021-3695 to CVE-2021-3697
      • CVE-2021-3981
      • CVE-2022-2601, CVE-2022-28733 to CVE-2022-28736
      • CVE-2022-3775
      • CVE-2023-4692, CVE-2023-4693

That’s all for this week, folks! Tune in next week for more Solus news.