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LIBSSH2 PATCHES CROSS CORE AND MULTILIB. LIBTORRENT AND LIBGUESTFS STAGE MAJOR UPDATES
By RepoJournal · Filed · About Arch Linux
Arch is pushing security and stability patches across its core SSH library while three major package updates queue for testing.
The libssh2 library is getting a dual push: version 1.11.1-6 lands in core-testing [1] while the 32-bit variant 1.11.1-4 moves through multilib-testing [2], signaling coordinated patching across your base system. Libtorrent-rasterbar jumps to 1:2.1.0-1 in extra-staging [3], a major version bump that will need close watch before promotion. Libguestfs 1.60.0-1 is in extra-testing [4], and python-html5tagger reaches 2.0.0-1 in extra-any [5]. The libssh2 updates are the priority here: they're in core-testing, which means they're closer to stable and more likely to affect your next system update. Watch libtorrent's migration out of staging carefully if you run any torrent clients or applications that depend on it.
Action items
- → Test libssh2 1.11.1-6 and lib32-libssh2 1.11.1-4 before next pacman -Syu archlinux/svntogit-packages [plan]
- → Monitor libtorrent-rasterbar 1:2.1.0-1 migration from staging; review changelogs if you use it archlinux/svntogit-packages [monitor]
- → Pull libguestfs 1.60.0-1 from extra-testing if you use virt tools archlinux/svntogit-packages [monitor]
References
- [1] update libssh2 to 1.11.1-6 in core-testing-x86_64 archlinux/state
- [2] update lib32-libssh2 to 1.11.1-4 in multilib-testing-x86_64 archlinux/state
- [3] update libtorrent-rasterbar to 1:2.1.0-1 in extra-staging-x86_64 archlinux/state
- [4] update libguestfs to 1.60.0-1 in extra-testing-x86_64 archlinux/state
- [5] update python-html5tagger to 2.0.0-1 in extra-any archlinux/state