Stefan,

Where can I find what is new, updated, or modified in this release, such as
a changelog?

Thank you,
Edward Blake


On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 2:20 AM, Stefan Baur <x2go-m...@baur-itcs.de> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> We would like to inform you that a new X2Go stable version is about to
> be released, most likely around March 1st, 2018.
>
> In fact, the release is already ready - we are actively holding back the
> binary package builds at the moment so you have a chance to react.
>
> If you have set all your servers to automatically update to new
> releases, we suggest that you disable this mechanism now until you have
> verified that the new version works for you.
>
> If, on the other hand, you test and deploy updates manually, no change
> is required.  Please test the new X2Go stable version as soon as it
> becomes available, so that we have a chance to fix any remaining issues
> that slipped through our testing early on.
>
> Should you encounter major problems with the new version, we suggest
> switching to the ESR branch, codenamed "saimaa".  This branch will
> continue to receive security updates, but is (and will remain) based on
> what you currently know as "stable".  Some packages, like cups-x2go,
> pinentry-x2go, x2godesktopsharing, x2go*bindings, are not part of saimaa
> and thus must be pulled from the regular repository.  This requires
> proper setting of repository priorities, so packages existing in the
> saimaa repository take priority over packages from the regular
> repository.  If you need assistance with this, please make sure you have
> disabled automatic updates before doing anything else, then ask for help
> either in our IRC channel #x2go on freenode, or on the x2go-user Mailing
> List.
>
> However, if you are a daredevil and already want to access binary
> packages that pretty much match what we are going to release soon,
> temporarily change your X2Go repository entry to the timestamped heuler
> repository bearing the timestamp of 2018-02-16, pull the update, then
> switch your repository back to stable.  Note that this is a procedure
> not recommended for the average user.  Try and use at your own risk.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Stefan Baur
>
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