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* Proposal owners:
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** Release RPM 4.20 alpha
** Rebase RPM in rawhide
** Assist with dealing with incompatibilities
* Other developers: <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
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** Test new release, report issues and bugs
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* Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)
* Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)


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* Alignment with Community Initiatives: None
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Revision as of 13:34, 20 March 2024

RPM 4.20

This is a proposed Change for Fedora Linux.
This document represents a proposed Change. As part of the Changes process, proposals are publicly announced in order to receive community feedback. This proposal will only be implemented if approved by the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee.

Summary

Update RPM to the up coming 4.20 release.

Owner


Current status

  • Targeted release: Fedora Linux 41
  • Last updated: 2024-03-20
  • [<will be assigned by the Wrangler> devel thread]
  • FESCo issue: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
  • Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
  • Release notes tracker: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>


Detailed Description

RPM 4.20 contains various improvements over previous versions.

The 4.20 alpha release is expected in late March/early April and the final release is expected in time for the Fedora 41 release cycle as usual.

Feedback

Benefit to Fedora

This release comes with many improvements. It opens the possibility for Fedora to adopt the new major features mentioned above.

Scope

  • Proposal owners:
    • Release RPM 4.20 alpha
    • Rebase RPM in rawhide
    • Assist with dealing with incompatibilities
  • Other developers:
    • Test new release, report issues and bugs
  • Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change)
  • Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)
  • Alignment with Community Initiatives: None

Upgrade/compatibility impact

How To Test

Rpm receives a thorough and constant testing via every single package build, system installs and updates. New features can be tested specifically as per their documentation.

User Experience

There are no major differences in the normal user experience.

Dependencies

Contingency Plan

  • Contingency mechanism: Revert back to RPM 4.19
  • Contingency deadline: Beta freeze
  • Blocks release? No

Documentation

Release notes at https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.20.0 (still tbd) and reference manual at https://rpm-software-management.github.io/rpm/manual/


Release Notes