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Re: Update MATE to 1.24
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Marius Bakke |
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Re: Update MATE to 1.24 |
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Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:09:02 +0100 |
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Jonathan Brielmaier <address@hidden> writes:
> Hi folks,
>
> as the next release is approaching fast, I thought it would be nice to
> have MATE 1.24 in. Compared to other desktop environments (hi GNOME)
> updating is straight forward.
>
> I tested MATE 1.24 in a VM. There are two problems:
> * MATE suffers from https://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/38135, so you
> can't start any applications from the menu. This is a MAJOR usability
> bug. The fix for it is in core-updates.
There is an easy workaround for this problem though: installing
glib:bin. We could propagate it for now, or simply add it to
%base-packages.
> * atril requires a newer glib/gio (also in core-updates).
Is it just Atril that needs the newer GLib? We could give Atril its own
version of GLib without having to update the "main" one.
> I have two branches:
> https://gitlab.com/jonsger/Guix/-/tree/wip-mate-1.24 based on master
> https://gitlab.com/jonsger/Guix/-/tree/wip-mate-1.24-co based on
> core-updates
Great! Would you like to apply for a Savannah account so users don't
have to pull from a third party to test it? I'm happy to vouch for you.
Thanks,
Marius
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