A new version of the popular GNOME desktop environment 46.2 has been released, featuring numerous updates and improvements across various modules such as Glib, GNOME Shell, Adwaita icons, and much more.
Key Changes in GNOME 46.2
Evince, the document viewer, has been updated to version 46.3, receiving translation updates in Hindi, Greek, Hungarian, and Portuguese. A critical typo in the URL has been fixed, enhancing functionality and user interaction.
Several usability issues in GNOME Shell have been addressed. In particular, the workspace switcher has been improved, and the handling of invalid inputs has been fixed. for TLS certificates. GNOME Shell extensions have also been updated, accessibility has been improved, and minor bugs have been resolved.
GNOME Builder, the integrated development environment, now prevents terminals from launching in /run/, improving compatibility with remote GVFS mounts and other elements that streamline the developer workflow.
The low-level GNOME system library, GLib, has received critical security updates and bug fixes in version 2.80.2, including the resolution of a regression with IBus and a fix for the installation directory for the GVariant specification.
Visual Enhancements
The new GNOME 46.2 version also considers visual aspects. The default Adwaita icon theme has been updated, making it more opaque and readable, especially the microphone icons in the shell's top panel, enhancing visibility and aesthetic appeal.
Additionally, GTK 4.14.4 and GTK+ 3.24.42 have received updates, including more efficient symbolic SVG loading, improved accessibility features, and fixes for transparency handling and resizable window borders across various platforms, such as Wayland and macOS.
Other Important Updates
GNOME Remote Desktop has received security enhancements, extended compatibility with clients, and a fix for the CVE-2024-5148 vulnerability, improving security during screen session transmissions.
GNOME 46.2 addresses several issues in the GNOME Mutter window manager, including adjustments to the handling of hardware cursors for non-atomic KMS drivers and enhancements to the night mode feature.
GNOME Online Accounts and GNOME Maps have received minor yet important bug fixes and updates, enhancing stability and usability.
Source: linux.org.ru
