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43.0.0 Changelog — Fedora Remix for WSL 43.0.0

Updated to Fedora 43.
Updated logo to the new Fedora Remix branding.
First-run welcome message added (one-time per user) with support and upgrade guidance.
Major WSL1 compatibility fixes for Fedora 43 (gdk-pixbuf/glycin workaround with pinning + cleanup).
GNOME support removed due to lack of Xorg support; upgrade users must move to an alternative desktop.
Updated default desktop selection (Xfce) and improved terminal profile behavior.
Mesa install flow streamlined and updated for Fedora 43.

Removed GNOME support due to lack of Xorg support.
Users upgrading from 42 will no longer be able to use GNOME.
Recommended migration path: uninstall GNOME and install Xfce, KDE, or LXDE.

Implemented a targeted workaround for the Fedora 43 WSL1 gdk-pixbuf/glycin incompatibility:
- Version pinning (to avoid incompatible combinations)
- Removal of incompatible packages where needed
- Cache refresh/rebuild steps
- Executed both pre-update and post-update to reduce upgrade regressions

Updated Mesa installation logic and pinning to cover Fedora 43.
Microsoft Experimental Vulkan-to-Direct3D 12 driver (Dozen) is now included and enabled by default.
Direct3D 12 acceleration is now available on ARM64 via an upstream Fedora change.
Streamlined Mesa package lists in build and upgrade paths.

Changed default desktop environment selection in the setup flow to Xfce.
Improved terminal profile defaults to prevent the terminal from auto-closing on exit.
Ensured shell history is flushed/saved before terminating WSL distributions in the desktop installer.

Full Changelog: 42.1.0...43.0.0

XDG (base directories) now consistently defined and auto-created for better standards compliance.
More reliable graphics/session bootstrap for WSLg: user runtime directories and audio paths are created/cleaned up safely.
D-Bus session environment is isolated per-user via runtime directories, with tighter exported variables.
Bash prompt logic rebuilt for clearer behavior and fewer side-effects.
More robust repository configuration validation for the Fedora Remix repo.

Added define_xdg_environment to both shell init paths:
- linux_files/00-remix.sh
- linux_files/00-remix.fish
Ensures XDG base directories are set and created when missing (improves app compatibility and reduces “missing dir” edge cases).
Updated environment persistence (save_environment) to only save variables that are actually set (reduces noise and prevents invalid exports).

Improved WSLg display setup to reliably manage /run/user/$UID plus PulseAudio runtime paths/symlinks.
Added a new create_userpath helper + sudoers entry to create required runtime paths when needed, including cleanup of stale sockets and missing directories.
Improved fallback logic to determine Windows host IP for X11 display using route.exe + ip route for higher reliability. thanks @te-horie

D-Bus environment files now live under user-specific runtime directories (better isolation and security posture).
Only the necessary variables are exported and reused, reducing cross-session contamination.

Rewrote linux_files/bash-prompt-wsl.sh:
- Applies prompt customization only in Bash and Windows Terminal.
- Uses clearer constants and export logic to reduce unexpected prompt behavior.
Ensures correct permissions for the new prompt script in create-targz.sh.

Updated linux_files/check-dnf to directly modify repo files for disabling gpgcheck (more deterministic and scoped to the relevant repo). thanks to @jeffmcutter

Make a workaround to an error in WSL 2.5.x that prevented the GPU video acceleration from working. (microsoft/WSL#12702 (comment))

Upgraded to Fedora 42
Now systemd is enabled by default, and it's the recommended mode
Upgraded to Mesa 25.0.4 and the D3D12 driver includes:
- OpenGL 4.6 support completed
- Expanded video encode/decode support (HEVC 4:2:2/4:4:4, H.264 Baseline)
- Added VP9 and AV1 codecs in GPU Video Acceleration
GNOME 48 with triple‑buffered rendering, notification stacking and, well‑being timers
XFCE 4.20 (experimental Wayland session) and LXQt 2.1 (default Wayland via Miriway) refresh the lightweight spins
IBus 1.5.32 adds speech‑to‑text with offline VOSK models and Wayland‑IM‑v2 support
GNU tool‑chain refresh: GCC 15, glibc 2.41, binutils 2.44, GDB 15+
Ruby 3.4, PHP 8.4, Go 1.24, Haskell GHC 9.8/Stackage LTS 23, Tcl/Tk 9 all land as defaults
DNF 5 gains automatic purge of expired / obsolete repo keys, plus ongoing performance work

Upgraded to Fedora 41
GNOME 47 and KDE Plasma 6.2
Package updates such as LLVM 19, LXQt 2.0, Python 3.13, RPM 4.20, PyTorch 2.4, Perl 5.40, Golang 1.23, GIMP version 3
dnf5: Faster, more efficient package manager.
Upgraded to Mesa 24.2.5

Upgraded to Mesa 24.1.2 and the Microsoft D3D12 driver now supports OpenGL 4.6
Be sure that the dbus-daemon is started once, regardless of the number of times that Fedora is invoked.
Upgraded to Fedora 40
Fixed a small typo in the fedoraremix.exe /? message by @acuteaura

A new script, "install-desktop.sh", allows installing GNOME, KDE, XFCE, or LXDE Desktops Environments with minimal manual steps or configuration.
Support for Windows Terminal Shell Integration with built-in support for "Opening new tabs in the same working directory", "Show marks for each command in the scrollbar", "Automatically jump between commands," and "Select the entire output of a command." by adding some actions in the settings.json file:. More info: How to enable shell integration marks.
Support for Windows Terminal v1.19's Command History in the Suggestions UI
[FIX] Now, if you configure Fedora Remix as your Default Profile in Windows Terminal, right-click a folder in File Explorer, and select Open in Terminal, it will correctly open in the desired directory.
The color prompt has been improved, read /etc/profile.d/bash-color-prompt.sh to see what you can do with the PROMPT_* environment variables.

Upgraded to Fedora 39
Upgraded Mesa to 23.1.9 with improvements in Video decoding acceleration and video codecs
When the distro is being installed, now a progress icon appears in the Windows Terminal tab.
Fedora Linux 39 now features a colored Bash prompt by default!