Updates for Debian 13 (Trixie)
This issue lists small updates that we have to do every time we upgrade to the next version of Debian, but that don't each deserve a dedicated issue.
Every time
-
git grep -i trixie
-
git grep -i bookworm
-
config/chroot_local-includes/usr/share/tails/apt/*.sources
-
config/chroot_local-includes/lib/live/config/1500-reconfigure-APT
-
config/ci/needed-package-updates.yml
:distribution
value -
Remove obsolete entries from config/ci/needed-package-updates.yml
-
Python version for developer tools: git grep -E '(target-version|py3)'
-
Ruby version for Rubocop: git grep TargetRubyVersion
-
config/chroot_apt/preferences
: remove obsolete APT pinning -
config/chroot_local-includes/etc/initramfs-tools/hooks/add_modules
- Update comment
- Update arguments passed to
auto_add_modules
-
config/chroot_local-packageslists/tails-000-standard.list
- Refresh this list based on the output of
tasksel --task-packages standard | sort
, run in a clean Debian system running the new version of Debian (e.g. adebootstrap
chroot)-
1 first time when starting the port to next Debian release -
1 last time once that Debian release is frozen or closed to being released
-
- Refresh this list based on the output of
-
config/chroot_local-includes/usr/share/tails/build/flatpak/org.boum.tails.Platform/metadata
: check if it's worth syncing with the metadata for thefreedesktop-sdk
it was based on -
Custom GNOME Shell extensions: declare compatibility with new GNOME Shell - Update
shell-version
inconfig/chroot_local-includes/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/*@tails.boum.org/metadata.json
- Update
-
Update GNOME Shell extensions imported straight from upstream into our Git tree config/chroot_local-includes/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/
-
config/chroot_local-includes/usr/share/gnome-shell/modes/gdm-tails.json
- This file is a hybrid between
classic.json
(meant for a regular GNOME Classic user session) and the gdm mode injs/ui/sessionMode.js
(from GNOME Shell’s source tree). - The goal here is to synchronize our file with upstream changes.
- This file is a hybrid between
-
Ensure Jenkins tests the branch for build reproducibility -
Compare .packages
with current stable-
1 first time once the branch builds -
1 last time once we're close to beta/RC state
-
-
Review the Journal -
1 first time once the branch builds -
1 last time once we're close to beta/RC state
-
-
Compare images size with current stable -
1 first time once the branch builds -
1 last time once we're close to beta/RC state
-
-
Compare boot time of defaultcomp
builds, after updating the SquashFS sort file, vs. current stable release-
1 first time once the branch builds -
1 last time once we're close to beta/RC state
-
-
Check if the LUKS2 PBKDF used for Persistent Storage is still the best option - It's hard-coded since !1120 (diffs)
-
Look for unsafe modifications of @INC
in all the Perl code included in the built image:-
sudo rg --word-regexp --glob='*.pm' INC
from the root of the mounted SquashFS
-
-
Schedule an iteration of Periodically strace programs run in privileged ... (#20819): set the X.0 milestone -
Create an issue to do the same when we upgrade to the next Debian
Specific to this iteration
-
Check if we can remove these kludges: -
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1036691: config/chroot_local-includes/usr/share/applications/org.onionshare.OnionShare.desktop
andconfig/chroot_local-includes/usr/share/icons/org.onionshare.OnionShare.svg
-
-
/etc/default/locale
→/etc/locale.conf
(cf. systemd (253~rc2-1)'s NEWS.Debian)
Edited by intrigeri