[CentOS-devel] CentOS 8 Stream: updated rpm, dnf, and systemd

Ya!!
I can verify that rpm now works with ztfs(
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1715799 )
And dnf now correctly does "dnf repoquery --whatrequires" (
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1782906 )

Should I put that information, along with my tests, just in the
bugzilla's?  Or do you want the feedback somewhere else as well?

On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 1:09 PM Carl George <carl at redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Howdy everyone,
>
> The CentOS team is pleased to announce that we have updated the rpm, dnf,
> and systemd packages in CentOS 8 Stream.  These updates have already been
> published and are propagating out to the mirror network now.  We're hoping
> to get developer feedback on these packages to help demonstrate the value of
> Stream and identify any potential issues before they make their way into
> RHEL and regular CentOS.  We've listed notable features from these updates
> below.  Enjoy!
>
> ## rpm-4.14.2-36.el8
>
> * Enable zstd support
>     * https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1715799
>
> ## dnf-4.2.17-3.el8
>
> * Support for variables in repo IDs
>     * https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1748841
>     * https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf/pull/1537
>
> * Versionlock plugin now works with check-update command and dnf-automatic
>     * https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1750620
>     * https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf/pull/1530
>     * https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf-plugins-core/pull/370
>     * https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1746562
>     * https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf/pull/1477
>
> * Used a fixed time of day for dnf-automatic timers
>     * https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1754609
>     * https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf/pull/1521
>
> * Add module repoquery command
>     * https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf/pull/1536
>
> * Do not load metadata for repolist command
>     * https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1728894
>     * https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf/pull/1423
>
> * Add --ids option to the group command
>     * https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1706382
>     * https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf/pull/1513
>
> * Show transaction errors inside dnf shell
>     * https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1743644
>     * https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf/pull/1468
>
> * Add new modular API method ModuleBase.get_modules
>     * https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf/commit/ba2320a
>
> ## systemd-239-21.el8
>
> * Allow user names with dots to be used in unit files
>     * https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1717603
>     * https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/12754
>
> * Prevent failed reload command from killing main process
>     * https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1735787
>     * https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/11238
>
> * Treat smb3 as a remote filesystem to prevent boot failures
>     * https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/13686
>
> * Add udev support for FIDO (U2F) keys
>     * https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1753369
>     * https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/11996
>
> P.S. We won't always announce updated Stream packages like this, but we
> wanted to highlight some of the early successes as we figure out the Stream
> workflow.
>
> --
> Carl George
>
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