Ubuntu 24.04 LTS preparations

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On April 25, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is released, the first LTS version of Ubuntu with far2l in the repositories. I would like the UX of new users to be the best. Therefore, I propose to solve some problems in the near future, and then try to send a new version to Debian/Ubuntu. But even if this does not work out, at least we will be able to offer those who want to try the bug-free version to use the ppa. Here are some bugs that look like they need attention.

UPD: I myself believe that for Ubuntu we need to focus on input delays in the default terminal under Wayland. This does not allow you to use the program normally, and this has already been fixed in 2.6.1. However, there are other bugs that can be fixed if possible.

1. Fix mouse in Windows Terminal (PR is ready)
   Work around Windows Terminal double escape sequences encoding on our side #2072
   DONE

2. Make clipboard work out of the box under WSL
   Clipboard not yet working in Windows11 wslg GUI  #1658
   DONE

3. Import fresh colorer schemes
   Import new Colorer schemes for shell POSIX and shell bash #2046
   DONE

4. Fix privelege elevation bug
   Weird bug after canceling Privilege elevation and subsequent Retry attempt #2060
   DONE

5. Fix uchardet (Bug in DetectCodepage.cpp: TranslateUDCharset always returns -1 #2075, Suggestion: improve heuristic detection of UTF-32 encoding #2076, Suggestion: improve CheckForHardcodedByName function #2078)
   bugfixes and improvements in automatic encoding detection #2111
   DONE

6. Fix redraws after sudo
   проблема с прорисовкой результата поиска файлов #2047
   DONE

7. Fix unneeded open.sh call
   far2l executes $FARHOME/open.sh after clicking on a broken symbolic link leading to unexpected consequences #2067
   DONE

8. Fix binary files view problems under TTY backend
   viewing binary files breaks output to kitty terminal #2084
   fix artifacts in viewer in tty #2107
   Rendering artifacts in viewer #2136
   DONE

9. Fix interface in WezTerm on our side
   interface is disturbed in WezTerm #1889
   DONE

10. File attributes are not saved when copying with an elevation request
    Не сохраняются атрибуты файлов при копировании с запросом на повышение прав #2069
    DONE

@elfmz @alexmyczko

[akruphi]

@alexmyczko it will be excellent if in upcoming release you can split debs by tiny, ... wx as was suggested in https://salsa.debian.org/debian/far2l/-/merge_requests/1

[akruphi]

@alexmyczko please give advice about here elfmz far2l release deadline that you can time to prepare and put debs in Debian (I hope may be debs will have split versions now) and then we have enough time to request a freeze exception in Ubuntu via https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess#FeatureFreeze_for_new_upstream_versions

In Ubuntu Schedule April 18 are Final Freeze https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/noble-numbat-release-schedule/35649

Is the diff of the Upstream ChangeLog required or only recommended for start https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess#FeatureFreeze_for_new_upstream_versions or enough only describe state the reason?

[alexmyczko]

i really do not think anything will make it into ubuntu 24.04. your best option is PPA. please either use debian. please make a new release. debian will update to that, debian can do backports for debian stable. from that you can feed your PPA, or simply switch to debian.

sorry for no better news

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please make a new release

@alexmyczko done!

[akruphi]

It seems we will no longer be able to push the latest version of far2l into the Ubuntu 24.04 release, because it stage Final Freeze now: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2024-April/001348.html

We will can try adding it latter as backports
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBackports
but first it is necessary that development 24.10 will be open and new far2l version will be in 24.10.

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One simple command to fix input delays on Ubuntu 24.04:
sudo sed -i '/^\[daemon\]/a DefaultSession=gnome-xorg.desktop' /etc/gdm3/custom.conf

and reboot.

See also: #2041, https://askubuntu.com/a/1464319/894968

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/far2l/+bug/2063919

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Closing as all issues are solved now.