Bug ID | 1193100 |
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Summary | TigerVNC 1.12.0 available (new version) and contains security fix |
Classification | openSUSE |
Product | openSUSE Tumbleweed |
Version | Current |
Hardware | All |
URL | https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/releases/tag/v1.12.0 |
OS | All |
Status | NEW |
Severity | Normal |
Priority | P5 - None |
Component | X11 Applications |
Assignee | screening-team-bugs@suse.de |
Reporter | jayjayjazz@gmail.com |
QA Contact | qa-bugs@suse.de |
Found By | Community User |
Blocker | --- |
TigerVNC 1.12.0 available Release Notes for 1.12.0: [1] - The native viewer now supports full screen over a subset of monitors (e.g. 2 out of 3), and reacts properly to monitors being added or removed - Recent server history in the native viewer - The native viewer now has an option to reconnect if the connection is dropped - Translations are now enabled on Windows and macOS for the native viewer - The native viewer now respects the system security policy��� - Better handling of accented keys in the Java viewer - The Unix servers can now listen to both a Unix socket and a TCP port at the same time - The network code in both the servers and the native viewer has been restructured to give a more responsive experience - The vncserver service now correctly handles settings set to "0" - Fixed the clipboard Unicode handling in both the native viewer and the servers - Support for pointer "warping" in Xvnc and the native viewer, enabling e.g. FPS games ��� except when GnuTLS is statically linked It seems that we have version 1.10.x currently in the repositories. So, here are also the changes for 1.11.x: [2] - A security issue has been fixed in how the viewers handle TLS certificate exceptions - vncserver has gotten a major redesign to be compatible with modern distributions - The native viewer now has touch gestures to handle certain mouse actions (e.g. scroll wheel) - Middle mouse button emulation in the native viewer, for devices with only two mouse buttons - The Java viewer now supports Java 9+, but also now requires Java 8+ - Support for alpha cursors in the Java viewer (a feature already supported in the native viewer) - The password and username can now be specified via the environment for the native viewer - Support for building Xvnc/libvnc.so with Xorg 1.20.7+ and deprecate support for Xorg older than 1.16 - The official builds have been fixed to work on the upcoming macOS 11 - The Windows server (WinVNC) is now packaged separately as it is unmaintained and buggy [1]: https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/releases/tag/v1.12.0 [2]: https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/releases/tag/v1.11.0