X11Libre (XLibre) 25.1.5: Nvidia Support and Critical EL9 Build Fixes
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X11Libre (XLibre) 25.1.5 released. This update in our Fedora Copr repo fixes EL9 builds with a specific Meson patch and ensures compatibility with Nvidia drivers via Video ABI 25.2.
X11Libre (XLibre) 25.1.5: Technical Refinements and EL9 Support
I am pleased to announce the release of X11Libre (XLibre) version 25.1.5. This update focuses on critical technical fixes that improve compatibility with Enterprise Linux and proprietary graphics drivers.
Technical Changes
- Specific Fix for EL9 Builds: To support Enterprise Linux 9 (AlmaLinux 9, Rocky Linux 9, and RHEL 9), we have integrated the
xlibre-xserver-25.1.5-meson-prefix-compat.patch. This patch resolves build errors specifically within the EL9 build environment, allowing for successful compilation. - Xorg Video ABI 25.2: I have added so that Video ABI version to 25.2 is also provided by the RPM package. This is a vital change that ensures proprietary Nvidia drivers (e.g., from RPMfusion) can be installed and initialized without version mismatch errors.
- Architecture-Specific Provides: The RPM package now officially
provides: xorg-x11-server-Xorg%{?_isa}. This allows X11Libre to act as a true drop-in replacement for the default X-server, satisfying all system dependencies for your specific hardware architecture.
Note: The technical fixes mentioned above (including the EL9 build fix and the ABI patch) are specific to the RPM packages in our Copr repository.
For a complete list of general fixes and changes implemented within X11Libre itself, please refer to the official release page: X11Libre xserver 25.1.5 on GitHub