GNOME 45.rc was released on Friday night as the release candidate of this cycle. The latest changes for GNOME 45 include:
- GNOME Calls now supports AES 256-bit crypto suites for its SIP handling.
- The Adwaita icon theme added new hand cursors and an updated spinner.
- Code cleanups and fixes for the GDM display manager. There is also VT handling fixes, a crash fix, and improved SimpleDRM support for GDM. Wayland multi-seat is also now supported.
- GNOME Builder brings improved Meson-based project templates, support newer Sysprof features, and other fixes.
- GNOME Calendar has fixed many threading issues in its back-end.
- GNOME Control Center has ported more of its code to using libadwaita.
- GNOME Maps has enabled an experimental vector-based map.
- GNOME Remote Desktop now uses the libei emulated input library for input event plumbing.
- Various GNOME Software improvements around PackageKit plug-in search performance, app license display, and more.
- The Nautilus file manager will no longer slow down when many files are selected.
- The many RC changes to GNOME Shell and Mutter .
More details on these GNOME 45 release candidate changes via the release announcement . GNOME 45.0 is scheduled for its stable release on 20 September.