[SRU] Update to bugfix release 3.0.4 in Bionic
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
vlc (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Simon Quigley | ||
Bionic |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Simon Quigley | ||
Cosmic |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Simon Quigley |
Bug Description
[Impact]
VLC has received a bugfix update on the 3.0.x release path, which was recommended to us for additional stability in the Long Term Support release.
[Test Case]
Install vlc from bionic-proposed and test it for a decent amount of time. Play different video formats to catch any regressions, and use it as you normally would.
[Regression Potential]
The 3.0.x branch receives only bug fixes, which are cherry-picked from the master branch where the main development takes place. So, I think the regression potential is low.
[Other Info]
Here is the upstream Git repository: http://
We released the previous VLC bugfix release for this branch into Bionic in late July, see bug 1774067 for details. This was successful, and no regressions have been reported.
Upstream changelog:
Changes between 3.0.3 and 3.0.4:
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Decoder:
* Blacklist some intel GPU when decoding HEVC
* Decode AV1 streams
* Fix playback of low-fps files
* Fix hardware decoding of low-latency sliced H.264 streams on macOS
* Fix seeking with streams containing WebVTT subtitles
* Fix decoding some CC-608 streams with roll-up
* Fix crashes with LPCM streams
* Fix colorspace of JPEG, PNG and screen inputs
* Fix MediaCodec rotation handling
Demux:
* Improve FLV fps detection
* Fix some ogg/flac
* Improve support for broken HEVC inside MKV
* Fix some AVI regression for broken files and for DVAudio
* Support files splitted in the .mts%d pattern
* Fixes for MKV seeking
* Fix for MP4 disabled track selection
* Fix playback of incomplete RAR files (downloading)
Audio Output:
* Improve iOS session management and resume-from-pause
* Improve macOS audio performance
* Support 44.1kHz DTS passthrough
* Fix crashes on DirectSound output
Video Output:
* Fix some crash in Direct3D11/
* Fix some broken DVD subtitles rendering (OpenGL, notably)
* Fix crashes on old mac machines, after some time
* Fix memleaks on the EGL output (Android notably)
* Fix misc display in Direct3D11 due to broken drivers
* Fix potential green screen on Windows XP
Text renderer:
* Fix rendering of arabic fonts fallback on macOS
* Fix head buffer overflow on macOS with some fonts
* Fix rendering of fonts with specific fonts
* Fix some RTL rendering
Misc:
* Fix live555, macOS-UI, screen capture crashes
* Change the extension registration names on Windows
* Fix VLM 'now' date
* Fixes on the HTTPD server
* Fix on the NTservice registration
* Fix --stop-time option
* Fix ChromeCast compatibility with web interface
* Fix subtitles alignment
* Fix infinite recursion on directory playback
* Fix detection SAT>IP servers
Qt:
* Fix tooltip display when using Wayland
macOS:
* macOS 10.7.5 is required now, VLC will no longer launch on earlier releases
* Fix delay and fps setting in subtitle dialog
* Modernized and improved support for media keys
* Fix issues with drag and drop of playlist items
* Fix support for audio capturing with qtsound module
* Fix layout issues in the Convert and Save panel
Translations:
* Update of most translations
Changed in vlc (Ubuntu Bionic): | |
assignee: | nobody → Simon Quigley (tsimonq2) |
Changed in vlc (Ubuntu Cosmic): | |
assignee: | nobody → Simon Quigley (tsimonq2) |
Changed in vlc (Ubuntu Bionic): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in vlc (Ubuntu Cosmic): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
status: | New → Fix Released |
Changed in vlc (Ubuntu Bionic): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
Hello Simon, or anyone else affected,
Accepted vlc into bionic-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https:/ /launchpad. net/ubuntu/ +source/ vlc/3.0. 4-1ubuntu0. 1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.
Please help us by testing this new package. See https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/Testing/ EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed.Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.
If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested and change the tag from verification- needed- bionic to verification- done-bionic. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification- failed- bionic. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.
Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/QATeam/ PerformingSRUVe rification . Thank you in advance!