Ubuntu22.04LTS/2204.1.22

Issues / bug reports

• Addressed crashes on the slide show application reported by the store insights (#199) by better handling exit requests (ubuntu/ubuntu-wsl-splash#25)
• Enabled collecting debug symbols of all compiled binaries as release assets for future crash analysis (#263, #261, #260, ubuntu/ubuntu-wsl-splash#27 and canonical/ubuntu-desktop-installer#1036)
• Added more languages to the slide show (ubuntu/ubuntu-wsl-splash#18, ubuntu/ubuntu-wsl-splash#21, ubuntu/ubuntu-wsl-splash#23 and ubuntu/ubuntu-wsl-splash#24)

Other enhancements

• Updated rootfs image to Ubuntu 22.04.1.
• Implemented a patch for the release upgrader policy (#239 and #264)
• Updated the store listing to point to the correct Ubuntu WSL website (#247)

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What's Changed

Other enhancements are mostly relevant to the Ubuntu Preview app, which is not directly related to this release.

• Added check around optional splash access by @EduardGomezEscandell in #207
• Fix no-return lambda warning by @EduardGomezEscandell in #209
• Enable launcher command after exiting by @EduardGomezEscandell in #210
• QA is cancelled when a new commit is pushed by @EduardGomezEscandell in #215
• Bump runner version for the Jira sync workflow by @GabrielNagy in #216
• This app rootdir by @CarlosNihelton in #220
• Prevents running the build workflow on draft PRs by @CarlosNihelton in #219
• Enables checking if localhost forwarding is disabled by @CarlosNihelton in #218
• Created class to deal with interprocess syncronization by @EduardGomezEscandell in #221
• Solved some clang-tidy complaints by @EduardGomezEscandell in #224
• Better testing proposal by @EduardGomezEscandell in #222
• Refresh releases and assets by @github-actions in #227
• Enables MSBuild to update and build the Flutter app if required by @CarlosNihelton in #229
• Created class to temporarily set root as Ubuntu WSL user safely by @EduardGomezEscandell in #223
• Extracts the process handling out of the splash controller by @CarlosNihelton in #233
• Enables downloading images from the c-i.u.c/wsl by @CarlosNihelton in #235
• Skip C++ source linting for unrelevant PRs by @CarlosNihelton in #236
• Refresh releases and assets by @github-actions in #230
• Prevents filesystem exceptions by @CarlosNihelton in #237
• Adapts the image base name to the new pipeline by @CarlosNihelton in #238
• Removed Sudo::WslLaunch by @EduardGomezEscandell in #240
• showConsoleWindow accepts topWindow nullptr by @CarlosNihelton in #243
• [CI] Sets a 20 min timeout for clang-tidy by @CarlosNihelton in #245
• [CI] Attempts to avoid break when diff consists of one whitespace only by @CarlosNihelton in #244
• Abstraction on top of Win32 Named Events that can be set only once by @CarlosNihelton in #242
• Temporarily fix flutter-action version by @CarlosNihelton in #246
• Refresh releases and assets by @github-actions in #248
• Selection of default upgrade policy by @EduardGomezEscandell in #239
• Updates link ubuntu.com/wsl for store listing by @CarlosNihelton in #247
• Use strings.Fields to split the checksum file. by @CarlosNihelton in #241
• Checks whether the rootfs has UDI or Subiquity snaps by @CarlosNihelton in #249
• Models the environment variable LAUNCHER_FORCE_MODE by @CarlosNihelton in #251
• Refactor Application Strategies by @CarlosNihelton in #250
• Updates ubuntu-wsl-splash by @CarlosNihelton in #252
• Let SetOnceNamedEvent wait for confirmation by @CarlosNihelton in #253
• New app strategy for ARM64 in the context of the new OOBE by @CarlosNihelton in #254
• Implements the WinOobeStrategy by @CarlosNihelton in #255
• No need for the registration event in reconfiguration workflow by @CarlosNihelton in #257
• Traverse the filesystem only once when looking for UDI and Subiquity snaps. by @CarlosNihelton in #258
• Per-app #defines by @CarlosNihelton in #256
• Refactored starts_with and ends_with by @EduardGomezEscandell in #259
• Upload program debug databases by @CarlosNihelton in #260
• Updates splash submodule post PDB changes by @CarlosNihelton in #261
• WindowTitle is the one which may have LTS in by @CarlosNihelton in #264
• Implements the release workflow by @CarlosNihelton in #263

New Contributors

• @EduardGomezEscandell made their first contribution in #207
• @GabrielNagy made their first contribution in #216

Full Changelog: Ubuntu22.04LTS/2204.0.10...Ubuntu22.04LTS/2204.1.22

Ubuntu22.04LTS/2204.0.10: Merge pull request #204 from ubuntu/github-to-jira

Issues / bug reports

• Handle misreported error during installation when the GUI exits with SIGSEV due an OpenGL implementation issue (Installer reported failure but user was created · Issue #180 · ubuntu/WSL )
• Eliminate a race condition causing the installer window to never close under certain conditions on latest Windows builds ([Ubuntu-Preview] Installer GUI won't close · Issue #201 · ubuntu/WSL )
• Prevent the UI to translate itself into languages that require extra fonts not shipped with our rootfs (Missing fonts in the OOBE · Issue #172 · ubuntu/WSL )
• Disallow selecting system-reserved usernames (OOBE - Disallow creation of system users and existing users · Issue #179 · ubuntu/WSL )
• Hide the console window only if the installation was initiated from start menu or from the Windows store (Windows terminal hidden on first run of ubuntu2204.exe · Issue #176 · ubuntu/WSL )
• Disable the hyperlink in the profile page due inability to invoke a web browser inside WSL at installation (The link https://aka.ms/wslusers does nothing · Issue #173 · ubuntu/WSL )
• Make the slide show “We are almost done” dialog non-dismissible (User can dismiss "We are almost done" dialog · Issue #177 · ubuntu/WSL )
• Fix the incomplete hint about the /etc/fstab file (WSL fstab hint by CarlosNihelton · Pull Request #855 · canonical/ubuntu-desktop-installer )
• Avoid crash when user hits the HELP button on TUI (Installer crashes when users selects "Help" · Issue #202 · ubuntu/WSL )
• Create versionless icons for sizes smaller than 32px (Create square versionless icons if size < 32px · Issue #193 · ubuntu/WSL )
• Prevent printing error messages related to username and language acquisition to prefill the UI (Recovery user information failed with code 80070534 · Issue #170 · ubuntu/WSL )
• Started addressing the long time applying changes by avoiding repeated work during that phase (Installing language packs takes a while · Issue #187 · ubuntu/WSL )

Other enhancements

• Update theme to latest Yaru (Update yaru & dbus + dependencies by jpnurmi · Pull Request #868 · canonical/ubuntu-desktop-installer ). Wizard now transitions horizontally, alla iOS style.