GNOME 40.alpha Released
GNOME 40.alpha is now available. This is the first unstable release leading to 40 stable series.
This is the first release featuring the new versioning scheme. You can read more about it here:
https://discourse.gnome.org/t/new-gnome-versioning-scheme/4235
If you want to compile GNOME 40.alpha, you can use the official BuildStream project snapshot. Thanks to BuildStream's build sandbox, it should build reliably for you regardless of the dependencies on your host system:
https://download.gnome.org/teams/releng/40.alpha/gnome-40.alpha.tar.xz
The list of updated modules and changes is available here:
https://download.gnome.org/core/40/40.alpha/NEWS
The source packages are available here:
https://download.gnome.org/core/40/40.alpha/sources/
WARNING!
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This release is a snapshot of development code. Although it is buildable and usable, it is primarily intended for testing and hacking purposes. GNOME uses odd minor version numbers to indicate development status.
For more information about 3.38, the full schedule, the official module lists and the proposed module lists, please see our 3.38 wiki page:
https://www.gnome.org/start/unstable
Cheers,
Jordan Petridis,
GNOME Release Team
The first alpha version of the upcoming GNOME 40 desktop environment has been released for testing.
