GNOME 48.9 Released as Stable Bugfix Update for GNOME 48

The GNOME Project has announced the release of GNOME 48.9, a maintenance update for the older GNOME 48 desktop series, delivering bug fixes, stability improvements, and minor enhancements across several core components.

Updated Modules

The following packages have been updated in GNOME 48.9:

• blueprint-compiler 0.19.0 (previously 0.18.0)
• folks 0.15.12 (from 0.15.9)
• gnome-desktop 44.5 (from 44.4)
• gnome-maps 48.9 (from 48.8)
• gnome-online-accounts 3.54.10 (from 3.54.9)
• gvfs 1.58.1 (from 1.58.0)
• libadwaita 1.7.11 (from 1.7.10)
• libgsf 1.14.55 (from 1.14.54)
• librsvg 2.60.2 (from 2.60.1)
• libshumate 1.4.1 (from 1.4.0)
• libspelling 0.4.10 (from 0.4.9)
• msgraph 0.3.4 (from 0.3.3)
• nautilus 48.6 (from 48.5)

Key Improvements

One of the notable updates is Nautilus 48.6 (Files), which fixes crashes related to MTP devices, resolves thumbnail generation issues, improves sidebar behavior, and corrects problems encountered when moving files to Trash.

GVfs 1.58.1 brings improvements to CDDA track duration handling, addresses memory leaks, and fixes build-related issues.

Additional enhancements across the release include:

• Memory leak fixes
• Improved thumbnail support
• Updated seccomp filters
• Re-enabled tests by default

GNOME Maps 48.9 resolves an issue affecting the privacy panel after recent settings changes, while GNOME Online Accounts has been updated to version 3.54.10 for improved reliability.

In libfolks (0.15.12), the team fixed continuous integration issues and added compatibility with evolution-data-server 3.59.1. The Meson build system now requires GLib 2.80 as the minimum supported version.

Availability & What’s Next

GNOME 48.9 is expected to arrive in the repositories of Linux distributions that still ship the GNOME 48 series in the coming weeks. As usual, rolling-release distributions are likely to deliver the update first.

The next release, GNOME 48.10, is scheduled for mid-March and will serve as the final maintenance update for the 48.x old-stable branch before it officially reaches End of Life (EoL).

For a complete list of changes, users are encouraged to review the official announcement and detailed changelog.

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