1.3. Changelog

#### Linux From Scratch - Version 13.0-systemd

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# 1.3. Changelog

This is version 13.0-systemd of the Linux From Scratch book, dated March 5th, 2026. If this book is more than six months old, a newer and better version is probably already available. To find out, please check one of the mirrors via https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/mirrors.html.

Below is a list of changes made since the previous release of the book.

Changelog Entries:

- 2026-03-05

  - [bdubbs] - LFS-13.0 released.

- 2026-02-27

  - [bdubbs] - Update to vim-9.2.0078 (Security update). Fixes #5877.

- 2026-02-19

  - [bdubbs] - Update to zlib-1.3.2 (Security update). Fixes #5873.

- 2026-02-15

  - [bdubbs] - Update to vim-9.2.0000. Fixes #5872.

- 2026-02-14

  - [bdubbs] - Update to vim-9.1.2144 (Security update). Addresses #4500.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to setuptools-82.0.0 (Python module). Fixes #5868.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-6.17. Fixes #5870.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to m4-1.4.21. Fixes #5866.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.18.10. Fixes #5854.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to less-692. Fixes #5869.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to iana-etc-20260202. Addresses #5006.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to binutils-2.46.0. Fixes #5865.

- 2026-02-08

  - [bdubbs] - Update to systemd-259.1. Fixes #5864.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to shadow-4.19.3. Fixes #5858.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to setuptools-81.0.0 (Python module). Fixes #5863.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to Python3-3.14.3 (Security update). Fixes #5859.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to procps-ng-4.0.6. Fixes #5853.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.18.9. Fixes #5854.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to gettext-1.0. Fixes #5852.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to expat-2.7.4 (Security update). Fixes #5855.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to coreutils-9.10.tar.xz. Fixes #5862.

- 2026-01-28

  - [bdubbs] - Update to wheel-0.46.3. Fixes #5849.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to shadow-4.19.2. Fixes #5845.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to setuptools-80.10.2. Fixes #5848.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to packaging-26.0. Fixes #5847.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to openssl-3.6.1 (Security update). Fixes #5851.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to meson-1.10.1. Fixes #5844.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.18.7. Fixes #5843.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to less-691. Fixes #5846.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to iana-etc-20260123. Addresses #5006.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to grub-2.14. Fixes #5842.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to glibc-2.43 (Security update). Fixes #5850.

- 2026-01-15

  - [bdubbs] - Update to sqlite-autoconf-3510200 (3.51.2). Fixes #5841.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to ncurses-6.6. Fixes #5839.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.18.5. Fixes #5840.

- 2026-01-01

  - [bdubbs] - Update to xz-5.8.2. Fixes #5836.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to vim-9.1.2031. Addresses #4500.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to util-linux-2.41.3. Fixes #5834.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to systemd-259. Fixes #5822.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to shadow-4.19.0. Fixes #5838.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.18.2. Fixes #5837.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to inetutils-2.7. Fixes #5835.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to iana-etc-20251215. Addresses #5006.

- 2025-12-15

  - [bdubbs] - Update to tzdata2025c. Fixes #5833.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to Python-3.14.2 (Security update). Fixes #5831.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to meson-1.10.0. Fixes #5832.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.18.1. Fixes #5830.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-6.18.0. Fixes #5829.

- 2025-12-01

  - [bdubbs] - Update to vim-9.1.1934. Addresses #4500.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to sqlite-autoconf-3510100 (3.51.1). Fixes #5828.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to ninja-1.13.2. Fixes #5826.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.17.9. Fixes #5827.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to libxcrypt-4.5.2. Fixes #5825.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to iana-etc-20251120. Addresses #5006.

- 2025-11-15

  - [bdubbs] - Update to coreutils-9.9. Fixes #5823.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to binutils-2.45.1. This now requires adding glibc-2.42-upstream_fixes-1.patch. Fixes #5824.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to libxcrypt-4.5.1. Fixes #5820.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.17.8. Fixes #5818.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to sqlite-autoconf-3510000 (3.51.0). Fixes #5821.

- 2025-11-01

  - [bdubbs] - Update to vim-9.1.1888. Addresses #4500.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to iana-etc-20251022. Addresses #5006.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to pcre2-10.47. Fixes #5814.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-6.16. Fixes #5817.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.17.6. Fixes #5811.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to libcap-2.77. Fixes #5815.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to elfutils-0.194. Fixes #5815.

- 2025-10-15

  - [bdubbs] - Update to less-685. Fixes #5810.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to systemd-258.1. Fixes #5809.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to Python-3.14.0. Fixes #5806.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to openssl-3.6.0. Fixes #5804.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.17.2. Fixes #5802.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-6.17.0. Fixes #5803.

- 2025-10-01

  - [renodr] - Update to systemd-258 (including udev for SysV). Fixes #5791.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to vim-9.1.1806. Addresses #4500.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to iana-etc-20250926. Addresses #5006.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to coreutils-9.8. Fixes #5795.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to expat-2.7.3 (Security release). Fixes #5792.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.16.9. Fixes #5796.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to markupsafe-3.0.3. Fixes #5801.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to meson-1.9.1. Fixes #5797.

  - [renodr] - Update to openssl-3.5.4 (Security update). Fixes #5793.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to util-linux-2.41.2. Fixes #5798.

- 2025-09-15

  - [bdubbs] - Update to vim-9.1.1754. Addresses #4500.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to iana-etc-20250826. Addresses #5006.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to tcl8.6.17. Fixes #5781.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to pcre2-10.46. Fixes #5790.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to meson-1.9.0. Fixes #5788.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.16.7. Fixes #5787.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to kbd-2.9.0. Fixes #5789.

- 2025-09-03

  - [bdubbs] - Add the sqlite-3.50.4 package. Fixes #5784.

  - [bdubbs] - Add the pcre2-10.45 package. Fixes #5782.

  - [bdubbs] - Add a description on how to use a kernel base+patch in Chapter 3. Fixes #5785.

- 2025-09-01

  - [bdubbs] - LFS-12.4 released.

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