2.4.2 - Bugfix Release

Released April 14, 2026

An additional bugfix release containing some more pressing fixes before we embark on the 2.5 series where new features will land.

Bugfixes

  • Resolved an issue where the discover process required lsb-release, which could be absent on some modern Debian installs (#244)

  • Debian provider now logs APT warnings to help surface non-fatal errors leading to strange behaviors (#243)

  • Redhat provider now correctly handles unknown or obsolete repo source metadata when querying the current version of a package. This resolves a bug where some packages would, in certain circumstances, incorrectly be displayed as NEW.

Minor Features

The Documentation is written with Sphinx, and used a visual theme that has been declared as unmaintained. It also has a history of friction with versions of sphinx >=9. It has been removed and replaced with sphinx-rtd, alongside a custom CSS override that has been written to replicate the original look and feel. Additional enhancement to code boxes, syntax highlighting and general layout were also added. This also allows us to further customize the look and feel in the future.

What's Changed

  • setup: Do not rely on lsb-release for version

  • Debian: Log APT warnings in provider operations

  • Redhat: fix provider parsing of unknown sources

  • Replace Renku Sphinx theme with rtd and CSS

  • CI: Include docs in test-minimum action