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As [Slowroll](https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Slowroll) continues its journey, the latest updates released on [August 30](https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/factory@lists.opensuse.org/thread/BQE4US3FPGEZKOJNEYBNMB2BW2QJCF2B/) and [Sept. 2](https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/factory@lists.opensuse.org/thread/SH44ZK6FHLFMELMNV2XI377DAFRPRPNP/) have brought a slew of maintenance packages that enhance systems. These updates are part of Slowroll's ongoing effort to provide users with a balanced rolling release that prioritizes stability while keeping the software stack up-to-date.
As [Slowroll](https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Slowroll) continues its journey, the latest updates released on [August 30](https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/factory@lists.opensuse.org/thread/BQE4US3FPGEZKOJNEYBNMB2BW2QJCF2B/) and two on Sept. 2 with [snapshot 20240902T0137](https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/factory@lists.opensuse.org/thread/SH44ZK6FHLFMELMNV2XI377DAFRPRPNP/) and [snapshot 20240902T2146](https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/factory@lists.opensuse.org/thread/TGMFBUZTPFYSCSEM44OPFBH4FWG5SETW/) have brought a slew of maintenance packages that enhance systems. These updates are part of Slowroll's ongoing effort to provide users with a balanced rolling release that prioritizes stability while keeping the software stack up-to-date.

[Updates for the quarter](https://news.opensuse.org/2024/07/03/slowroll-set-for-a-quarter-of-updates/) were scheduled for July 9, August 9 and Sept. 9, so the updates are well with the the monthly cadence.

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* Multimedia and Graphics: Applications like darktable, muPDF, and SDL_mixer received updates to provide smoother performance in graphic-related tasks.
* Virtualization: The inclusion of an update for VirtualBox ensures that users relying on virtual environments continue to have a stable and secure platform for running other operating systems or isolated environments.


[Sept. 2](https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/factory@lists.opensuse.org/thread/SH44ZK6FHLFMELMNV2XI377DAFRPRPNP/) updates closely followed and delivered 44 packages. These updates include:
[snapshot 20240902T0137](https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/factory@lists.opensuse.org/thread/SH44ZK6FHLFMELMNV2XI377DAFRPRPNP/) updates closely followed and delivered 44 packages. These updates include:

* Network and Security: Updates include those for NetworkManager, bind and dkimproxy for reliable network operations.
* Multimedia Improvements: The update provides enhancements to the gstreamer family of packages (gstreamer, gstreamer-plugins-bad, gstreamer-plugins-base, etc.) that are essential for media processing and playback.
* System Utilities and Development: buildah, dracut and python-flake8 were among the tools updates for to both system administrators and developers.
* Virtualization and Cloud: Updates to nextcloud and python-azure-agent focused on Slowroll’s cloud and virtual environments and technologies.

[snapshot 20240902T2146](https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/factory@lists.opensuse.org/thread/TGMFBUZTPFYSCSEM44OPFBH4FWG5SETW/) had 33 packages updated. Key updates include:

* Graphics and Multimedia: Updates to Mesa and gstreamer-plugins-ugly provide improvements in handling 3D graphics and media playback tasks.
* System Utilities: Essential updates to binutils, kernel-firmware, and lightdm enhance system stability and hardware compatibility.
* Development Tools: The snapshot includes updates to gcc14 and several Python versions (python310, python311, python312, python313) and other libraries.
* Security and Networking: Enhancements to openssl-3 and wireshark strengthen system security and improve network analysis capabilities.
* Virtualization and Cloud: Updates to Xen and other virtualization tools aid in Slowroll systems to run virtual machines and manage cloud environments.

The development team is expected to release more updates in the future with a similar release cadence.
View the latest statistics on the [Slowroll Stats page](http://stage3.opensuse.org:17080/munin/opensuse.org/stage3.opensuse.org/slowrollstats.html).

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