Michael G

I’m very pleased to announce the release of a new version of GNU PSPP.  PSPP is a program for statistical analysis of sampled data.  It is a free replacement for the proprietary program SPSS.

Changes from 2.0.0 to 2.0.1:

• Bug fixes.
• Translation updates.

Please send PSPP bug reports to bug-gnu-pspp@gnu.org.

TWIF generated on Thursday, 21 Mar 2024, Week 12

F-Droid core

Last week’s TWIF was rather short in entertaining app info, but with a reason. Albeit F-Droid is distro agnostic and should work just fine with any, the main infrastructure is developed around Debian given that both projects have aligned goals when it comes to software freedom. Our “F-Droid maintains in Debian” post dives deeper into this.

Latest Debian version is 12, codenamed Bookworm and was launched last year. Current F-Droid infrastructure is still based on the previous version codenamed Bullseye. Last Thursday we’ve started the process to upgrade to Bookworm, in more of the places this needs to happen, be it Gitlab CI, main build server, contributors servers, websites, etc. As the process is done live during/between the running build cycles, things are not yet in sync, hence the main server has built less apps than usual as metadata recipes are adapted to run on the new updated system. For example, previous Bullseye had Java 11 by default and we can install Java 17 as needed, but newer Bookworm has Java 17 by default and older Java 11 needs to be added for all the apps that still depend on it.

This TWIF has 122 updated apps and 8 added, but many apps are still waiting in the queue. So, if your favorite app update is not yet live, we ask for a bit more patience.

Community News

@linsui tries to send an :emoji:

auth was updated to 2.0.41 and ente Photos was updated to 0.8.71. The ente team finally open sourced the server part so you can now touch the opening screen of auth for 7 times and enter your own self-hosted server URL. Photos is not yet ready, but should be coming soon. The apps descriptions are missing, but upstream is aware.

Delta Chat was updated to 1.44.0 bringing more of that polish this chat over e-mail app needs. Developers always have fun interesting blog posts and the latest one covers what’s new more extensively.

Material Files was updated to 1.7.0, but unfortunately it has some bugs, SFTP and SMB are broken currently, and the hot fix version is blocked by the Bookworm upgrade.

PipePipe was updated to 3.3.1 and will finally present the “Update checker” dialogue so users can decide if they want updates directly from the developer or if they want to use the F-Droid built and verified updates.

@Licaon_Kter does not have a tablet:

Quicksy was updated to 2.13.5+free and Conversations was updated to 2.13.5+free and the beta 2.14.0-beta.3+free. They include more fixes as usual, but two things are to be noted. Versions 2.13.x are the last ones that can be installed on Android 5, a system launched almost 10 years ago. If you’re still using it pretty please with sugar on top try to find a custom Android distro like LineageOS and update to the newest version available. If you feel that F-Droid provides apps that are better at security and privacy, there’s not much apps can do to protect you as a user if the underlying base system is vulnerable to 10 years of exploits.

The second note is that, besides needing Android 6 or later, 2.14.0 will introduce call integration, a feature that makes sense on calls enabled devices. In testing, tablet users, that usually lack such an integration, complained of crashes and those were fixed as much as found. So if you are a tablet user you might need to avoid updating to 2.14.0-beta.3+free and wait for the next beta or the final release, whatever comes first.

Tied to the two news items above, did you know that webxdc, “web apps shared in a chat”, a technology promoted by the Delta Chat developers, can now run in XMPP clients like the Conversations forks, Cheogram and monocles chat? More than 100 of them can already be tried out: https://webxdc.org/apps/

Removed Apps

1 apps were removed

The ParkenUlm developers have removed the app source code and asked the team to archive the app.

Newly Added Apps

8 apps were newly added

• Clipboard Cleaner – Show and clean your clipboard
• File Navigator – The missing link between Android and a well-structured file system
• Game Trader – Notifications for SteamTrades.com
• Manhood of Humanity – An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics (Russian only for now)
• Memories: Photo Management for Nextcloud – Fast, modern and advanced photo management suite that runs as a Nextcloud app
• Soothing Noise Player – Play soothing sound effects to help you relax and drown out background noise
• Sound Recorder Plus – A basic sound recorder app for Android
• Who Goes First? – Random funny “who goes first” rules from popular tabletop games!

Updated Apps

115 more apps were updated

• AgoraDesk: buy BTC anonymously was updated from 1.1.22 to 1.1.25
• Alovoa was updated from 1.8.2 to 1.9.0
• Ameixa was updated from 4.10.0 to 4.11.0
• Ameixa Monochrome was updated from 4.10.0 to 4.11.0
• AnkiDroid was updated from 2.17.5 to 2.17.6
• Aves Libre was updated from 1.10.5 to 1.10.7
• Bimba was updated from 3.1.1 to 3.2.0
• Blitz: Fischer chess clock was updated from 1.4.9 to 1.5.2
• Blood pressure monitor was updated from 1.6.2 to 1.6.3
• Brethap was updated from 1.7.24 to 1.7.25
• CPU Info was updated from 5.3.1 to 5.4.0
• Cache Cleaner was updated from 1.10.11 to 1.11.0
• Catima – Loyalty Card Wallet was updated from 2.27.0 to 2.28.0
• Chip Defense was updated from 1.30 to 1.32
• CrossWords was updated from 4.4.202 to 4.4.203
• DanXi was updated from 1.4.0 to 1.4.2
• Dart Checker was updated from 0.7.6 to 0.7.7
• Databag was updated from 1.1 to 1.1
• DroidShows was updated from 7.11.7 to 7.11.8
• DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser was updated from 5.190.0 to 5.191.0
• Easter Eggs was updated from 2.3.0 to 2.4.1
• Enthusiast Tea Timer was updated from 1.4.0 to 1.5.0
• Everyday Tasks was updated from 1.6.0 to 1.6.1
• F-Droid was updated from 1.19.1 to 1.19.2
• FairEmail was updated from 1.2166 to 1.2167
• Feeder was updated from 2.6.18 to 2.6.19
• Fintunes was updated from 2.2.0 to 2.3.2
• Forkgram was updated from 10.8.1.0 to 10.9.1.0
• Fossify Calendar was updated from 1.0.2 to 1.0.3
• Fossify Gallery was updated from 1.1.1 to 1.1.2
• Fruity Game was updated from 2.4 to 2.5
• Gallery was updated from 2.1.0 to 2.1.0
• Gauguin was updated from 0.21.1 to 0.22.1
• Grazer Linuxtage Schedule was updated from 1.8.9-glt-Edition to 1.8.13-glt-Edition
• Grocy: Self-hosted Grocery Management was updated from 3.5.1 to 3.5.2
• GuessIron was updated from 3.0 to 4.0
• HexViewer was updated from 1.51 to 1.52
• Hisn Elmoslem was updated from 2.7.01 to 2.7.02
• ICSx⁵ was updated from 2.1.1 to 2.2
• Immich was updated from 1.98.1 to 1.98.2
• Inure App Manager (Trial) was updated from Build100.2.0 to Build100.2.3
• Jass board was updated from 4.1.0 to 4.1.1
• Jerboa for Lemmy was updated from 0.0.61 to 0.0.63
• K-9 Mail was updated from 6.800 to 6.801
• Kanji Dojo was updated from 2.0.0 to 2.0.2
• Katawa Shoujo: Re-Engineered was updated from 1.4.3 to 1.4.4
• Keep Alive was updated from 1.1.4 to 1.2.0-beta1
• Librera Reader was updated from 8.9.158-fdroid to 8.9.161-fdroid
• Linwood Butterfly was updated from 2.1.0-beta.1 to 2.1.0-beta.2
• LocalMonero: buy XMR privately was updated from 1.1.22 to 1.1.25
• Look4Sat: Satellite tracker was updated from 3.1.3 to 3.1.4
• Ludo (Privacy Friendly) was updated from 2.3 to 2.3.1
• Lunar Launcher was updated from 2.8.1.1 to 2.8.2
• MOROway App was updated from 9.1.0 to 9.1.4
• Massive was updated from 2.31 to 2.32
• Money Manager Ex was updated from 2024.03.07 to 2024.03.19
• Music Player GO was updated from 4.4.23 to 4.4.24
• My Expenses was updated from 3.7.6.1 to 3.7.7
• Myne: Ebook Downloader was updated from 3.0.0 to 3.1.0
• Nextcloud Dev was updated from 20240310 to 20240314
• Nextcloud Talk was updated from 18.0.1 to 18.1.0
• NextcloudServices was updated from 1.1-beta18 to 1.1-beta19
• Obtainium was updated from 1.0.4 to 1.0.5
• Oinkoin was updated from 1.0.54 to 1.0.55
• Olauncher was updated from v4.2.0 to v4.2.2
• OnionShare was updated from 0.1.19-beta to 0.1.20-beta
• OpenTracks was updated from v4.11.3 to v4.12.0
• Openreads was updated from 2.5.1 to 2.6.0
• Orgzly Revived was updated from 1.8.17 to 1.8.18
• Pagan Music Sequencer was updated from 1.4.1 to 1.4.2
• Paris Transport Traffic was updated from 5.2 to 5.3
• Petals was updated from 3.20.5 to 3.20.6
• PhotoChiotte was updated from 1.51 to 1.52
• Pocket Broomball was updated from 5.1.3 to 5.2.0
• PySolFC was updated from 2.20.1 to 2.24.0
• Quote Unquote was updated from 4.36.1-fdroid to 4.37.0-fdroid
• Reader for Selfoss was updated from 124020451-github to 124030731-github
• Really Basic Vocab was updated from 3.4.0 to 3.4.1
• SDAI FOSS was updated from 0.5.11 to 0.6.0
• SMS Gate was updated from 1.12.13 to 1.13.0
• SMS Import / Export was updated from 2.3.1 to 2.3.2
• Saber was updated from 0.21.1 to 0.21.2
• SelfPrivacy was updated from 0.10.1 to 0.11.0
• SiYuan was updated from 3.0.2 to 3.0.3
• Simon Tatham’s Puzzles was updated from 2023-11-15-2237-96d65e85-fdroid to 2024-03-10-2312-80aac310-fdroid
• Simple Time Tracker was updated from 1.37 to 1.38
• Slideshow Wallpaper was updated from 1.1.0 to 1.2.0
• Squawker was updated from 3.7.6 to 3.7.7
• Standard Notes was updated from 3.191.18 to 3.192.1
• Telegram FOSS was updated from 10.6.1 to 10.9.1
• Text Tools was updated from 1.0.3 to 1.0.4
• TorrServe was updated from MatriX.129.4.F-Droid to MatriX.130.F-Droid
• Traintime PDA was updated from 1.1.0 to 1.1.1
• Vernet – Network Analyzer was updated from 1.0.2 to 1.0.4
• Vespucci was updated from 19.3.4.0 to 19.3.5.0
• Vinyl Music Player was updated from 1.8.1 to 1.8.2
• Voice Audiobook Player was updated from 8.2.0 to 8.2.2
• Voyager for Lemmy was updated from 1.44.0 to 1.46.3
• WallFlow was updated from 2.4.0 to 2.4.1
• WallFlow Plus was updated from 2.4.0 to 2.4.1
• Xed Editor was updated from 1.0.9 to 1.1.0
• Xray was updated from 6.2.0 to 6.3.0
• Xtra was updated from 2.30.1 to 2.30.2
• baresip was updated from 59.6.0 to 59.7.0
• baresip+ was updated from 46.7.0 to 46.8.0
• blocker was updated from 2.0.3662-fdroid to 2.0.3961-fdroid
• floccus bookmark sync was updated from 5.0.10 to 5.0.11
• monocles chat was updated from 1.7.9.3 to 1.7.9.4
• neutriNote CE was updated from 4.5.0 to 4.5.0a
• ntodotxt was updated from 0.6.1 to 0.6.2
• oRing – Reminder was updated from 2.0.4 to 2.0.4
• openHAB was updated from 3.10.0 to 3.11.0
• openHAB Beta was updated from 3.10.4-beta to 3.11.1-beta
• whoBIRD was updated from 2.2 to 2.3
• 拷贝漫画 was updated from 2.1.1 to 2.2.4

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