Removals
The following programs and features were deprecated in 4.19 (Herve) or earlier, and have been removed in 4.20.
- logoutd(8) (deprecated in 4.19)
- expiry(1) (deprecated in 4.19)
- login.defs(5): MD5_CRPYT_ENAB (deprecated since the dinosaurs were around)
- groupmems(8) (deprecated in 4.19)
Dependencies
We've removed an unused dependency.
Features
The following features that are optional in 4.19 will be unconditionally supported in 4.20.
PRs planned for 4.20 can be found here:
Timeline
Updated:
Releases will continue to be every solstice, as before, as distros seem to prefer this.
The release date will be around Saint John's Day in 2026, with the freeze in early June.
Old timeline:
Releases will start being quarterly (solstices and equinoxes), instead of semiannually.
The release date will be around Sant Josep in 2026, with the freeze in early March.
- 4.20: 2026-03
- 4.21: 2026-06
- 4.22: 2026-09
- 4.23: 2026-12
Removals
The following programs and features were deprecated in 4.19 (Herve) or earlier, and have been removed in 4.20.
logoutdutility #1344groupmemsutility #1343Dependencies
We've removed an unused dependency.
Features
The following features that are optional in 4.19 will be unconditionally supported in 4.20.
PRs planned for 4.20 can be found here:
Timeline
Updated:
Releases will continue to be every solstice, as before, as distros seem to prefer this.
The release date will be around Saint John's Day in 2026, with the freeze in early June.
Old timeline:
Releases will start being quarterly (solstices and equinoxes), instead of semiannually.
The release date will be around Sant Josep in 2026, with the freeze in early March.