Hi,tl;dr 42.2 Alpha1 is on the mirrors, get it fromBefore getting too excited, note that the goal for Alpha1 was mostlyto get the setup and tools ready for 42.2. So as I described in mylast status update¹ 42.2 right now is basically 42.1 + Updates.There are two exceptions though. The SLE12SP2 Beta1 sources landedin OBS and we got Qt 5.6 and kernel 4.4 from there already.That and the KDE version update from 42.1 lead to a few buildfailures in 42.2² but nothing major, openQA is still green enough³.I'd like to have another Alpha before the openSUSE conference andintegrate even more SP2 updates. Among the more than 700 packagesthere are major updates of YaST, X, GNOME and systemd coming.The KDE team has also indicated that they plan to update KDE for42.2.We're aiming for a release in the first week of November so thereshould be milestones every month from now on[4]. Since we inheritthe base system from SLE changes to core components become harderafter July (Alpha 3). Version upgrades should be completed bySeptember (Beta 2).So what can you do?- Many components are still to be updated, so it's not that usefulto check for bugs in e.g. KDE or GNOME in the context of 42.2 yet.However, since we have a new kernel already Alpha1 is still wortha try esp on physical hardware.- Think about which packages you want or need to update for 42.2.Keep in mind that 42.2 is meant to be a minor update so pleasekeep the upgrade path in mind. Nevertheless some of the changesSP2 brings like Qt or Systemd may require updates of othercomponents as well.- Check your bug lists and move old bugs you intend to fix in 42.2to the new version in Bugzilla and close ones you will never fix.- The Wiki pages for 42.2 are already there but I'm sure don'tanswer all questions, please fill the gaps.cuLudwig[1] https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2016-04/msg00436.html [2] https://goo.gl/Wc8O3O [3] https://goo.gl/bNfZyb [4] https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Roadmap --(o_ Ludwig Nussel//\V_/_ http://www.suse.com/ SUSE Linux GmbH, GF: Felix Imendörffer, Jane Smithard,Graham Norton, HRB 21284 (AG Nürnberg)--To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxTo contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@xxxxxxxxxxxx