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Fedora 43 Features libgit2 1.8.5 Release Notes 2026-7b1d032de7b

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Calendar Grey May 17, 2026
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Update libgit2 to version 1.8.5 for Fedora 43, enhancing API compatibility and performance.
Update to version 1.8.5

Summary

libgit2 is a portable, pure C implementation of the Git core methods

provided as a re-entrant linkable library with a solid API, allowing

you to write native speed custom Git applications in any language

with bindings.

Update Information:

Update to version 1.8.5. Release notes: https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v1.8.5

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory fedora update threat software libgit2

Change Log

* Wed May 6 2026 Fabio Valentini - 1.8.5-1 - Update to version 1.8.5 * Fri Jan 16 2026 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.8.4-5 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_44_Mass_Rebuild

References

Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2026-7b1d032de7 2026-05-17 00:48:46.610610+00:00 Name : libgit2_1.8 Product : Fedora 43 Version : 1.8.5 Release : 1.fc43 URL : https://libgit2.org/ Summary : C implementation of the Git core methods as a library with a solid API Description : libgit2 is a portable, pure C implementation of the Git core methods provided as a re-entrant linkable library with a solid API, allowing you to write native speed custom Git applications in any language with bindings.

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-7b1d032de7' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label

Name: libgit2_1.8
Product: Fedora 43
Version: 1.8.5
Release: 1.fc43
URL: https://libgit2.org/
Summary: C implementation of the Git core methods as a library with a solid API

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Topics Covered

security advisory fedora update threat software libgit2

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