#### Linux From Scratch - Version r12.4-49

### Chapter 1. Introduction

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# 1.3. Changelog

This is version r12.4-49 of the Linux From Scratch book, dated December 3rd, 2025. If this book is more than six months old, a newer and better version is probably already available. To find out, please check one of the mirrors via https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/mirrors.html.

Below is a list of changes made since the previous release of the book.

Changelog Entries:

- 2025-12-01

  - [bdubbs] - Update to vim-9.1.1934. Addresses #4500.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to sqlite-autoconf-3510100 (3.51.1). Fixes #5828.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to ninja-1.13.2. Fixes #5826.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.17.9. Fixes #5827.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to libxcrypt-4.5.2. Fixes #5825.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to iana-etc-20251120. Addresses #5006.

- 2025-11-15

  - [bdubbs] - Update to coreutils-9.9. Fixes #5823.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to binutils-2.45.1. This now requires adding glibc-2.42-upstream_fixes-1.patch. Fixes #5824.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to libxcrypt-4.5.1. Fixes #5820.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.17.8. Fixes #5818.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to sqlite-autoconf-3510000 (3.51.0). Fixes #5821.

- 2025-11-01

  - [bdubbs] - Update to vim-9.1.1888. Addresses #4500.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to iana-etc-20251022. Addresses #5006.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to pcre2-10.47. Fixes #5814.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-6.16. Fixes #5817.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.17.6. Fixes #5811.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to libcap-2.77. Fixes #5815.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to elfutils-0.194. Fixes #5815.

- 2025-10-15

  - [bdubbs] - Update to less-685. Fixes #5810.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to systemd-258.1. Fixes #5809.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to Python-3.14.0. Fixes #5806.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to openssl-3.6.0. Fixes #5804.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.17.2. Fixes #5802.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-6.17.0. Fixes #5803.

- 2025-10-01

  - [renodr] - Update to systemd-258 (including udev for SysV). Fixes #5791.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to vim-9.1.1806. Addresses #4500.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to iana-etc-20250926. Addresses #5006.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to coreutils-9.8. Fixes #5795.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to expat-2.7.3 (Security release). Fixes #5792.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.16.9. Fixes #5796.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to markupsafe-3.0.3. Fixes #5801.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to meson-1.9.1. Fixes #5797.

  - [renodr] - Update to openssl-3.5.4 (Security Update). Fixes #5793.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to util-linux-2.41.2. Fixes #5798.

- 2025-09-15

  - [bdubbs] - Update to vim-9.1.1754. Addresses #4500.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to iana-etc-20250826. Addresses #5006.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to tcl8.6.17. Fixes #5781.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to pcre2-10.46. Fixes #5790.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to meson-1.9.0. Fixes #5788.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.16.7. Fixes #5787.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to kbd-2.9.0. Fixes #5789.

- 2025-09-03

  - [bdubbs] - Add the sqlite-3.50.4 package. Fixes #5784.

  - [bdubbs] - Add the pcre2-10.45 package. Fixes #5782.

  - [bdubbs] - Add a description on how to use a kernel base+patch in Chapter 3. Fixes #5785.

- 2025-09-01

  - [bdubbs] - LFS-12.4 released.

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