Byobu 6.14

Byobu 6.14

This release includes significant bug fixes, improvements, and new features contributed by the community.

🎉 Highlights

• Fixed critical prompt issues affecting Ubuntu 24.04 users
• Added systemd support for modern Linux distributions
• Improved Arch Linux package detection
• Fixed byobu -v command output
• Better error handling outside byobu sessions

📦 Pull Requests Merged (10)

• #68: Fix stderr output in prompt runtime (fixes Ubuntu #2067490)
• #63: Fix expr syntax error in byobu-layout
• #64: Prevent help screen from disappearing with $LESS set
• #67: Fix README typo (INSTALATION → INSTALLATION)
• #70: Use autoconf @Version@ substitution for version management
• #55: Extend home directory ownership test for networked filesystems
• #42: Add systemd support to services script
• #36: Use OpenDNS with wget fallback for faster IP detection
• #74: Add Oracle Linux logo support
• #69: Add automake dist_ directives for proper distribution builds

🐛 Issues Fixed (6)

• #83: byobu -v now produces output correctly
• #75: No "Permission denied" errors outside byobu sessions
• #72: Updated git:// to https:// in README (GitHub protocol change)
• #73: Fixed Arch Linux updates detection false positives
• #80: Prompt runtime display issues (via PR #68)
• #84: Multiline editing broken (via PR #68)

🚀 Additional Improvements

• Docker testing infrastructure for Ubuntu 24.04 and Wolfi/Chainguard
• Updated URLs from bit.ly to direct byobu.org links
• Improved documentation including installation instructions
• Fixed installation for non-root users (use ./autogen.sh)

🙏 Contributors

Thanks to all contributors who submitted PRs and reported issues:

• @jgruen - stderr fix
• @john85222 - expr syntax fix
• @ecerulm - help screen fix
• @xela-95 - README typo
• @djerius - version management and build system fixes
• @jonathonf - home directory ownership
• @vemek - systemd support
• @MechMK1 - OpenDNS performance improvement
• @avirusc - Oracle logo
• @outofculture - Arch Linux fix
• And many others who tested and reported issues!

📥 Installation

From Source

git clone https://github.com/dustinkirkland/byobu.git
cd byobu
./autogen.sh
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc
make
sudo make install

Docker Testing

# Ubuntu 24.04
docker build -t byobu:6.14 -f testing/docker/Dockerfile.ubuntu .
docker run -it --rm byobu:6.14

# Wolfi/Chainguard
docker build -t byobu:6.14 -f testing/docker/Dockerfile.wolfi .
docker run -it --rm byobu:6.14

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Full Changelog: 6.13...6.14