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Debian GNOME Removes GTK2 From Forky
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The Debian GNOME team announced on Jan. 7, 2026 that it will remove gtk+2.0 from the Forky distribution before the release of Debian 14 in 2027. The team said the number of affected packages is now less than 25% of the 2020 list, highlighted GTK2 is unmaintained and lacks HiDPI and native Wayland support, and identified the graphical installer as a blocker.
Key Points
- 1Announces removal of gtk+2.0 from Forky before Debian 14 release in 2027
- 2Notes GTK2 is unmaintained, lacks HiDPI and native Wayland support, and is outdated
- 3Calls for maintainers to migrate affected packages; graphical installer GTK2 dependency blocks transition
Scoring Rationale
Operationally important for Debian maintainers and downstream distributions, but limited by narrow, distribution-specific scope outside AI/ML.
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