Variety 0.9.0-beta1

Author: jlu5

debian/changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+variety (0.9.0~b1) noble; urgency=medium
+
+  * Improvement #795/#800: fix Python 3.14 support; switch to
+    setuptools-gettext and virtualenv for local development
+  * Remove broken Flickr and National Geographic downloaders
+  * Feature #309: Make changing lock screen backgrounds optional
+  * Feature #714: Add support for Cosmic DE
+  * Feature #814: add support for KDE Active Blur wallpaper plugin
+  * Feature #794: Add --meta CLI option to print wallpaper info
+    (Customize -> Change lock screen background automatically)
+  * Fix #728: use magick command instead of deprecated convert
+  * Fix #807: add support for newer versions of Budgie (#807)
+  * Fix #815: XFCE wallpaper cannot be set on clean installs due to
+    missing backdrop properties
+  * Fix #802: fix killing old swaybg processes
+  * Improvement #792: add .webp support
+  * Improvement #778: Update German translations
+
+ -- James Lu <jlu@debian.org>  Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:03:35 -0800
+
 variety (0.8.13) noble; urgency=medium
 
   * Fix #741: Fix downloading server side options (remove tiny.cc redirector)

variety/data/ui/changes.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+0.9.0-beta1
+    Improvement #795/#800: fix Python 3.14 support; switch to setuptools-gettext and virtualenv for local development
+    Remove broken Flickr and National Geographic downloaders
+    Feature #309: Make changing lock screen backgrounds optional
+    Feature #714: Add support for Cosmic DE
+    Feature #814: add support for KDE Active Blur wallpaper plugin
+    Feature #794: Add --meta CLI option to print wallpaper info(Customize -> Change lock screen background automatically)
+    Fix #728: use magick command instead of deprecated convert
+    Fix #807: add support for newer versions of Budgie (#807)
+    Fix #815: XFCE wallpaper cannot be set on clean installs due to missing backdrop properties
+    Fix #802: fix killing old swaybg processes
+    Improvement #792: add .webp support
+    Improvement #778: Update German translations
+
 0.8.13
     Fix #741: Fix downloading server side options (remove tiny.cc redirector)
     Fix #733: Fix for EarthviewDownloader

variety_lib/varietyconfig.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 __all__ = ["get_data_file"]
 
 __license__ = "GPL-3"
-__version__ = "0.9.0a1"
+__version__ = "0.9.0b1"
 
 import importlib.resources
 
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ def get_data_file(*path_segments):
     return str(pkg_files_root.joinpath(*path_segments))
 
 def get_version():
-    return __version__
+    return __version__