Second RC of Nextcloud 29

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Calling all Nextcloud enthusiasts!

We need your help testing Nextcloud 29 RC2!
Dive in, explore features, uncover bugs, and share your insights.
Download now: https://download.nextcloud.com/server/prereleases/nextcloud-29.0.0rc2.zip

Happy testing!

Previous betas and RCs

1. First beta of Nextcloud 29
2. Second beta of Nextcloud 29
3. Third beta of Nextcloud 29
4. Fourth beta of Nextcloud 29
5. Fifth beta of Nextcloud 29
6. Sixth beta of Nextcloud 29
7. First RC of Nextcloud 29

Changelog (from RC1)

• Fix(files): Fix translation of “Delete file” (server#44553)
• Feat(trashbin): Show original location of deleted file (server#44584)
• Fix(files_sharing): Create passwords when enforced for mail shares (server#44591)
• Fix(files_sharing): Disable autocomplete for share label and password (server#44617)
• Build(deps): bump nextcloud/coding-standard from 1.1.1 to 1.2.1 in /vendor-bin/cs-fixer (server#44622)
• Fix(dav): Fix quota check for chunk upload (server#44624)
• Fix(federation): ICloudId->getRemote() should contain the protocol (server#44626)
• Fix(SetupChecks): Add hint about dns/firewall if mjs check can’t run (server#44628)
• Fix(encryption): Clicking default module in UI sets bogus value (server#44634)
• Fix(files): breadcrumbs drag-and-drop & unifying methods (server#44653)
• Chore(CI): Adjust testing matrix for Nextcloud 29 on stable29 (circles#1534)
• Fix npm audit (files_pdfviewer#943)
• Chore(deps): Bump @nextcloud/vue from 8.11.0 to 8.11.1 (firstrunwizard#1148)
• Chore(CI): Adjust testing matrix for Nextcloud 29 on stable29 (recommendations#722)
• Chore(CI): Adjust testing matrix for Nextcloud 29 on stable29 (related_resources#382)
• Chore(CI): Adjust testing matrix for Nextcloud 29 on stable29 (text#5577)
• Feat/5524 link preview add button to delete links in preview mode (text#5580)
• Always initialize with the same yjs document if no state is present (text#5593)
• Fix: workspace tables expand correctly (text#5595)
• Fix: Make edit mode in interactive widgets opt-in (text#5596)
• Fix(css): Adjust heading sizes (Fixes: #5515) (text#5598)
• Test(cypress): Wait for syncs after opening+editing in in sync.spec.js (text#5602)
• Chore(deps): update dependency cypress-split to ^1.21.2 (text#5612)
• Chore(deps): update dependency vite to ^5.2.8 (text#5613)
• Fix(deps): update tiptap to ^2.2.4 (text#5614)
• Fix(LinkBubble): Treat links to hashes in same page directly (text#5615)
• Chore(CI): Adjust testing matrix for Nextcloud 29 on stable29 (twofactor_totp#1507)

[wom-bat]

I’m still seeing the check_expected_files error when upgrading, on composer.json, packages.json etc., for this release. Will that be fixed before the final release?

[tflidd]

Do you have a github issue associated for this? (best case, they have already tagged a milestone for it, so you could know)

[wom-bat]

No I didn’t create a github issue, because it was reported in the community forum at

Check for expected file

Error when updating via web interface

Nextcloud version (eg, 20.0.5): 27.1.2. (27.1.0, 27.1.1) Operating system and version (eg, Ubuntu 20.04): RedHat 8.8 Apache or nginx version (eg, Apache 2.4.25): nginx/1.23.1 PHP version (eg, 7.4): PHP 8.1.24 The issue you are facing: When updating via the web interface at the step: Check for expected files. the error is given: The following extra files have been found: composer.json composer.lock package-lock.json package.json the update is in…