LPE Release 1.6.59 (#316)

This release includes:
[x] Engg. hygiene: Remove TelemetryWriter related log noise
[#312](#312)
[x] Bugfix: Mitigate external Ubuntu Pro Client issue
[#308](#308)
[x] Feature: Adding support for Azure Linux 2.0 in Tdnf Package Manager
[#311](#311)
[x] Eng. sys: Upgrade CICD pipeline from Python 3.9 to Python 3.12
[#309](#309)
[x] Coverage: Increase code coverage - TimerManager and ServiceManager
[#307](#307)
[x] Bugfix: Unit tests broken in Python 3.12
[#306](#306)
[x] Feature: Adding Azure Linux 3.0 Base Support
[#293](#293)
[x] Bugfix: Retry Handler to Prevent Unbounded Retries while trying to
Mitigate YUM Update Errors
[#303](#303)
[x] BugFix: CentOS VMs not installing patches during Auto Patching
[#298](#298)
[x] Bugfix: Auto-assessment - Restricting execution permissions to root
user/ owner
[#299](#299)

Author: rane-rajasi

src/core/src/bootstrap/Constants.py

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def __iter__(self):
     UNKNOWN = "Unknown"
 
     # Extension version (todo: move to a different file)
-    EXT_VERSION = "1.6.58"
+    EXT_VERSION = "1.6.59"
 
     # Runtime environments
     TEST = 'Test'

src/extension/src/Constants.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def __iter__(self):
                         yield item
 
     # Extension version (todo: move to a different file)
-    EXT_VERSION = "1.6.58"
+    EXT_VERSION = "1.6.59"
 
     # Runtime environments
     TEST = 'Test'

src/extension/src/manifest.xml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <ExtensionImage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windowsazure">
   <ProviderNameSpace>Microsoft.CPlat.Core</ProviderNameSpace>
   <Type>LinuxPatchExtension</Type>
-  <Version>1.6.58</Version>
+  <Version>1.6.59</Version>
   <Label>Microsoft Azure VM InGuest Patch Extension for Linux Virtual Machines</Label>
   <HostingResources>VmRole</HostingResources>
   <MediaLink></MediaLink>