Release v1.9.0: Qt6, AppImages, vendored dependencies, platform crypto · raspberrypi/rpi-imager

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Imager now uses Qt 6.7.2, providing a lightly refreshed UI throughout on all platforms.
Releases are now signed with the new Raspberry Pi Ltd signing key
Linux builds are supplied as AppImages
Dependencies are now intentionally included in this repo - providing a more uniform experience across platforms

As ever, feedback is encouraged, and issues welcome.

appstream metainfo: Fix appstream-builder generation by @joebonrichie in #792
Add a message when there are no storage devices. Fixes #798 by @jedahan in #801
Update Italian language by @bovirus in #802
imagewriter: Use QCoreApplication::translate by @tdewey-rpi in #805
Update Italian language by @bovirus in #806
Exposing 'DRIVELIST_FILTER_SYSTEM_DRIVES' as a cmake variable by @MrSmoer in #816
OS Customisation: Validate usernames by @tdewey-rpi in #819
Update issue creation templates by @tdewey-rpi in #823
Update French translation by @martignoni in #833
cli: Add disable-eject by @tdewey-rpi in #860
Corrected the spelling for Kyiv by @diminDDL in #871
Fix timeout on systems with large numbers of loops by @waveform80 in #872
localectl doesn't work on modern Debian/Ubuntu by @waveform80 in #867
Update zh-CN (Simplified Chinese) translation by @ykla in #879
BCM2712d0 support by @tdewey-rpi in #884
Fix GPT signature test by @jadonk in #895
Linux/OSX: Fix reversed fsync check by @ali1234 in #903
v1.9.0: Roll-up by @tdewey-rpi in #920

Full Changelog: v1.8.5...v1.9.0