After six and a half years of development, the release of the NTFS-3G package 2026.2.25 has been published, which includes a free driver that operates in user space using FUSE, along with a set of ntfsprogs utilities for manipulating NTFS partitions. The project code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. The driver supports reading and writing data in NTFS partitions and can operate across a wide range of operating systems that support FUSE, […]
On April 21, 2026, Oracle announced the release of a new version of the virtualization system VirtualBox 7.2.8. Key changes include: Fixed a bug causing 'Guru Meditation' with code VERR_IEM_IPE_4. The issue occurred when the guest OS attempted to execute an incorrect hypercall instruction, generating exception #UD instead. Fixed a problem where the internal DNS server might be unavailable. Fixed an error in Ubuntu 25.10 / […]
The LibreSSL project announced the release of version 4.3.0, which is now available on OpenBSD mirrors. This is a development release for the 4.3.x branch, so developers are encouraging the community to actively test. No further API or ABI changes are planned for branch 4.3. A key new feature of this version is the support for the post-quantum key exchange method MLKEM768_X25519 in TLS, in accordance with IETF draft-ietf-tls-ecdhe-mlkem. Fixed […]
The release of the Firefox 150 web browser has occurred, and updates for previous long-term support branches 140.10.0 and 115.35.0 have been formed. The Firefox 151 branch is set to enter beta testing in the coming hours, with a release scheduled for May 19. Key innovations in Firefox 150 (1, 2, 3): 359 vulnerabilities have been fixed (56 vulnerabilities are categorized under CVE-2026-6784, 155 under CVE-2026-6785, 110 […]
Canonical has released Mir 2.26.0 — a new version of the compositor and library set for creating shells and graphical environments based on Wayland. Wayland and new protocols: Added MVP implementation of the ext-input-triggers protocol (V1). Draft implementation of the ext-input-triggers protocol for handling input triggers in Wayland has been realized. This functionality is considered privileged and is not enabled by default. Updated the specification file ext-input-trigger-action-v1.xml: in […]
After 6 months of development, the release of the LXQt 2.4.0 desktop environment (Qt Lightweight Desktop Environment) has been presented, continuing the development of the LXDE and Razor-qt projects. The LXQt interface adheres to the ideas of classic desktop organization while bringing in modern design and techniques that enhance usability. LXQt is positioned as a lightweight, modular, fast, and user-friendly environment, incorporating the best features of LXDE and Razor-qt. The code is placed […]
The release of the distributed version control system Git 2.54 has been announced. Git is known for its high performance and provides tools for nonlinear development based on branching and merging. To ensure the integrity of history and resilience against 'backdating' changes, implicit hashing of the entire previous history is used in every commit, along with digital signature verification of individual tags and commits by developers. The Git code […]
Kalypso Media and the developers from German Gaming Minds Studios have announced the release of the first gameplay trailer for their political city-building strategy Tropico 7. Players of Tropico 7 will once again take on the role of the familiar El Presidente from previous installments, leading the island nation of Tropico to prosperity by any means necessary. The debut gameplay trailer for Tropico […]
The distributed operating system Inferno64 has been quietly released – a modern reworking of the classic OS Inferno, designed for 64-bit platforms (amd64/arm64) and capable of running on Linux as well. The project is positioned as a 'next-generation distributed computing environment': the system integrates heterogeneous devices (old laptops, phones, desktops) into a unified peer-to-peer computing network. It is based on the classic Inferno model with a files […]
A new version of the console XMPP client Profanity, written in C, has quietly been released. New features include: Added support for highlighting during spell checking (#2132). Implemented support for asynchronously calling an external editor (#2145) and (#1888). Bug fixes: Missing files for builds with libomemo-c have been included (#2133). Autocompletion and command parsing improvements when working with quotes (#2139). A critical crash has been fixed […]
On April 20, 2026, a new version of the free real-time operating system Embox was released. Embox is designed for embedded systems. Its main idea is to provide Linux-like software without actual Linux. The OS is POSIX-compliant and cross-platform (ARM, MIPS, x86, RISC-V, Microblaze, SPARC, PowerPC, E2K), has an equivalent of ./configure; make; make install, and supports C++. A number of file systems are supported: FAT, ext2/3/4, […]
The developers of the SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) library have implemented rules that prohibit the acceptance of changes containing code generated by large language models such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, and Grok. While the use of AI for identifying issues and analyzing proposed changes is permitted, the corrections of such issues must be made by humans. Based on the project's experience, the problems identified through AI often turn out to be […]