Oracle has released a corrective update for the virtualization system VirtualBox 7.2.6, addressing 14 vulnerabilities, the details of which have not yet been disclosed. Five of the vulnerabilities are marked as critical (8.2 out of 10). One of the vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely. In addition to the vulnerabilities, the new version includes 35 changes, among which are: VRDP server, smart card emulator with USB interface, […]
After nearly a year of development, GStreamer 1.28 has been released, a cross-platform set of components for creating a wide range of multimedia applications, from media players and audio/video file converters to VoIP applications and streaming systems. The GStreamer code is distributed under the LGPLv2.1 license. Updates for the plugins gst-plugins-base, gst-plugins-good, gst-plugins-bad, gst-plugins-ugly, as well as the gst-libav wrapper and gst-rtsp-server streaming server are developed separately. At the API level […]
The developers of Xfce4, one of the oldest desktop environments for Linux, have announced the start of work on a new compositor intended to replace the current window manager in Xfce4 for Wayland-based systems. The project is named Xfwl4. It is expected to closely replicate the functionality and behavior of the existing Xfwm4 (as far as is feasible on Wayland). For its operation […]
The Open Invention Network (OIN), which aims to protect the Linux ecosystem and open source software from patent claims, has introduced the OIN 2.0 program and expanded the list of packages covered by the patent non-assertion agreement, allowing for the free use of certain patented technologies. The list of distribution components that fall under the definition of the Linux System, which is covered by […]
The National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University) reported that mathematician Ivan Remizov from Nizhny Novgorod has found a way to conditionally solve second-order differential equations with variable coefficients. For almost two centuries, such equations were considered unsolvable. Meanwhile, they play a key role in mathematics and the natural sciences, as they are used to describe dynamic processes. […]
According to Statcounter, the market share of Windows 11 was 55.18% in October 2025. In November, it dropped to 53.7%, and in December it fell to 50.73%. It seems that despite the end of support, Windows 10 is regaining market share from the stagnating Windows 11. According to Daniel Rubino, editor-in-chief of Windows Central, […]
Lennart Poettering, Christian Brauner, and Chris Kühl, who recently worked at Microsoft, have announced the creation of a company called Amutable. The company is registered in Germany and mentions its mission as ensuring cryptographically verifiable integrity of Linux systems. Details are expected to be announced at the FOSDEM conference. For now, it is noted that the technologies being developed by the company are related to verified Linux boot and ensuring the integrity of the build process […]
The development team of the Xfce desktop environment has announced the start of development on a new composite server called Xfwl4, which uses the Wayland protocol. In Xfwl4, it has been decided not to use the codebase of the currently used window manager xfwm4 and to develop the project from scratch using the Rust language with the Smithay library. The project is in the early stages of development, with the first test release expected in mid-2026. The code […]
The release of Godot 4.6 has taken place — a cross-platform game engine with open-source code. In Godot 4.6, the physical code Jolt is used by default, which was an experimental option in version 4.4. The new version brings significant changes to screen space reflections (SSR), greatly improving the quality of reflections. Another fundamental change is the introduction of LibGodot, a library for embedding […]
The release of the free game engine Godot 4.6 has been announced, suitable for creating 2D and 3D games. The engine supports an easy-to-learn scripting language for game logic, a graphical environment for game design, a one-click game deployment system, animation capabilities, and a physics simulation system, along with a built-in debugger and performance bottleneck detection system. The game engine's code, game design environment, and […]
Valve has released Proton 10.0-4, based on the Wine codebase, aimed at enabling the running of Linux game applications designed for Windows and listed in the Steam catalog. The project's developments are distributed under the BSD license. Proton allows Steam's Linux client to directly run game applications that are provided exclusively for Windows. The package includes an implementation of DirectX […]
Today, the first independent reviews of Intel's new Panther Lake mobile platform have been released. The processors are built on Intel's proprietary 18A process technology (1.8 nm). Some models feature next-generation Xe3 integrated graphics. Today's reviews mainly focus on this aspect. Most reviewers tested the hybrid Asus ZenBook Duo laptop, equipped with two screens and a flagship 16-core processor […]