Author: Yuri Gagarin

Release of Android 16 QPR2 platform with support for running graphical Linux applications.

Google has released the second quarterly release of the open mobile platform Android 16 (QPR2). The source code associated with the new release has been placed in the project's Git repository (branch android-16.0.0_r4). Firmware builds have been prepared for the Pixel 6/6a/6 Pro, Pixel 7/7a/7 Pro, Pixel 8/8a/8 Pro, Pixel 9/9a/9 Pro/9 Pro XL/9 Pro Fold, Pixel Fold, and Pixel Tablet devices. In the coming months, the firmwares with […]

The JavaScript platform Bun has been handed over to Anthropic.

Anthropic, the company promoting the Claude family of large language models, has acquired a startup developing an open JavaScript platform called Bun, marketed as a high-performance alternative to Node.js and Deno platforms. The main reason for the acquisition is cited as the desire to ensure the stable development of the Bun platform, which is used in the Claude Code and Claude Agent SDK products. After the deal is finalized, the project will remain open and publicly developed on GitHub and will continue to be supplied […]

gitmal 1.0 is now available, a generator for static web representations of git repositories

The first release of the Gitmal project has been published, allowing for the generation of static websites for navigation through Git repositories. The contents of the repository are transformed into a visual web representation in the style of GitHub (example), consisting only of static HTML pages and requiring no server-side script execution. This approach enables the creation of websites for viewing the contents of git repositories, which require minimal server resources. The project code is written […]

Development of AlmaLinux for Professional Video Studios

The developers of the AlmaLinux distribution have announced the creation of the 'Media & Entertainment SIG' working group, which will focus on enhancing the capabilities for using AlmaLinux in professional studios that create visual effects and animation, as well as in post-production video processing. The goal of the working group is to transform AlmaLinux into a Linux platform suitable for professional use in studios of any size. The group will be organized […]

Let’s Encrypt will reduce the certificate validity period to 45 days.

The non-profit certificate authority Let’s Encrypt, controlled by the community and offering certificates free of charge to everyone, has announced plans to gradually reduce the validity period of issued TLS certificates from 90 to 45 days. On February 10, 2027, the validity period of certificates will be reduced to 64 days, and on February 16, 2028, to 45 days. An optional opportunity to obtain certificates valid for 45 days will be available […]

Release of media player VLC 3.0.22 and streaming servers DVBlast 3.5 and multicat 2.4

The release of the VLC multimedia player 3.0.22 has been announced. Ready builds have been created for Windows and macOS. The code is written in C and is distributed under the LGPLv2.1 license. Key changes include the addition of support for building with Qt6 in the Qt-based interface and an option to enable a dark theme. Windows builds for the ARM64 architecture have begun to form. Support for Windows XP SP3 has been restored and […]

The ONLYOFFICE office suite 9.2 has been published.

The release of ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer 9.2 has been published, featuring a server for the ONLYOFFICE online editors and collaborative work. The editors can be used for working with text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. The project's code is distributed under the AGPLv3 free license. Ready builds have been formed for Linux, Windows, and macOS. Simultaneously, the product ONLYOFFICE DesktopEditors 9.2, built on the same code base as the online editors, has been released. […]

Release of FreeBSD 15.0

Two years after the release of the 14.0 branch, FreeBSD 15.0 has been released. Installation builds are prepared for the amd64, aarch64, armv7, powerpc64, powerpc64le, and riscv64 architectures. Additionally, builds for virtualization systems (QCOW2, VHD, VMDK, raw) and cloud environments such as Amazon EC2, Google Compute Engine, and Vagrant are provided. Starting from the FreeBSD 15 branch, the support time for significant branches after formation […]

Release of Rocky Linux 9.7

The release of Rocky Linux 9.7 has been announced, aimed at creating a free build of RHEL that can fill the gap left by classic CentOS. The distribution is binary-compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and can be used as a replacement for RHEL 9.7 and CentOS 9 Stream. Support for the Rocky Linux 9 branch will be provided until May 31, 2032. Installation ISO images of Rocky Linux are prepared for […]

The release of the mobile platform Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.1

Updates for Ubuntu Touch firmware 24.04-1.1 and 20.04 OTA-11 have been released, based on the package bases of Ubuntu 24.04 and Ubuntu 20.04. The firmware is being developed by the UBports project, which took over the development of the Ubuntu Touch mobile platform after Canonical distanced itself from it. The project is also working on an experimental port of the Unity 8 desktop, which has been renamed to Lomiri. The Ubuntu Touch update […]

Linus Torvalds built himself a new PC based on CPU AMD Ryzen Threadripper and GPU Intel

Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel, and Linus Sebastian, the author of the YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips, collaborated on a video where they attempted to build the perfect PC for Linux, discussing component choices and talking about kernel development and Torvalds' hobbies. The computer was equipped with an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X CPU, Intel Arc B580 graphics card, GIGABYTE TRX50 AERO D motherboard, […]

The NixOS 25.11 distribution, utilizing the Nix package manager, is now available.

The release of the NixOS 25.11 distribution has been announced, based on the Nix package manager and offering its own developments to simplify the configuration and maintenance of the system. In NixOS, all system configuration is carried out through a single configuration file, configuration.nix. It provides options for quickly rolling back the system to a previous configuration version and switching between various states of the system. Installation of individual packages by separate users is supported, and […]

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