On May 17, 2024, a new version 9 of Cinelerra (HV) was released. Cinelerra is audio/video editing and compositing software (track-based) for Linux. This news discusses the original Cinelerra by Adam Williams — the oldest Linux video editor (still in existence), tracing its roots back to Broadcast from the 90s. Key innovations (the description includes some minor changes as well) […]
The release of the NST 40 (Network Security Toolkit) live distribution has been announced, intended for network security analysis and monitoring. The size of the bootable ISO image (x86_64) is 5 GB. A special repository for Fedora Linux users has been prepared to allow the installation of all NST project developments on an already installed system. The distribution is based on Fedora and allows installation […]
Google has released version 125 of the Chrome web browser. At the same time, a stable release of the open-source project Chromium, which is the foundation of Chrome, is available. The Chrome browser differs from Chromium by using Google branding, having a crash reporting system, modules for playing DRM-protected video content, automatic update installation, constant Sandbox isolation, supplying keys to Google APIs, and transferring data under […]
Last year, Microsoft added support for 7zip and tar formats in Windows 11, allowing users of the operating system to unpack these archives without the need for third-party applications. However, creating 7zip and tar archives still requires third-party archiving software. This is set to change soon. Microsoft has started […]
The titans of indie development, Supergiant Games, have released their new creation in early access, and its divine power is truly impressive. Hades II makes you forget everything in the world and repeatedly embark on an exciting journey through mythical underworlds and ancient Greek landscapes. We will explore what makes it so captivating in our articleSource: 3dnews.ru
Two weeks after the release of version 9.8, the Wine project, which allows Linux and macOS users to run Windows applications, has launched a new version — Wine 9.9. The main innovation in this version is the support for the new Wow64 mode in ODBC (Open Database Connectivity). This improvement enhances compatibility and makes Unix calling parameters compatible with Wow64. Additionally, Wine 9.9 includes […]
On May 17, the 59th release of the Thorium browser was held, based on the source code of Chromium 124.0.6367.218. Major changes include: restored support for audio in AC3/E-AC3 format; WebRTC can now use H.265/HEVC codecs. Unlike Chromium, this feature is available in Thorium even without hardware decoding; a patch to protect against digital fingerprinting has been applied; the flag chrome://flags#side-panel-journeys has been added to enable/disable Journeys in […]
fooyin – an audio player created in Qt6 in the style of Foobar2000. Currently, it is natively available only on Linux. The player is licensed under the GNU GPL 3. fooyin is an audio player designed with customization in mind. It offers a constantly growing list of widgets for managing and playing your local music collection. It can be extended with plugins and the language […]
Developers of the openSUSE project have released the Agama 8 installer (formerly D-Installer), designed to replace the classic installation interface of SUSE and openSUSE, notable for separating the user interface from the internal components of YaST. Agama allows the use of various front-ends, such as a front-end for managing installation through a web interface. Live builds for the x86_64, ppc64le, s390x, and ARM64 architectures have been created for testing the new installer, supporting […]
A port of the Arch Linux distribution for RISC-V architecture systems has been released. The port is not yet official, but its creator, Felix Yan, is among the key developers and maintainers of Arch Linux. The short-term goal of the project is to prepare patches for packages with source texts that address issues with their build and operation on RISC-V systems. In the future […]
Igor Pavlov has announced a significant version of the 7-Zip archiver, 24.05. The project's code is written in C++ and is distributed under the LGPL license. Ready-made builds for Windows and Linux are available for i686, x86-64, and ARM 32/64 architectures. Unfortunately, most distributions still ship the outdated p7zip, which is over 7 years old. Likely due to the fact that the 7z code […]
The release of the mobile platform /e/OS 2.0, aimed at preserving user data privacy, is now available. The platform is based on Gaël Duval, the creator of the Mandrake Linux distribution. The project provides firmware for many popular smartphone models, and offers smartphone editions under the brands Murena One, Murena 2, Murena Fairphone 4/5, Murena Teracube 2e, and Murena Pixel 5, including models from OnePlus, Fairphone, Teracube, and […]