A new version of ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer 8.0.0 has been released, which includes a server for the ONLYOFFICE online editors and support for collaboration. The project's code is distributed under the open AGPLv3 license. ONLYOFFICE DesktopEditors 8.0 has also been released, based on the same codebase as the online editors. The desktop editors are presented as desktop applications written in JavaScript using web technologies. They combine client-side and […]
After 12 years since the last test version and 16 years since the formation of the last stable release, the Damn Small Linux 2024 distribution has been released, designed for use on low-powered systems and outdated hardware. The new release is of alpha quality and is prepared in builds for the i386 architecture. The size of the bootable build is 665 MB (for comparison, the previous version had […]
The release of ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer 8.0.0 has been published, implementing a server for ONLYOFFICE online editors and enabling collaborative work. The editors can be used for working with text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. The project's code is distributed under the free AGPLv3 license. Simultaneously, the release of ONLYOFFICE DesktopEditors 8.0, built on a shared codebase with the online editors, has been formed. The desktop editors are available as desktop applications, […]
Red Hat has released a stable version of Cygwin 3.5.0, which includes a DLL library for emulating the basic Linux API on Windows, allowing Linux applications to be compiled with minimal changes. The package also includes standard Unix utilities, server applications, compilers, libraries, and header files, compiled directly for use in Windows. This release is notable for the discontinuation of support for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows […]
Google has announced the launch of its first cloud region in the Republic of South Africa, located in Johannesburg in Gauteng province. It is stated that clients of all sizes across the continent can benefit from "high-performance and secure cloud services with low latency." Google claims that the cloud region in Johannesburg will accelerate the development of the African technology ecosystem by providing organizations with the necessary resources […]
On January 31, after more than a month of development, version 8.6.0 of the curl utility and library, written in C and distributed under the curl license, was released. Key changes include the addition of new error codes: CURLE_TOO_LARGE, CURLINFO_QUEUE_TIME_T, and CURLOPT_SERVER_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT_MS; the utility key documentation has been converted to markdown format; documentation for generating the man pages has been translated to the new curldown format. Source: linux.org.ru
After six months of development, the release of the GNU C Library (glibc) 2.39 has been published, which fully adheres to the standards of ISO C11 and POSIX.1-2017. This new release includes fixes from 67 developers. Notable enhancements in Glibc 2.39 include: Support for the shadow stack, introduced in Linux kernel 6.6, which allows for blocking the operation of many […]
The release of the OPNsense 24.1 distribution for creating firewalls has been formulated. This is a branch of the pfSense project, created to form a completely open distribution capable of having functionality on par with commercial solutions for deploying firewalls and network gateways. Unlike pfSense, the project is positioned as not being controlled by a single company, being developed with direct community involvement and possessing […]
The Document Foundation has announced the release of LibreOffice 24.2. Starting with this release, the numbering system has been changed to a "year.month" scheme, so the next release will be version 24.8. LibreOffice 24.2 includes the following changes: Writer A new set of improvements in the Navigator. Styles for comments have been added, and their appearance can now be customized. Improvements in supporting 'floating' tables from MS Word. […]
The Document Foundation has released the LibreOffice 24.2 office suite. Ready-to-install packages have been prepared for various Linux distributions, Windows, and macOS. A total of 166 developers participated in the preparation of this release, of which 108 are volunteers. 57% of the changes were made by 50 employees from three companies overseeing the project — Collabora, Red Hat, and Allotropia, with 20% contributed by eight employees of The Document […]
The latest version of the Radix cross Linux 1.9.367 distribution for devices based on ARM/AArch64, RISC-V, and x86/x86_64 architectures is now available. This release includes packages for MPlayer, VLC, MiniDLNA, Transmission (Qt & HTTP-server), Rdesktop, FreeRDP, GIMP3-2.99.16. Screenshot with MATE Desktop Environment Images have been prepared for devices such as: Repka pi3; Orange pi5 Leez-p710 boards TF307 v4 based on Baikal M1000; […]
The UBPorts developers have released OTA-4 Focal. This is the fourth release of Ubuntu Touch, based on the package base of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (previous releases used Ubuntu 16.04 LTS as the base). What's new in Ubuntu Touch OTA-4 Focal: Support has been added for the Oneplus One and Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphones. The settings have been added in 'System Settings > Security & Privacy > Locking and unlocking […]