Linus Torvalds has approved the request to include the Bcachefs filesystem in the mainline of the Linux kernel and added the Bcachefs implementation to the repository where the 6.7 kernel branch is being developed, with a release expected in early January. The patch added to the kernel contains about 95,000 lines of code. The project has been developed for over 10 years by Kent Overstreet, who also developed […]
Mozilla developers have announced the launch of an official repository that provides deb packages for installing nightly builds of Firefox on Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and other Debian-based distributions. The created packages are compatible with the traditional versions of Firefox for Debian and Ubuntu available for download in '.tar.bz2' archives. Using the APT repository allows leveraging the standard package installation and update tools of the distributions. […]
Developers at Mozilla have announced the creation of an official repository with deb packages that allow the installation of nightly builds of Firefox on Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and other Debian-like distributions. The formed packages are compatible with traditional Firefox builds for Debian and Ubuntu offered for download in '.tar.bz2' archives. Using the APT repository enables the use of the built-in capabilities of the distributions for package installation and updates. […]
The release of the desktop-oriented distribution GhostBSD 23.10.1 has been published, based on FreeBSD 13-STABLE and offering the MATE desktop environment. By default, GhostBSD uses the ZFS file system. It supports both live mode operation and installation on a hard drive (using its own installer ginstall, written in Python). Boot images have been created for the x86_64 architecture (2.5 GB). In the new version: Expanded […]
After two months of development, Linus Torvalds has released the Linux kernel 6.6. Among the most notable changes are: a new task scheduler EEVDF; a shadow stack mechanism for protection against exploits; fs-verity support in OverlayFS; implementation of quotas and xattr in tmpfs; preparation for online fsck in XFS; enhanced tracking of 'GPL-only' symbol exports; network socket support in io_uring; memory randomization in kmalloc(); […]
The release of the Ubuntu Sway Remix 23.10 distribution is now available, providing a pre-configured and ready-to-use desktop based on the Sway tiling window manager. This distribution is an unofficial edition of Ubuntu 23.10, created with both experienced GNU/Linux users and newcomers in mind, allowing them to try a tiling window manager environment without the need for extensive configuration. Builds are prepared for download for […]
Telegram has released an update for the Telegram messenger, version 10.2, which includes a number of new features and enhancements, such as 'Replies 2', flexible link settings, personal colors, and much more. The 'Replies 2' feature will allow quoting a specific part of a conversation partner's message in responses, which will be highlighted when transitioning from the reply. Responses can also be sent in other chats, and when clicking on the quoted text […]
Open-source software. The main functionality of Snoop Project is to track 'username' in public data, along with various OSINT plugins. Snoop Project is registered in the domestic software registry of Russia under code 26.30.11.16: Software that provides execution of established actions during operational-search activities: No. 7012 order dated 07.10.2020 No. 515. Snoop Project was developed based on research work in the field of scraping […]
An experimental release of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 8.19, has been made. Since the release of version 8.18, 44 bug reports have been closed and 225 changes made. The most important changes include: The Wine Mono engine with .NET platform implementation has been updated to release 8.1.0. The development of the winewayland.drv driver has continued, allowing the use of Wine in environments based on the Wayland protocol without using XWayland and […]
Canonical has announced the code name for Ubuntu 24.04 — Noble Numbat. The release schedule is as follows: February 29, 2024 – Feature Freeze; March 21, 2024 – User Interface Freeze; April 4, 2024 – Ubuntu 24.04 Beta; April 11, 2024 – Kernel Freeze; April 25, 2024 – Ubuntu 24.04 LTS regular release; August 2024 — Ubuntu […]
Leah Rowe, the lead developer and founder of the Libreboot distribution, has introduced the first release of the Canoeboot project, developed alongside Libreboot and positioned as a fully free version of Libreboot that meets the Free Software Foundation's requirements for fully free distributions. Earlier, the project was published under the name 'unofficial GNU Boot', but after receiving a complaint from the creators of GNU Boot, it was initially renamed to […]
Rust language developers have announced the discontinuation of support for non-canonical uploads in the crate.io repository, which use normalized package names with replaced underscores and hyphens, effective November 20, 2023. The reason cited for this change is to enhance reliability and optimize performance. Until now, it hasn’t mattered whether an underscore or hyphen was specified in the name during upload — […]