Oracle has published a corrective release of the VirtualBox 7.0.6 virtualization system, which notes 14 fixes. At the same time, an update to the previous branch of VirtualBox 6.1.42 was formed with 15 changes, including support for Linux 6.1 and 6.2 kernels, as well as kernels from RHEL 8.7/9.1/9.2, Fedora (5.17.7-300), SLES 15.4 and Oracle Linux 8 The main changes in VirtualBox 7.0.6: In additions […]
The distribution kit Lakka 4.3 has been released, allowing you to turn computers, set-top boxes or single-board computers into a full-fledged game console for running retro games. The project is a modification of the LibreELEC distribution, originally designed to create home theaters. Lakka builds are generated for i386, x86_64 (Intel, NVIDIA or AMD GPUs), Raspberry Pi 1-4, Orange Pi, Banana Pi, Hummingboard, Cubox-i, Odroid C1/C1+/XU3/XU4, etc. platforms. […]
The Firefox 109 web browser has been released. In addition, an update to the long-term support branch, 102.7.0, has been formed. The Firefox 110 branch, which is scheduled for release on February 14, will soon be transferred to the beta testing stage. Major new features in Firefox 109: By default, support for the third version of the Chrome manifest is enabled, which defines the capabilities and resources available for add-ons written […]
Plop Linux 23.1 is now available, a live distribution with a selection of utilities to perform routine system administrator tasks such as system recovery after a crash, backup, restore the operating system, system security checks, and automate common tasks. As part of the distribution, there are two graphical environments to choose from - Fluxbox and Xfce. It is supported to download the distribution kit on a neighboring machine via […]
The release of the Firejail 0.9.72 project has been published, which develops a system for the isolated execution of graphical, console and server applications, which allows minimizing the risk of compromising the main system when running untrustworthy or potentially vulnerable programs. The program is written in C, distributed under the GPLv2 license and can run on any Linux distribution with a kernel older than 3.0. Ready packages with Firejail are prepared […]
The developers of the Servo browser engine, written in the Rust language, have announced that they have received funding to help revive the project. As the first tasks, the return to active development of the engine, the restoration of the community and the attraction of new members are mentioned. During 2023, it is planned to improve the layout system of pages (layout system) and achieve working support for CSS2. The stagnation of the project has continued since 2020, […]
The release of the restic 0.15 backup system has been published, which provides encrypted backup storage in a versioned repository. The system is designed from the ground up that backups are stored in untrustworthy environments, and falling into the wrong hands should not compromise the system. You can define flexible rules to include and exclude files and directories when creating […]
After almost two years since the publication of the last significant branch, the release of the open media center Kodi 20.0, previously developed under the name XBMC, took place. The media center provides an interface for watching Live TV and managing a collection of photos, movies and music, supports navigating through TV shows, working with an electronic TV guide and organizing video recording according to a schedule. Ready-made installation packages are available for Linux, FreeBSD, […]
LosslessCut 3.49.0 has been released, providing a graphical interface for editing multimedia files without transcoding content. The most requested feature of LosslessCut is cropping and trimming video and audio, for example, to reduce the size of large files shot with an action camera or a quadcopter camera. LosslessCut allows you to select the actual fragments of the recording in the file and discard the excess, without performing a complete recoding and […]
The release of the LibreELEC 10.0.4 project, which develops a fork of the distribution kit for creating home theaters OpenELEC, is presented. The user interface is based on the Kodi media center. Images have been prepared for download to work from a USB drive or SD card (32- and 64-bit x86, Raspberry Pi 2/3/4, various devices based on Rockchip and Amlogic chips). The build size for the x86_64 architecture is 264 MB. With LibreELEC […]
The release of the lightweight distribution kit MX Linux 21.3, created as a result of the joint work of the communities formed around the antiX and MEPIS projects, has been published. The release is based on the Debian package base with improvements from the antiX project and packages from its own repository. The distribution uses the sysVinit initialization system and its own tools for configuring and deploying the system. 32-bit and 64-bit […]
The ZSWatch project is developing an open smart watch based on the Nordic Semiconductor nRF52833 chip, equipped with an ARM Cortex-M4 microprocessor and supporting Bluetooth 5.1. A schematic and layout of the printed circuit board (in kicad format) are available for download, as well as a model for printing the case and the docking station on a 3D printer. The software is based on the open RTOS Zephyr. Supports smartwatch pairing with smartphones […]
