Collabora has introduced the Venus driver, which offers a virtual GPU (VirtIO-GPU) built on the Vulkan graphics API. Venus is similar to the previously available VirGL driver, which was based on the OpenGL API, and also allows each guest system to have a virtual GPU for 3D rendering without granting exclusive direct access to the physical GPU. The Venus code is already included in Mesa and has been available since […]
The release of the Linux distribution Clonezilla Live 2.8.0 is now available, designed for fast disk cloning (only used blocks are copied). The tasks performed by this distribution are similar to those of the proprietary product Norton Ghost. The size of the distribution's ISO image is 325 MB (i686, amd64). The distribution is based on Debian GNU/Linux and utilizes code from projects such as DRBL, Partition Image, ntfsclone, partclone, and udpcast. Booting from […]
The release of the Archinstall 2.3.0 installer has been published, which has been included as an option in the Arch Linux installation ISO images since April. Archinstall operates in console mode and can be used instead of the default manual installation mode. A separate graphical interface implementation is being developed, but it is not included in the Arch Linux installation images and has not been updated for over a year […]
The first release of the elfshaker project has been published, which develops a version control system for binary files optimized for tracking changes in ELF format executable files. The system stores binary patches between files and allows for the retrieval of the necessary version by key, significantly speeding up the 'git bisect' operation and greatly reducing the amount of disk space used. The project code is distributed under the Apache-2.0 license. The program […]
The OpenBSD project has released a corrective version of the portable edition of the LibreSSL 3.4.2 package, which is a fork of OpenSSL aimed at providing a higher level of security. The new version addresses a vulnerability in the X.509 certificate verification code that leads to ignoring errors when handling an unverified certificate chain. This issue could result in bypassing authentication when checking specially crafted certificates with incorrect […]
The first beta release of the Airyx operating system is now available, offering a macOS-style environment aimed at providing a certain level of compatibility with macOS applications. Airyx is based on FreeBSD and utilizes a graphical stack based on the X server. The project's developments are distributed under the BSD license. The size of the bootable ISO image is 1.9 GB (x86_64). The project's goal is stated to achieve compatibility with applications […]
The release of the Libreboot distribution 20211122 has been published. This is the third release as part of the GNU project and it continues to be presented as a test version, as it requires further stabilization and testing. Libreboot is a fully free fork of the CoreBoot project, providing a binary-free replacement for proprietary UEFI and BIOS firmware responsible for initializing the CPU, memory, peripherals, and other hardware components. […]
After a year of development, the release of Endless OS 4.0 has been published, aimed at creating an easy-to-use system where users can quickly choose applications to their liking. Applications are distributed as self-sufficient packages in Flatpak format. The size of the available installation images ranges from 3.3 to 17 GB. The distribution does not use traditional package managers, instead offering minimal atomic […]
The release of the spreadsheet application pyspread 2.0 is available, allowing users to utilize the Python language when manipulating data in cells. Each cell in pyspread returns a Python object, and such objects can represent anything, including lists or matrices. Basic knowledge of Python is required for effective use of pyspread. The code is written in Python using […]
Valve has released Proton 6.3-8, based on the developments of the Wine project and aimed at enabling the launch of gaming applications created for Windows on Linux, hosted in the Steam catalog. The developments of the project are distributed under the BSD license. Proton allows users to launch Windows-only gaming applications directly in the Steam Linux client. The package includes an implementation of DirectX […]
The release of Alpine Linux 3.15 is available, a minimalist distribution built on the Musl system library and the BusyBox utility set. The distribution features increased security requirements and is built with Stack Smashing Protection (SSP). OpenRC is used as the init system, and its own package manager apk is used for package management. Alpine is used for creating official Docker container images. Installation […]
After a year of development, the release of the new stable branch of the network analyzer Wireshark 3.6 has occurred. Recall that the project originally developed under the name Ethereal, but in 2006, due to a conflict with the owner of the Ethereal trademark, the developers were forced to rename the project to Wireshark. The project's code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. Key innovations in Wireshark 3.6.0 include changes to the syntax of traffic filtering rules: […]