This article is about how graphics work in Linux and what components it consists of. It contains a lot of screenshots featuring different implementations of desktop environments. If you find it hard to differentiate between KDE and GNOME, or you can tell them apart but would like to know what other alternatives exist, then this article is for you. It's a review, and while it contains a lot of […]
Hello, Habr! Probably everyone has that little file where we stash something useful and interesting for ourselves. Links to articles, books, repositories, and manuals. These could be bookmarks in a browser or even just open tabs left for later. Over time, all of this accumulates, links stop working, and most of the materials simply become outdated. And […]
The Apache Software Foundation has released the web conferencing server Apache OpenMeetings 5.0, enabling audio and video conferencing through the web. It supports webinars with a single speaker as well as conferences with an arbitrary number of participants interacting with each other simultaneously. Additionally, tools for integration with a calendar scheduler, sending individual or broadcast notifications and invitations, and collaborative access are provided.
New releases of the Linux From Scratch 10 (LFS) and Beyond Linux From Scratch 10 (BLFS) guides have been introduced, along with LFS and BLFS editions featuring the system manager systemd. Linux From Scratch provides instructions on creating a basic Linux system from scratch, using only the source texts of required software. Beyond Linux From Scratch complements LFS instructions with information on building.
The release of the operating system Chrome OS 85 has taken place, based on the Linux kernel, using the upstart system manager, ebuild/portage build tools, open components, and the Chrome 85 web browser. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, and standard applications are replaced by web applications; however, Chrome OS includes a full multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The build of Chrome OS 85.
After more than two years of hiatus, a new version of the widely known system resource monitor and process manager htop has been released. It is a very popular alternative to the top utility, requiring no special configuration and being more user-friendly in its default setup. The project was practically abandoned after the author and main developer stepped away. The community has taken over.
A new version of the QtProtobuf library has been released. QtProtobuf is a free library released under the MIT license. It allows you to easily use Google Protocol Buffers and gRPC in your Qt project. Key changes: A library for supporting Qt types has been added. You can now use some Qt types in the description of protobuf messages. Support for Conan has been added, thanks to GamePad64 for the help! Method calls.
More precisely, a framework for building operating systems — this is the terminology preferred by the authors from Genode Labs. This microkernel OS constructor supports several microkernels from the L4 family, the Muen kernel, and its own minimalist base-hw kernel. These developments are available under the AGPLv3 license and optionally under a commercial license: https://genode.org/about/licenses The attempt to create a version accessible for use by someone other than microkernel development enthusiasts is called […]
We are back with another update for Windows Terminal Preview, which will be available in Windows Terminal in September. Both builds of Windows Terminal can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store or the releases page on GitHub. Check below to learn about the latest features! Command Palette This new feature allows you to search across all commands available in Windows Terminal, similar to […]
Graudit supports multiple programming languages and allows the integration of security testing into the software development process. Source: Unsplash (Markus Spiske). Testing is a crucial part of the software development lifecycle. There are many different types of testing, each addressing its own tasks. Today, I want to talk about finding security issues in code. It is evident that in today's realities […]
The PowerEdge T40 continues Dell's line of affordable, compact entry-level servers. Externally, it resembles a small 'tower' with distinctive Dell design elements, more like a regular PC. Inside, there's a small single-socket board for the entry-level Intel Xeon E. The Dell PowerEdge T40 is genuinely a business product, not just an ordinary PC with a slightly unusual […]
A correction release of Firefox 80.0.1 has been published, which fixes the following issues: The performance issue in Firefox 80 related to processing new intermediate certificates from certification authorities has been resolved. Crashes related to GPU resets have been fixed. Issues with text rendering on some websites using WebGL (for example, the problem appears in Yandex Maps) have been addressed. Problems with the API downloads.download(), leading to data loss, have also been corrected […]
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