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The release of project D7VK 1.2 has been published, enhancing the implementation of graphical APIs Direct3D 5, 6, and 7 proposed by Microsoft in 1997, 1998, and 1999. D7VK operates by translating calls to the Vulkan API and allows retro games based on Direct3D 5, 6, and 7 to run on Linux using Wine. The project code is written in C++ […]
The first alpha release of the GNOME 50 desktop environment has been presented. The release is scheduled for March 18, 2026. For testing the alpha version of GNOME 50, an ISO image (3 GB) based on the GNOME OS distribution has been created. A key change in the alpha version of GNOME 50 is the removal of the code for supporting the X11 protocol from the GNOME Shell user interface and the Mutter compositing server. In the GDM display manager […]
Changes have been added to the OpenBSD-current codebase, which will serve as the basis for the OpenBSD 7.9 release in the spring, to support operation as a guest system in virtualization environments based on Apple Hypervisor. OpenBSD builds for the arm64 architecture can be used in virtual machines on macOS on hardware with Apple Silicon ARM chips. The changes are related to ensuring functionality in the virtio driver viogpu […]
The Debian maintainers responsible for the GNOME packages plan not to include the GTK2 toolkit in the upcoming Debian 14 distribution, which is expected to be released in the summer of 2027. The GTK project developers ceased support for GTK2 over five years ago, and maintaining the abandoned GTK2 in the main repository has become problematic. Distributions that have already stopped providing GTK2 include Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE […]
The release of the specialized distribution Tails 7.4 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) has been announced, developed as part of the Tor project. The distribution is based on the Debian 13 package base, comes with the GNOME 48 desktop, and is designed for anonymous internet access using Tor tools. By default, all connections except for traffic through the Tor network are blocked by a packet filter. User settings are preserved […]
The Debian Libre 13.3 build has been formed, offering variants of bootable images of Debian 13.3, stripped of non-free components, such as firmware blobs. The project is managed by Simon Josefsson, who maintains 170 packages in Debian. According to a resolution passed in 2022, the official Debian ISO images now include both free firmware from the main repository and proprietary firmware […]
The release of the Hangover 11.0 toolkit has been published, allowing 64- and 32-bit Windows applications compiled for x86 (i386), x86_64, and ARM32 architectures to run in ARM64 (Aarch64) based environments. A version of Hangover for the RISC-V architecture is in development. The project's developments are distributed under the LGPL 2.1 license. Hangover significantly outperforms configurations where Wine runs entirely in […]
After two years of development, a stable release of the modular multi-platform boot manager GNU GRUB 2.14 (GRand Unified Bootloader) has been presented. GRUB supports a wide range of platforms, including standard PCs with BIOS, IEEE-1275 platforms (hardware based on PowerPC/Sparc64), EFI systems, systems with RISC-V, Loongson, Itanium, ARM, ARM64, LoongArch, and ARCS (SGI) processors, and devices using the open CoreBoot package. The project's code is written in […]
The release of the P2P platform Radicle 1.6 has been published, aimed at creating a decentralized service for collaborative code development and storage, similar to GitHub and GitLab, but not tied to specific servers, censorship-resistant, and utilizing the resources of P2P network participants. The platform supports standard elements of developer social interaction, such as issues, patches, and code reviews. The project's developments are written in […]
The release of the Linux Mint 22.3 distribution has been presented, continuing the development of the branch based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. The distribution is fully compatible with Ubuntu but significantly differs in its approach to organizing the user interface and the selection of default applications. The Linux Mint developers provide a desktop environment that aligns with classic desktop organization principles, which is more familiar to users who do not accept new methods […]
The Just the Browser project has been introduced, preparing tools for cleaning browsers of excessive functionality not directly related to web navigation. The project provides scripts for configuring Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox, disabling associated features that often annoy users, such as interaction with AI services, integration with third-party products, telemetry sending, and […]
After a year of development and 25 experimental versions, the stable release of the open implementation of the Win32 API - Wine 11.0 has been released, incorporating over 6300 changes and 600 bug fixes. Key achievements in the new version include full support for NTSYNC, the implementation of the Reparse Point mechanism, and the involvement of a new implementation of the WoW64 architecture. Wine now fully supports 5419 programs […]