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On February 24, after more than a year of development, the release of version 0.11.22 of the cross-platform audio capture and playback library miniaudio, written in C and distributed as public domain, took place. Miniaudio works on all major desktop and mobile platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD, iOS, Android, and Web (via Emscripten) without any third-party dependencies. The library features a simple, flexible, and modular API […]
Corrective releases of X.Org Server 21.1.16 and the DDX component (Device-Dependent X) xwayland 24.1.6 have been published, enabling the running of X.Org Server to facilitate the execution of X11 applications in Wayland-based environments. The new version of X.Org Server fixes 8 vulnerabilities. These issues could potentially be exploited for privilege escalation in systems where the X server runs with root privileges, as well as for remote execution […]
The developers of the EdgeDB database announced the renaming of the project to Gel. At the same time, a new significant release has been formed — Gel 6.0. The reason for the name change is mentioned as the desire to eliminate misleading connotations caused by the use of the word 'edge', which led many to perceive the project as a database for edge computing or as a graph-oriented database. The renaming has only affected brand elements. The project's structure, goals […]
The release of the Linux distribution Armbian 25.2 has been announced, providing a compact system environment for single-board computers with processors based on ARM, RISC-V, and x86 architectures, supporting various models like Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Orange Pi, Banana Pi, Helios64, pine64, Nanopi, and Cubieboard based on Allwinner, Amlogic, Actionsemi, Freescale / NXP, Marvell Armada, Rockchip, Radxa, and Samsung Exynos processors. To form the assemblies […]
Jollaboys, the company that acquired the assets of Jolla after its bankruptcy, has presented the release of Sailfish OS 5.0. Assemblies have been prepared for 16 devices, including Jolla C2, Sony Xperia 10, and Sony Xperia XA2. This is the first release of the platform after restructuring Jolla's business in 2023, its exit from the influence of Russian investors through bankruptcy and termination of cooperation with […]
The release of the Pi-hole 6 project has been announced, which develops a system for centralized ad blocking in local networks, eliminating the need to install blockers in browsers and on user devices. The offered scheme is relevant for combating ads on devices in home networks, such as smart TVs and media centers, as well as blocking ads in mobile applications on smartphones. Blocking […]
The release of the Integrated Development Environment Apache NetBeans 25 has been announced, which provides support for programming languages such as Java SE, Java EE, PHP, C/C++, JavaScript, Rust, and Groovy. Ready-built packages are available for Linux (snap, flatpak), Windows, and macOS. Among the proposed changes: improved navigation in the code editor's refactoring tool, preservation of the tab order for projects, and enhanced change tracking. For […]
The release of the Lutris 0.5.19 gaming platform has been announced, providing tools for easier installation, configuration, and management of games on Linux. The project's code is written in Python and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Ready-built packages are available in flatpak format. The project supports a catalog for quick search and installation of gaming applications, allowing users to launch games in Linux with a single click through a unified interface, […]
A new version of the oldest editor written in C and Lisp, Emacs 30.1, has been released! Key changes include: porting to Android; native compilation enabled by default (if the libgccjit library is available); native JSON support without the previously used libjansson library. Incompatible changes with previous versions: Tree-Sitter modes are now declared as sub-modes of non-TS modes (corrections in major-mode-remap-alist, allowing modes to be added to TS, […]
On February 22, the releases 1.3.0 and 1.3.1 of the qman console utility, designed for more convenient viewing of man pages, were announced. The utility is written in C and is distributed under the BSD 2 license. Change list: improved navigation through the table of contents; added support for compressed bzip2 man pages; added support for deprecated groff GROFF_NO_SGR sequences; added support for embedded HTTP links; added a new light RGB theme catppuccin_latte.conf; […]
The release of the SVT-AV1 3.0 library (Scalable Video Technology AV1) has been published, featuring implementations of the encoder and decoder for the AV1 video encoding format, which leverage hardware parallel processing capabilities present in modern Intel CPUs for acceleration. The project was created by Intel in partnership with Netflix to achieve a performance level suitable for on-the-fly video transcoding and application in services delivering […]
The lightweight IceWM 3.7.0 window manager has been released. IceWM provides full management through keyboard shortcuts, support for virtual desktops, task panels, and application menus, with tabs available for grouping windows. The window manager can be configured via a straightforward configuration file, and theming is possible. Window grouping in the form of tabs is supported. Built-in applets for monitoring CPU, memory, and traffic are available. […]