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The release of the integrated development environment Apache NetBeans 24 has been announced, which supports programming languages such as Java SE, Java EE, PHP, C/C++, JavaScript, Rust, and Groovy. Ready builds will be created soon for Linux (snap, flatpak), Windows, and macOS. Among the proposed changes: the editor now includes code preview support in search results, as well as the ability for a quick preview of the content […]
The release of the free and open-source monitoring system Zabbix 7.2 has taken place. Version 7.2 is classified as having a short official support period. Users who prefer long-term support are recommended to use Zabbix 7.0 LTS. Zabbix is a versatile performance and availability monitoring system for servers, services, engineering and network equipment, applications, databases, virtualization systems, containers, IT services, web services, and cloud […]
The far2l-wx package with a graphical version of the FAR 2 file manager port for Linux using wxGTK has been added to the Debian testing repository. The appearance of the far2l-wx package in Ubuntu is expected in version 25.04. Standard Unix terminals do not always provide the functionality needed for Windows console applications (such as access to the clipboard, support for complex key combinations like RightCtrl+numbers, notification output, etc.), or […]
The AlmaLinux project has announced the beta testing of the AlmaLinux 10.0 distribution, synchronized with the new branch of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, incorporating all proposed changes. The distribution is as binary compatible as possible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and can serve as a replacement for RHEL 10 and CentOS 10 Stream. Installation images have been prepared for x86_64, x86_64_v2, and ARM64 architectures […]
The OpenMandriva project has released OpenMandriva ROME 24.12, a version of the OpenMandriva distribution that uses a continuous delivery model (rolling releases). This edition provides access to new package versions developed for the OpenMandriva Lx 6 branch without waiting for the creation of a traditional distribution. ISO images sized between 2.3-3.2 GB are available for download, featuring KDE5, KDE6 with Wayland, KDE6 with X11, GNOME, Cosmic […]
The initiative to port the Firefox browser to the Haiku operating system has reached a stage where this port can be accepted into the project's official repository. Through the collaborative efforts of project participants, various changes were made to the underlying system, as well as to the layer ensuring compatibility with Wayland, prepared by participant x512. To avoid issues related to trademarks held by Mozilla, for […]
The release of the OpenSilver 3.1 project has been published, continuing the development of the Silverlight platform and allowing for the creation of interactive web applications using C#, F#, XAML, and .NET technologies. Applications compiled with OpenSilver can run in any desktop and mobile browser supporting WebAssembly. Development can utilize the Visual Studio environment and the VS Code editor, which supports operation in Windows, […]
After six months of development, the release of the system manager systemd 257 has been presented. Key changes include new utilities systemd-sbsign and systemd-keyutil, support for MPTCP when activating via socket, initial support for building with the Musl C library, the updatectl utility for managing updates installation through systemd-sysupdate, the ability to run services in separate PID namespaces, and protection against accidental file deletion when using 'systemd-tmpfiles --purge'. Among the changes in […]
Following their traditions, the Raspberry Pi community, shortly after the release of the Raspberry Pi 5 board, presents all fans of this computer with a New Year's gift in the form of the Raspberry Pi 500 keyboard computer. The foundation of this computer has not radically changed since the Raspberry Pi 400. It utilizes a different form factor of the original Raspberry Pi 5 board equipped with 8 gigabytes of RAM […]
A new version of MiniOS 4 has been released, a lightweight and modular Linux distribution designed for use on removable media. MiniOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution for removable drives, characterized by its modularity and flexibility. It allows users to easily customize the system to their needs and use it on various devices. MiniOS supports the XFCE desktop environment and is actively developed with […]
The Window Maker Live 12.8 distribution has been released, offering a desktop environment based on the Window Maker 0.96 window manager with a NEXTSTEP-style interface. It includes components from GNUstep, organized into a separate GNUstep Apps submenu. Some applications have been rebuilt using GNUstep libraries, for example, the text editor Emacs 29.4 is built with them. An email client is provided for managing email […]
The developers of the Arch Linux distribution have announced that they have received an investment of €562,000 from the STF (Sovereign Tech Fund), established in Germany to stimulate the development of open digital infrastructure and ecosystems with open source. The fund is backed by resources provided by the German Ministry of Economy and Climate Protection and is overseen by the Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovations SPRIND. The funds are allocated for […]