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The SoLo project develops a loader for system so-libraries for fully static Linux programs.

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The SoLo project has been published, allowing fully static Linux programs compiled with musl to load glibc libraries installed on the system through dlopen(), primarily GPU drivers. Typically, static builds are incompatible with Vulkan and OpenGL drivers, which distributions provide as shared libraries compiled with glibc. SoLo removes this limitation using an ELF executable loader built into the file and a layer that translates […]

The candidate release for X.Org Server 26.1 is available.

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The candidate release for X.Org Server 26.1.0 (xorg-server 26.0.99.901) has been published, marking the start of the testing phase before the final stable release. X.Org Server 26.1.0 will be the first major release of X.Org Server in the last five years — the previous significant branch 21.1 was released in 2021. Key changes compared to xorg-server 21.1: Removal of the autoconf/automake build system in favor of support […]

KDE Gear 26.08 Released, a Suite of Applications from the KDE Project

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After four months of development, the August update of the KDE Gear 26.08 applications has been released, developed by the KDE project. The set includes releases of over 250 programs, libraries, and plugins. Information about the availability of Live builds with new application releases can be found on this page. New versions of individual applications can be downloaded from the Flathub and SnapCraft catalogs. Most notable changes: In the file […]

Release of the COSMIC desktop environment 1.6.0

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System76, the developer of the Pop!_OS Linux distribution, has released the COSMIC 1.6.0 desktop environment. Packages with COSMIC 1.6.0 are available in the Pop!_OS 24.04 distribution and are expected soon in Fedora, NixOS, Arch Linux, openSUSE, Aeyrin OS, Redox, and CachyOS. The code is written in Rust and is distributed under the GPLv3 (applications) and MPL-2.0 (libraries) licenses. COSMIC is being developed as a universal […]

Release of IncidentRelay 2.0, a system for organizing on-call duties and alert routing

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The release of IncidentRelay 2.0 has been published, which develops an open system for organizing on-call duties, routing alerts, and incident management, deployed on a self-hosted server. The project targets SRE, DevOps, and infrastructure teams in need of a local alternative to cloud duty management platforms. The code is written in Python and is distributed under the MIT license. IncidentRelay accepts events from Prometheus Alertmanager, Grafana Alerting, Zabbix, […]

Release of nginx 1.31.4

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The release of the main branch nginx 1.31.4 has been published, continuing the development of new features. The stable branch 1.30.x, which is supported in parallel, only receives changes related to fixing serious bugs and vulnerabilities. The stable branch 1.32 will be formed based on the main branch 1.31.x. The project code is written in C and is distributed under the BSD license. In the new release: In […]

Release of VirtualBox 7.2.16.

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Oracle has released a corrective update for the VirtualBox virtualization system version 7.2.16, which includes 9 changes: The additions for guest systems and host environments with Linux have improved clipboard sharing on systems using Wayland. Support for kernel 7.1 with the Intel FRED (Flexible Return and Event Delivery) mechanism enabled, ensuring the return of […]

Release of Firefox 154

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The release of the Firefox web browser 154 has occurred, along with updates for previous long-term support branches—153.1.0, 140.14.0, and 115.39.0. The Firefox 155 branch will soon enter beta testing, with a release scheduled for September 1. The main innovations in Firefox 154 (1, 2, 3): The application of the LNA (Local Network Access) specification has been extended to WebSocket connections. LNA restricts […]

Development of the MuQSS task scheduler and the '-ck' patch set for the Linux kernel has resumed.

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Con Kolivas has resumed work on the MuQSS (Multiple Queue Skiplist Scheduler) task scheduler and the ‘-ck patches’ for the Linux kernel, aimed at enhancing responsiveness and interactivity during the execution of user tasks and gaming. Development of these projects was halted in 2021 due to a loss of motivation and lack of time. Now Con has returned to his previous activities and has released […]

Release of Linux kernel 7.2

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After two months of development, Linus Torvalds announced the release of the Linux kernel 7.2. Among the most notable changes are the USB4STREAM data streaming mechanism, performance optimizations for btrfs, xfs, and ext4, the continuation of the removal of support code for the i486 CPU, the ability to create nested SCHED_EXT schedulers, reduced memory consumption in the swap subsystem, accelerated unnamed pipes, and support for Intel MBEC and AMD GMET extensions in […]

Voting has commenced on the permissibility of using AI in Debian development.

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The general voting (GR, general resolution) of developers regarding the use of large language models and AI tools in the distribution development has been announced. Voting will be open until August 28. About a thousand developers participating in package maintenance and Debian infrastructure support have the right to vote. The initially proposed two options for voting have been expanded to a final list during the discussion […]

Release of Omarchy 4.0, developed by the creator of Ruby on Rails

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The release of the Omarchy 4.0 distribution has been published. The project is led by David Heinemeier Hansson, the author of the Ruby on Rails web framework, who is trying to create the ideal Linux environment for himself under the principle of 'Omakase Computing', which suggests that most users at the beginning of their journey do not know what they want, and it is better for them not to torment themselves with the attempts of choice, but […]

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