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Firefox 130 is available. Linux: On touchscreen devices, elastic scrolling has been enabled (overscroll, bounce animation when scrolling with two fingers over the edge of a container; apz.overscroll.enabled). Support for MP4 videos using the YUV444 format has been included. Support for RGB/BGR formats during video capture via PipeWire has been implemented. A section with experimental features has been added to the settings interface. In the homepage settings (gear icon in […]
The desktop-oriented distribution GhostBSD 24.07.1 has been released, built on FreeBSD 14-STABLE and offering the MATE desktop environment. Additionally, the community provides unofficial builds with Xfce. By default, GhostBSD uses the ZFS filesystem. Both Live mode operation and installation to hard disk are supported (using a custom installer ginstall written in Python). Boot images have been prepared for the architecture […]
Google has released the latest version of the open mobile platform Android 15. The source code related to this release is available in the project's Git repository (branch android-15.0.0_r1). In the coming weeks, a firmware update will be prepared for Pixel series devices, followed by updates for smartphones from Samsung, Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, Motorola, Nothing, OnePlus, Oppo, realme, Sharp, Sony, Tecno, vivo, and Xiaomi over the next few months. Additionally […]
After 6 months of development, the release of Samba 4.21.0 has been announced, continuing the Samba 4 branch with a complete implementation of the domain controller and Active Directory service, compatible with the Windows 2008 implementation and able to support all supported Microsoft versions of Windows clients, including Windows 11. Samba 4 is a multifunctional server product that also provides file server implementation, print service, and server […]
The Linux From Scratch community has announced the release of the book-distribution LFS 12.2-SysV and LFS 12.2-systemd, a translation into Russian is also available. Key changes include updates of the toolchain to binutils-2.43.1, gcc-14.2.0, and glibc-2.40. A total of 45 packages have been updated since the last release, and one new package, lz4, has been added. Extensive text changes have been made for improved readability. The Linux kernel […]
The developers of the Servo browser engine, written in Rust, have published a report outlining the latest achievements of the project. Among the interesting innovations is the addition of tab support, the implementation of a new tab opening page, improved tools for web developers, and a redesign of the toolbar in the Servo prototype web browser, developed based on Servo. WebXR and Flexbox support are included by default in Servo, along with the ability […]
The release of the wayland-protocols package 1.36 has been published, containing a set of protocols and extensions that enhance the capabilities of the basic Wayland protocol and provide the necessary features for building composite servers and user environments. All protocols go through three phases — development, testing, and stabilization. Upon completion of the development stage (the "unstable" category), the protocol is moved to the "staging" branch and officially included in the set […]
The Python Software Foundation has published the results of a joint annual survey involving over 25,000 developers using the Python programming language. Key trends: 55% of Python developers use Linux in their development environment (down from 59% in the last report), 55% (down from 58%) use Windows, 29% (up from 26%) use MacOS, and 2% (down from 3%) use BSD. 6% (down from 7% in the previous report) continue […]
New releases of the Linux From Scratch 12.2 (LFS) and Beyond Linux From Scratch 12.2 (BLFS) guides have been presented, available in two variants using SysVinit and systemd as the init systems. Linux From Scratch provides instructions for building a basic Linux system from the ground up using only the source code of the necessary software. Beyond Linux From Scratch complements the LFS instructions with information on building […]
The seventh correction update of the Debian 12 distribution has been released, which includes accumulated package updates and installer fixes. This release includes 51 updates addressing stability issues and 55 updates fixing vulnerabilities. Notable changes in Debian 12.7 include the removal of the bcachefs-tools package containing utilities for managing the Bcachefs file system. The reason for this removal is […]
Vivaldi is a cross-platform web browser available on Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, Android Automotive, and iOS, known for its extensive customization options. What's new: Tab renaming Now you can easily rename your tabs and tab groups for better organization. Whether it's a project name, a reminder, or anything else that helps keep you organized. Dragging files from the sidebar […]
The developer company of Elasticsearch and Kibana announced the upcoming release of future product versions under the open source AGPL license. Previously, the core of the products was licensed under the Apache license, but in 2021 the company switched to a commercial license to prevent Amazon from offering their products as a service on its AWS platform without royalties to the developer. Amazon, in turn, announced […]