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A new stable version of the note-taking program OutWiker 3.3 has been released. A feature of the program is that notes are stored as directories with text files, and any number of files can be attached to each note. The program allows writing notes using various notations: HTML, wiki, Markdown (if the corresponding plugin is installed). Additionally, plugins can be added to enable hosting on […]
After eight months of development, the release of the free game engine Godot 4.3 has been published, suitable for creating 2D and 3D games. The engine supports an easy-to-learn scripting language for game logic, a graphical environment for game design, a one-click game deployment system, extensive animation capabilities, and physical simulation features, an integrated debugger, and a performance bottleneck detection system. Game code […]
The release of Chrome OS 127 has been presented, based on the Linux kernel, the upstart system manager, the ebuild/portage build tools, open components, and the Chrome 127 web browser. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, and instead of standard applications, web applications are used. However, Chrome OS includes a full multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. Display output is managed […]
After six months of development, Cisco has released the free antivirus package ClamAV 1.4.0. The project was acquired by Cisco in 2013 following the purchase of Sourcefire, which developed ClamAV and Snort. The project's code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. The 1.4.0 branch is categorized as regular (non-LTS), with updates published for at least 4 months after release […]
The release of the Godot 4.3 game engine has occurred – a framework for creating 2D and 3D games. The main innovation in Godot 4.3 is the initial support for Wayland. This allows games created with Godot to run natively on Wayland desktops without using the XWayland layer. Native support for Wayland in Godot is currently enabled with the flag —display-driver wayland. Other innovations: Added XR simulator […]
The release of the Deepin 23 distribution has been published, developing its own Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) and around 40 user applications, including the DMusic music player, DMovie video player, DTalk messaging system, and the Deepin Software Center installer and program manager. The project is based by a group of developers from China but has transformed into an international project and supports the Russian language. The distribution's repository […]
The release of the Netplan 1.1 tool has been presented, developing a format for storing network interface settings and associated utilities for managing network configurations. Netplan provides storage of parameters in YAML format and offers backends that abstract configuration access for NetworkManager and systemd-networkd. The tool has been utilized in the Ubuntu distribution since version 17.10 and in Debian 12 builds for cloud […]
The Debian project announced the end of the standard support cycle for the Debian 11 'Bullseye' distribution, which was released three years ago. Further updates addressing vulnerabilities for Debian 11 will be released under the Extended Support (LTS) program, which will last until August 31, 2026. The standard support for the current Debian 12 branch will continue until June 10, 2026, after […]
Daniel Robbins (drobbins) sighed and published another software statement regarding the fate of his Funtoo Linux distribution: Funtoo Linux will remain a personal project for the author, as Daniel actively uses it himself and is fine with others using it too. The project will receive periodic updates (approximately once a week), with the next one already available. Among the list of packages for update […]
Official testing of the pre-release build Haiku R1Beta5 /candidate/ hrev57937+36 is open. Help is needed! Both 32-bit and 64-bit ISO images are available. The image contains two bootloaders – for UEFI and for CSM/Legacy BIOS. Live flash drive mode is supported for hardware testing without installation on disks. Source: linux.org.ru
The release of the main branch nginx 1.27.1 has been formed, continuing the development of new features, alongside the concurrently supported stable branch nginx 1.22.1, which includes only changes related to addressing serious bugs and vulnerabilities. Updates have fixed a vulnerability (CVE-2024-7347) in the ngx_http_mp4_module, causing a crash when processing a specially crafted file in the format […]
The Gentoo Linux project has decided to discontinue support for the IA-64 (Itanium) architecture in the distribution. In the first half of September, all ia64 profiles will be removed, and all packages will cease to reference the ia64 architecture in the KEYWORDS section. The reason for the change is cited as the inability to continue supporting IA-64 in the distribution given the end of support for this architecture in the Linux kernel and Glibc, as […]