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The ExectOS project is developing an open OS aimed at compatibility with Windows applications.

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The ExectOS project has attempted to create a new operating system from scratch, equipped with a microkernel based on an XT architecture inspired by the Windows NT kernel. The kernel components in ExectOS are separated from the subsystem that provides device driver functionality, allowing the core to be updated without the need to recompile drivers for the new kernel. The project code is written in C and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. […]

Release of the Vivaldi 6.8 browser for desktops

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The proprietary Vivaldi 6.8 browser, developed on the Chromium engine, has been released. Vivaldi builds are prepared for Linux, Windows, and macOS. The changes made to the Chromium codebase are distributed under an open license. The browser interface is written in JavaScript using the React library, Node.js platform, Browserify, and various ready-made NPM modules. The implementation of the interface is available in the source texts, but under […]

SUSE will support CentOS 7 until 2028, and SUSE Linux 15 until 2037

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SUSE has announced the provision of extended support for systems using CentOS 7 under the SUSE Liberty Linux Lite project. CentOS 7 users now have the option to switch to SUSE Liberty Linux repositories, with updates and technical support available until June 30, 2028. The service is priced at $2500 per year for 100 subscriptions […]

Firefox Update 127.0.0.1

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A corrective release of Firefox 127.0.1 is now available, which fixes several issues: A bug that prevented restoring the previous session at startup when the master password input was denied for accessing accounts saved in the password manager. An issue that caused sound playback speed to drop by half in Firefox builds for the Linux platform when mono mode was enabled […]

The X Window System is 40 years old, and FreeBSD is 31 years old

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It has been 40 years since Robert Scheffler announced the creation of the X Window System protocol. The journey from the release of X1 to X11 took only three years, after which the state of X11 stabilized and has gradually accumulated extensions over time, without changing its core essence. For example, at that time, widely used features were introduced as extensions such as […]

Release of SysLinuxOS 12.4, a distribution for system administrators

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The release of SysLinuxOS 12.4 has taken place, built on the Debian 12 package base and aimed at providing a bootable live environment optimized for system integrators and administrators. Builds with GNOME (4.8 GB) and MATE (5 GB) desktops have been prepared for download. The environment operates in Live mode but also supports installation on a disk using the Calamares installer. In the new release, the kernel […]

Release of the cryptographic library Libgcrypt 1.11.0

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The GNU project has released version 1.11.0 of the Libgcrypt library, implementing components underlying encryption mechanisms used in GnuPG. The library provides functions for various cryptographic algorithms to be used in third-party applications, including symmetric ciphers (AES, Arcfour, Blowfish, Camellia, CAST5, ChaCha20, DES, GOST28147, Salsa20, SEED, Serpent, Twofish), hashing algorithms (MD5, RIPE-MD160, SHA-*, SHAKE256, TIGER-192, Whirlpool), and authenticated encryption algorithms (HMAC-*, […]

Systemd users encountered an issue that led to the deletion of home directories.

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A corrective release of the system manager systemd 256.1 has been published, which fixes an issue that led to the deletion of the contents of the /home directory when executing the command ‘systemd-tmpfiles —purge’, introduced in systemd 256 for removing all files and directories created via settings in tmpfiles.d. The release notes for systemd 256 and the man page for systemd-tmpfiles stated that the ‘—purge’ option deletes all files […]

Update of Bliss OS, builds of Android for PCs and laptops

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The June update for the Bliss OS project, which continues the development of Android-x86, a port of the Android platform for x86 architecture (most developers from Android-x86 have joined the Bliss OS project). Bliss OS provides ready-made builds with a user environment based on Android, optimized for use on PCs, tablets, and laptops. Bliss OS can also be used to replace Chrome OS on Chromebooks. Project developments […]

Release of EasyOS 6.0, a unique distribution from the creator of Puppy Linux

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Barry Kauler, the founder of the Puppy Linux project, has released EasyOS 6.0, which combines Puppy Linux technologies with container isolation for running system components. Management of the distribution is facilitated through a set of graphical configurators developed by the project. The size of the boot image is 905 MB. Features of the distribution include: Each application, as well as the desktop itself, can run in separate containers for isolation […]

Release of PoCL 6.0 with an independent implementation of the OpenCL standard

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The release of PoCL 6.0 (Portable Computing Language OpenCL) has been published, advancing the implementation of the OpenCL standard, independent of graphics accelerator manufacturers, and allowing the use of various backends to execute OpenCL kernels on different types of graphics and central processors. The project code is distributed under the MIT license. It supports operation on X86_64, MIPS32, ARM v7, AMD HSA APU, NVIDIA GPU platforms, and various specialized […]

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