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The release of the web browser Firefox 109 has occurred. Additionally, an update for the long-term support branch—102.7.0—has been formed. The Firefox 110 branch is set to enter beta testing soon, with its release scheduled for February 14. Key innovations in Firefox 109 include enabled support for the third version of the Chrome manifest, which defines the capabilities and resources available for extensions written […]
The release of Plop Linux 23.1 is now available, a live distribution featuring a set of utilities for performing current tasks of a system administrator, such as system recovery after a failure, backup procedures, operating system restoration, security checks, and automating typical tasks. The distribution offers a choice of two graphical environments — Fluxbox and Xfce. Booting the distribution from a neighboring machine is supported through […]
The release of the Firejail project version 0.9.72 has been published, evolving the system for the isolated execution of graphical, console, and server applications, which minimizes the risk of compromising the main system when running untrusted or potentially vulnerable programs. The program is written in C, distributed under the GPLv2 license, and can operate on any Linux distribution with a kernel version higher than 3.0. Ready packages with Firejail have been prepared […]
The developers of the Servo browser engine, written in Rust, have announced the receipt of funding that will help revive the project. The initial tasks mentioned include returning to active development of the engine, rebuilding the community, and attracting new participants. During 2023, efforts will focus on improving the layout system and achieving functional support for CSS2. The project has been stagnant since 2020, […]
The release of the backup system restic version 0.15 has been published, which ensures the storage of backups in an encrypted form within a versioned repository. The system is designed with the premise that backups are stored in untrusted environments, and that if a backup falls into the wrong hands, it should not compromise the system. Flexible rules can be defined for including and excluding files and directories when creating […]
The release of LosslessCut 3.49.0 has been published, providing a graphical interface for editing multimedia files without re-encoding the content. The most sought-after feature of LosslessCut is the trimming and cutting of video and audio, for example, to reduce the size of large files recorded with an action camera or a drone camera. LosslessCut allows you to select relevant segments from the recording file and discard the excess, without the need for a full re-encoding and maintaining […]
The release of the LibreELEC 10.0.4 project has been presented, advancing the fork of the distribution for creating home theaters, OpenELEC. The user interface is based on the Kodi media center. Images have been prepared for downloading to work with USB drives or SD cards (32-bit and 64-bit x86, Raspberry Pi 2/3/4, various devices on Rockchip and Amlogic chips). The size of the build for the x86_64 architecture is 264 MB. With LibreELEC […]
The release of the lightweight distribution MX Linux 21.3 has been published, created as a result of joint work among communities formed around the antiX and MEPIS projects. The release is based on the Debian package base with improvements from the antiX project and packages from its own repository. The distribution uses the sysVinit initialization system and its own tools for configuring and deploying the system. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions are available for download […]
The new version includes the server edition of Calculate Container Manager for LXC, a new utility called cl-lxc, and support for selecting update repositories. The following distribution editions are available for download: Calculate Linux Desktop with KDE desktop (CLD), Cinnamon (CLDC), LXQt (CLDL), Mate (CLDM), and Xfce (CLDX and CLDXS), Calculate Container Manager (CCM), Calculate Directory Server (CDS), […]
The new version of the automated design system KOMPAS-3D v21 runs stably on the 'Alt Workstation' OS 10. Compatibility is ensured by the WINE@Etersoft application. All three products are included in the Unified Register of Russian Software. WINE@Etersoft is a software product that provides seamless execution and stable operation of Windows applications in Russian operating systems based on the Linux kernel. The product is based on the code of the open-source Wine project, with improvements […]
The release of the free library OpenCV 4.7 (Open Source Computer Vision Library) has occurred, offering tools for processing and analyzing image content. OpenCV provides over 2500 algorithms, both classic and reflecting the latest advances in computer vision and machine learning systems. The library code is written in C++ and is distributed under the BSD license. Bindings are prepared for various languages […]
The release of Calculate Linux 23, developed by the Russian-speaking community and based on Gentoo Linux, is now available. It supports a continuous update release cycle and is optimized for quick deployment in corporate environments. The new version includes the server edition of Calculate Container Manager for LXC, a new utility called cl-lxc, and support for selecting update repositories. The following distribution editions are available for download: […]