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The Qt Company has released the Qt framework version 6.12, continuing its work on stabilizing and enhancing the functionality of the Qt 6 branch. Qt 6.12 provides support for platforms including Windows 10+, macOS 13+, Linux (Ubuntu 22.04/24.04, openSUSE 16, SUSE 15 SP6, RHEL 9.6/10.0, Debian 11.6/12), iOS 17+, Android 9+(API 23+), webOS, WebAssembly, INTEGRITY, VxWorks, FreeRTOS, and QNX. Source […]
The OpenMandriva project has released OpenMandriva ROME 26.09, a version of the OpenMandriva distribution that uses a rolling release model for continuous updates. This version allows access to new package versions being developed for the OpenMandriva Lx 7 branch without waiting for the creation of a traditional distribution. The project is developed by the community after Mandriva S.A. transferred project management to a non-profit organization in 2013.
A lightweight Live distribution AntiX 26.1 has been released, built on the Debian 13 package base and aimed at installation on outdated hardware. The release comes without the system manager systemd and uses eudev instead of udev. Five init systems are available for use: runit (default), sysVinit, dinit, s6-rc, and s6-66. The basic user environment is formed using the IceWM window manager and a file manager […]
The Archinstall 4.5 installer has been released, which has been part of the Arch Linux installation ISO images as an option since 2021. Archinstall operates in console mode and can be used instead of the default manual installation mode of the distribution. The Archinstall code is written in Python and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Archinstall provides guided and automated modes of operation. In […]
The release of the web browser Firefox 157 has taken place, along with updates for previous long-term support branches — 153.4.0, 140.17.0, and 115.42.0. As part of the new two-week release cycle, the Firefox 158 branch has entered beta testing, with a release scheduled for October 13. Key innovations in Firefox 157 (1, 2, 3): A new user interface has been proposed, developed as part of the project […]
A beta release of file manager f4 0.3.0 has been published. The project replicates the interface, behavior, and internal structure of Far Manager and far2l, but is rewritten in Go using the ‘clean room’ methodology. The code is distributed under the BSD license and written by AI assistants. Manual reviews replace a large set of automated tests that run in CI across multiple OS and architectures. Ready builds are generated for […]
Microsoft has introduced the release of the WSL 3.0 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) toolkit, allowing Linux applications to run on Windows. The new branch is noteworthy for implementing the ability to run Linux containers on Windows and transitioning to the use of the Linux kernel 6.18. The code for the command-line utilities used in WSL, background processes for Linux environments, services for running containers and virtual machines, as well as the graphical stack […]
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, have developed an advanced technique to attack the RSA algorithm, allowing the forging of digital signatures without factorizing the underlying RSA prime numbers and without the need to recover the private key. The resources required to execute an attack on a 1024-bit RSA key are estimated at 1,380 years of computation on a single core processor, which enabled […]
The release of the distributed source code management system Git 2.56 has been announced. Git's code is distributed under the GPLv2+ license. Compared to the previous release, 748 changes were accepted in the new version, with contributions from 104 developers, 39 of whom participated in Git development for the first time. Key innovations (1, 2, 3): A 'git add --resolved' mode has been added for resolving merge conflicts […]
Canonical has revealed its financial results for 2025. Revenue for 2025 reached $345 million, with a net profit of $22.8 million and a gross margin of 89%. In comparison, revenue in 2024 was $292 million, with net profit of $18.1 million. Regarding expenses, 27% of the revenue was spent on […]
The release of Wifibox 0.17 is now available, aimed at addressing the issue of using wireless adapters in FreeBSD for which necessary drivers are missing. The problematic adapters for FreeBSD in Wifibox are made operational by running a guest system with Linux, which loads the native Linux drivers for the wireless devices. The environment can potentially be used for any WiFi cards supported in Linux and has been tested […]
The release of the note-taking application OutWiker 4.1 has been published. The program stores notes as directories with text files, and an arbitrary number of files can be attached to each note. Notes can be created using HTML, wiki, and Markdown formatting (if the corresponding plugin is installed). With plugins, the ability to display formulas on wiki pages in LaTeX format and insert blocks […]