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Version 3.0.0 of the best font for terminal emulators and text editors with graphical user interfaces has been released. Over five alpha and three beta versions, along with eight release candidates, a number of new glyphs and ligatures have been added, individual character shapes have been improved, and many other corrections have been made (see details). Additionally, starting with this version, package names have been changed: Iosevka Term […]
Canonical has released a corrective update to the Subiquity installer 20.05.2, which is used by default for installing Ubuntu Server since the 18.04 release in Live mode. The new release addresses a security issue (CVE-2020-11932) caused by logging the password set by the user for accessing the LUKS encrypted partition created during installation. ISO images with the vulnerability fixed are not yet available […]
The release of BackBox Linux 7, based on Ubuntu 20.04 and equipped with a collection of tools for security system checks, exploit testing, reverse engineering, network traffic analysis, wireless networks, malware exploration, stress testing, and the detection of hidden or lost data, has been announced. The user environment is based on Xfce. The size of the ISO image is 2.5 GB (x86_64). In the new version, system components have been updated […]
The release of the Enlightenment 0.24 window manager, known for its impressive appearance with low computational resource consumption based on EFL, has taken place. Among the declared improvements: A new screenshot module with editing and cropping, Multiple setuid utilities combined into one, Monitor brightness adjustment is done via (lib)ddctil, The thumbnail size in EFM has been increased to 256×256 by default, Improved error handling meditation […]
After nine months of development, the user environment Enlightenment 0.24, which is built on the EFL (Enlightenment Foundation Library) and Elementary widgets, has been released. The release is available in source texts, while packages for distributions have not yet been created. The most notable innovations in Enlightenment 0.24 include: A completely redesigned module for taking screenshots, supporting cropping and basic image editing functions; A reduced number of utilities, […]
After a five-year hiatus, the Finnix distribution has come back to life with the release of version 120. Finnix is a live CD distribution based on Debian, created for system administrators and intended for managing hard drives and partitions, monitoring networks, and restoring boot records. The new version is the first release of the project for the x86_64 architecture. Innovations: Full support for the x86 architecture has been discontinued, and the distribution is now redirected […]
The Maui project is free and open-source software, supported by the KDE community and developed by Nitrux Latinoamericana. MauiKit is a set of control elements and tools based on QQC2 and Kirigami, shared in the Maui application suite. MauiKit helps quickly create user interfaces that comply with the Maui HIG. It is based on Qt, QML, and C++. It contains ready-to-use components […]
The release of psi-notify 1.0 has been published, which can warn of resource contention (CPU, memory, I/O) in the system, allowing actions to be taken before the system slows down. The code is open under the MIT license. The application operates at the unprivileged user level and uses the PSI (Pressure Stall Information) subsystem of the kernel to assess resource shortages across the entire system […]
Tor 0.4.3.5 is the first stable release in the 0.4.3.x series. This series includes: The ability to compile without support for relay mode. Support for OnionBalance for V3 onion services, Significant improvements to the tor controller functionality. According to the current support policy, each stable series is supported for nine months, or for three months after the release of the next one (whichever is longer). Thus, the new series will […]
Microsoft is expected to begin rolling out the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (20H1) from May 26 to 28. The release of the second major update to the platform is scheduled for the fall. Little is known about Windows 10 20H2 (version 2009), but online sources suggest that the update will not introduce any new features and will mainly focus on improvements […]
The release of DXVK 1.7 has been formed, providing an implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 9, 10, and 11, operating through call translation to the Vulkan API. DXVK requires drivers that support Vulkan API 1.1, such as AMD RADV 19.2, NVIDIA 415.22, Intel ANV 19.0, and AMDVLK. DXVK can be used to run 3D applications and games in […]
A new version of the XMPP client UWPX 0.25.0 has been released for devices based on the UWP (Universal Windows Platform) architecture. The project code is distributed under the free MPL 2.0 license. The new version of UWPX provides support for dual-screen Windows 10X, implemented through an update to the MasterDetailsView control provided by the Windows Community Toolkit (PR). Push operation support has also been added to UWPX. The client author […]