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Slackel 9.0, a distribution built on the foundations of the Slackware and Salix projects and fully compatible with their repositories, has been released. Slackel's key distinction is its use of a regularly updated Slackware-Current branch. The graphical environment is based on the MATE desktop environment. The bootable image, capable of running in Live mode, is 4.2 GB (i386 and x86_64). Installation on external USB drives is supported […]
CachyOS distribution release 260628, based on the Arch package base, has been released. Linux, which uses a continuous update delivery model and is popular among computer gamers. According to ProtonDB, the CachyOS project is the most popular distribution. Linux (21.1% share), used by gamers. The distribution is notable for its performance optimizations and the ability to install various desktop environments. In addition to the basic […]
Almost three years after the last major release, a new release has been published LinuxMageia 10, a fork of the Mandriva project developed by an independent community of enthusiasts, is available for download. 32- and 64-bit installer builds (5.6 GB) and a set of Live builds (4.5-5.1 GB) are based on GNOME, KDE, and Xfce. Key improvements: Increased 32-bit system requirements for running on […]
Archinstall 4.4 has been released and is included as an option in Arch installation ISO images since 2021. LinuxArchinstall operates in console mode and can be used instead of the default manual installation mode. Archinstall's code is written in Python and distributed under the GPLv3 license. Archinstall offers both guided and automated modes. In […]
The Rust programming language development team recently announced the creation of the Rust Commercial Network. The project's goal is to create a centralized information platform for interaction between commercial organizations—whose work depends on Rust code—and Rust developers. Working groups are being created to discuss issues related to the language, propose ideas, and collaborate with businesses on […]
On June 24, the popular free cross-platform planetarium Stellarium released version 26.2—the second this year. The project is written in C++ using the Qt framework (versions 5 and 6 are supported) and is distributed under the GNU GPL 2.0 license. Key improvements include: new IAU star names assigned since November 2025; new IAU star names […]
Nourish 1.0.0, a compositing server, has been released. It uses a dimensionless workspace for window placement, unbounded by screen boundaries. This workspace allows for free movement, panning, and zooming in/out of windows without losing readability. Rendering is performed using the Vulkan graphics API with the ability to fallback to OpenGL. The compositing server utilizes the Wayland protocol and the fractional-scale extension to prevent blurring of content when scaling. […]
A patch version of FSM v0.7.0 was recently released. FSM (github.com) is a program for displaying basic information about your computer and the installed system, independent of the specific working environment. Features: Displays the following information: Hardware: processor name and model, flags, list of vulnerabilities, frequencies; memory and swap usage; mounted file systems; some DMI tables (0, 2, 3, 4); laptop battery; EDID; […]
CoreBoot 26.06, a project developing a free alternative to proprietary firmware and BIOS, has been released. The project's code is licensed under the GPLv2 license. The new version includes 1163 changes prepared with the participation of 101 developers, 22 of whom are new to the project. Key changes: Support for 31 motherboards has been implemented: AMD Crater for the V2000A SoC, AMD Jaguar for the Faegan SoC […]
After six months of development, a new version of DXVK (Direct3D to Vulkan Translation Layer) has been released. This open-source library converts Direct3D 8, 9, 10, and 11 API calls into Vulkan commands. It allows you to run 3D applications and games developed for Windows, on systems lacking native Direct3D support, while leveraging the more efficient Vulkan graphics API. Key changesIn the new […]
The Python Software Foundation disclosed a critical vulnerability in the release management API that could be exploited to attack the Python project's infrastructure. The vulnerability allowed attackers to bypass authentication and connect to the release management API with administrator privileges by sending a request with any key and specifying one of the administrators in the username field. The resulting […]
Two new kernel vulnerabilities have been disclosed. Linux, allowing an unprivileged user to gain root privileges by overwriting data in the page cache. Working exploits have been prepared for both vulnerabilities. PEdit-CoW (CVE-2026-46331, exploit 1, exploit 2) – an error in the copy-on-write mechanism in the packet header modification code (act_pedit) used in the network packet scheduler (net/sched) allows data to be written beyond the […]