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Posts in Threads can be published directly from I*******m

Developers from M**a Platforms continue to develop the Threads microblogging platform, adding useful features. This time they have integrated the crossposting feature from I********m. This means that users will be able to write posts in I*******m and at the same time also publish them in Threads. Image source: ThreadsSource: 3dnews.ru

Release of the console text editor Vis 0.9

Vis is a console-based text editor that combines vi-style modal editing with sam-style structured regular expressions. Main features: editing using structured regular expressions (1) based on the Sam command language (2); multiple selection/cursor support; Syntax highlighting is provided using a grammar of syntactic expressions, which is conveniently expressed using Lua LPeg; Lua API for […]

Introduced Raspberry Pi Connect, a service for connecting to Raspberry Pi OS from a browser

The developers of the Raspberry Pi project presented the Raspberry Pi Connect service, designed for remote connection to the desktop of the Raspberry Pi OS distribution via a web browser. The service can be used in Raspberry Pi OS environments for Raspberry Pi 4, Raspberry Pi 400 and Raspberry Pi 5 boards built on Debian 12 and transferred to a Wayland-based graphics stack. […]

Release of package manager pacstall 5.0, developing an analogue of AUR for Ubuntu

The release of the package manager pacstall 5.0 is available, which develops an analogue of the AUR concept for Ubuntu Linux and its own repository, which contains 518 packages that allow you to install the latest versions of programs of interest in the current Ubuntu environment, in parallel with the programs available in the system. Packages are formatted in pacscript format, similar to PKGBUILD in the AUR and also includes information about downloads, dependencies, […]

The GNOME Project has published its financial report for 2023

The GNOME Foundation has published its financial report for fiscal year 2023, which covers figures from October 2022 to September 2023. The report also mentions the main events of this period (GNOME releases 44 and 45, the appointment of a new director) and developer conferences held (GUADEC 2023 in Riga, GNOME Asia 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Linux App Summit in Brno). […]

BitLocker included in Windows 11 24H2 will be enabled automatically when installing or reinstalling the OS, even for the Windows 11 Home edition

Starting with Windows 11 24H2, BitLocker encryption will be enabled by default during a fresh installation or reinstallation of the operating system, even in the Windows 11 Home edition. This was reported by the German portal Deskmodder. This fact can create a number of difficulties for users, which, however, can be circumvented. Image source: MicrosoftSource: 3dnews.ru

PC processor shipments increased by a third year-on-year

Jon Peddie Research specialists, as part of their regular research, took on the market for central processing units for desktop PCs and laptops, identifying a tendency for the market to return to seasonal fluctuations. In their opinion, this indicates a normalization of the situation with warehouse stocks and the level of demand. In the first quarter, PC processor shipments rose 33% to 62 million […]

NetBSD 8.3 release

Four years after the last update of the 8.x branch, the release of the NetBSD 8.3 operating system was published, which completed the maintenance cycle of the netbsd-8 branch. Thus, the NetBSD 8.x branch received updates for 6 years. The release is classified as a corrective update and includes fixes for the backlog of stability and security issues identified since the publication of NetBSD 8.2 […]