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The EndeavourOS 25.11 distribution is available

The release of the EndeavourOS 25.11 'Mercury' distribution has been presented, continuing the Antergos project and aiming to provide a straightforward way to install Arch Linux with a chosen desktop environment. The desktop environment matches the original delivery of the selected project. The installation image size is 3.4 GB (x86_64). The distribution offers a simple installer for setting up the basic Arch Linux environment, based on the Calamares toolkit. For […]

Release of the Solus 4.8 distribution

The release of the Linux distribution Solus 4.8 has been published, which is not based on packages from other distributions and develops its own installer, package manager, and configurator. Previously, the Budgie desktop was part of the distribution, but it has now been separated into an independent project. The next branch, Solus 5, will be developed using technologies from the AerynOS distribution. The project's source code is distributed under the GPLv2 license, and development uses languages […]

Release of the 4MLinux 50.0 distribution

The release of 4MLinux 50.0 is available, a minimalist user distribution that is not a fork of other projects and uses a graphical environment based on the JWM window manager. 4MLinux can be used both as a Live environment for playing media files and solving user tasks, as well as a system for recovery after failures and a platform for running mini-servers. A live image is prepared for download […]

Release of the MiniOS 5.1 distribution

The release of the MiniOS 5.1.0 distribution has been introduced, which is based on Debian 13 'Trixie' and operates directly from a USB drive. The graphical environment is based on Xfce. The distribution uses a modular architecture, allowing for the creation of specialized configurations by excluding and adding components to tailor the system for specific tasks. The release is available in three editions: Standard (amd64, 812 MB) — a compact build for everyday tasks. It is characterized by high […]

Release of the Niri 25.11 composite server, using Wayland

After three months of development, the release of the Niri 25.11 composite server has been published, implementing a tiling layout method in the style of the GNOME extension PaperWM, where windows are grouped into an infinitely scrollable ribbon on the screen. Opening a new window expands the ribbon, while previously added windows do not change size. The project is based on the use of the Wayland protocol but allows running X11 applications […]

The Moss project develops a Linux-compatible kernel in Rust

After 8 months of development, the first prototype of the Unix-like Moss kernel has been released, which is partially compatible with Linux. The code is written in Rust with assembly inserts and is distributed under the MIT license. Currently, the project supports only the Aarch64 architecture, can run in QEMU, and has been tested on Raspberry Pi 4, Jetson Nano, AMD Kria, and imx8 boards. According to the developers […]

New versions of Wine 10.20, Vkd3d 1.18, and vkd3d-proton 3.0

An experimental release of the open implementation of the Win32 API — Wine 10.20 has been published. Since the release of 10.19, 31 bug reports have been closed and 337 changes have been made. The most significant changes include: The embedded Vkd3d package with the Direct3D 12 implementation has been updated to version 1.18. A dialog box has been added to display the progress of document scanning. The implementation of the Reparse Point mechanism, which allows […]

Release of the Redis 8.4 database

The release of Redis 8.4, a NoSQL system, has been published. Redis provides functions for storing data in key/value format, enhanced by support for structured data formats such as lists, hashes, and sets, as well as the ability to run handler scripts written in Lua on the server side. The project code is written in the C language and is distributed under the AGPLv3 license. Redis supports transactions, […]

The Proxmox Backup Server 4.1 distribution is available

Proxmox, known for developing Proxmox Virtual Environment and Proxmox Mail Gateway products, has released the Proxmox Backup Server 4.1 distribution, presented as a ready-made solution for backing up and restoring virtual environments, containers, and server components. The installation ISO image is available for free download. Distribution-specific components are open under the AGPLv3 license. A paid subscription is available for updates […]

The Whonix 18.0 distribution for anonymous communications has been released

The Whonix 18.0 distribution is now available, aimed at providing guaranteed anonymity, security, and privacy protection. The distribution is based on Debian GNU/Linux and uses Tor for anonymity. Project developments are distributed under the GPLv3 license. Virtual machine images are prepared for download in .ova format for VirtualBox (2.5 GB with LXQt and 1.6 GB console) and qcow2 for hypervisors […]

Collabora Office, the open office suite, has been introduced

Collabora has released the Collabora Office suite, which is an edition of the Collabora Online product (LibreOffice Online) adapted for standalone use on desktop systems. Builds are published for Linux (flatpak), macOS, and Windows. A developer edition called Collabora Office Development Edition (CODE) is available separately. The previously distributed desktop office suite based on classic LibreOffice has been renamed Collabora Office Classic. […]

IvorySQL 5.0 and SynchDB 1.3, extensions to PostgreSQL for interacting with other DBMSs, are now available

The IvorySQL 5.0 project release has been published, which develops the PostgreSQL DBMS edition that ensures compatibility with applications designed to work with Oracle DBMS. IvorySQL claims to work as a transparent replacement for the latest version of PostgreSQL, with the distinction being the addition of the 'compatible_db' setting, which includes Oracle compatibility mode. The code is written in C and is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. […]

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