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Apple has launched a toolkit for running Linux containers on macOS

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Apple has introduced a toolkit for creating, uploading, and running Linux containers on macOS. The operation of containers in macOS is ensured using lightweight virtual machines with a Linux kernel, launched via the Virtualization.framework hypervisor. Two packages have been proposed for working with Linux containers — containerization and container, written in Swift and open-sourced under the Apache 2.0 license. The Containerization package provides low-level […]

The Liberux project is developing the NEXX smartphone with a Debian and GNOME-based firmware.

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Development has begun on the Liberux NEXX smartphone, whose creators aim to combine laptop-level hardware, privacy features, and open-source firmware LiberuxOS based on Linux in one device. The smartphone is at the stage of a working prototype — the device's motherboard has been designed and debugged. After addressing a number of existing issues, they plan to start distributing the board to developers over the next few months. […]

Release of the Rocky Linux 10.0 distribution

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The release of the Rocky Linux 10.0 distribution, which continues the free build of Red Hat Enterprise Linux capable of replacing classic CentOS, has taken place. The distribution is binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and can be used as a replacement for RHEL 10 and CentOS 10 Stream. Support for the Rocky Linux 10 branch will be provided until 2035. Installation iso images of Rocky Linux have been prepared for architectures […]

The ROSA Fresh Server 13.0 distribution has been released

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The NTsIT ROSA company has released the ROSA Fresh Server 13.0 distribution, built on the Rosa 13 platform. This release is aimed at enthusiasts and is positioned as an experimental compact server distribution with a text interface. When using the text installer, the distribution can run on computers or virtual machines with 1 GB of RAM. An installation ISO image of size 2 GB (x86_64) is prepared for download. […]

GNOME will increase its reliance on systemd.

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Adrian Vovk, creator of the atomically updatable distribution carbonOS and the installer for GNOME OS, as well as one of the developers of systemd-homed and systemd-sysupdate, announced changes to GNOME that will strengthen the project's dependency on systemd. In the upcoming GNOME 49 and 50 releases, some proprietary components for the login screen will be replaced with standard capabilities […]

Release of the mobile platform Android 16

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Google has published the release of the open mobile platform Android 15. The source codes related to the new release are available in the project's Git repository (branch android-16.0.0_r1). Firmware builds have been prepared for the Pixel 6/6a/6 Pro, Pixel 7/7a/7 Pro, Pixel 8/8a/8 Pro, Pixel 9/9 Pro/9 Pro XL/9 Pro Fold, Pixel Fold, and Pixel Tablet devices. Firmware with the new version is expected in the coming months […]

The first release of CoMaps, a fork of the mapping application Organic Maps

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The first release of the CoMaps project has been published, which develops a fork of the Organic Maps application for offline navigation using OpenStreetMap mapping data. The release is available for the Android platform in APK format. Work is underway to publish the application in F-Droid, Google Play Store, and iOS App Store directories. The project's code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. The fork is being developed according to the principles of openness, […]

Ubuntu ends support for the X11 session in GNOME

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In the fall release of Ubuntu 25.10, it has been decided to discontinue support for the X11-based GNOME session and to leave only the Wayland-based session launch capabilities on the login screen. The ability to run X11 applications using XWayland remains unchanged. The distribution will also continue to supply packages with X.org components and alternative desktop environments that use X11, which can be installed from […]

The development toolkit for the Kotlin language for the Aurora OS has been opened.

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The company "Open Mobile Platform" has introduced tools that allow the use of the KMP (Kotlin Multiplatform) technology in the Aurora OS. KMP enables the creation of cross-platform code in Kotlin, extracting the common business logic into a library adapted for the Aurora, Android, iOS, Web, or Linux platforms. In Aurora OS, as in iOS, there is no JVM, but thanks to support for native compilation in Kotlin (Kotlin/Native), the code […]

FreeBSD 14.3 has been released.

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After six months of development, the release of FreeBSD 14.3 has been finalized. Installation images have been prepared for the amd64, i386, powerpc, powerpc64, powerpc64le, powerpcspe, armv7, aarch64, and riscv64 architectures. Additionally, builds for virtualization systems (QCOW2, VHD, VMDK, raw) and cloud environments such as Amazon EC2, Google Compute Engine, and Vagrant have been prepared. The next update, FreeBSD 14.4, is scheduled for March 2026. Support for the current release […]

Release of ALT Server 11.0 Distribution

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The release of the Alt Server 11.0 distribution has taken place, built on the ALT 11 platform. The distribution is provided under a License Agreement that allows free use by individuals. Commercial and governmental organizations can download and test the distribution, but for permanent operation within corporate infrastructure, legal entities must purchase licenses or enter into written license agreements. Installation images have been prepared […]

A new LTS branch of the MariaDB database management system 11.8 has been released.

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The release of MariaDB 11.8.2 has been announced, marked as the first stable release of the 11.8 branch. The MariaDB 11.8 branch is classified as a long-term support release and will be maintained for at least 5 years. At the same time, MariaDB 12.0.1 is available, which has release candidate status. The MariaDB project develops a fork of MySQL that retains backward compatibility while integrating additional storage engines […]

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