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The Artix Linux distribution has begun supplying builds with XLibre, a fork of the X.Org Server.

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The developers of the Artix Linux distribution have introduced experimental builds transitioned to using XLibre, a fork of the X.Org Server. Artix Linux is based on the Arch Linux package base and is notable for using openrc, runit, dinit, and s6 system managers instead of systemd, at the user's discretion. XLibre builds have been created for testing with Xfce, Cinnamon, and MATE desktops, with a size of 2 GB, as well as a full build, […]

Wayback has been released, a composite Wayland server for running X11-based desktops.

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Ariadne Conill, creator of the Audacious music player, initiator of the IRCv3 protocol development, and leader of the Alpine Linux security team, has published the initial implementation of the Wayback layer that allows desktop environments based on the X11 protocol to run using components based on Wayland. The project code is written in C and is distributed under the MIT license (the code file states public domain […]

Tyr, an ARM Mali GPU driver for Linux, written in Rust, has been introduced.

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Daniel Almeida, who is developing video codecs at Collabora, published the initial implementation of the Tyr driver for ARM Mali GPUs, which utilizes the CSF (Command Stream Frontend) technology for Mali G310, G510, and G710, in the Linux kernel developers mailing list. The driver code is written in Rust and contains just over 600 lines of code. Work on the driver […]

Linus Torvalds intends to exclude Bcachefs from the Linux 6.17 kernel

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Another discussion between Linus Torvalds and Kent Overstreet, the author of Bcachefs, concluded with Linus expressing his willingness to exclude the Bcachefs code from the Linux 6.17 kernel. Linus accepted changes to Bcachefs into the 6.16 kernel, which became the subject of further dissatisfaction with Kent's actions. Linus wrote: I believe our paths will diverge in the 6.17 merge window. You […]

Release of Wine 10.11 and Wine staging 10.11

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An experimental release of the open implementation of the Win32 API — Wine 10.11 has been published. Since the release of 10.10, 25 bug reports have been closed and 292 changes have been made. The most significant changes include preparation for adding support for the NTSync driver introduced in the Linux kernel 6.14, which implements the character device /dev/ntsync and a set of synchronization primitives used in the Windows NT kernel. The implementation of such […]

Release of Rust 1.88. The Munal operating system and the rsched utility are written in Rust.

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The release of the general-purpose programming language Rust 1.88, originally based on the Mozilla project but now developed under the auspices of the independent non-profit Rust Foundation, has been announced. The language focuses on safe memory management and provides means for achieving high task parallelism, while avoiding the use of a garbage collector and runtime (runtime is reduced to basic initialization and support of the standard library). […]

The Cosmoe graphical interface library, utilizing Wayland and a BeOS-style API.

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The Cosmoe GUI library has been introduced, supporting operation in Linux environments based on Wayland. Cosmoe allows the creation of graphical interface programs in C++, using an API styled after the class library of the BeOS operating system for interface design. The library enables Linux programs that utilize the BeOS API to run directly. The project code is distributed under the MIT license. Cosmoe offers a set of classes […]

In 2024, Canonical's revenue reached $291 million.

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Canonical has published its financial report for 2024, revealing that last year's revenue amounted to $291 million. In comparison, 2023 saw $251 million, 2022 had $205 million, and 2013 reported $84 million. The company's gross profit for 2024 was $258.3 million (compared to $218.5 million in 2023) […]

The Jakarta EE 11 platform is now available, continuing the evolution of Java EE.

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The Eclipse community has introduced the Jakarta EE 11 platform. Jakarta EE succeeded Java EE (Java Platform, Enterprise Edition) after the specifications, TCK, and reference implementation development processes were transferred to the Eclipse Foundation, a non-profit organization. The platform continued to evolve under its new name, as Oracle handed over only the technologies and project management, but did not transfer the rights […]

Release of Tails 6.17 distribution

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The release of the specialized Tails 6.17 distribution (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), developed as part of the Tor project, has been announced. The distribution is based on the Debian 12 package base, comes with the GNOME 43 desktop, and is designed for anonymous internet access using Tor tools. All connections, except traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by default by a packet filter. User data […]

Second Beta Release of VirtualBox 7.2

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Oracle has released the second beta of the VirtualBox 7.2 virtualization system. The release is expected this summer. Builds with the second beta of VirtualBox 7.2 have been prepared for RHEL 8/9/10, Fedora 36/40, openSUSE 15.6, Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04/24.10, Debian 11/12, macOS, and Windows. The project's code is written in C++ and is distributed under the GPLv2+ license. The main changes compared to the first beta version include: On systems using Windows […]

Deepin 25 distribution is available, developing its own graphical environment.

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The release of Deepin 25, which develops its own Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) and around 40 user applications, including the Deepin Music player, Deepin Movie video player, installer, and Deepin Store software center, has been announced. The project was started by a group of developers in China but has transformed into an international project and supports the Russian language. The distribution repository includes over 8000 […]

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