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The release of the web browser Firefox 140 has taken place. Firefox 140 is classified as an extended support release (ESR), with updates issued over the course of a year. Additionally, updates for previous long-term support branches — 115.25.0 and 128.12.0 — have been formed. The Firefox 141 branch has entered beta testing, with its release scheduled for July 22. Key innovations in Firefox 140 include […]
In the upcoming Fedora Linux 44 release, scheduled for spring 2026, support for launching 32-bit applications on the x86 architecture is planned to be discontinued. If this plan is approved by the FESCo (Fedora Engineering Steering Committee), which is responsible for the technical part of Fedora Linux development, package builds for the i686 architecture and 32-bit libraries (multilib) that ensure compatibility with 32-bit applications will cease […]
The Document Foundation has published key development directions for the future OpenDocument 1.4 (ODF) standard, which defines an XML-based, application- and platform-independent file format for document storage. ODF can be used for creating, editing, viewing, sharing, and archiving documents, which may include text documents, presentations, spreadsheets, raster graphics, vector drawings, diagrams, and other types […]
The release of Startwine-Launcher 410 has been published, developed for launching programs and games on Linux systems that are built for the Windows platform. The main goal of the StartWine-Launcher development was to simplify the process for newcomers in creating Wine prefixes, which are sets of libraries and dependencies necessary for Windows applications to run in Linux. The StartWine-Launcher code is written in Python and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. The interface is implemented based on […]
The graphical editor GIMP 3.1.2 is now available, marking the first release in the experimental 3.1 branch, shaping the functionality of the upcoming stable GIMP 3.2 branch. The GIMP 3.2 branch is expected to support link layers and vector layers, as well as expanding support for the CMYK color model and color management capabilities. Ready builds have been released for Linux (AppImage and Flatpak for […]
After 6 months of development, the project postmarketOS 25.06 has been released, advancing the Linux distribution aimed at mobile devices, based on the Alpine Linux package base, the Musl C library, and the BusyBox utility set. The project's goal is to provide a Linux distribution for smartphones and tablets that is independent from the life cycle support of official firmware and not tied to standard solutions from major industry players. Builds […]
A release of the lightweight IceWM window manager 3.8.0 is now available. IceWM provides full management through keyboard combinations, the ability to use virtual desktops, taskbars, and application menus, and tabs can be used for window grouping. The window manager is configured through a relatively simple configuration file, allowing for theme customization. Support for window grouping in the form of tabs is included. Built-in applets for monitoring CPU, memory, and traffic are available. […]
Kubuntu developers have announced the discontinuation of the KDE session based on the X server in the base environment. Starting with the Kubuntu 25.10 release, only the Wayland-based session will be included in the provided builds, and to use a session based on the X server, the plasma-session-x11 package will need to be manually installed from the repository. Support for running x11 applications via XWayland remains unchanged. A similar decision was previously made […]
The first release of the XLibre project, developing a fork of the X.Org Server, has been introduced. This release is positioned as having beta quality and is intended for testing and identifying possible shortcomings. XLibre 25.0 includes ABI changes, meaning that for proper functionality, X11 drivers need to be rebuilt. The project is open to collaboration with distributions and is ready to integrate patches accumulated during the maintenance of packages with the server […]
Nick Wellnhofer, who maintains the libxml2 library, announced that vulnerabilities will now be treated as regular bugs. Reports of vulnerabilities will not be prioritized and will be addressed as spare time permits. Information about the nature of the vulnerability will be made publicly available immediately, without waiting for a patch to be created or for fixes to be distributed in packages and operating systems. […]
Microsoft has released an update for the WSL 2.6.0 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) toolkit, which allows running Linux applications on Windows. Version 2.6.0 is marked as the first release after opening the command-line utilities, background processes for Linux environments, and virtual machine services used in WSL under the MIT license. Previously, WSL components related to the Linux kernel were opened, and […]
The formation of new builds of the MODICIA distribution, created in 1998, has been announced. The distribution is based on the Debian package base and offers a selection of applications for musicians, designers, and video creators. The user environment is built using the Cinnamon desktop environment. The project supports a catalog of applications that contains about 1000 packages. The size of the ISO image, capable of running in live mode, is 5.1 GB (x86_64). Among […]
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