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An experimental branch release of the APT 3.1.0 (Advanced Package Tool) has been formed, upon which a stable release 3.2 will be prepared after stabilization. The new APT branch will be integrated into Debian Unstable and will not be included in the upcoming Debian 13 release. Among the new features: New commands 'apt why' and 'apt why-not' have been added. In .sources files […]
Microsoft has announced the opening of a toolkit that supports the WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), allowing Linux applications to run on Windows. It is noted that anyone can now build WSL from the source code and participate in development. Among other things, Microsoft has started accepting fixes and new features for WSL prepared by community members. The code is published under the MIT license. […]
The release of the composite server Niri 25.05 has been published, implementing a tiling layout style method inspired by the GNOME extension PaperWM, where windows are grouped into an infinitely scrollable ribbon on the screen. Opening a new window causes the ribbon to expand, while previously added windows do not change size. The project is based on the use of the Wayland protocol but allows X11 applications to run via the Xwayland DDX server. […]
The codebase for the upcoming GNOME 49 release in September has accepted the Mutter SDK (Mutter Development Kit), which implements a new way to interact with the Mutter compositor and the GNOME Shell environment. The Mutter SDK allows for running a nested instance of the GNOME Shell within a GTK application to simplify testing of Mutter and GNOME Shell during development. Nested instances […]
The release of the git-bug 0.9 project has been published, developing a bug tracking system that stores information about issues and comments in the form of objects in a Git repository. Similarly to changes in source code, the git-bug toolkit allows you to push tracked bug information to external repositories and pull data from external repositories to your local repository. The project's code […]
The GNU project has introduced the free electronic payment system GNU Taler 1.0. The version number 1.0 is assigned as the platform is ready for the implementation of operational payment services and stabilization of software interfaces, for which backward compatibility will be ensured in the future. Points of sale using the payment service based on GNU Taler can now be legally established in Switzerland and used by individuals and legal entities […]
The eleventh corrective update of the Debian 12 distribution has been formed, which includes accumulated package updates and installer fixes. The release includes 81 updates addressing stability issues and 45 updates fixing vulnerabilities. Changes in Debian 12.11 include updates to the latest stable versions of the dpdk, nvidia-graphics-drivers, nvidia-settings, openssl, postgresql-15, and wireless-regdb packages. Packages […]
Nate Graham, a quality control developer in the KDE project, has published another development report on KDE. It has also been announced that the KDE Plasma 6.4 branch has entered beta testing, with a freeze on the codebase against functional changes (only fixes are allowed). The release of KDE Plasma 6.4 is scheduled for June 17. The improvements adopted in KDE Plasma 6.4 include […]
An experimental release of the open implementation of the Win32 API — Wine 10.8 has been published. Since the release of 10.7, 18 bug reports have been closed and 231 changes have been made. The most significant changes include: Work on a new backend for the PDB (Program database) format in the DbgHelp library has continued. Performance has been improved by moving user parameters into shared memory. Support for TIFF image formats has been enhanced. […]
The Live distribution grml 2025.05 has been released, offering a collection of tools for tasks encountered in system administrator practices, such as data recovery and incident analysis. This distribution is based on the Debian GNU/Linux package base and celebrated its twentieth anniversary last year. The graphical environment is built using the Fluxbox window manager. The default shell is Zsh. The full size […]
Google has announced the inclusion of additional features in the upcoming release of Android 16 aimed at enhancing device security. A new "Advanced Protection" mode will appear in the platform settings, enabling a set of optional protective mechanisms that strengthen security when there are risks of device compromise or targeted attacks on the user. This mode includes both previously available options and new features such as […]
On the day of the tenth anniversary of the release of the Rust programming language 1.0 (the Rust project was founded in 2006, version 0.1 was released in 2012, and the first stable version was presented in 2015), Rust 1.87 has been released. The language focuses on safe memory handling and provides tools for achieving high parallelism in task execution, while […]