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Release of the IceWM 3.7.0 window manager

The lightweight IceWM 3.7.0 window manager has been released. IceWM provides full management through keyboard shortcuts, support for virtual desktops, task panels, and application menus, with tabs available for grouping windows. The window manager can be configured via a straightforward configuration file, and theming is possible. Window grouping in the form of tabs is supported. Built-in applets for monitoring CPU, memory, and traffic are available. […]

Release of the P2P file synchronization system syncspirit 0.4.0, compatible with Syncthing

The syncspirit 0.4.0 program release has been made available, enabling users to organize automatic continuous file synchronization across multiple devices. The project addresses similar tasks as the proprietary BitTorrent Sync system. Syncspirit is written in C++ and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. The graphical interface is built using the FLTK library; local embedded database management system MBDX is used for storage; an actor framework is employed for event handling […]

Sixth alpha release of the COSMIC desktop environment

The company System76, which develops the Linux distribution Pop!_OS, has introduced the sixth alpha version of the COSMIC desktop environment, written in Rust (not to be confused with the old COSMIC, which was based on GNOME Shell). ISO images with the latest version of COSMIC have been provided for testing, built on top of the alpha builds of the upcoming Pop!_OS 24.04 distribution release for systems with NVIDIA (3.1 GB) and Intel/AMD (2.6 GB) GPUs. Additionally […]

The composition of the management team for the Wine-TkG repository has changed.

Étienne Guivinie, also known as Tk-Glitch, is known for his GitHub projects wine-tkg, wine-proton-tkg, and Tk-Glitch PKGBUILDs (the latter intended for ArchLinux-based distributions). After about ten years of support, he started to complain about his health. As a result, he has been less involved in the 're-basing' of patches and accepting pull requests. Étienne states he doesn't intend to abandon the repository. However, it soon became known that he […]

Apache NetBeans 25

Another release of Apache NetBeans has been introduced – an integrated development environment supporting programming languages such as Java, PHP, JavaScript, C, C++, and more. The IDE is written in Java and is distributed under the Apache License 2.0. In this release: improved support for build systems Gradle, Maven, and Ant; enhanced Java support: fixed errors related to hints with the switch statement; improved autocomplete […]

Release of labwc 0.8.3, a composite server for Wayland

The release of the labwc project 0.8.3 (Lab Wayland Compositor) has been published, developing a composite server for Wayland with features reminiscent of the Openbox window manager (the project is presented as an attempt to create an alternative to Openbox for Wayland). Notable features of labwc include minimalism, a compact implementation, extensive customization options, and high performance. Animated effects, gradients, and icons, except for window buttons, are fundamentally not supported. The code […]

Release of Wine 10.1 and Vkd3d 1.15

An experimental release of the open implementation of the Win32 API – Wine 10.2 has been published. Since the release of 10.1, 20 bug reports have been closed and 269 changes have been made. The most important changes include: the built-in Vkd3d package with the Direct3D 12 implementation has been updated to version 1.15. Support for thread priority adjustment has been added. The ability to dynamically enable Wow64 mode (64-bit Windows-on-Windows), allowing the execution of 32-bit Windows applications […]

21 vulnerabilities were discovered in the GRUB2 bootloader

Information has been released about 21 vulnerabilities in the GRUB2 bootloader, most of which lead to buffer overflow and can be used to bypass the UEFI Secure Boot verification mechanism. Problems have only been addressed in the form of patches so far. The status of vulnerability remediation in distributions can be assessed on the following pages: Debian, Ubuntu, SUSE, RHEL, Fedora. Simply […] addressing the issues in GRUB2 is not sufficient.

Update of the Exim mail server 4.98.1 addressing a vulnerability

A corrective release of the Exim mail server 4.98.1 is available, which fixes a vulnerability (CVE-2025-26794) that allows SQL code injection into the internal Hints DB used for storing message delivery status information. This vulnerability only occurs in Exim 4.98 when compiled with the '_USE_SQLITE_' option, enabling the use of SQLite DB for storing the Hints DB (enabled if you run 'exim -bV' […]

Release of KiCad CAD 9.0

After a year of development, the release of the free PCB design software KiCad 9.0.0 has been published. This is the third major release since the project transitioned under the auspices of the Linux Foundation. Builds are prepared for various Linux distributions, Windows, and macOS. The code is written in C++ using the wxWidgets library and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. KiCad provides tools for editing electrical schematics […]

Release of the Orbitiny desktop environment 2

The second release of the Orbitiny Desktop environment, written from scratch using the Qt framework, has been introduced. The project aims to blend some innovative ideas previously unseen in user environments with traditional elements such as panels, menus, and desktop icon placement. The code is written in C++ and is distributed under the GPL license. Features of Orbitiny include […]

VyOS Stream 1.5-2025-Q1 is available for download

VyOS is a software router based on Debian Linux, targeted at the corporate audience, service providers, and networking enthusiasts. VyOS can be installed on hardware (amd64) or deployed as virtual machines. Configuration is typically performed via CLI. VyOS includes multiple dynamic routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, PIM-SM, Babel, …); several VPNs (OpenVPN, L2TP, WireGuard, IPsec, DMVPN…); a system […]

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