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The release of the build system Meson 1.7.0, written in Python, has been published. The main changes in the new version: Command line option overriding: You can now fully override option values for subprojects (including the main project) via the command line. This provides flexibility in managing settings for different parts of the project. Cargo support: Meson now resolves all dependencies and […]
The Orbitiny Desktop environment has been introduced, built from the ground up using the Qt framework. The project is presented as an attempt to merge some innovative ideas that have not previously been seen in user environments with traditional elements, such as panels, menus, and icon placements on the desktop. The project evolves with a focus on ensuring portability across various Linux distributions and the ability to use […]
Microsoft has announced the open-sourcing of the DocumentDB project, which can be used as a standalone NoSQL database, a platform for building custom storage systems, or as an addition for storing data in BSON format in PostgreSQL. In practice, DocumentDB is used by Microsoft as the foundation for the 'Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB' product, providing an interface compatible with document-oriented databases […]
The release of the Hangover 10.0 toolkit has been published, allowing 32-bit Windows applications built for x86 (i386) and ARM32 architectures to run in environments based on ARM64 (Aarch64) architecture. A Hangover version for RISC-V architecture is currently under development. Project developments are distributed under the LGPL 2.1 license. Hangover significantly outperforms configurations where Wine runs entirely in emulation mode, as […]
Cisco has released new versions of the free antivirus package ClamAV 1.4.2 and 1.0.8, which fix a vulnerability (CVE-2025-20128). The vulnerability is caused by a buffer overflow in the code that parses files containing OLE2 (Object Linking and Embedding 2) content, which could be exploited by an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service. The issue has been present since the release of ClamAV 1.0.0 and was identified in […]
The release of the Linux distribution Solus 4.7 has been published, which is not based on packages from other distributions and develops its own installer, package manager, and configuration tool. Previously, the Budgie desktop was included in the distribution, but it has now been separated into its own independent project. The next Solus 5 branch will be developed using technologies from the SerpentOS distribution. The project's code is distributed under the GPLv2 license, and development utilizes the […]
Google has unveiled the first beta version of the open mobile platform Android 16. To evaluate the platform's new features, a beta testing program has been proposed. 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. The release of Android 16 is scheduled for the second quarter of 2025. Among […]
Oracle has introduced a preliminary release of the Oracle Linux 10 distribution, built on the package base of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and fully binary compatible with it. An unrestricted installation ISO image has been offered for download, prepared for x86_64 and ARM64 (aarch64) architectures. Oracle Linux 10 provides unlimited and free access to the yum repository with binary package updates from […]
The developers of the openSUSE project have introduced the Agama 11 installer, designed to replace the classic installation interface of SUSE and openSUSE, with a remarkable separation of the user interface from the internal components of YaST. Agama supports the use of various frontends, such as a frontend for managing installations through a web interface. The code for the installer components is released under the GPLv2 license and is written in Ruby, Rust, and JavaScript/TypeScript. The new installer can be […]
As is known, in most modern GNU/Linux distributions, systemd is managed by systemd itself, while managing systemd until now has involved careful reading of documentation and typing commands. It's old-school, but not very convenient. Now, at last, there is a new interactive way to manage systemd from the ISD project - Interactive SystemD, with the public release 0.2.0 occurring last week. Essentially, this is a TUI, […]
AMD has announced the creation of its own composite server, ACS (AMDGPU Composition Stack), based on the reference composite server codebase Weston, developed by the Wayland project. ACS is presented as a synchronized fork of Weston, incorporating enhanced capabilities. The fork is planned to be synchronized with the current Weston codebase twice a year. The project's code is released under the MIT license. The project is created as a testing ground for […]
The release of the HTTP server Apache 2.4.63 has occurred. The most significant changes include: mod_ssl: Improvements have been made to error handling during OpenSSL initialization. The server now correctly terminates startup if OpenSSL initialization fails. This is important for ensuring server startup reliability. mod_md (updates): Changes were made to the handling of ACME certificates: Timeouts for waiting for domain verification by the ACME server have been increased from 30 seconds to […]