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On December 19 and 20, releases 4.8.0 and 4.8.1 of the cross-platform RSS client, podcast player, and Gemini protocol client RSS Guard were made, written in C++ using the Qt framework (version 5 or 6) and distributed under the GPL 3.0 license. Change log: Added support for the Gemini protocol and gemtext markup format. Added the ability to pause feed retrieval. Links to […]
After a year of development, the free cross-platform interpreter for classic adventures, ScummVM 2.9.0, has been released, which replaces executable files for games and allows many classic games to be run on platforms for which they were not originally intended. The project code is distributed under the GPLv3+ license. More than 340 adventures are supported, including games from LucasArts, Humongous Entertainment, Revolution Software, Cyan, and Sierra, […]
After 6 months of development, the project postmarketOS 24.12 has been released, advancing the Linux distribution for mobile devices, based on the Alpine Linux package base, the standard C library Musl, and the BusyBox utility set. The project's goal is to provide a Linux distribution for smartphones and tablets that is independent of the official firmware support lifecycle and not tied to typical solutions of the main industry players. Builds […]
The release of Siduction 2024.1 has been announced, a desktop-oriented Linux distribution based on the Debian Sid (unstable) package base. Siduction split off from the Aptosid project in 2011 due to the desire to provide fresh versions of KDE from the experimental Qt-KDE repository. Aptosid, in turn, split from the Sidux distribution in 2010 due to developer conflicts. Builds based on KDE are available for download (3.5 […
After three months of development, version 24.4 of the popular free planetarium Stellarium has been released. Written in C++ using the Qt framework (supporting versions 5 and 6) and distributed under the GNU GPL 2 license. Major changes include: Improved rendering of deep space objects. Enhanced telescope control plugin; transitioning to use the INDI library v2.1.1. Updated sky cultures. Updated location list. Updated […
The release of the CachyOS 241221 distribution has been published, based on the Arch Linux package base and utilizing a continuous update delivery model. The distribution is notable for including optimizations to improve performance and providing the ability to install various desktop environments. In addition to the default KDE-based environment, GNOME, Xfce, i3WM, Wayfire, LXQT, OpenBox, Cinnamon, Cosmic, UKUI, LXDE, Mate, Budgie, Qtile, Hyprland are also available for installation […
The Linux Foundation has published its annual report. Over the year, the organization earned $292.2 million (compared to $263.6 million last year), but spent $299.7 million (compared to $269 million last year). The expenses for the development of the Linux kernel amounted to $6.8 million, which is one million dollars less than last year and $1.4 million less than the year before […
The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force), responsible for the development of internet protocols and architecture, has finalized the RFC for the free audio codec FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec), developed by the Xiph.Org community. The specification associated with the format has been published under RFC 9639. The RFC has been designated as a 'Proposed Standard' and describes the current state of the FLAC compression format, with the explicit addition of support for 32-bit audio […]
Users of systems utilizing the zRAM mechanism for compressed swap storage in memory have encountered a boot failure after upgrading the Linux kernel to version 6.12. The issue appears in Gentoo, Void, and other distributions that support zRAM and offer packages with the new kernel versions. The failure is due to a change in kernel 6.12 that adds the ability to configure algorithms […]
The Home Assistant project, which develops an open platform for home automation, has announced the creation of the Home Assistant Voice hardware device featuring a voice assistant implementation. The device can be used to manage a smart home, perform tasks, and provide responses to user queries through natural language interaction. Schematics, board wiring, and designs for 3D printing the case are distributed under open licenses. The firmware code […]
The meta-distribution T2 SDE 24.12 has been released, providing an environment for building custom distributions, cross-compiling, and maintaining up-to-date package versions. Popular distributions built on the T2 system include Puppy Linux. The project offers 37 bootable ISO images with a minimal graphical environment in variants featuring Musl, uClibc, and Glibc libraries. Builds for current architectures have been prepared with […]
The ninth anniversary release of the LSP Plugins effect package version 1.2.20 has been launched! These plugins are designed for audio processing during mixing and mastering of recordings, in live performance settings, as well as for broadcasting and podcasts. The package is compatible with LADSPA, LV2, VST2 (LinuxVST), VST3, CLAP, and GStreamer formats, and also provides standalone versions with JACK support. This time, we provide […]