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Significant changes: The Linux-RT patchset for building real-time systems has been officially integrated into the kernel codebase alongside the latest changes to the printk() function. The ability to dynamically load third-party CPU schedulers as BPF programs has been added. The ring buffer now allows records to be preserved across reboots. The kernel can now work with devices where the block size exceeds the memory page size. The system […]
After two months of development, Linus Torvalds has released kernel version 6.12. Among the most notable changes are: the capability to enable Realtime mode, sched_ext for creating CPU schedulers via eBPF, QR code output during fault conditions, Device Memory TCP mechanism, SCHED_DEADLINE server resource reservation mechanism, improvements to the EEVDF task scheduler, and the IPE module for defining integrity policies. A total of 14,607 […]
The release of the Archinstall 3.0 installer has been published, which has been included as an option in the Arch Linux installation ISO images since April 2021. Archinstall operates in console mode and can be used instead of the default manual installation mode of the distribution. The Archinstall code is written in Python and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Archinstall provides both a dialog (guided) and an automated operating mode. […]
The developers of the OpenWrt distribution, focused on use in various network devices such as routers, switches, and access points, have announced a switch to the APK package manager, developed by the Alpine project. In the November snapshots based on the still-developing main branch of OpenWrt, the previously used opkg package manager has already been replaced with the apk tool. The testing branch of OpenWrt 24.10 still continues […]
Google has released the web browser Chrome 131. At the same time, the stable release of the free project Chromium, which serves as the basis for Chrome, is available. The Chrome browser differs from Chromium by the use of Google logos, a notification system in case of crashes, modules for playing copy-protected video content (DRM), an automatic update installation system, always-on Sandbox isolation, the provision of keys to Google API, and the transfer of […]
Correction updates have been issued for all supported branches of PostgreSQL 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21, which fix 35 bugs and address 3 vulnerabilities — one critical and two non-critical. It has also been announced that support for branch PostgreSQL 12 will cease, and updates for it will no longer be formed. The critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-10979) has been assigned a danger level of 8.8 out of 10, […]
After three years of development, a set of specifications for OpenMP 6.0 (Open Multi-Processing) has been released, defining the API and methods for using parallel programming techniques for C, C++, and Fortran languages on multicore and hybrid (CPU+GPU/DSP) systems with shared memory and vectorization blocks (SIMD). It is expected that initial support for some features of OpenMP 6.0 will be included in the LLVM/Clang 20 and GCC releases […]
The developers of the Python package repository PyPI (Python Package Index) have announced the implementation of digital attestation support for verifying the authenticity of published packages, which replaces PGP signature verification. The key difference in attestation is that the package publication is certified not by the developer, but by a third party (the package index) after confirming the authenticity of the publication through an external OpenID Connect provider (for example, after verification, […]
Microsoft has released the open-source .NET 9 platform, created by unifying the .NET Framework, .NET Core, and Mono products. With .NET 9, you can develop cross-platform applications for browsers, cloud systems, desktops, IoT devices, and mobile platforms using a single set of libraries and a unified build process, regardless of the application type. The .NET SDK 9 and .NET Runtime 9 builds […]
The developers of the Debian Junior project, which focuses on enhancing the usability of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution for children, have announced the formation of Live builds (3 GB) featuring a user environment optimized for kids and a selection of applications that are useful and interesting for children up to 12 years old. The proposed Live build is planned to be updated weekly. Originally, Debian Junior aimed to refine the standard Debian and maintain the set of […]
Red Hat has introduced the beta version of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 distribution and the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5. Ready-to-use installation images have been prepared for registered users of the Red Hat Customer Portal (the iso images of CentOS Stream 10 and CentOS Stream 9.5 can also be used for functionality evaluation, as well as free RHEL developer builds). Repositories with binary packages of RHEL […]
The release of the DXVK 2.5 layer is available, providing an implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 8, 9, 10, and 11, running through call translation to the Vulkan API. To use DXVK, drivers supporting Vulkan API 1.3 are required, such as Mesa RADV 24.0, NVIDIA 535.183.01, Intel ANV 24.0, AMDVLK 2024.Q1.3, AMDGPU-PRO, and NVK 24.1. DXVK can be applied for […]