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The release of the Libadwaita 1.5 library for building interfaces in the GNOME style.

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The GNOME project has released version 1.5 of the Libadwaita library, which includes a set of components for styling user interfaces in accordance with GNOME HIG (Human Interface Guidelines). The library contains ready-made widgets and objects for building applications that align with the overall GNOME style, with interfaces that can adapt to screens of any size. The code for the library is written in C and is distributed under […]

The first release of the TileOS distribution

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The release of the TileOS 1.0 'T-Rex' distribution, built on the Debian package base and offering a desktop that utilizes mosaic window managers, is now available. TileOS aims for the same goals as the Ubuntu Sway Remix distribution (developed by the same author), providing a ready-to-use interface that requires no additional configuration and is geared towards both experienced Linux users and newcomers wishing […]

Mozilla is shutting down its public location service

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Mozilla has announced its decision to close the MLS (Mozilla Location Service) project, which has been developing a public service for determining geographical location using information from known Wi-Fi access points (linked to BSSID/MAC), mobile operator base stations (linked to Cell-ID), and IP addresses issued to users (GeoIP) since 2013. The service allowed for approximate location determination on a map without the use of satellite […]

Release of SVT-AV1 encoder 2.0 and dav1d 1.4 decoder for the AV1 video format

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The release of the SVT-AV1 library 2.0 (Scalable Video Technology AV1) has been published, featuring implementations of the encoder and decoder for the AV1 video encoding format, which utilize the hardware parallel processing capabilities present in modern Intel CPUs. The project was created by Intel in partnership with Netflix to achieve performance levels suitable for real-time video transcoding and for use in services that deliver […]

Nightfire Open 5

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The release of Nightfire Open version 5 has taken place. Nightfire Open is an open-source adaptation of the game 007: Nightfire for modern systems. It is based, for obvious reasons, on Xash3D. What’s new: Multiplayer maps DM Island, DM Japan, DM Power have been added. Player models MI6 Stealth, MI6 Suit, MI6 Tux have been added. Weapons added: fists, Frinesi (shotgun), Militek (grenade launcher), L96A1 (sniper rifle), P99 […]

Release of Vivaldi 6.6 for Android

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Today, the stable release of the Vivaldi 6.6 browser for Android, developed on the Chromium core, was announced. In this new version, the developers introduced features such as the ability to set custom wallpapers on the start page (available as a collection of pre-installed options as well as setting your own image), an improved built-in translator, and the ability to save pinned tabs when restarting the browser. Additionally, work was done on restructuring […]

The PiDP-10 project develops a clone of the PDP-10 mainframe based on the Raspberry Pi 5 board.

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Retro computer enthusiasts have published the PiDP-10 project, aimed at creating a working reconstruction of the DEC PDP-10 KA10 mainframe from 1968. A new plastic control panel case was made for the device, equipped with 124 tube indicators and 74 switches. The computational components and software environment were recreated using the Raspberry Pi 5 board with a Raspberry Pi OS distribution based on Debian, and tools […]

Performance improvements for Btrfs have been announced in kernel 6.9.

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Ahead of the release of Linux Kernel 6.9, David Sterba from SUSE introduced updates for the Btrfs filesystem, which include not only stability improvements and bug fixes but also performance optimizations. New performance features in Btrfs Among the key performance optimizations for Btrfs in Linux 6.9, Sterba highlights the following improvements: Logging speedup: a slight increase in logging speed when […]

Linux kernel 6.8 has been released.

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Recently, Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux kernel 6.8. Key changes: A new DRM (Direct Rendering Manager) driver for Intel Xe GPUs. Improvements to the P-State driver for Meteor Lake processors. Added support for audio on Arrow Lake and Thunderbolt/USB4 support for Lunar Lake. A new P-State Preferred Core driver has been added. Support for future Zen 5 chips and RDNA graphics has been implemented […]

Plans for supporting versions two and three of the Chrome manifest in Firefox.

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Developers from Mozilla have updated information regarding plans related to supporting the second and third versions of the Chrome manifest in Firefox. Google intends to discontinue support for extensions using the second version of the manifest in the test releases of Chrome 127 (Dev, Canary, and Beta) starting in June of this year. In the stable branch, support for the second version of the manifest will be discontinued no earlier than July. In […]

Release of Alt Server 10.2

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A new image of the Alt Server 10.2 operating system has been released. The build is prepared for x86_64 and AArch64. Download the image from ftp.altlinux.org, download.basealt.ru, mirror.yandex.ru. In the new image: Installation profiles and the basic set of services have been revamped. Samba has been updated to 4.19. Support for RAID arrays based on INTEL VROC technology has been added. More details in the newsletters: altlinux-announce-ru@ community@ Distribution composition Download website Source: linux.org.ru

Release of Alt Workstation 10.2

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An update for the operating system "Alt Workstation" 10.2 is available. The build is prepared for x86_64, AArch64, i586, and "Elbrus". Download the release image: ftp.altlinux.org download.basealt.ru mirror.yandex.ru New features in version 10.2: A pre-installation mode (OEM mode) has been added. Timeshift 23.12 has been included. The installer now allows for creating sub-volumes in the BtrFS file system during the disk preparation phase. More details in the newsletters: altlinux-announce-ru@ community@ Distribution components Download site […]

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