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The ability to boot Windows from a Btrfs partition has been demonstrated.

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Enthusiasts have demonstrated the possibility of booting Windows 10 from a Btrfs filesystem partition. Support for Btrfs was enabled through the open-source WinBtrfs driver, which has proven capable enough to fully replace NTFS. An open-source bootloader called Quibble was used to boot Windows directly from the Btrfs partition. In practice, using Btrfs for Windows is relevant for saving disk space in dual-boot systems, […]

Release of the KaOS 2023.04 distribution

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The release of KaOS 2023.04 has been announced, a distribution with a continuous update model aimed at providing a desktop environment based on the latest releases of KDE and applications utilizing Qt. Among the distinctive design features of the distribution, a vertical panel on the right side of the screen can be noted. The distribution is developed with consideration of Arch Linux, but maintains its own independent repository containing more than 1500 packages, and […]

The release of Ubuntu Sway Remix 23.04 distribution.

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The release of the Ubuntu Sway Remix 23.04 distribution is now available, providing a pre-configured and ready-to-use desktop based on the Sway tiling window manager. This distribution is an unofficial edition of Ubuntu 23.04, designed for both experienced GNU/Linux users and newcomers looking to try a tiling window manager environment without the need for extensive setup. Builds are prepared for […]

Opus audio codec 1.4 is available

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The Xiph.Org organization, which develops open-source video and audio codecs, has released the Opus 1.4.0 audio codec, which provides high-quality encoding and minimal latency for both high-bitrate streaming audio compression and voice compression in bandwidth-limited VoIP applications. Reference implementations of the encoder and decoder are distributed under the BSD license. Complete specifications of the Opus format are publicly available and free […]

The release of Vivaldi browser 6.0 has taken place.

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The release of the proprietary Vivaldi 6.0 browser, developed on the Chromium engine, has been published. Vivaldi builds are prepared for Linux, Windows, Android, and macOS. Changes made to the Chromium codebase are distributed under an open license. The browser interface is written in JavaScript using the React library, Node.js platform, Browserify, and various ready-made NPM modules. The implementation of the interface is available in the source texts, but […]

Release of Ubuntu 23.04 distribution

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The release of the Ubuntu 23.04 'Lunar Lobster' distribution has been published, which is classified as an interim release, with updates provided for a period of 9 months (support will continue until January 2024). Installation images have been created for Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Studio, Xubuntu, UbuntuKylin (the edition for China), Ubuntu Unity, Edubuntu, and Ubuntu Cinnamon. Key changes include: […]

Release of QEMU emulator 8.0.

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The release of QEMU 8.0 has been announced. As an emulator, QEMU allows running a program compiled for one hardware platform on a system with a completely different architecture, for instance, running an application for ARM on an x86-compatible PC. In virtualization mode, the performance of code execution in an isolated environment approaches that of a hardware system thanks to direct instruction execution on the CPU and the involvement of […]

Release of Tails 5.12 Distribution

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The release of the specialized distribution Tails 5.12 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) has been formed, based on the Debian package base and designed for anonymous internet access. Anonymous access in Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. User data is stored in a preserved state between launches using encryption. […]

The server-side JavaScript platform Node.js 20.0 is now available.

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Node.js 20.0 has been released, a platform for running network applications in JavaScript. Node.js 20.0 is classified under the Long Term Support branches, but this status will only be granted in October after stabilization. Support for Node.js 20.x will continue until April 30, 2026. The support for the previous LTS branch Node.js 18.x will last until April 2025, while the support for the earlier LTS branch […]

Release of VirtualBox 7.0.8

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Oracle has released a corrective update for the VirtualBox virtualization system 7.0.8, which includes 21 fixes. At the same time, an update for the previous VirtualBox 6.1.44 branch has been created with 4 changes, including enhancements in systemd usage detection, support for Linux kernel 6.3, and resolution of vboxvideo build issues with kernels from RHEL 8.7, 9.1, and 9.2. Key changes in VirtualBox 7.0.8: […]

Release of the Fedora Linux 38 distribution.

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The release of Fedora Linux 38 has been announced. Available for download are Fedora Workstation, Fedora Server, Fedora CoreOS, Fedora Cloud Base, Fedora IoT Edition, and Live builds offered in spins with desktop environments KDE Plasma 5, Xfce, MATE, Cinnamon, LXDE, Phosh, LXQt, Budgie, and Sway. Builds are created for x86_64, Power64, and ARM64 (AArch64) architectures. The publication of Fedora Silverblue builds […]

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