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The release of the EndeavourOS 22.1 'Atlantis' project has been published, which has replaced the Antergos distribution, whose development was halted in May 2019 due to remaining maintainers lacking the free time to support the project adequately. The installation image size is 1.8 GB (x86_64, with a separate build for ARM). EndeavourOS allows users to easily install Arch Linux with […]
A significant release of the nvme-cli utility set 2.0 has been published, providing a command-line interface for managing SSD drives with NVM-Express (NVMe) interface in Linux. Using nvme-cli, users can assess the drive's health, check error logs, retrieve operation statistics, manage namespaces, send low-level commands to the controller, enable advanced features, and more. The code is written in C and is distributed under the […]
The release of the mathematical calculations system GNU Octave 7.1.0 (the first release in the 7.x branch) has occurred, providing an interpreted language that is largely compatible with Matlab. GNU Octave can be used for solving linear problems, nonlinear and differential equations, performing computations with complex numbers and matrices, visualizing data, and conducting mathematical experiments. Notable changes in the new release: Ongoing improvements […]
The release of the minimalist web browser links 2.26 has taken place, supporting both console and graphical modes. In console mode, color display and mouse control are possible if supported by the terminal used (for example, xterm). In graphical mode, image output and font smoothing are supported. In all modes, tables and frames are displayed. The browser supports the HTML specification […]
The release of the lightweight MX Linux 21.1 distribution has been announced, created through the collaborative efforts of communities formed around the antiX and MEPIS projects. This release is based on the Debian package base, enhanced by the antiX project and packages from its own repository. The distribution uses the sysVinit initialization system and its own tools for system configuration and deployment. 32-bit and 64-bit versions are available for download […]
After a year of development, the release of the Material Shell 42 user interface has been published, offering implementations of mosaic and spatial window layout concepts for GNOME. The project is designed as an extension for GNOME Shell and aims to simplify navigation and enhance work efficiency through window automation and predictability in interface behavior. The code is written in TypeScript and is distributed under […]
The developers of the Raspberry Pi project have released the spring update of the Raspberry Pi OS 2022-04-04 (Raspbian), based on the Debian package base. Three builds are prepared for download — a minimal (297 MB) for server systems, a basic desktop version (837 MB), and a full version with an additional set of applications (2.2 GB). The distribution comes with the PIXEL desktop environment (a fork of LXDE). To install […]
The beta release of the Thunderbird 100 email client includes a client for the decentralized communication system Matrix, which is enabled by default. This implementation supports advanced features such as end-to-end encryption, sending invitations, delayed loading of participants, and editing sent messages. Other changes in Thunderbird 100 include adding an option to select all messages in the context menu for editing emails. […]
The release of Lakka 4.1 has taken place, allowing computers, set-top boxes, or single-board computers to be turned into full-fledged gaming consoles for running retro games. This project is a modification of the LibreELEC distribution, originally designed for creating home theaters. Lakka builds are available for i386, x86_64 (Intel, NVIDIA, or AMD GPU), Raspberry Pi 1-4, Orange Pi, Banana Pi, Hummingboard, Cubox-i, Odroid C1/C1+/XU3/XU4, etc. […]
An experimental release of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 7.6 — has occurred. Since the release of version 7.5, 17 bug reports have been closed and 311 changes have been made. The most significant changes include: The Wine Mono engine with .NET platform implementation has been updated to version 7.2. Work continues on transitioning graphic drivers to use the PE (Portable Executable) file format instead of ELF. Added […]
The release of OpenSSH 9.0 has been announced, an open implementation of a client and server for working with SSH 2.0 and SFTP protocols. In this new version, the scp utility has been switched by default to use SFTP instead of the outdated SCP/RCP protocol. SFTP employs more predictable methods for handling names and does not use shell glob pattern handling for filenames on the other host, which creates […]
The release of the standard C library Musl 1.2.3 has been announced, providing an implementation of libc suitable for use on both desktop PCs and servers as well as mobile systems, combining full support for standards (like in Glibc) with a small size, low resource consumption, and high performance (like in uClibc, dietlibc, and Android Bionic). It supports all mandatory C99 and POSIX interfaces […]