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Release of Clonezilla Live 2.8.1

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The release of the Clonezilla Live 2.8.1 Linux distribution has been announced, designed for quick disk cloning (only used blocks are copied). The tasks performed by the distribution are similar to those of the proprietary product Norton Ghost. The size of the ISO image of the distribution is 339 MB (i686, amd64). The distribution is based on Debian GNU/Linux and utilizes code from projects such as DRBL, Partition Image, ntfsclone, partclone, and udpcast. Downloading is possible […]

Second version of patches with restructuring of Linux kernel header files

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Ingo Molnar has introduced the second version of a patch set that significantly reduces the time needed to rebuild the kernel by restructuring the hierarchy of header files and minimizing cross-dependencies. This new version, adapted for kernel 5.16-rc8, features additional optimizations and support for building with the Clang compiler, differing from the first version proposed a few days ago. When using Clang, the application […]

Release of EasyOS 3.2, a unique distribution by the creator of Puppy Linux

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Barry Kauler, the founder of the Puppy Linux project, has published an experimental distribution EasyOS 3.2, aiming to combine Puppy Linux technologies with container isolation for running system components. Each application, as well as the desktop itself, can be run in separate containers, using the Easy Containers framework for isolation. Management of the distribution is carried out through an evolving […]

Release of Messor, a decentralized intrusion detection system

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After two years of development, the first release of the Messor project is available, which promotes free, independent, and decentralized software for network security and transparent data collection on attacks and scans. The project's developers have launched the Messor.Network and released a plugin for the OpenCart3 e-commerce platform. The plugin code is written in PHP and is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. Ongoing development includes […]

Canonical announced a revamp of the Snapcraft toolkit

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Canonical has unveiled plans for a significant overhaul of the Snapcraft toolkit used for building, distributing, and updating self-contained Snap packages. It is noted that the current Snapcraft codebase is considered legacy and will be utilized only when old technologies are needed. The radical changes being developed will not affect the current usage model — in projects related to Ubuntu Core 18 […]

3.6% of the tested Python repositories showed errors related to missing commas

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The results of a study on Python code susceptibility to errors related to incorrect comma usage have been published. The issues arise from the fact that Python automatically concatenates strings in a list if they are not separated by commas and also treats a value as a tuple if a comma follows it. After conducting an automated analysis of 666 GitHub repositories containing Python code, the researchers […]

Release of the Linux Mint 20.3 distribution

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The release of Linux Mint 20.3 has been announced, continuing the development of the branch based on the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS package base. This distribution is fully compatible with Ubuntu but differs significantly in its approach to organizing the user interface and the selection of default applications. The Linux Mint developers provide a desktop environment that adheres to classical desktop organization, making it more familiar for users who do not embrace new […]

Blink Comparison Release, an application for comparing photo seals with tamper-proof protection

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The first release of Blink Comparison has taken place, an application for Android 5.0+ that simplifies the comparison of tamper-proof seal photos using the human eye. The application is written in Dart, utilizes the Flutter framework for building the user interface, and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. The build has been created and published on F-Droid and Google Play. Support for other platforms (Linux, iOS) is planned. The concept of the method […]

Release of Chrome OS 97

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The release of Chrome OS 97 has been published, based on the Linux kernel, upstart system manager, ebuild/portage build tools, open components, and web browser Chrome 97. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, with standard programs replaced by web applications; nevertheless, Chrome OS includes a fully-featured multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The Chrome OS 97 build […]

New Versions of the GeckoLinux Distribution

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New versions of GeckoLinux are available — 999.220105 (rolling) and 153.220104 (static), based on the openSUSE package base and focusing heavily on desktop optimization and details like high-quality font rendering. Version 999.220105 (1.6 GB) is developed under the rolling update model, built from the Tumbleweed repository and its own Packman repository. The branch 153.220104 (1.4 GB) is formed on […]

The twenty-first firmware update for Ubuntu Touch

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The UBports project, which took over the development of the Ubuntu Touch mobile platform after the Canonical company distanced itself from it, has released the OTA-21 firmware update (over-the-air). The project is also developing an experimental port of the Unity 8 desktop, renamed to Lomiri. The Ubuntu Touch OTA-21 update has been created for smartphones BQ E4.5/E5/M10/U Plus, Cosmo Communicator, F(x)tec Pro1, Fairphone 2/3, Google […]

Release of the Python library for scientific computing NumPy 1.22.0

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The release of the Python library for scientific computing, NumPy 1.22, is now available. It is designed for working with multidimensional arrays and matrices, offering a large collection of functions implementing various algorithms related to the use of matrices. NumPy is one of the most in-demand libraries used for scientific calculations. The project code is written in Python with optimizations in C and is distributed […]

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