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Dear fans of Heroes of Might and Magic II and the fheroes2 project! Today we are pleased to present the new version of the fheroes2 engine, version 1.1.17! Each new release makes the project a little better, and version 1.1.17 is no exception, touching almost every aspect of the game. The main new feature of this release is the automatic map testing mode. Now map creators can automatically launch playthroughs […]
DXVK 3.0.1 is now available. It provides an implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 8, 9, 10, and 11, and works via call translation to the Vulkan API. DXVK requires drivers that support the Vulkan 1.4 API, such as NVIDIA 575.51.02, Mesa AMD RADV 25.0, NVIDIA 25.1, and Intel ANV 25.1. DXVK can be used to run 3D applications […]
The project is an extension of a previously open-source solution the company unveiled about a year ago as an alternative to traditional container platforms like Docker. Essentially, it's a CLI utility that allows you to create, run, and publish OCI-compatible containers, with integration into macOS and their own way of launching them. Because macOS do not support Linux-containers directly, Apple used a lightweight approach […]
Calibre 9.11 has been released—a free e-book manager that combines a library, viewer, format converter, and news source download system. The release is dated July 2, 2026, and the main change is the ability to export annotations as a separate HTML page that can be opened in any browser. Changelog: Export annotations to HTML—highlights and notes can now be […]
The BSDun project, a development module for the kernel, has been published. Linux, which allows you to recognize, load and run in Linux Unmodified executables in ELF format, built for FreeBSD. They run in an emulated FreeBSD environment located in the /compat/freebsd directory. Overall, the project is the complete opposite of FreeBSD. Linuxulator. The code is licensed under the GPLv2+ license and is written using the Claude Code AI assistant. When […]
Arnd Bergmann, who is responsible for kernel packages at SUSE, has made a second attempt at kernel cleanup. Linux From code supporting legacy ARM platforms, which are rarely used and interfere with the maintenance of current subsystems. The first attempt was made in August 2024, but stalled, despite the kernel developers agreeing to perform a cleanup in 2025 or 2026 […]
The CalyxOS 7.2.2.0 project, which develops firmware based on the platform, has been released. Android, freed from Google service dependencies and offering additional privacy and security features. CalyxOS 7.2.2.0 is the first stable release since the suspension of updates last August, which was caused by the need to rework the release process, conduct a full audit, and change cryptographic keys after the departure of […]
Almost three years after Mageia 9, Mageia 10 is finally here. Key features: Kernel 6.18, Mesa 26.0, X.Org 21.1, Wayland. 32-bit: requires a processor with SSE2, support is limited. Design: new high-resolution wallpapers (up to 4K) in JXL format. Installation: time zone prompt at the beginning (for proper signature verification), Wi-Fi support (since beta), improved […]
Fenris Creations, formerly known as CCP Games, has open-sourced Carbon, its proprietary engine that powers EVE Online and EVE Frontier. Carbon's official website describes it as a cross-platform framework for creating large virtual worlds, where key components can be explored, used, and further developed by the community. Rather than a single demo module, a set of CARBON Engine repositories has been released […]
Developers Ubuntu We reverted to the GNU Coreutils version of the cp utility after discovering an incompatibility in the Rust Coreutils implementation of cp, which caused the Live image build script (livecd-rootfs) to fail. In the release Ubuntu On 24.04, due to discovered vulnerabilities, the cp, mv, and rm utilities from GNU Coreutils were returned, but in the coreutils-from-uutils 0.0.0~ package updateubuntu26 was resumed […]
Greg Kroah-Hartman, responsible for maintaining the stable and staging branches of the kernel Linux, reported that in the first 6 months of 2026 in the core Linux 2308 vulnerabilities were identified and assigned separate CVE identifiers. Thus, the kernel Linux rose from second to first place in the number of assigned CVE identifiers among software vendors. This indicator is not objective, since […]
The Fedora Project Governing Board (Fedora Council) has announced the suspension of the Community Initiatives process, which was created to implement large, long-term projects within the distribution that do not fit within the six-month Fedora release cycle. LinuxCommunity Initiatives was intended to channel community efforts toward the implementation of big ideas and to secure the necessary resources and support from the governing board. […]