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A fork VKD3D has been created to improve Direct3D 12 support in Proton.

As part of the VKD3D-Proton project, a fork from the vkd3d codebase has been created. Valve plans to use this fork in the Wine-based package for running Windows games called Proton. Support for DirectX 9/10/11 in Proton is based on the DXVK package, while the implementation of DirectX 12 has continued to rely on the vkd3d library (which was carried on after the original author's passing, […]

The Gentoo project has released a build for mobile devices shipped with Android

The Gentoo project has introduced a new 64-bit build called "Gentoo on Android", aimed at providing a working Gentoo environment for mobile devices based on the Android platform. The build installs within the existing Android operating system (Gentoo stage3 is installed in a separate directory /data/gentoo64 and uses the Android system kernel). Root access to the device's Android firmware is required for installation. The environment is launched with the command /data/gentoo64/startprefix, which […]

Beginner's Guide: Creating a DevOps Pipeline

If you are new to DevOps, check out this guide on creating your first five-stage pipeline. DevOps has become the standard solution for resolving slow, disjointed, or non-functional software development processes. The problem is that if you are new to DevOps and unsure where to start, you may lack an understanding of these methods. In […]

Dell EMC PowerStore: a brief overview of our latest enterprise-class storage system

Recently, our company introduced a new product – Dell EMC PowerStore. This is a versatile platform designed for performance, offering multi-dimensional scaling, continuous data reduction (compression and deduplication), and support for next-generation storage media. PowerStore employs a microservices architecture, cutting-edge storage technologies, and integrated machine learning. This is what we want to discuss in detail – information […]

CentOS has launched a repository with RealTime packages developed for RHEL 8.3

The developers of the CentOS project announced the continuation of the development of the continuously updated version CentOS Stream, which provides access to packages being prepared for the next intermediate release of RHEL (the rolling variant of RHEL). The most notable innovation is the launch of the new RealTime (RT) repository, which offers a set of packages aimed at applications demanding minimal latency. These packages are being developed as part of the "Red […

OpenBSD has begun forming builds for the powerpc64 architecture.

OpenBSD developers have organized snapshots for systems running on POWER9 processors. If the developers maintain their interest, powerpc64 will become the thirteenth officially supported hardware platform in OpenBSD, not including the 20 obsolete platforms that have been deprecated. Currently, the list of officially supported architectures in OpenBSD includes: alpha, amd64, arm64, armv7, hppa, i386, landisk, loongson, luna88k, macppc, […]

A Beginner's Guide to DevOps

What is the importance of DevOps, what it means for IT professionals, and a description of methods, frameworks, and tools. Much has taken place since the term DevOps became established in the IT world. Considering that much of the ecosystem is open source, it's important to revisit why this started and what it means for a career in IT. What is DevOps Although there is no single […]

Full synchronization of shared folders, contacts, calendars between distributed Kerio Connect servers.

Good day, Habr! Task In my organization, we use a mail server based on the Kerio Connect platform, with mail servers installed in different cities serving their users. Initially, there was no distributed structure, as the domains differ at the third level indicating the city of the site. Everything was working fine and everyone was satisfied. One fine day, management set the task to create a shared calendar for […]

Creating a Scalable API on AWS Spot Instances

Hello everyone! My name is Kirill, and I am the CTO at Adapty. Most of our architecture is on AWS, and today I will share how we reduced our server costs by three times using spot instances in the production environment, as well as how to configure their auto-scaling. We will start with an overview of how this works, and […]

Release of NomadBSD 1.3.2

The release of the Live distribution NomadBSD 1.3.2 is available, which is a version of FreeBSD adapted for use as a portable desktop, bootable from a USB drive. The graphical environment is based on the Openbox window manager. DSBMD is used for mounting drives (supporting CD9660, FAT, HFS+, NTFS, Ext2/3/4), while wifimgr is used for configuring the wireless network. The size of the boot image is 2.6 GB (x86_64). In the new release: […]

Release of the integrated internet applications suite SeaMonkey 2.53.3

The release of the SeaMonkey 2.53.3 suite of internet applications has taken place, which combines a web browser, email client, RSS/Atom feed aggregator, and WYSIWYG HTML page editor Composer in a single product. Pre-installed add-ons include the IRC client Chatzilla, the web development tools DOM Inspector, and the calendar-scheduler Lightning. This release includes fixes and changes from the current codebase of Firefox (SeaMonkey 2.53 is based on […]

The developers of LibreOffice intend to release new versions under the label 'Personal Edition'

The Document Foundation, which oversees the development of the free LibreOffice suite, has announced upcoming changes regarding the branding and positioning of the project in the market. The anticipated release of LibreOffice 7.0, currently available for testing in release candidate form, is planned to be distributed as 'LibreOffice Personal Edition.' The code and distribution conditions will remain unchanged, and the office suite, as […]

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