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Today, the release of the Norwegian browser Vivaldi 7.9 for desktops took place. This time, the developers introduced the following new features: Automatic interface hiding. This feature allows you to automatically hide all interface elements while browsing pages, including the tab bar, address bar, sidebar, and status bar, both individually and all at once. This feature can also be used in full-screen viewing mode. […]
Google has announced that, taking into account community feedback, it has implemented a new process for installing third-party unverified applications on Android. This will take effect after the mandatory registration of developers and applications in certified Android builds is introduced. The method introduces a 24-hour waiting period after enabling the developer option that allows the installation of applications from manually downloaded apk packages created by developers who have not registered their packages in Google. […]
A corrective release of the OpenWrt 25.12.1 distribution, developed for networking devices such as routers, switches, and access points, has been presented. OpenWrt supports over 2200 devices and offers a build system that simplifies cross-compilation and the creation of custom builds. Such builds allow for the creation of ready firmware with a desired set of pre-installed packages optimized for specific tasks. Ready builds have been published for 41 target platforms (in […
On March 18, 2026, a new stable version of one of the most popular desktop environments for Linux — GNOME 50, codenamed 'Tokyo', was released. In this new version, only the Wayland-based session can be used, and support for operation under the X server has been completely discontinued. The ability to run X11 applications via XWayland remains. New Level of Parental Control The key innovation of this version […]
Roman Gushchin from the Linux kernel development team working at Google announced the creation of a new code review system using large language models. Development has been ongoing for the past several months and is named Sashiko, after the traditional Japanese stitching that consists of small straight stitches forming various patterns. The project has already been used internally at Google for […]
The proprietary browser Vivaldi 7.9 has been released, developed on the Chromium engine by former developers of the Opera Presto engine. Vivaldi builds are available for Linux, Windows, and macOS. Changes made to the Chromium codebase are distributed under an open license. The browser's interface is built using JavaScript with the React library, Node.js platform, Browserify, and various ready-made NPM modules. The interface implementation is available […]
After eight months of development, a stable release of the Wayland 1.25 protocol, inter-process communication mechanism, and libraries has been presented. Version 1.25 is backward compatible at the API and ABI levels with 1.x releases and mainly contains bug fixes and minor protocol updates. The project's contributions are distributed under the MIT license. The reference compositor Weston provides code and working examples for using Wayland […]
On March 17, 2026, JDK 26 was released — the reference implementation of the Java SE platform (Platform version 26), specified in JSR 401 as part of the Java Community Process. This information is reported on the official OpenJDK website. Key details of the release: Status: General Availability (public version). Binary builds: Production-ready binaries under the GPL license in Oracle's build are already available on […]
After three months of development, systemd 260 has been released. Key changes include the discontinuation of support for service scripts in System V format, the "mstack" mechanism for composing layered mount hierarchies, the systemd-report utility, support for integrating systemd-networkd with ModemManager, support for user portable services, and the "xaccess" concept in systemd-logind and systemd-udevd. Changes in the new release include: Discontinuation of support for service scripts in […]
After 6 months of development, the release of Samba 4.24.0 has been presented, continuing the development of the Samba 4 branch with a full implementation of the domain controller and Active Directory service, compatible with the Windows Server implementation and capable of servicing all supported Microsoft versions of Windows clients, including Windows 11. Samba 4 is a multifunctional server product that also offers a file server implementation, print service, and server […]
After six months of development, the release of the GNOME 50 desktop environment has been published. To quickly assess the capabilities of GNOME 50, specialized Live builds based on openSUSE and an installation image prepared as part of the GNOME OS initiative have been offered. GNOME 50 is also included in the experimental builds of Ubuntu 26.04 and Fedora 44. In this new release: From the GNOME Shell user interface and […]
The Linux Foundation has announced the acquisition of grants totaling $12.5 million from companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS, GitHub, Google, and Microsoft to invest in enhancing the security of the open-source software ecosystem. "As the security situation becomes more complex, advancements in artificial intelligence significantly accelerate both the speed and scope of vulnerability detection […]