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Release OpenWrt 25.12.6

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The release of OpenWrt 25.12.6 has been announced, developed for networking devices such as routers, switches, and access points. 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 generation of ready-made firmware with the desired set of pre-installed packages, optimized for specific tasks. Ready-made builds have been published for 41 target platforms. Among the changes: […]

Linux kernel 7.3 release

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After two months of development, Linus Torvalds has released the Linux kernel 7.3. Among the most notable changes are: the file system isolation mechanism based on the pseudo file system failfs and the fchroot() system call, support for creating nested schedulers SCHED_EXT, BPF handlers for launching executable files, alternative data streams in NTFS3, performance optimizations for FUSE, Btrfs, and Ext4, support for Apple Time Machine in ksmbd, and the removal of the EFS file system […]

Gentoo plans to cease the distribution of Chromium due to maintenance challenges.

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The accompanying package (ebuild) for Chromium in Gentoo Linux has announced the impending removal of the package from the repository due to excessive maintenance efforts. It is mentioned that the maintainer is unable to continue supporting the package at an adequate level after the reduced release cycle of Chrome. If a volunteer willing to take over the maintenance of Chromium in Gentoo is not found in the coming days, it will be removed on the 24th […]

Release of Ubuntu distribution 26.10

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The release of the Ubuntu 26.10 "Stonking Stingray" distribution has been announced, which is classified as an interim release with updates provided for 9 months. Ready-made images have been created for Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Studio, Xubuntu, Ubuntu Kylin (the edition for China), Ubuntu Unity, Edubuntu, and Ubuntu Cinnamon. Major changes include: The desktop has been updated to GNOME 51, […]

Testing Epic Games Launcher for Linux. A new Easy Anti-Cheat is being prepared for the Linux version of Fortnite.

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Epic Games has introduced a preliminary version of the new Epic Games Launcher, which includes the previously promised support for the Linux platform. The new version also features a redesigned interface, reduced launch times, built-in voice chat, a unified page for managing game launches, the ability to pin applications and games to the panel, expanded search functionality, and monitoring of speed and activity […]

Microsoft Defender now includes support for desktop Linux systems.

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Microsoft has announced official support for desktop systems based on Linux in the Microsoft Defender platform. Features include protection against viruses and malware, tracking of unpatched vulnerabilities, threat analysis, isolation and inventory of devices, management of security-related settings, detection of attacks, and response capabilities (EDR - Endpoint Detection and Response). The potential for deployment has been stated […]

Release of Issuerd 0.1.17, a Keycloak-compatible identity and access management server.

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The release of Issuerd 0.1.17 has been published - an identity and access management (IAM) server implementing OpenID Connect and OAuth 2.x protocols, compatible with the Keycloak platform at the data model level and managing the REST API. SSO, MFA (TOTP, WebAuthn/passkeys), user federation from LDAP and Kerberos/SPNEGO, authentication via external identity providers (OIDC, social networks), customizable login pages, and […]

The office suites ElixirOffice, TinyLittleOffice, and ALT Office are presented.

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Several new office suites have been introduced (ElixirOffice - recreating the MS Office interface on the ONLYOFFICE engine, TinyLittleOffice - a browser-based office suite that saves documents in links, ALT Office - a LibreOffice build from ALT Linux developers): ElixirOffice is an office suite for users accustomed to Microsoft Office, offering a user interface in its style. Document editing is supported in Word, Excel formats […]

Update of nginx 1.31.7 and njs 1.0.2 addressing vulnerabilities

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The release of the main branch nginx 1.31.7 has been formed, within which the development of new features continues, as well as the release of the parallelly supported stable branch nginx 1.30.6, which only receives changes related to the elimination of serious bugs and vulnerabilities. The updates have fixed 5 vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-15176 — a buffer overflow that manifests when using the "alias" directive in configurations that change the request URI using the directive […]

Release of QLinuxDeviceManager 1.3, a device management tool for Linux with advanced hardware diagnostics

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The release of QLinuxDeviceManager 1.3 has been introduced — a graphical device manager for Linux that combines a Windows-style interface with system information and detailed hardware diagnostics capabilities. Unlike typical system information viewers, the program not only identifies installed devices and used drivers but also reveals the actual speed of PCIe device connections, checks SSD health, explores UEFI variables, and displays specifications […]

Release of the Strata 1.0 file manager, developed for Omarchy Linux

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The release of the Strata 1.0 file manager has been published, developed specifically for the Omarchy Linux distribution, which has raised about $23 million for development. However, the project is not tied to Omarchy Linux and can operate on any other distributions. The graphical interface is built using the GTK4 library and is designed to work in Wayland-based environments. Special attention is paid to […]

Release of KDE Plasma 6.8, featuring only the session based on Wayland

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On the thirtieth anniversary of the project, the release of the KDE Plasma 6.8 desktop environment was published. To evaluate the performance of the new KDE releases, you can use builds from the KDE Linux, KDE Neon, and openSUSE projects (Argon, based on openSUSE Leap, and Krypton, based on openSUSE Tumbleweed). The main changes in KDE Plasma 6.8 include the discontinuation of support for sessions based on the X11 protocol. Only […]

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