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REMnux 8 Linux distro and toolkit for malware analysis is now available for download. This is a major release that comes more than 5 years after version 7.0 to celebrate the project’s 15th anniversary.
Version 9.2 of the Vim text editor has been released. "Vim 9.2 brings significant enhancements to the Vim9 scripting language, improved diff mode, comprehensive completion features, and platform-specific improvements including experimental Wayland support." Also included is a new interactive tutor mode.
Vim 9.2 is out today as the newest feature release for this robust and comprehensive text editor. This Valentine's Day release for Vim lovers brings experimental Wayland support, XDG Base Directory specification support, modernized defaults for HiDPI displays, new completion features, and an improved diff mode...
GNOME 49.4 desktop environment is out with fixes for Shell, Mutter, and Files, improving stability and display scaling.
GNOME 49.4 is now available as the fourth point release to the GNOME 49 desktop environment series with various bug fixes and improvements.
Check if a file is really a file, whether a string contains anything, and whether you can run a program with these vital patterns.
The HID subsystem changes were merged this week for the ongoing Linux 7.0 kernel merge window. Among the Human Interface Devices (HID) work this cycle were supporting more guitars while also adding more device IDs and different laptop quirks...
With its built in theme settings, Q4OS can be a real blast from the past.
KDE Plasma 6.7 addresses slow KWin scrolling and enables smoother virtual desktop switching in the Overview effect.
Dozzle 10.0 real‑time Docker log viewer adds a redesigned notifications page, webhook support with Go templates, alert shortcuts, and more.
Following Intel recently discontinuing a number of open-source projects, this week they formally discontinued their Quantum Passes open-source project that was intended to provide additional passes for their LLVM-based compiler in the Intel Quantum SDK...
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In addition to this week's GNOME 50 beta release, there were also other exciting developments in the GNOME ecosystem...
Beyond all of the exciting Intel/AMD x86_64 changes and improvements to enjoy with the upcoming Linux 7.0, there is one notable ARM64 feature addition this kernel cycle...
The Linux Memory Technology Device (MTD) subsystem updates have been merged for the Linux 7.0 kernel and include introducing Octal DTR "8D-8D-8D" support in SPI NAND for better performance...
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