Release of Shotcut 22.12: 26/12/2022 Shotcut 22.12, which is being developed by the author of the MLT project and uses this framework for video editing, is available. Support for video and sound formats is implemented via FFmpeg. You can use plugins with the implementation of video and audio effects, compatible with Frei0r and LADSPA. In one of the features of Shotcut, you can do multi-track editing with the layout of video from fragments in various source formats, without the need for them to be imported for recoding. There are built-in tools for creating screencasts, processing images from a web camera and receiving streaming video. Qt5 is used to build the interface. The code is written in C++ and distributed under the GPLv3 license. Ready-made builds are available for Linux (AppImage, flatpak and snap), macOS and Windows. https://www.shotcut.org/blog/new-release-221221/

Release of Sway 1.8: 26/12/2022 After 11 months of development, a release of the composite manager. Sway 1.8, built using the Wayland protocol and fully compatible with the mosaic window manager, i3 and the i3 panel, was published. The project code is written in C and distributed under the MIT license. The project is aimed at Linux and FreeBSD. Compatibility with i3 is provided at the command level, configuration files and IPC, which allows you to use Sway as a transparent replacement of the i3, using Wayland instead of X11. Sway allows you to place windows on the screen not spatially, but logically. Windows are arranged, forming a grid that optimally uses screen space and allows you to quickly manipulate windows only with the help of a keyboard. https://swaywm.org/

AV Linux MX 21.2: 26/12/2022 AV Linux MX 21.2, containing a selection of applications for creating/processing multimedia content, is available. The distribution is built from source using the toolkit used to build MX Linux as well as its own build packages (Polyphone, Shuriken, Simple Screen Recorder, etc.). AV Linux can operate in Live mode and is available for x86_64 (3.9 GB). The user environment is based on Xfce. It includes Ardour, Harrison Mixbus, Blender, Cinelerra, Openshot, LiVES and tools for converting multimedia file formats. JACK Audio Connection Kit is offered for switching sound devices (JACK1/Qjackctl is used, not JACK2/Cadence). The distribution is acompanied by a detailed illustrated manual (PDF, 72 pages) http://www.bandshed.net/2022/12/15/avl-mxe-21-2-1-mxde-efl-21-2-2-released/

MXDE-EFL 21.2: 26/12/2022 The release of the MXDE-EFL 21.2 build, based on the experience of MX Linux and supplied with a desktop based on the Enlightenment environment, was announced. The project being developed by AV Linux developers is positioned as an build experimenting with the transfer of AV Linux from the Xfce desktop to Enlightenment. The build contains basic optimizations and settings of AV Linux, but it has a smaller set of specialized applications. The live-image size is 3.8 GB. http://www.bandshed.net/mxde-efl-build/

Daphile 22.12: 26/12/2022 Daphile 22.12, based on Gentoo Linux and designed to create a system for storing and reproducing a music collection, is out. To ensure maximum sound quality, the computer's connections from Daphile to analog amplifiers are supported through digital-analog converters with USB interface, to create multizone audio systems. The distribution can also run in an audio server, network storage (NAS, Network-Attached Storage) and wireless access points. It supports playback from internal drives, network streaming services and external USB drives. Control is through a specially created web-interface. Three builds are offered: x86_64 (278 MB), i486 (279 MB) and x86_64 with real-time (279 MB) components. https://www.daphile.com/

Release of Apache NetBeans 16: 27/12/2022 The Apache Software Foundation introduced an integrated development environment - Apache NetBeans 16, which provides support for programming languages like Java, Java EE, PHP, C/C++, JavaScript and Groovy. The finished builds are for Linux (snap, flatpak), Windows and macOS. https://blogs.apache.org/netbeans/entry/announce-apache-netbeans-16-released

A new major branch of the MariaDB 11 DBMS: 28/12/2022 10 years after the founding of the 10.x branch, MariaDB 11.0.0 has been released, which offers several significant improvements and changes that break compatibility. The branch is alpha release and will become ready for work after stabilization. The next major branch of MariaDB 12, containing changes that break compatibility, is expected no earlier than 10 years (in 2032). A key improvement in the MariaDB 11 branch is the translation of the query optimizer to a new weight model (cost model), providing a more accurate prediction of the weights of each plan of fulfillment of the query. Despite the fact that the new model allows you to get rid of some bottlenecks in performance, it is possible that it will not be optimal in all scenarios and may slow down some requests, so users are recommended to take part in testing and notify developers in case of problems. https://mariadb.org/mariadb-11-0-new-optimizer/

Release of NTPsec 1.2.2: 29/12/2022 After a year and a half of development, the release of the NTPsec 1.2.2 accurate time synchronization system, which is the foreline of the reference implementation of the NTPv4 protocol (NTP Classic 4.3.34), focused on the processing of the code base in order to improve security (extingued code is cleaned, methods of preventing attacks and protected functions for working with memory and strings) were used. The project is being developed under the direction of Eric Raymond with the participation of some developers of the original NTP Classic, engineers from Hewlett Packard and Akamai Technologies, as well as GPSD and RTEMS projects. NTPsec's source codes are distributed under the BSD, MIT and NTP licenses. https://blog.ntpsec.org/2022/12/29/version-1.2.2.html

Calculate Linux 23: 29/12/2022 Calculate Linux 23, developed by the Russian-speaking community, built on Gentoo Linux, supporting the continuous cycle of release of updates and optimized for rapid deployment in the corporate environment, was announced. The new version includes the server edition of Calculate Container Manager for work with LXC, added a new cl-lxc utility, added support for the selection of the update repository. The following distribution editions are available: Calculate Linux Desktop with KDE (CLD), MATE (CLDM), LXQt (CLDL), Cinmon (CLDC) and Xfce (CLDX), Calculate Container Manager (CCM), Calculate Directory Server (CDS), Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS) and Calculate Scratch Server (CCM). All versions of the distribution are distributed as a bootable Live-image for x86_64 systems with the ability to install a hard disk or USB drive. Calculate Linux is compatible with Gentoo portage, uses the OpenRC initialization system, and uses a Rolling update model. The repository has more than 13,000 binary packages. Live USB includes both open and proprietary video drivers. Multiload and modification of the boot image with Calculate utilities is supported. The system supports the Calculate Directory Server domain with centralized authorization in LDAP and storage of user profiles on the server. The composition includes the Calculate project a selection of utilities for customization specially designed for it, to build and install the system. Tools are provided for the creation of specialized ISO-image adapted for the user's tasks. https://forum.calculate-linux.org/t/calculate-linux-23/11297

Release of HandBrake 1.6.0: 30/12/2022 After a year of development, the release of the tool for multithreaded transcoding of video files from one format to another - HandBrake 1.6.0, was announced. The program is available in both the command line version, and in the form of a GUI interface. The project code is written in C (for Windows GUI implemented on .NET) and is distributed under the GPL license. Binary builds are prepared for Linux (Flatpak), macOS and Windows. The program can recode video from BluRay/DVD disks, copies of VIDEO_TS directories and any files that are supported by libavformat and libavcodec libraries from FFmpeg. For output, files can be generated in formats such as WebM, MP4 and MKV, video codecs AV1, H.265, H.264, MPEG-2, VP9 and Theora. It can be used for video encoding, AAC, MP3, AC-3, Flac, Vorbis and Opus. Additional functions include: bitrate calculator, preview during the encoding process, resizing and scaling the image, integrator of subtitles, a wide range of conversion profiles for specified types of mobile devices. http://handbrake.fr/

Release of Siduction 2022.1: 30/12/2022 After a year of development, the release of the Siduction 2022.1 project was announced. They are developing a desktop-oriented Linux distribution, built on the Debian Sid (unstable) package. Siduction is an Aptosid fork, since July 2011. The key difference from Aptosid was the use as a custom environment of a newer version of KDE from the experimental Qt-KDE repository. For download, builds based on KDE (3.1 GB), Xfce (3 GB) and LXQt (1.8 GB), as well as a minimalistic assembly “noX” (1 GB), supplied without a graphical environment and designed for users who want to customize their system, is on tap. Unofficial assemblies with GNOME, Cinnamon and MATE are assembled separately. https://siduction.org/2022/12/release-notes-for-siduction-2022-1-masters-of-war/

Vanilla OS stable release: 30/12/2022 The first stable release of the user distribution Vanilla OS, based on Ubuntu, but goes beyond the usual respin, is presented. As a user environment, GNOME is used, which is offered in the form in which it is originally produced by developers, without changing the settings. Iso-image size is 1.7 GB. https://vanillaos.org/2022/12/29/vanilla-os-22-10-kinetic.html

Release of IPFire 2.27 Core 172: 31/12/2022 The release of a distribution for the creation of routers and firewalls IPFire 2.27 Core 172 has been published. IPFire is distinguished by the simple installation process and the organization of configuration through an intuitive web-interface, with graphics. The size of the installation iso-image is 373 MB (x86_64, AArch64). The system is modular, in addition to the basic functions of packet filtering and traffic management for IPFire, modules are available with the implementation of a system to prevent attacks based on Suricata, for the creation of a file server (Samba, FTP, NFS), mail server (Cyrus-IMAPd, Postfix, Spamassassin, ClamAV and Openmailadmin) and print server (CUPS), VoIP gateway, and Asteri, and audio streaming and video streamingIcecast, Gnump3d, VDR. A special Pakfire package manager is used to install IPFire add-ons. https://blog.ipfire.org/post/ipfire-2-27-core-update-172-released

Release of ncurses 6.4: 01/01/2023 After two years of development, the ncurses 6.4 library, designed to create multi-platform interactive console user interfaces and supports the emulation of the curses software interface from System V Release 4.0 was presented. The release of ncurses 6.4 is compatible at the source code level with ncurses 5.x and 6.0 branches, but extends the ABI. Popular applications built using ncurses, include aptitude, lynx, mutt, ncftp, vim, vim, vifm, minicom, screen, tmux, emacs, less. The new version mainly notes the corrections of errors and the work to improve reliability and efficiency. The OBD terminals have added descriptions of mosh, mosh-256color, teken-16color, teken-sc, teken-vt and xgterm, as well as updated descriptions of many previously present terminals. https://www.mail-archive.com/info-gnu@gnu.org/msg03127.html

Release of carbonOS 2022.3: 01/01/2023 The release of carbonOS 2022.3, built using the atomic layout model the system, in which the base environment is supplied as a single whole, not broken into separate packages, was published. Additional applications are installed in Flatpak format and run in isolated containers. The size of the installation image is 2.2 GB. The project is distributed under the MIT license. https://carbon.sh/blog/2022-12-31-release.html

Release of Rigs of Rods 2022.12: 03/01/2023 The Rigs of Rods project, that develops a realistic simulator of cars, ships, aircraft, helicopters, trains and other transportation, has been published. The project involves the OGRE graphic engine and its own physics engine of deformable bodies to simulate the movement, damage and deformation of vehicles. The code is written in C++ and distributed under the GPLv3 license. The simulator began its development as a research project of Pierre Michel-Ricordel in the field of soft body physics. After the project attracted the attention of the community for the simulator, thousands of different maps and vehicles were created. The user is provided with an environment with complete freedom of action and the ability to use different maps and modes of transport with a realistic model of movement and damage, right up to the simulation of complete destruction. https://github.com/RigsOfRods/rigs-of-rods/releases/tag/2022.12

Release of DragonFly BSD 6.4: 03/01/2023 After a year of development, the release of DragonFlyBSD 6.4, an operating system with a hybrid core, created in 2003 for the purpose of alternative development of the FreeBSD 4.x branch, was published. From the features of DragonFly BSD, you can select a HAMMER distributed version file system, support for downloading the “virtual” cores of the system as user processes, the ability to cach data and meta-data of the FS on SSD-drives, taking into account the context of the variable symbolic links, the ability to freeze processes with saving their state on the disk, a hybrid core using lightweight streams (LWW). http://www.dragonflybsd.org/release64/

Release of Lighttpd 1.4.68: 03/01/2023 The lightweight spring server lighttpd 1.4.68 was released, trying to combine high performance, security, compliance with standards and customization flexibility. Lighttpd is suitable for use on high-load systems and targets low memory and CPU resources. The project code is written in C and distributed under the BSD license. https://blog.lighttpd.net/articles/2023/01/03/lighttpd-1.4.68-released/

Release of BusyBox 1.36: 04/01/2023 The release of the BusyBox 1.36 package with the implementation of a set of standard UNIX utilities, designed as a single executable file and optimized for the minimum consumption of system resources. (with a set of less than 1 MB.) The first release of the new branch 1.36 is positioned as unstable, complete stabilization will be provided in version 1.36.1, which is expected in about a month. The project code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. https://busybox.net/news.html

Release of the Nitrux 2.6: 04/01/2023 The release of Nitrux 2.6.0, built on Debian, KDE technologies and the OpenRC initialization system, has been published. The project offers its own desktop; NX Desktop, which is an add-on over the user environment of KDE Plasma. Based on the Maui library for the distribution, a set of typical user applications is developed, which can be used on both desktop and mobile devices. AppImages is being promoted to install additional applications. The size of the full image is 3 GB. The project is distributed under free licenses. The NX Desktop desktop offers a different style design, its own implementation of the system tray, notification output center and various plasmoids, such as a network connector and multimedia applet to control the volume and control the playback of multimedia content. Applications created using the MauiKit framework, you can note the file manager Index (you can also use Dolphin), text editor Note, Station terminal emulator, VVave music player, Clip video player, NX Software Center application center and Pix image viewer. https://nxos.org/changelog/release-announcement-nitrux-2-6-0/

Pinta 2.1: 04/01/2023 After a year of development, the release of the open raster graphics editor Pinta 2.1 was published, which is an attempt to rewrite the Paint.NET program using GTK. The editor provides a basic set of utilities for drawing and image processing, focusing on novice users. The interface is simplified as much as possible, the editor supports an unlimited buffer of undo's and redo's, it allows you to work with several layers and is equipped with a set of tools for overlaying various effects and adjusting images. The Pinta code is distributed under the MIT license. The project is written in C, using Mono and Gtk. Binary builds are prepared for Linux (Flatpak, Snap), macOS and Windows. https://www.pinta-project.com/releases/2-1

Release of Blink: 05/01/2023 The blink project is developing a new emulator for x86-64 processors, which allows you to run statically assembled Linux applications in a virtual machine with an emulated processor. The main purpose of the project is to enable the launch of x86-64 Linux programs collected for architecture in other operating systems (macOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD) and on equipment with other hardware architecture (x86, ARM, RISC-V, MIPS, PowerPC, s390x). The project code is written in C (ANSI C11) and is distributed under the ISC license. Dependencies only required libc (POSIX.1-2017). https://hiro.codes/read/emulating-an-emulator-inside-itself.-meet-blink

Firewalld 1.3 released: 06/01/2023 firewalld 1.3, is out, to prevent: “If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port, and the bus is interrupted as a very last resort, and the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort, then the socket packet pocket has an error to report!” (Happy new year, Moss!) Firewalld is running as a background process that allows you to dynamically change the rules of the packet filter through D-Bus, without the need to restart the rules of the packet filter and without breaking the installed connections. The project is already used in many Linux distributions, including RHEL 7+, Fedora 18+ and SUSE/openSUSE 15+. The firewalld code is written in Python and distributed under the GPLv2 license. To control the firewall, the firewall-cmd utility is used, which, when creating the rules, does not block IP addresses, network interfaces and port numbers, but the names of services (for example, to open access to SSH you need to perform “firewall-cmd –add –sssesh,” to close SSH - “firewall-cmd –remove –servicesesh”). The firewall-config (GTK) and firewall-applet (Qt) graphical interface can also be used to change the configuration of the firewall screen. Firewalld control support via the D-BUS API is available in projects such as NetworkManager, libvirt, podman, docker and fail2 projects https://github.com/firewalld/firewalld/releases/tag/v1.3.0

Release of MyLibrary 2.0.1: 06/01/2023 The home library, MyLibrary 2.0.1, was released. The program code is written in the C++ and is available under the GPLv3 license. The graphical user interface is implemented using the GTK4 library. Currently, it is available for Windows and Linux. A ready-made package is available for Arch Linux users in AUR. MyLibrary catalogs the files of books in fb2, epub, pdf, djvu format, both available directly and packaged in zip archives, and creates its own database without changing the source files and changing their positions. Control of the integrity of the collection and its changes is carried out by creating a database of hash-totum files and archives. https://github.com/ProfessorNavigator/mylibrary

Release of OpenIPC 2.3: 07/01/2023 After a year of development, the release of the OpenIPC 2.3, Linux distribution, designed for use in CCTV cameras instead of regular firmware, most of which eventually cease to be updated by manufacturers, was announced. The project is distributed under the MIT license. Firmware images are prepared for IP cameras based on Hisilicon Hi35xx, Goke GK7205*, Ingenic T31*, SigmaStar SSC335 and XiongmaiTech XM510/XM530/XM550 chips. The proposed firmware provides features such as support for hardware motion detectors, the proprietary implementation of the RTSP protocol for the distribution of video from one camera to more than 10 customers at the same time, the ability to use hardware support for h264/h265 codecs, support for sampling speed up to 96KHz, the ability to recode JPEG images on the fly for overclocking (progressive) and support for the RAW format. https://openipc.org/about/

The first release of the rolling distribution OpenMandriva Lx ROME: 07/01/2023 The OpenMandriva project presented the first release of the new edition of OpenMandriva Lx ROME (23.01), which uses a model of continuous delivery of updates (rolling-releases). The proposed version allows you to access new versions of packages developed for the OpenMandriva Lx 5 branch, without waiting for the classical distribution. To download, Iso-images @ 2.8 GB with KDE and GNOME desktops that support Live mode are available. https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/openmandriva-rome-the-rolling-release

Release of libdbx 0.12.3: 08/01/2023 The libmdbx 0.12.3 (MDBX) library was released with the implementation of a high-performance compact built-in database of the key-meaning class. The libmdbx code is distributed under the OpenLDAP Public License. All relevant operating systems and architecture are supported. libmdbx offers a developed C++ API, as well as binding bindings supported by enthusiasts to the languages Rust, Haskell, Python, NodeJS, Ruby, Go, Nim, Deno, Scala. https://gitflic.ru/project/erthink/libmdbx/release/35a2dcd5-7b7f-48a2-b038-74f5df96bfb8

Release of the OBS Studio 29: 08/01/2023 OBS Studio 29, for streaming, compositing and video recording, is out. The code is written in C/C++ and is distributed under the GPLv2 license. It is available for Linux, Windows and macOS. The purpose of the development of OBS Studio was to create a portable version of the Open Broadcaster Software (OBS Classic) application, not tied to the Windows platform, which supports OpenGL and is extensible through plugins. The difference is also the use of modular architecture, which involves the separation of the interface and the core of the program. It supports transcoding of original streams, video capture during games and streaming in PeerTube, Twitch, Facebook Gaming, YouTube, DailyMotion, Hitbox and other services. To ensure high performance, hardware acceleration mechanisms (e.g., NVENC and VAAPI) can be used. Support is provided for compositing with the construction of the scene based on arbitrary video streams, data from web cameras, video capture maps, images, text content of applications or the entire screen. In the process of broadcasting, you can switch between several predefined scenes. The program also provides tools for mixing sound, filtering with VST plugins, leveling volume and noise suppression. https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/tag/29.0.0

Release of DBMS libdbx 0.12.3: 08/01/2023 The libmdbx 0.12.3 (MDBX) library was released with the implementation of a high-performance compact built-in database of the key-meaning class. The libmdbx code is distributed under the OpenLDAP Public License. libmdbx offers a developed C++ API, as well as bindings supported by enthusiasts of Rust, Haskell, Python, NodeJS, Ruby, Go, Nim, Deno, Scala. Technologically libmdbx offers ACID, a strict serialization of changes and non-blocking reading with linear scaling on the cores of the CPU. It supports autocompact, automatic control of the size of the database, estimation of sample volume by range (range query estimation). https://gitflic.ru/project/erthink/libmdbx/release/35a2dcd5-7b7f-48a2-b038-74f5df96bfb8

Update OpenWrt 22.03.3: 09/01/2023 There was an update of the OpenWrt 22.03.3 distribution, focused on application in various network devices, such as routers, switches and access points. OpenWrt supports many different platforms and architectures and has a build system that allows you to easily and conveniently produce cross-compiling, including various components in the build, which allows you to easily form a ready-made firmware or disk image with the desired set of preset packages. https://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/openwrt-devel/2023-January/040194.html

Release of FreeCol 1.0: 10/01/2023 After 20 years of development, the first stable release of the turn-based strategic game FreeCol 1.0 was announced. The game continues the development of the old Colonization game and offers gameplay to colonize undeveloped territories and create a new nation. The code is written in Java and distributed under the GPLv2 license. https://www.freecol.org/news/freecol-1.0.0-released.html

Source code of Duelyst game is open: 10/01/2023 Counterplay Games announced the opening of the original code of the game Duelyst, combining the properties of the card game and the turn-based strategy, in which the two players fight on the tactical battlefield, in turn pulling out cards with creatures and spells. The code is written in JavaScript and is open as a public domain licensed CC0 1.0 (Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal). Ready-made client builds are prepared for Linux, Windows and macOS. The server can be launched on your facilities or use the environment staging.duelyst.org, which also supports online game play. Further development of the game will be continued by the community within the framework of the OpenDuelyst project and anyone can join. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Cuz6d_7x0

HAMMER2 file system port available for NetBSD and FreeBSD: 11/01/2023 The initial port versions of the HAMMER2 file system for NetBSD and FreeBSD have been published. Currently, ports are still in read mode, but in the future they plan to implement NetBSD support and write support (for FreeBSD, they do not intend to add an entry support). HAMMER2 is from DragonFly BSD developers and is notable for features such as separate snapshot mounting - available for recording snapshots, directory quotas, incremental mirroring, support for various data compression algorithms, the ability to combine multiple disk volumes, repair errors during mount (without fsck), multi-master mirroring with data distribution. https://github.com/kusumi/

Indians seek to rename Apache project: 12/01/2023 The non-profit Natives in Tech, a technology ecosystem for indigenous peoples, has called on the Apache Software Foundation to stop using the word “Apache” and Indian symbols in the logo, including renaming all projects developed under this name. To promote the initiative, a petition was published, which was signed by 40 activists. Among those who supported the petition, Bradley M. Kuhn, founder of Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC), Josh Simmons, Chairman of the Board of Directors of OSI (Open Source Initiative), and Erin Stein, Head of Data and Tech for Good. This is what you get if you put out a code of conduct. Politics should not interfere in things that have nothing to do with them. Are they going to rename the helicoper and motor cycle too? https://blog.nativesintech.org/apache-appropriation/

Release of I2P 2.1.0: 12/01/2023 The anonymous network I2P 2.1.0 and C++ client i2pd 2.45.0 was released. I2P is a multi-layered anonymous distributed network running on top of the conventional Internet, actively using end-to-end encryption that guarantees anonymity and isolation. The network is built in P2P mode and is formed thanks to the resources provided by network users, which allows you to do without the use of centrally managed servers (communications within the network are based on the use of encrypted unidirectional tunnels between the participant and peers). On the I2P network, you can anonymously create websites and blogs, send instant messages and emails, share files and organize P2P networks. For the construction and use of anonymous networks for client-server (sites, chats) and P2P (files, cryptocurrencies) applications, I2P clients are used. The basic I2P client is written in Java and can run on a wide range of platforms such as Windows, Linux, macOS, Solaris, etc. I2pd is an independent implementation of the I2P client in the C++ language and is distributed under a modified BSD license. https://geti2p.net/en/blog/post/2023/01/09/2.1.0-Release

Release of iptables 1.8.9: 12/01/2023 iptables 1.8.9 package filter, who has recently focused on components to maintain backward compatibility - iptables-nft and ebtables-nft, providing utilities with the same command line syntax as in iptables and ebtables, but broadcasting the rules to the nftables byte, was updated. The original set of iptables programs, including ip6tables, arptables and ebtables, was transferred to the outdated category in 2018 and has already been replaced by nftables in most distributions. https://www.mail-archive.com/netfilter-announce@lists.netfilter.org/msg00253.html

Xubuntu minimalistic builds: 12/01/2023 The developers of the Xubuntu distribution have introduced a new version of the official builds - Xubuntu Minimal, which will complement the regular builds of Xubuntu Desktop and will be available from the release of Ubuntu 23.04. Unlike the previously offered builds, which occupy 2.9 GB, the new builds should fit on a classic CD-ROM (700 MB) with only the basic Xfce without additional applications. It is expected that the new build will be useful for those who prefer a different set of applications than in the previously proposed basic delivery. In Xubuntu Minimal, the user will be able to select and download the set of installed applications from the repository during the installation of the distribution. Since 2015, similar minimum Xubuntu Core builds have been informally made by enthusiasts. Unlike the Xubuntu Core, Xubuntu Minimal builds will receive official status and will be built using the main infrastructure of Ubuntu. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2023-January/005521.html

Release of Toybox 0.8.9: 13/01/2023 The release of a set of system utilities, Toybox 0.8.9, as well as BusyBox designed as a single executable and optimized for the minimum consumption of system resources, has been published. The project is being developed by the former BusyBox maininer and is distributed under a 0BSD license. The main purpose of Toybox is to provide manufacturers with the possibility of using a minimalist set of standard utilities without opening the original code of modified components. Toybox is still lagging behind BusyBox, but has already implemented 306 base commands of the 384 planned. https://github.com/landley/toybox/releases/tag/0.8.9

Release Ventoy 1.0.88: 13/01/2023 The release of Ventoy 1.0.88 designed to create bootable USB drives, including multiple operating systems, has been published. The program is notable for the fact that it allows you to download the OS from unchanged ISO, WIM, IMG, VHD and EFI images, without requiring unpacking the image or reformatting the carrier. At any time, you can replace or add new iso-image simply by copying new files, which is convenient for testing and previewing various distributions and operating systems. The project code is written in C and distributed under the GPLv3 license. The new version adds support for Dell PER, Porteus and Lenovo Product Recovery. They improved the menu, added support for additional languages and implemented the ability to return to the previous menu from the secondary boot menu. In the plugin with the design theme, a parameter has been added to determine the maximum screen resolution. They also added support for files with checksums, like .md5, .sha1, .sh256 and .sha512. https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/releases

Chrome OS 109 available: 14/01/2023 Chrome OS 109, based on the Linux kernel, using the upstart system manager, ebuild/portage assembly tools, open components and Chrome 109 web browser, is available. The Chrome OS user environment is limited to a web browser, and instead of standard programs, web applications are used, however, Chrome OS includes a full-fledged multi-window interface, desktop and taskbar. The original code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 free license. The Chrome OS 109 is available for most of the current Chromebooks. For use on conventional computers, the Chrome OS Flex is proposed. https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/01/stable-channel-update-for-chromeos_13.html