Ladybird Browser Team Selects Swift as Preferred Language

Andreas Kling announces Swift as Ladybird’s future language for better safety and ergonomics. Full transition awaits Swift 6. The post Ladybird Browser Team Selects Swift as Preferred Language appeared first on Linux Today. … [Read more...]

Future Ubuntu Releases Will Ship with the Latest and Greatest Linux Kernel

Canonical has finally given up and changed its policy for kernel version selection on Ubuntu releases, finally delivering the latest and greatest Linux kernel series starting with Ubuntu 24.10 in October 2024. … [Read more...]

wcurl Finds Its Place in the curl Family

wcurl, a simple curl wrapper that lets you use curl to download files without remembering any parameters, is now under curl’s wing. The post wcurl Finds Its Place in the curl Family appeared first on Linux Today. … [Read more...]

How to Run Android Applications on Ubuntu with Waydroid

Discover a step-by-step guide to install Waydroid on Ubuntu and learn the steps to install, list, run, and uninstall Android applications. … [Read more...]

HandBrake 1.8.2 Video Transcoder Brings Key Fixes and Library Upgrades

The latest HandBrake free video transcoder update, 1.8.2, fixes scan issues and enhances encoding on Windows and Linux. The post HandBrake 1.8.2 Video Transcoder Brings Key Fixes and Library Upgrades appeared first on Linux Today. … [Read more...]

Wine 9.15 Launches With Enhanced MSHTML Prototypes

The latest Wine 9.15 release brings key updates, including MSHTML enhancements and stronger ODBC driver support. The post Wine 9.15 Launches With Enhanced MSHTML Prototypes appeared first on Linux Today. … [Read more...]

LXer Linux News 2024-08-12 15:38:35

Building off yesterday's release of Wine 9.15, Wine-Staging 9.15 is now available with 376 patches currently being applied atop the upstream codebase. … [Read more...]

Linux Today 2024-08-12 15:00:53

Incus 6.4 rolls out with bug fixes, better cluster management, storage solutions, OCI support, and more. The post Incus 6.4 Container & Virtual Machine Manager Released appeared first on Linux Today. … [Read more...]

How to Install Docker Desktop on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Need Docker Desktop on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS? Our straightforward guide shows you how to install it quickly and without hassle. … [Read more...]

GNOME 46.4 Desktop Improves Connecting to WPA2 Enterprise Networks

GNOME 46.4 is here a month after GNOME 46.3, with improvements for connecting to WPA2 enterprise networks, glitches in the looking-glass effect, Persian on-screen keyboard layout, overview startup notification, keyboard navigation in app folders, and nested popovers on Wayland. The post GNOME 46.4 Desktop Improves Connecting to WPA2 Enterprise … [Read more...]

PG Back Web 0.2 Brings Local Storage Support

PG Back Web 0.2 PostgreSQL automatic backup solution features streamed backups, local storage options without needing S3, and one-click data restoration. The post PG Back Web 0.2 Brings Local Storage Support appeared first on Linux Today. … [Read more...]

The Elder Scrolls: Arena re-implementation OpenTESArena gets a graphics code overhaul

Seems like this project is coming along nicely, and I do very much love seeing classics get revived with open source game engine re-implementations. OpenTESArena for The Elder Scrolls: Arena has a new release out. … [Read more...]

WebDAV Fixes for Fastmail, Mailbox Coming to Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users experiencing issues setting up Fastmail and mailbox.org providers in GNOME Online Accounts to access cloud files, calendars, and/or contacts will be pleased to hear a fix is inbound. … [Read more...]

COSMIC Desktop Alpha: Hands-on and Review

A detailed review of the System76's COSMIC Desktop maiden Alpha release, which brings a brand new desktop environment in the Linux ecosystem. … [Read more...]

GNOME 46.4 Desktop Improves Connecting to WPA2 Enterprise Networks

The GNOME Project released today GNOME 46.4 as the fourth maintenance update to the latest GNOME 46 “Kathmandu” desktop environment series bringing various improvements, bug fixes, and updated translations. … [Read more...]

Reimplementing A Linux Rust Scheduler In eBPF Shows Very Promising Results

NVIDIA software engineer Andrea Righi has implemented his "scx_rustland" Linux Rust scheduler within eBPF for very promising performance results. … [Read more...]