Ungoogled Chromium 139.0.7258.154-1, based on Chromium 139.0.7258.154, is now available. Ungoogled Chromium is a modified version of Google Chromium that aims to remove its dependency on Google web services while retaining the default user experience. The project's objectives prioritize removing Google dependencies over adding new features, and it implements various tweaks to enhance privacy, control, and transparency. Key features include disabling functionality specific to Google domains, blocking internal requests to Google at runtime, and stripping binaries from the source code.
The Node.js project has released Node.js v24.7.0 with significant updates, including the addition of post-quantum cryptography standards for future-proofing against quantum computing threats. These updates include new ways to use the ML-KEM and ML-DSA algorithms in the crypto module and support for them in the Web Cryptography API (WICG). Additionally, root certificates have been updated to NSS 3.114, and several other notable changes have been made, such as adding support for raw header arrays in HTTP/2 streams and Brotli compression.
Eric Engestrom has announced that the Mesa bugfix release 25.1.9 is now available, marking the last release in the 25.1 series. Users are encouraged to switch to the 25.2 series for continued bug fixes and support. Over 20 developers contributed numerous fixes to the new release, addressing various issues with graphics drivers, performance, and functionality.
GE-Proton 10-15 has been released.
This release includes fixes for two specific issues:One issue was related to opening CrossCode, which previously resulted in a hang.
The other issue was with video playback in Fable: The Lost Chapters.
Zen Browser has released version 1.15b, which includes several new features and improvements. One of the most requested features, folders, has finally been added to Zen, allowing users to organize their browsing experience by creating folders from the sidebar and dragging tabs inside. The update also includes various security fixes, updated Firefox to version 142.0, and implemented monochromatic icons for improved aesthetics. Additionally, several issues were resolved, including compact mode twitching, pinned tab titles not showing, and performance problems with pinned tabs pre-loading at startup.
GloriousEggroll has announced that GE-Proton10-14 has been released, addressing several issues with various games. The update fixes launch crashes and menu-related problems in titles such as Age of Empires 4, Dead by Daylight, Warhammer 40k: Darktide, and Halo: MCC. Additionally, the release resolves video playback crashes in games like Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Life Makeover, and Ark: Survival Evolved, as well as input issues with Dragon Age Inquisition and controller problems in other titles. The update also includes new Proton fixes for several games, including Two Worlds: Epic Edition and Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Syndicate.
QEMU version 10.1.0 has been released, containing over 2700 commits from 226 authors. This release includes several key features and improvements, such as initial support for accessing confidential guest memory with SEV-SNP/TDX and enhanced live migration capabilities. Additionally, QEMU now supports various new CPU features, board/machine models, and platforms across different architectures, including ARM, LoongArch, Microblaze, RISC-V, and x86. The update also includes numerous other improvements, additions, and fixes for various components of the QEMU system.
Eric Mann has announced the PHP 8.3.25 release, which fixes various bugs and issues across different modules, including core, calendar, FTP, GD, Hash, Intl, LDAP, LibXML, MbString, Opcache, OpenSSL, PDO Pgsql, Readline, SOAP, Sockets, and Standard. The updates address issues such as crashes, assertion failures, and leaks, as well as improve the handling of edge cases and security vulnerabilities. Some notable fixes include resolving a build issue with C++17, addressing an integer overflow in calendar.c, and fixing a crash on clone failure in the Hash module. The release also includes several fixes related to OpenSSL and PDO Pgsql, including a correction for a segfault in openssl_pkey_derive when using a low key_length parameter.
Valve Software has announced a new update for Proton, bringing important bug fixes and resolving several issues with various games. The update addresses problems such as video playback issues, crashes, and focus problems in games like Every Day We Fight, Warframe, VRChat, and others. Additionally, it improves rendering, graphics settings, and performance in games like Alpha Protocol, Once Human, Risk of Rain 2, and The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered. The update also includes various updates to Wine-Mono, Xalia, vkd3d, and dxvk to improve overall stability and functionality.
Saki Takamachi has announced the release of PHP 8.4.12 with various bug fixes and improvements across different components, including Core, Calendar, FTP, GD, Hash, Intl, LDAP, LibXML, MbString, Opcache, OpenSSL, PDO Pgsql, SOAP, Sockets, and Standard. The fixes address issues such as memory leaks, crashes, incorrect behavior, and theoretical problems with functions like hrtime() not being available. Notable bug fixes include resolving integer overflows in the calendar component, fixing a crash on clone failure in the Hash component, and resolving a memleak issue in the Intl component. Additionally, several security-related issues have been addressed, including leaks and heap-use-after-free errors in various components.
Daniel Scherzer has announced the release of the second beta release of PHP 8.5.0 for testing with several bug fixes and improvements across various modules, including core, filter, ODBC, opcache, OpenSSL, PDO, Phar, session, SOAP, SPL, standard, tokenizer, and URI. The report_memleaks INI directive has been deprecated, constant redeclaration is deprecated, and the disable_classes INI directive has been removed. New features include the ability to set up the URI parser for FTP/FTPS, SSL/TLS stream wrappers, and FILTER_VALIDATE_URL, along with the new TAILCALL VM that is automatically enabled when compiling with Clang version 19 or higher on x86_ Additionally, several deprecations have been made, including prohibiting pipe & arrow function combinations, incrementing non-numeric strings, and various closure binding issues.
Mark Otto announced the release of Bootstrap CSS framework version 5.3.8, which includes fixes for a dropdown focus bug and various updates, including CSS and JavaScript improvements. Several minor optimizations were made to the release process and example code, and tooltips were added to buttons when using the <Example> shortcode. Users can download the latest version of Bootstrap by visiting the getbootstrap.com website or by running npm i bootstrap@v5.3.8 in their terminal.
Pgpool-II is a tool designed to enhance the capabilities of PostgreSQL, offering features such as connection pooling, load balancing, and automatic failover. The enhancements have been implemented to resolve issues related to unstable DNS lookups and backend failures in specific environments. The tool now attempts to retry up to five times in the event that getaddrinfo() encounters an EAI_AGAIN error. The health check calls connect_inet_domain_socket_by_port() with the retry flag configured to false. The tool addresses an issue that resulted in an inappropriate notice message being printed when commands were written to the IPC socket. Additional enhancements comprise a resolution for a resource leak in pool_push_pending_data, a correction for the malfunctioning scram-sha-256 authentication on big-endian machines, and an amendment for a typographical error in the comments of pgpool.conf.
GloriousEggroll has announced the release of GE-Proton10-13, which addresses video playback problems in Resident Evil 7, Resident Evil 8, Sky: Children of the Light, and Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed. Two new environment variable options have been introduced: PROTON_MEDIA_USE_GST=1 to utilize the winegstreamer backend in place of the default winedmo backend, and PROTON_GST_VIDEO_ORIENTATION= to modify video orientation. Furthermore, proton fixes have been implemented to restore audio functionality in One Piece Pirate Warriors, address multiplayer concerns in 40k Dawn of War Definitive Edition, and apply necessary updates.
The Samba Team has announced the availability of the second release candidate for the upcoming Samba 4.23 release, intended solely for testing purposes. The update encompasses new functionalities, including samba-tool domain backup, CTDB modifications, and per-share profiling statistics.
Neil C. Smith has announced the release of Apache NetBeans IDE 27, featuring a range of enhancements and corrections. The updates include improvements in Gradle, Maven, Ant, Java, PHP, the PHP Editor, Javadoc build on JDK 25, TreeRuleTestBase, fixing external link errors in Javadoc, better handling of module imports, optimizing hints for unused packages, organizing member hints, and updates to the lib
The shivammathur/setup-php has been updated from version 2.32.0 to 2.33.0 in PHP, and the JavaScript TextInterceptorTests has been resolved. The PHP editor has been upgraded to version 2.34.1, and the JavaScript TextInterceptorTests feature has been disabled. The enhancements to the JavaScript TextInterceptorTests have been implemented, and the PHP versioning has been incorporated.
The shivammathur/setup-php has been updated from version 2.32.0 to 2.33.0 in PHP, and the JavaScript TextInterceptorTests has been resolved. The PHP editor has been upgraded to version 2.34.1, and the JavaScript TextInterceptorTests feature has been disabled. The enhancements to the JavaScript TextInterceptorTests have been implemented, and the PHP versioning has been incorporated.
VSCodium 1.103.25610, based on Visual Studio Code 1.103.2, has been released.
The sixth beta version of Godot 4.5 has been released and marks the conclusion of the beta phase for version 4.5, with release candidates imminent. All subsequent changes will be limited to regression fixes, and the content provided here will primarily represent the 4.5 release.
The recent updates since beta 5 primarily consist of regression fixes, including the renaming of SVGTexture to DPITexture and its designation as "experimental". This feature is designed for a specific use case and will not be expanded beyond that scope. Additional changes encompass reinstating the gradle_build/compress_native_libraries export option, enhancing GDScript autocompletion, introducing the CameraServer feeds_updated signal, transitioning to MSDF from MTSDF for font rendering, implementing methods to ascertain the initial event that triggered the "just pressed/released" state, refining error reporting for overloaded shader functions, updating the documentation for _physics_process and _process to accurately represent implementation, correcting the snapping logic in Range, and resolving the issue of material removal clearing all instances of shared texture arrays.
Samba 4.22.4 has been released. This update addresses several critical issues, including the NR_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED error from netr_LogonSamLogonEx, the failure of getpwuid to switch to a new domain controller when the current one is unavailable, Windows security hardening that prevents schannel'ed netlogon DC calls, unresponsiveness of a secondary DC leading to idmapping failures, the kinit command encountering a missing cache error, the malfunction of vfs_streams_depot fstatat, delayed leader broadcasts that indefinitely block ctdb, and the malfunction of SMB ACL inheritance for newly created files.
The vkd3d team has announced the release of version 1.17 of their Direct3D to Vulkan translation library. This update introduces enhancements including initial HLSL support for thread group shared memory, various features for the experimental Metal Shading Language target, and several bug fixes. The release can be accessed from the libvkd3d repository and is also available for direct retrieval from the git repository. The latest enhancements encompass the EnumerateMetaCommands() method within the ID3D12Device5 interface, augmented support for geometry shaders, and the introduction of memory barrier intrinsics in shader model 4 target profiles. The experimental Metal Shading Language target includes features like texture sampling and gather operations, loops and switches, screen-space partial derivatives, integer arithmetic and comparison operations, indirect addressing of constant buffers, indexable temporary registers, fragment shader output sample coverage masks, as well as SV_Position and SV_SampleIndex fragment shader inputs. The core grammar for the experimental SPIR-V disassembler has been revised to align with the vulkan-sdk-1.4.313.0 release.
