NetBSD 11.0

5 hours ago

NetBSD 11.0 has been released, with details available in the release announcement.
Users on ARM devices should use pre-configured images with U-Boot from the bootable ARM images page.
ISO images are split into CD-ROM (<700MB) and DVD versions; use .img files for USB drives and decompress them first.
The release was delayed due to waiting for third-party fixes and ongoing security issues; the team chose to be transparent about open issues.
Open security issues include hdaudio ioctl access checks, ipfilter null pointer deref, and pf use-after-free, all to be fixed in upcoming 11.1 release.

Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 is released, but only available on a limited set of devices due to increased storage requirements.
Morph Browser gets a major engine upgrade from Chromium 87 to Chromium 134, improving web compatibility and laying groundwork for future updates.
Widevine DRM installer is included for Morph Browser, allowing DRM-protected content, though it comes with legal disclaimers.

Debian 12.15 is the fifteenth and final update of the oldstable distribution Debian 12 (bookworm).
This point release includes security corrections and adjustments for serious issues; it does not constitute a new version but updates some packages.
Users can upgrade using an up-to-date Debian mirror; new installation images will be available soon.

Ventoy23 days ago

Ventoy 1.1.16 released on June 25, 2026.
Ventoy is an open-source tool for creating bootable USB drives from ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files without repeated formatting, using drag-and-drop.
It supports multiple files and folders, providing a boot menu to select them, and can also browse and boot from local disk files.

The author bought a 2008 OMAP3530 BeagleBoard to debug a UART driver bug.
They explored USB booting—a feature of the OMAP3530—out of curiosity, not necessity.
Finding documentation was difficult as many old resources (gitorious, arago-project, eLinux) had disappeared, but Internet Archive helped.

YSERVER, a modern X11 server written in Rust with AI assistance, has released version 1.3.
Recent additions include FreeBSD support, Xinerama extension, direct mode VT switching, display hotplug, and more X11 extensions.
Compatible with desktop environments like MATE, Xfce, and Cinnamon, and window managers such as Compiz, Openbox, and Awesome.

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