Do you waddle the waddle?
Coming just a month after Mixxx 2.4.2, which was the last update in the 2.4 series, Mixxx 2.5 is here to port the application to the latest Qt 6 open-source application framework to provide users with a more modern and stylish graphical user interface, improved performance, and enhanced compatibility on modern systems.
4MLinux 47.0 is here almost four months after 4MLinux 46.0 with support for installing the distro on virtual KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) block devices (e.g. /dev/vda1, /dev/vda2, etc.), as well as support for hundreds of old image formats via RECOIL (Retro Computer Image Library) with its GIMP plugin.
MYIR has introduced the MYC-LT536 SoM, powered by the Allwinner T536 quad-core Cortex-A55 processor, and designed for industrial and IoT applications. It is also supported by a compatible development board featuring dual GbE ports, NVMe PCIe support, and wireless connectivity.
The December 23, 2024 release of DietPi v9.9 introduces several enhancements, new images for additional devices, and a range of bug fixes. This update improves support for single-board computers from Orange Pi and FriendlyELEC, enhances software tools, and addresses critical issues reported by the community.
Mutter, if you don't know what it is, is a Wayland display server and an X11 window manager and compositor library. It used by GNOME Shell, Gala, GNOME Kiosk and possibly other old forks out there.
The project was born from merging Clutter, Cogl and Metacity so it has/had a lot of cruft and technical debts carried over time.
In this blog post, I will go through the list of things I worked on the last few months to reduce that and my plans for the upcoming year.