The ncurses (new curses) library is a free software emulation of curses in System V Release 4.0 (SVr4), and more. It uses terminfo format, supports pads and color and multiple highlights and forms characters and function-key mapping, and has all the other SVr4-curses enhancements over BSD curses. SVr4 curses became the basis of X/Open Curses.
Read moreMonth: January 2018
Linux Kernel Archive: Linux 4.15
Linus Torvalds writes:
“After a release cycle that was unusual in so many (bad) ways, this last week was really pleasant. Quiet and small, and no last-minute panics, just small fixes for various issues. I never got a feeling that I’d need to extend things by yet another week, and 4.15 looks fine to me.
Read morecurl 7.58.0 released
curl is a tool to transfer data from or to a server, using one of the supported protocols (DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET and TFTP). The command is designed to work without user interaction.
Read moreLunarG Device Simulation Tool (“DevSim”) – Extend your test coverage
The LunarG Device Simulation layer helps test across a wide range of hardware capabilities without requiring a physical copy of every device. It can be applied without modifying any application binaries, and in a fully-automated fashion. The Device Simulation layer (aka DevSim) is a Vulkan layer that can override the values returned by your application’s queries of the GPU.
Read moreEpiphany Technology Preview
The Epiphany Technology Preview is a nightly build of Epiphany, on top of the latest development release of WebKitGTK+, running on the GNOME master Flatpak runtime. The target audience is anyone who wants to assist with Epiphany development by testing the latest code and reporting bugs.
Read moreMovit 1.6.0 Released: High-performance, high-quality video filters for the GPU
Movit aims to be a high-quality, high-performance, open-source library for video filters.
Read moreThe CSD Initiative
CSD Initiative is an initiative to get as many applications as possible to drop title bars in favor of client-side
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Logic Supply ML350 – Embedded Industrial Computer – Powered by Intel Apollo Lake processing
The Logic Supply ML350 features a low profile fanless enclosure and a motherboard developed from the ground up to enable a range of customization options including expansion, connectivity and advanced Consumer Electronics Control (CEC).
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Netrunner Rolling 2018.01 released
The Netrunner Team is happy to announce the release of Netrunner Rolling 2018.01 – 64bit ISO.
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Linux Beginners FAQ – The Linux Portal Site
There are lots of reasons why Linux might be the perfect operating system to meet your requirements.
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