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Arch Linux Website Hit by DDoS and Temporarily Limited to IPv6

OnDecember 25, 2025

Arch Linux has confirmed an active DDoS attack during Christmas, with IPv4 access to its website unavailable.

GStreamer 1.26.10 Brings Fixes for FLAC Opus and Matroska Handling

OnDecember 25, 2025
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GStreamer 1.26.10 multimedia framework resolves multichannel FLAC and Opus issues and improves Matroska demuxing for 4K uncompressed video streams.

Wayback 0.3 Preview Arrives With Fedora and Alpine Availability

OnDecember 25, 2025

Wayback 0.3, a X11 compatibility layer that allows running X11 desktop environments using Wayland, is now available in Fedora 42/43 and Alpine Linux stable repositories.

Ruby 4.0 Released With Ruby Box Isolation and New ZJIT Compiler

OnDecember 25, 2025

Ruby 4.0 is now available, introducing the experimental Ruby Box isolation feature, the new ZJIT compiler, and performance and concurrency improvements.

FreshRSS 1.28 Feed Aggregator Released With New Sorting Options

OnDecember 24, 2025

FreshRSS 1.28 self-hosted RSS feed aggregator introduces advanced search, new sorting by user date and article length, UI improvements, and more.

Kitty Terminal 0.45 Released With New Keyboard-First File Selector Kitten

OnDecember 24, 2025

Kitty 0.45 GPU-accelerated terminal introduces a new keyboard-first file selector kitten with fast navigation and rich previews for text, images, videos, and e-books.

OpenMediaVault 8 NAS Launches With Debian 13 Upgrade

OnDecember 24, 2025

OpenMediaVault 8.0 is now available, upgrading the NAS platform to Debian 13 and officially dropping support for legacy CPU architectures.

Pinta 3.1 Image Editor Brings New Grid, Selection Tools, and More

OnDecember 24, 2025

Pinta 3.1, an open-source image-drawing/editing app, is out with improvements to canvas performance, reduced memory usage, and smoother zooming for large images.