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  • [ANNOUNCE] libX11 1.7.0
    Here's a summary of changes from README.md:
    
    libX11 version 1.7.0 includes a new API, hence the change from the 1.6
    series to 1.7:
    
     * XSetIOErrorExitHandler which provides a mechanism for applications
       to recover from I/O error conditions instead of being forced to
       exit. Thanks to Carlos Garnacho for this.
    
    This release includes a bunch of bug fixes, some which have been pending for over three years:
    
     * A bunch of nls cleanups to remove obsolete entries and clean up
       formatting of the ist. Thanks to Benno Schulenberg for these.
    
     * Warning fixes and other cleanups across a huge swath of the
       library. Thanks to Alan Coopersmith for these.
    
     * Memory allocation bugs, including leaks and use after free in the
       locale code. Thanks to Krzesimir Nowak, Jacek Caban and Vittorio
       Zecca for these.
    
     * Thread safety fixes in the locale code. Thanks to Jacek Caban for
       these.
    
     * poll_for_response race condition fix. Thanks to Frediano Ziglio for
       the bulk of this effort, and to Peter Hutterer for careful review
       and improvements.
    
    Version 1.7.0 includes a couple of new locales:
    
     * ia and ie locales. Thanks to Carmina16 for these.
    
    There are also numerous compose entries added, including:
    
     * |^ or ^| for ↑, |v or v| for ↓, ~~ for ≈. Thanks to Antti
        Savolainen for this.
    
     * Allowing use of 'v' for caron, in addition to 'c', so things like
       vC for Č, vc for č. Thanks to Benno Schulenberg for this.
    
     * Compose sequences LT, lt for '<', and GT, gt for '>' for keyboards
       where those are difficult to access. Thanks to Jonathan Belsewir
       for this.
    
    
  • X11 Library Sees Lots Of Fixes With libX11 1.7 Release

    It's been seven years since the release of libX11 1.6.0 for this central X11 library while on Friday was replaced by the libX11 1.7 series. The release is primarily made up of fixes but leading to the version bump is a new API that allows for applications to recover from I/O error conditions rather than being forced to exit.

    That API addition for libX11 1.7.0 is interesting with XSetIOErrorExitHandler. But besides that are many fixes that accumulated for quite a while. The fixes range from warning fixes to memory allocation bugs being addressed to thread safety issues being resolved. There are also new locales and other changes with libX11 1.7.0.

  • CY's Take on PWC#087 | Moments on Perl or other Programming Issues

    After the long-haul Sudoku Task, this week we come to meet two tiny tasks.

  • Extensions in Firefox 84 | Mozilla Add-ons Blog

    Here are our highlights of what’s coming up in the Firefox 84 release...

More in Tux Machines

digiKam 7.7.0 is released

After three months of active maintenance and another bug triage, the digiKam team is proud to present version 7.7.0 of its open source digital photo manager. See below the list of most important features coming with this release. Read more

Dilution and Misuse of the "Linux" Brand

Samsung, Red Hat to Work on Linux Drivers for Future Tech

The metaverse is expected to uproot system design as we know it, and Samsung is one of many hardware vendors re-imagining data center infrastructure in preparation for a parallel 3D world. Samsung is working on new memory technologies that provide faster bandwidth inside hardware for data to travel between CPUs, storage and other computing resources. The company also announced it was partnering with Red Hat to ensure these technologies have Linux compatibility. Read more

today's howtos

  • How to install go1.19beta on Ubuntu 22.04 – NextGenTips

    In this tutorial, we are going to explore how to install go on Ubuntu 22.04 Golang is an open-source programming language that is easy to learn and use. It is built-in concurrency and has a robust standard library. It is reliable, builds fast, and efficient software that scales fast. Its concurrency mechanisms make it easy to write programs that get the most out of multicore and networked machines, while its novel-type systems enable flexible and modular program constructions. Go compiles quickly to machine code and has the convenience of garbage collection and the power of run-time reflection. In this guide, we are going to learn how to install golang 1.19beta on Ubuntu 22.04. Go 1.19beta1 is not yet released. There is so much work in progress with all the documentation.

  • molecule test: failed to connect to bus in systemd container - openQA bites

    Ansible Molecule is a project to help you test your ansible roles. I’m using molecule for automatically testing the ansible roles of geekoops.

  • How To Install MongoDB on AlmaLinux 9 - idroot

    In this tutorial, we will show you how to install MongoDB on AlmaLinux 9. For those of you who didn’t know, MongoDB is a high-performance, highly scalable document-oriented NoSQL database. Unlike in SQL databases where data is stored in rows and columns inside tables, in MongoDB, data is structured in JSON-like format inside records which are referred to as documents. The open-source attribute of MongoDB as a database software makes it an ideal candidate for almost any database-related project. This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of the MongoDB NoSQL database on AlmaLinux 9. You can follow the same instructions for CentOS and Rocky Linux.

  • An introduction (and how-to) to Plugin Loader for the Steam Deck. - Invidious
  • Self-host a Ghost Blog With Traefik

    Ghost is a very popular open-source content management system. Started as an alternative to WordPress and it went on to become an alternative to Substack by focusing on membership and newsletter. The creators of Ghost offer managed Pro hosting but it may not fit everyone's budget. Alternatively, you can self-host it on your own cloud servers. On Linux handbook, we already have a guide on deploying Ghost with Docker in a reverse proxy setup. Instead of Ngnix reverse proxy, you can also use another software called Traefik with Docker. It is a popular open-source cloud-native application proxy, API Gateway, Edge-router, and more. I use Traefik to secure my websites using an SSL certificate obtained from Let's Encrypt. Once deployed, Traefik can automatically manage your certificates and their renewals. In this tutorial, I'll share the necessary steps for deploying a Ghost blog with Docker and Traefik.