Redis, a popular in-memory data store, is being deprecated in Arch Linux's repo; Valkey steps in as a high-performance BSD-licensed replacement.
https://linuxiac.com/arch-says-goodbye-to-redis-adopts-valkey/
Redis, a popular in-memory data store, is being deprecated in Arch Linux's repo; Valkey steps in as a high-performance BSD-licensed replacement.
https://linuxiac.com/arch-says-goodbye-to-redis-adopts-valkey/
Title: VSCodium
️ What's: A libre IDE
️ https://vscodium.com
️https://github.com/VSCodium
#LinuxGameDev #Flagship #Programming #IDE #Telemetry
️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #RPM #Deb #Flatpak #AppIm #Snap
Our entry: https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html
️ Telemetry: https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/1322
️Update: 1.99.02289 (=vsc 1.99.0)➜1.99.32562 (=vsc 1.99.3)
Major release (Stable)
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️Changes: https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases
️From:
️ https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases.atom
️https://www.youtube.com/embed/P8accXNcwjs?start=633
https://www.youtube.com/embed/?list=PLjCGSCBfSFa9jbjQuGCtJ3Ncl3Xyr8Mn_
https://www.youtube.com/embed/jtK-prBAyPo
I'm finally writing the iso to a USB, after backing up my files! #Arch
#HDF5 is doing great. So basically:
1. Originally, upstream used autotools. The build system installed a h5cc wrapper which — besides being a compiler wrapper — had a few config-tool style options.
2. Then, upstream added #CMake build system as an alternative. It installed a different h5cc wrapper that did not have the config-tool style options anymore.
3. Downstreams that tried CMake quickly discovered that the new wrapper broke a lot of packages, so they reverted to autotools and reported a bug.
4. Upstream closed the bug, handwaving it as "CMake h5cc changes have been noted in the Release.txt at the time of change - archived copy should exist in the history files."
5. Upstream announced the plans to remove autotools support.
So, to summarize the current situation:
1. Pretty much everyone (at least #Arch, #Conda-forge, #Debian, #Fedora, #Gentoo) is building using autotools, because CMake builds cause too much breakage.
2. Downstreams originally judged this to be a HDF5 issue, so they didn't report bugs to affected packages. Not sure if they're even aware that HDF5 upstream rejected the report.
3. All packages remain "broken", and I'm guessing their authors may not even be aware of the problem, because, well, as I pointed out, everyone is still using autotools, and nobody reported the issues during initial CMake testing.
4. I'm not even sure if there is a good "fix" here. I honestly don't know the package, but it really sounds like the config-tool was removed with no replacement, so the only way forward might be for people to switch over to CMake (sigh) — which would of course break the packages almost everywhere, unless people also add fallbacks for compatibility with autotools builds.
5. The upstream's attitude suggests that HDF5 is pretty much a project unto itself, and doesn't care about its actual users.
#Hiking to the Natural #Arch today. We hadn't been there in several years, and the trail to it was a bit more adventurous than we remembered (or maybe we're just getting old), but we made it, and the views are definitely worth it. This is an area that burned in the 2001 Cerro Grande fire, and the hillsides are still littered with dead tree trunks; but you can also see all the thriving young ponderosas, planted by volunteers, especially kids from the local schools, after the fire.
Title: Schism Tracker
️ What's: A libre re-implementation of Impulse Tracker
️ https://schismtracker.org/
️ https://github.com/schismtracker
#LinuxGameDev #Music #Tracker
️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #RPM #Deb
Our entry: https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html
️ Update: 20250414
Signific. vers.
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️ Changes: https://github.com/schismtracker/schismtracker/releases
️ From:
️ https://github.com/schismtracker/schismtracker/releases.atom
https://www.youtube.com/embed/VUrgtAVgAKs
https://www.youtube.com/embed/CHoPYYT1KT0
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/o2yVceKKQno
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/gmviXuMIGUc
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/5-Jke3Ar1yI
From the Linux Update newsletter: @BruceByfield explores Linux-Assistant, an all-in-one Linux dashboard for setup and administrative tasks
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/Linux-Assistant?utm_source=mlm
#Linux #OpenSource #Debian #Arch #RPM #Flatpack #GRUB #FOSS #security #GNOME #KDE #Cinnamon #Xfce
#KDE, #Flatpak (and #Arch) users, I can really recommend the Plasmoid "Apdatifier"!
https://store.kde.org/p/2135796
It is sleek, displays a count of Flatpaks and Plasmoids that can be updated, and runs a really nice TUI to update them.
I personally dont like discover-notifier as it seems to hog too many resources. This is a great replacement!
Title: TrenchBroom
️ What's: A libre level editor for Quake engines
️ https://trenchbroom.github.io
️ https://github.com/kduske/TrenchBroom
#LinuxGameDev #LevelEditor #Quake1
️ #Libre #Arch #RPM #Flatpak #Snap #AppIm
Our entry: https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html
️Update: 2025.3-RC1
Code improvement
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️Changes: https://github.com/TrenchBroom/TrenchBroom/releases
️From:
️ https://github.com/TrenchBroom/TrenchBroom/releases.atom
https://www.youtube.com/embed/shcAvnYp9ow
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/wfPJtjV7MOs
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/DMJ7i4nuMVA?start=297
https://www.youtube.com/embed/?list=PLgDKRPte5Y0AZ_K_PZbWbgBAEt5xf74aE
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/vOl01QbLTFM
️https://www.youtube.com/embed/M8qzdYfFPoE
Title: Video Trimmer
️ What's: A libre lightweight & lossless video fragment cutting tool
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️ https://gitlab.gnome.org/YaLTeR/video-trimmer
️ https://mastodon.technology/@YaLTeR
#LinuxTool #VideoEditor
️ #Libre #Arch #Flatpak
Our entry: https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html
️ Update: 25.03
UI improvement
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️ Changes: https://gitlab.gnome.org/YaLTeR/video-trimmer/-/releases
️ From:
️ https://gitlab.gnome.org/YaLTeR/video-trimmer/-/tags?format=atom
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/LlpwVXWI4Co
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nq7iHCY5GIM
Title: Defold
️ What's: A free 2D/3D game engine & IDE
️ https://defold.com/
️ https://github.com/defold
️ https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@defold
#LinuxGameDev #FreeGameEngine
️ #Free #SRC #Bin #Arch #Snap
Our entry: https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html
️ Update: 1.10.0
Major release (Stable)
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️ Changes: https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-10-0-has-been-released/80264
️ From:
️ https://github.com/defold/defold/releases.atom
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/paNVnAIVkgk
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/-3CzCbd4QZ0
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/aYGxAoT9dX8
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/xvUCciulwOE
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/q7MYQhfuzKk
Title: Zed
️ What's: A libre IDE
️ https://zed.dev/
️ https://github.com/zed-industries
#LinuxGameDev #Flagship #Programming #IDE
️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #Flatpak
Our entry: https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html
️ Update: 0.179.5➜0.181.8
Major release (Stable)
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️ Changes: https://zed.dev/releases/stable
️ From:
️ https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases.atom
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/bfXXS5Z1JMc?start=838
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/_JdfeZdeOa4
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/luUmGeWvAGw
https://www.youtube.com/embed/BCQwMXZ4Cy8
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fk08oNi0j1Y
Title: Oracle VM VirtualBox
️ What's: A libre virtualization software of hardware systems (PCs)
️ https://www.virtualbox.org/
️ https://www.virtualbox.org/browser/vbox/trunk
#Linux #Virtualization
️ #Libre #Arch #RPM #Deb
Our entry: https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html
️ Update:7.1.4➜7.1.8
Signific. vers.
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️ Changes: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog
️ From: https://social.tchncs.de/@distrowatch/114343210028146668
https://www.youtube.com/embed/nvdnQX9UkMY
https://www.youtube.com/embed/sB_5fqiysi4
[fr] https://www.youtube.com/embed/SUVZg4hlvpI
Title: Blender
️ What's: A libre suite for modeling & animation
️ https://www.blender.org
️ https://projects.blender.org/
️ https://mastodon.social/@blender
#LinuxGameDev #Flagship #Animation #Modeling
️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #RPM #Deb #Flatpak #AppIm #Snap
Our entry: https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html
️ Update: 4.4.1
Hotfix
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️ Changes: https://mastodon.social/@Blender/114342564717931048
️ From: https://social.tchncs.de/@distrowatch/114341558462783313
https://www.youtube.com/embed/TQElJP1AaS0
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/9BqcZ4RSX7s
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/hNzQ1G3bZI0
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Idlll0N3EVk
Title: Unvanquished
️ What's: A libre team-based FPS/RTS game pitting humans vs aliens
️ https://www.unvanquished.net
️ https://github.com/Unvanquished
#LinuxGaming #ShareYourGames #Flagship #RTS #FPS #SciFi #Spiders
️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #RPM #Deb #Flatpak
Our entry: https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html
️ Update: 0.55.3
New Mod
️ Changes: https://unvanquished.net/unvanquished-0-55-3-tonemapped-vampires/
️ From: https://idtech.space/objects/6830ff92-23f2-44a8-96b7-ee69b2ca2371
https://www.youtube.com/embed/GdcWH52z8KM
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/5Zq_kVlqt34
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️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyzYabXS4W4
️ https://vdo.unvanquished.greboca.com/videos/embed/ogoFSa6jQYyzM5H1EUtzm4