Linux From Scratch 13.0 | HackerOS 4.4 | SQLite 3.52 | Postfix 3.11 | Wine 11.4

Linux from Scratch, a project and book that guides users in building a complete Linux system from source code, has announced the release of LFS 13.0 along with Beyond Linux from Scratch, BLFS 13.0. For those unfamiliar with the project, Linux from Scratch is not a traditional distribution, but a freely available book that provides step-by-step instructions for compiling and assembling a working Linux system. A key change in this release is that LFS 13.0 is the first version available exclusively as a systemd edition following the decision to discontinue the long-maintained sysphony variant. Previous releases supported both init systems, but the maintainers opted to simplify maintenance and align with modern software that increasingly relies on systemb. In addition to the init system update, LFS 13.0 0 includes significant upgrades to core components. The release features binoodles 2.46, GIC 2.42, and 36 updated packages compared to the previous stable version. The base system now uses Linux kernel June 18th 10lts, ensuring the build instructions reflect recent kernel releases. The maintainers report over 100 commits to the LFS book since the last stable release. Security related updates were applied to packages such as GIC C, Corudals, Expat, Pearl, Python, SystemD, XZ, and Vim. Last but not least, released with LFS 13.0, the BLFS 13.0 Zerobook significantly expands the base system by offering instructions for installing a broad range of additional software including desktop environments such as Gnome, KD Plasma, XFC, and LXQT as well as common applications like web browsers, email clients, and office suites. For further information, refer to the official announcement. Linux from scratch, a project and book that guides users in building a complete Linux system from source. The SQLite team has released version 3.52 addressing a critical database corruption issue related to WL resets. The new version also expands the SQL engine by enhancing the alter table command which now allows adding or removing not null and check constraints for greater schema flexibility. Moreover, this release adds two built-in SQL functions, JSON_insert and job_insert, which extend JSON functionality for inserting values into JSON or Jamba arrays. The new query result formatter library improves the display of query results on fixed width terminals as the CLI now uses QRF to render tables with Unicode box drawing characters. Plus, numeric values are right aligned by default for better clarity, and batch sessions retain the legacy output format to ensure script compatibility. The CLI includes several enhancements. The dot mode command has been significantly improved and bear semicolons at the end of dot commands are now ignored. The dot timer command now supports a once argument to time only the next SQL statement. The progress command adds a timeout option to interrupt queries after a set duration. Command line arguments referencing SQL or .txt files are now automatically treated as scripts if they contain SQL statements or docands. The query planner has been improved for better performance with SQLite now consistently using a sort and merge strategy for except intersect and union operations which is generally faster than hashbased methods. Additional optimizations enhance join ordering in complex star schema queries and improve exists to join transformations. It's also worth noting that floating pointtoext conversions now round values to 17 significant digits by default, up from 15 in previous versions. Finally, SQLite 3.52 discontinues support for Windows RT. For more details, see the release notes. >> A year after the 3.10 10 release, the Postfix team has announced version 3.11. With this release, the 3.7 branch has reached the end of its update cycle. A key change addresses the removal of Berkeley DB from some Linux distributions. Since Postfix relied on Berkeley DB for hash and tree tables, administrators should migrate to alternatives such as LMDB or CDB. In light of this, the project offers documentation and tools to support partially automated migrations. Postfix 3.11 includes several TLS security enhancements. The SMTP client's SMTP_TLS_curity level now defaults to May when built with TLS support and compatibility level 3.11 or newer. Another important addition is support for reqyrels, an ESMTP extension, which allows senders to require email transmission only over strongly authenticated TLS connections. All servers along the delivery path must support secure authentication mechanisms such as DANE or MTAS when this option is enabled. Moreover, TLS logging now reports both the requested and actual enforcement levels and indicates whether required policies were applied successfully. Additional TLS changes adjust elliptic curve defaults when postfix is built with open SSL 3.5 or newer. This reduces TLS handshake message size to prevent compatibility issues with network equipment that cannot handle larger packets. Postfix 3.11 adds JSON output support to command line utilities such as postconf, post map, post alias, and post multi, enabling easier integration with automation and configuration management tools. The release also improves milter error handling for messages over longived SMTP connections. The default milter_default action now uses a new shutdown behavior, disconnecting the remote SMTP client when a milter error occurs. Finally, the project has begun deprecating several obsolete configuration parameters. Postfix programs will now log warnings when these settings are detected, indicating that they will be removed in a future release. The Wine Project, a compatibility layer that allows Linux and Mac OS users to run Windows applications, has released version 11.4, the fourth maintenance update in the stable 11.x series. Here are the main highlights. A key update is the reimplementation of the SAX reader in MSXML. This change modernizes XML parsing using Microsoft's XML technologies, which are essential for many Windows applications. Wine 11.4 also improves audio performance. Developers have optimized resampling in DX sound which should increase efficiency and reduce overhead when processing audio streams. On top of that, the release lays the groundwork for implementing CFGMGR32, the Windows Configuration Manager API, which enables applications to interact with hardware and system settings. Additionally, Wine 11.4 4 improves Unix time zone matching. As with previous releases, this update includes bug fixes with 17 issues resolved, addressing problems in applications such as Roblox Studio, FL Studio installers, native Access 2, Room Center, and Explorer++. Additional fixes address Windows API issues, including process handle inheritance, treeview rendering, C++ exception handling, and failures in functions such as format message W. The release also resolves a wine staging build issue caused by a missing VKD3D linkage. For more information, visit the announcement. Wine 11.4 Four's source code can be downloaded from GitLab's project page for those interested in trying out or upgrading their current installation. The binary packages for various distributions are expected to be available shortly.

Linux From Scratch 13.0 Released as First Systemd-Only Version SQLite 3.52 Released With WAL Corruption Fix and CLI Improvements Postfix 3.11 MTA Released With REQUIRETLS Support Wine 11.4 Released with DirectSound Performance Improvements https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jorebza