Leftovers: Software
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apt 1.3 RC4 – Tweaking apt update
Did that ever happen to you: You run apt update, it fetches a Release file, then starts fetching DEP-11 metadata, then any pdiff index stuff, and then applies them; all after another? Or this: You don’t see any update progress until very near the end? Worry no more: I tweaked things a bit in 1.3~rc4 (git commit).
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QEMU 2.7 Released With Many Improvements For The Linux Virtualization Stack
It's time for another stable QEMU update.
QEMU 2.7 is today's new feature release and has numerous ARM/MIPS improvements, CPU hot-remove support for x86, VirtIO-BLK now supports multi-queue, a new e1000e network device, support for Xen para-virtualized USB, VirtIO GPU improvements, speed improvements for the TCG code generator, and various other enhancements.
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Git v2.10.0
The latest feature release Git v2.10.0 is now available at the usual places. It is comprised of 639 non-merge commits since v2.9.0, contributed by 76 people, 22 of which are new faces.
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Git 2.10 Released
Git 2.10 isn't the most exciting feature release, but there is some new functionality. Git 2.10 features various minor updates to the many sub-commands, performance improvements to Git's fast-import, HTTP transfer improvements, various other improvements and a wide assortment of fixes.
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Batch file renaming and integrated archive support added to Nautilus
The Files application (aka Nautilus) is getting a major update in Fedora 25 Workstation. Fedora 25 is slated to include Nautilus 3.22, adding a new GUI interface for batch renaming of files, and will also add integrated archive support. GNOME Developer Carlos Soriano has blogged in depth about all the new features in Nautilus 3.22, including some additional features that might be included in the future. OMG! Ubuntu! also has a great writeup if you want to learn more about the new features.
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