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Author: Erik Peterson

A ProHoster specialist with over seven years of experience in hosting, network infrastructure, and internet security. I participate in the development and maintenance of server solutions, VPN services, and client platforms. I specialize in stability, data protection, and service optimization for clients. I regularly monitor updates in industry standards and best practices.

OpenWrt Update 25.12.5

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A corrective release of the OpenWrt 25.12.5 distribution has been released, developed for network devices such as routers, switches, and access points. OpenWrt supports over 2200 devices and offers a build system that simplifies cross-compilation and the creation of custom builds. Such builds allow for the formation of ready-to-use firmware with the desired set of pre-installed packages, optimized for specific tasks. Ready builds have been published for 41 target platforms. Among […]

Fedora 45 Plans to Include Shadow Stack Protection

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In the upcoming Fedora Linux 45 release scheduled for fall 2026, the use of shadow stack is planned to be enabled by default on x86_64 systems to block exploits that overwrite the return address of functions in the event of a stack buffer overflow. Protection is intended to be activated for all applications and libraries compiled with gcc (C, C++) and clang (C, C++) compilers […]

Release of ArchBang Linux distribution 010726

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The lightweight Linux distribution ArchBang 010726 has been released, based on the developments of Arch Linux and providing a user interface based on the composite manager MangoWM. The distribution offers a continuous release cycle, allowing users to always work with the latest versions of programs from the Arch Linux repositories. The size of the ISO image is 1.4 GB. In the new version, the default use of the lightweight composite manager MangoWM has been implemented […]

Release of the file integrity checker utility Precizer 0.16.0

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The release of Precizer 0.16.0 has been published, a command-line utility designed to verify the integrity of large file trees and detect discrepancies after data synchronization. The project's code is written in C and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Ready builds have previously been available for Linux and macOS, and a key change in the new release is the experimental support for Windows. The Precizer project has been developing for over two years […]

Alt Mobile: support for 1+6(t)

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By popular demand from the community, ALT Mobile has expanded its list of supported devices with affordable smartphones featuring the Snapdragon 845: OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T. The porting work was completed fairly quickly thanks to the efforts of Vasily Doylov (neko@) — the maintainer of packages and some devices for postmarketOS, a member of the ALT Gnome Development team, who recently began the Join process in ALT Linux […]

Ray tracing system implemented in SQL

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Alexey Milovidov, co-founder of the ClickHouse DBMS, with the assistance of AI assistant Claude, published a ray tracing system fully implemented in SQL. Rendering with path tracing-based lighting simulation has been implemented as a single SQL query without user-defined functions (UDF) and without connecting external code. For graphics output, ClickHouse's ability to save query results in PNG format is utilized. The project is fully […]

ZLUDA 6 has been released, an independent implementation of CUDA.

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The latest version of ZLUDA has been released — a compatibility layer for parallel computing on non-Nvidia graphics processors, aimed at full CUDA compatibility. It corresponds to CUDA version 13.1. Currently, only AMD is supported (ROCm version up to 7.2), with plans for Intel support as well. It is written in Rust. Initial support is claimed for operating the PhysX physics engine and the 3D editor Blender over ZLUDA. About the name. Cuda in Polish — […]

Release of the COSMIC Desktop 1.2.0

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System76, the company behind the Pop!_OS Linux distribution, has released the COSMIC desktop environment version 1.2.0. Packages for COSMIC 1.2.0 are available in the Pop!_OS 24.04 distribution and are expected soon in Fedora, NixOS, Arch Linux, openSUSE, Aeyrin OS, Redox, and CachyOS. The code is written in Rust and is distributed under GPLv3 (for applications) and MPL-2.0 (for libraries). COSMIC is evolving as a universal […]

Second alpha release of the Pidgin 3 messenger.

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The second alpha release of the Pidgin 3.0 instant messaging client (2.96) has been introduced. This release is noted as still not ready for everyday use. Builds are prepared in Flatpak format and are available in the beta repository on Flathub. The Pidgin 3 branch has been under development since 2011, after three years of discussions at the conceptual and idea levels prior to that. Pidgin 3 marks a transition […]

The release of VirtualBox 7.2.12 addresses the issue causing host system hangs.

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Oracle has released a corrective update for the VirtualBox virtualization system, version 7.2.12, which includes 3 changes. In the additions for host environments running Linux, a problem that caused a kernel crash leading to a kernel Panic or system freeze during the launch of a virtual machine has been fixed. The freeze occurs when using VirtualBox 7.2.10 by users of Debian 13, Arch Linux, Linux […]

Git 2.55

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The release of the distributed version control system Git 2.55 has been announced. Key changes include the default inclusion of a Rust build, implementation of the fsmonitor process for Linux, a new incremental MIDX index repacking strategy, the git history fixup command for correcting commits, optimization of object availability bitmap generation, support for parallel execution of hooks, and the git format-rev command. Git code is distributed under the GPLv2+ license. By […]

A new management model for MySQL aimed at engaging the community in development

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Heather VanCura, Vice President of Oracle responsible for community engagement, has presented the second phase of the initiative to strengthen ties with the community and accelerate MySQL development. While the first phase focused on increasing transparency in processes and engaging the community in shaping the MySQL development roadmap, the second phase will concentrate on involving representatives from the community in development. Among […]

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