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Author: Yuri Gagarin

A technical specialist at ProHoster with over six years of experience in server administration, VPN solutions, and network security. I manage infrastructure setup and support, monitor service stability, and implement solutions to protect client data. I also contribute to performance optimization and compliance with modern security and privacy requirements.

The OpenStreetMap project has transitioned its server infrastructure from Ubuntu to Debian

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The OpenStreetMap project announced its transition of servers within its infrastructure to Debian GNU/Linux. Previously, for 18 years, the project's servers used the Ubuntu distribution. The migration took place gradually starting in August and resulted in the replacement of existing installations of Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 with Debian 12. This transition also allowed for an upgrade of Ruby from version 3.0 to version 3.1, […]

Firefox has switched to using the XZ format for distributing its Linux builds

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The Firefox developers announced their switch to using the XZ format, based on the LZMA compression algorithm, for distributing browser builds for the Linux platform. It is noted that compared to `.tar.bz2` archives, delivering builds in `.tar.xz` format will significantly reduce the size of the download and decrease unpacking time. Starting yesterday, nightly builds of Firefox will be produced in the bz2 format […]

tree 2.2.0 and 2.2.1

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On November 24 and 25, after two months of development, the releases of versions 2.2.0 and 2.2.1 of the console utility tree, designed for viewing directory trees, took place. The program is written in C and is distributed under the GNU GPL version 2 or later. In the new versions, a new option —opt-toggle has been added to switch options such as -a, -p, etc. This is useful for […]

OpenMoHAA 0.80.0 Beta Version

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The first beta release 0.80.0 of the open engine Medal of Honor — OpenMoHAA has been launched. The goal of the project is to create a cross-platform open-source engine that is fully compatible with the original Medal of Honor, for modern Windows, Linux, Raspberry Pi, MacOS, and chromeOS systems. The OpenMoHAA project is based on the source code of ioquake3, as the original Medal of Honor used it as a base […]

Release of the elementary OS 8 distribution

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The release of elementary OS 8 has been introduced, positioned as a fast, open-source, and privacy-focused alternative to Windows and macOS. The project emphasizes high-quality design aimed at creating an easy-to-use system that consumes minimal resources while providing fast startup speeds. Users are offered the custom Pantheon desktop environment. Bootable ISO images (3.2 GB) are prepared for download.

Firefox 133

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Firefox 133 is now available. Linux: Issues with tiling using KDE and CSD (client-side decoration) have been fixed. Support for accent color in Adwaita themes has been implemented. The strict tracking protection mode can now detect tracking attempts through redirects. For example, when a user clicks on a link, they are first redirected to a tracker intermediary site and then to the target site.

Fossil SCM 2.25

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On November 6, after six months of development, version 2.25 of the simple and highly reliable distributed cross-platform configuration management system Fossil SCM was released. It is written in C and uses SQLite as the storage database. For extended functionality, it can be compiled with built-in support for TCL. Besides version control, fossil repositories can optionally include a forum, wiki, bug tracker, and chat – all in one […]

Release of nginx 1.27.3.

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The release of the main branch nginx 1.27.3 has been presented, continuing to develop new features. The parallelly supported stable branch 1.26.x only receives updates related to serious bugs and vulnerabilities. In the future, the stable branch 1.28 will be formed based on the main branch 1.27.x. The project code is written in C and is distributed under the BSD license. Changes include: […]

Release of Firefox 133

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The release of the web browser Firefox 133 has occurred, along with updates for previous long-term support branches — 115.18.0 and 128.5.0. The Firefox 134 branch has entered beta testing, with a release planned for January 7. Key innovations in Firefox 133: In the enhanced tracking protection (ETP) mode, protection against tracking through redirects has been enabled […]

Release of StartWine-Launcher 407, a program for running Windows applications and games on Linux.

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The release of the Startwine-Launcher 407 application has been published, developed for running programs and games compiled for Windows on Linux systems. The main goal of developing StartWine-Launcher was to simplify the process for beginners to create Wine prefixes — sets of libraries and dependencies required for Windows applications to work on Linux. The code for StartWine-Launcher is written in Python and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. The interface is based on […]

Release of the free 3D modeling system Blender 4.3

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The Blender Foundation has released version 4.3 of the free 3D modeling package Blender, suitable for various tasks related to 3D modeling, 3D graphics, game development, simulation, rendering, compositing, motion tracking, sculpting, animation creation, and video editing. The code is distributed under the GPL license. Ready builds have been prepared for Linux, Windows, and macOS. At the same time, corrective releases of Blender 4.2.4 and 3.6.18 have been prepared […]

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