After a year of development, a new stable branch of the PostgreSQL database system, PostgreSQL 17, has been released. Updates for the new branch will be available for five years until November 2029. Support for PostgreSQL 12.x, the oldest supported branch, will end on November 14. Key new features: A new data structure is used during the VACUUM operation (garbage collection, cleanup, and disk storage packing), consuming up to […]
The release of version 4.7.4 of the cross-platform RSS client RSS Guard, written in C++ using the Qt framework (5 or 6) and distributed under the GPL 3.0 license, has been announced. Change log: the priority of worker threads for fetching feeds is now lowered to low. This is likely to improve the interface responsiveness during feed retrieval; the user-agent can now be set in the settings; improved appearance […]
Google has summarized the results of its Safe Coding initiative for Android, which includes the use of programming languages that ensure safe memory management, application of static analysis tools, and designing APIs with security in mind. These changes have reduced the share of memory-related vulnerabilities in Android from 76% in 2019 to 24% in 2024, which […]
The release of ELKS 0.8 (Embeddable Linux Kernel Subset) has been published, which develops a Linux-like operating system for 16-bit Intel processors 8086, 8088, 80188, 80186, 80286, and NEC V20/V30. The OS can be used on old IBM-PC XT/AT class computers, the domestic MK-88 computer, the vintage Monotech NuXT 2.0 board, and on SBC/SoC/FPGA that replicate the IA16 architecture. The project […]
Theo de Raadt has introduced a change that prohibits the use of null characters in shell scripts processed by the default command interpreter, ksh. The presence of null characters in scripts will now lead to a termination with an error message, except for when they are placed among data attached at the end of the file following the code. This change is included as part of […]
Developers at Valve have presented the frog-protocols project, aimed at developing an additional set of protocols for Wayland, complementing the protocols from the wayland-protocols set that supplies Wayland extensions for building composite servers and user environments. The creation of a separate set of protocols for Wayland is explained by the sluggish process and endless discussions surrounding the adoption of new protocols in wayland-protocols, which can take […]
An update to the OpenWrt 23.05.5 distribution has been released, designed for use in various networking devices such as routers, switches, and access points. OpenWrt supports a wide range of platforms and architectures and features a build system that enables easy cross-compilation, allowing the inclusion of various components to easily create customized firmware or disk images for specific tasks […]
After extensive effort, GCC 14.2.0 has been released with fixes for build errors and a number of improvements. It also includes Binutils 2.29.1 and GDB 10.2. Windows users can access it in executable format, while a bash script is provided for building on Linux systems. Improvements include support for C++11 and later in the SDK; a default macro defined for Symbian: […]
After five months of development, version 0.39.0 of the popular open-source media player MPV has been released. Major updates include added support for scaling using the D3D11VA filter for NVIDIA RTX and Intel VSR graphics cards. Multi-touch support has been introduced for enhanced user interaction. The track selection system for multilingual components has been improved. Compatibility with dmabuf-wayland has been enhanced for Wayland users. A new script has been added […]
Two vulnerabilities have been identified in the PCP (Performance Co-Pilot) toolkit, which is used for collecting system performance statistics (for example, in the Cockpit interface). The first vulnerability (CVE-2024-45770) exists in the pmpost utility, which is designed to send messages to the log and can be launched with elevated privileges under certain conditions. Exploiting this vulnerability allows for code execution with root privileges, but an attack requires […]
The CentOS distribution developers have released a new "MIN" build, which includes a bootable Live environment of CentOS Stream that operates solely in console mode. For installing the loaded system onto a disk, the utility "install_to_hard_drive" is offered, providing a text interface. The size of the build is 1.2 GB. In addition to MIN, the project is also creating Live builds for Cinnamon, GNOME, KDE, MATE, XFce, and MAX (a collection of different desktop environments). Source: opennet.ru
On September 22, the release of version 24.3 of the popular free planetarium Stellarium took place, visualizing a realistic night sky as if viewed with the naked eye or through binoculars or a telescope. Key changes include: the ability to batch draw asteroid and comet markers has been added; small circles have been introduced as additional markers for small bodies; multi-threaded calculations of the positions of Solar System bodies have been added; […]