The release of the dynamically managed firewall firewalld 2.2, implemented as a wrapper over the packet filters nftables and iptables, has been formulated. Firewalld runs as a background process, allowing dynamic changes to firewall rules via D-Bus, without the need to reload the firewall rules or disconnect established connections. The project is already used in many Linux distributions, including RHEL 7+, Fedora 18+ […]
Meta* has released the IGL 1.0 (Intermediate Graphics Library), a graphics library that provides a universal low-level API for managing GPUs. The proposed API encompasses typical GPU functionality and allows for the creation of cross-platform applications that can operate on top of the graphical APIs OpenGL, Metal, and Vulkan on systems with Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows, as well as utilize WebGL for rendering in the Web […]
The 0.10.0 release of the high-performance library yyjson, written in C (C89 standard), has been announced. It is distributed under the MIT license and is designed for reading and modifying data in JSON format (RFC 8259). The library also supports RFC JSON Pointer, JSON Patch, and JSON Merge Patch. Change list: added the function yyjson_locate_pos() to obtain the line and column number in case of parsing error; improvements […]
After eight months of development, the release of the Exim mail server 4.98 has been published, incorporating accumulated fixes and added new features. The project's code is written in C and distributed under the GPLv2+ license. According to the automated survey conducted in June of approximately 400,000 mail servers, Exim holds a share of 59.06% (up from 55.93% a year ago), while Postfix is used on 34.68% (down from 37.40%) of mail servers […]
The release of the Linux distribution Clonezilla Live 3.1.3 has been published, designed for quick disk cloning (only used blocks are copied). The tasks performed by the distribution are similar to those of the proprietary product Norton Ghost. The size of the distribution's ISO image is 457MB (i686, amd64). The distribution is based on Debian GNU/Linux and uses code from projects such as DRBL, Partition Image, ntfsclone, partclone, udpcast. Booting from CD/DVD is possible […]
The Ænix team has introduced a new project, etcd-await-election, which enables the 'leader election' operation across multiple nodes using the distributed storage etcd, ensuring that only one instance of the process runs in cluster environments. The project continues the development of the k8s-await-election idea, guaranteeing the exclusive launch of a user process only after the election of the leading service instance, but unlike it, does not […]
Hackers have discovered a vulnerability in Windows that allows attacks via the long-discontinued Internet Explorer browser, despite Microsoft's security measures. This involves files with the .url and .hta shortcut extensions. If a user confirms their opening, malware is immediately downloaded onto their computer. Cybersecurity experts from Check Point have uncovered a new scheme for attacking computers […]
The release of DXVK 2.4 is now available, offering an implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 8, 9, 10, and 11, functioning through the call translation to the Vulkan API. To use DXVK, drivers that support API Vulkan 1.3 are required, such as Mesa RADV 22.0, NVIDIA 510.47.03, Intel ANV 22.0, and AMDVLK. DXVK can be used to run 3D applications and games […]
Experienced excavator operators are familiar with a trick that allows them to send the contents of the bucket beyond the reach of the arm. A neural network-equipped robo-excavator has proven to be a diligent learner, also mastering the precise throwing of rocks beyond the arm's reach. Next up is tossing bulk materials and improving accuracy for bucket operations at varying heights. Insights into the training process of the robo-excavator's neural network for precise manipulation of bucket contents have been reported […]
A change has been made to GNOME settings, switching the interface to use the Inter font by default, optimized for achieving high character clarity at small and medium sizes (less than 12px) when displayed on computer screens. It’s possible that this change may be reverted before the fall release of GNOME 47 if user testing deems it unsuccessful. In the default mode, the font […]
Alpha versions of Simply Linux alpha1 images for Raspberry Pi 5 and Repka Pi 3 based on p11 have been prepared. Download links: img.xz tar.xz The image is designed for use on Raspberry Pi 5, 4, 3, and Repka Pi 3: by default, it uses kernel 5.15.92-rpi-def-alt2, which also supports Repka Pi 3; on the FAT partition, kernel 6.6.23-rpi-un-alt1 for Raspberry Pi is installed […]
A group of researchers from several American universities and companies Cloudflare and Microsoft has developed a new attack technique on the RADIUS protocol, used by telecommunications operators, cloud services, and VPN providers for user authentication, authorization, and accounting. The attack, codename Blast-RADIUS, allows for spoofing the response of a RADIUS server during authentication, enabling subscriber connection without knowledge of the access password. To exploit […]