The release of Chrome OS 124, based on the Linux kernel, with the upstart system manager, ebuild/portage build tools, open components, and web browser Chrome 124, has been announced. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, and instead of standard applications, web applications are used; however, Chrome OS includes a full multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. Display output is carried out […]
The release of the free boot firmware Libreboot 20240504, which has attained stable release status (the previous stable release was published in June 2023), has been announced. The project develops a ready-made build from the Coreboot project, providing an alternative to proprietary UEFI and BIOS firmware responsible for initializing the CPU, memory, peripherals, and other hardware components, with minimal binary insertions. Libreboot aims to form a system environment […]
Developers of the LXQt desktop environment have published corrective updates for some components, mainly related to fixing issues that arose after updating Qt to version 6.7. xdg-desktop-portal-lxqt 1.0.2 — the problem with file paths that contained a null character has been resolved. This issue has been occurring recently when using Firefox. Image-Qt 2.0.1 — the crash when using Qt ≥ […]
The FreeBSD Foundation is developing a new graphical installer for FreeBSD, designed to make the installation and initial system setup process more user-friendly for newcomers. It is noted that the new installer will enhance the system's appeal for users accustomed to graphical installers and who view text interfaces as outdated. Furthermore, the graphical installation mode will allow for the formation of a more cohesive environment in builds that use […]
French mathematician Fabrice Bellard, who founded the projects QEMU, FFmpeg, BPG, QuickJS, TinyGL, and TinyCC, has published the TSAC audio encoding format and the associated toolkit for compressing and decompressing audio files. The format is aimed at transmitting data at very low bitrates, for example, 5.5 kb/s for mono and 7.5 kb/s for stereo, while preserving […]
Nintendo has sent a request to GitHub to block 8535 repositories with forks of the Yuzu emulator. The request is based on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) currently in effect in the United States. The projects are accused of circumventing the protection technologies used in Nintendo Switch consoles. GitHub has now complied with Nintendo's request and has blocked the Yuzu fork repositories.
An experimental release of the open implementation of the Win32 API — Wine 9.8 has occurred. Since the release of 9.7, 22 bug reports have been closed and 209 changes have been made. The most significant updates include: The Wine Mono engine with the .NET platform implementation has been updated to version 9.1.0. Files generated using the Interface Definition Language (IDL) now utilize components that fully support execution.
A vulnerability (CVE-2024-32962) has been discovered in the xml-crypto JavaScript library, which is used as a dependency in 402 projects and downloaded from the NPM registry about a million times each week. The vulnerability has been assigned the maximum severity level (10 out of 10). The library provides functions for encrypting and verifying XML documents with digital signatures. This vulnerability allows an attacker to sign a fraudulent document that, by default configuration, will be accepted.
Oracle has released a corrective update for the VirtualBox virtualization system 7.0.18, which includes 3 fixes: A bug in the network components has been resolved, leading to a recommendation not to install VirtualBox version 7.0.16. The bug caused system crashes in the host environment when using virtual machines with bridge network settings or involving a network adapter working only on the host side.
CentOS users who have not yet transitioned to Rocky Linux can extend the lifetime of CentOS with additional support from CIQ Bridge. CIQ Bridge will extend the life for up to three years after EOL for organizations that need extra time to migrate to Rocky Linux, under an annual fixed-rate subscription. CIQ is a founding partner.
Mozilla has announced that it has surpassed the milestone of 1000 add-ons available for the Android version of Firefox in the AMO catalog (addons.mozilla.org). In December 2023, after the addition of the infrastructure for add-ons in the Android version of Firefox, there were 489 add-ons in the catalog. In less than five months, the number of add-ons ported for the Android version of Firefox has doubled. Developers of add-ons already provided for the desktop version of Firefox, […]
The release of the general-purpose programming language Rust 1.78 has been published, originally developed by Mozilla but now maintained under the aegis of the independent non-profit organization Rust Foundation. The language focuses on safe memory handling and provides means for achieving high task parallelism, while avoiding the use of a garbage collector and runtime (runtime is limited to basic initialization and maintenance of the standard library). […]