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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 LXQt 2.0.0 desktop environment is available.

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The release of the LXQt 2.0.0 desktop environment (Qt Lightweight Desktop Environment) has been introduced, continuing the development of the LXDE and Razor-qt projects. The LXQt interface follows the principles of classic desktop organization, but brings modern design and techniques that enhance usability. LXQt is positioned as a lightweight, modular, fast, and user-friendly environment that incorporates the best features of LXDE and Razor-qt. The code is hosted on GitHub and is available […]

Firefox 125

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Firefox 125 is now available. A critical bug was discovered just before the release, so the released version is 125.0.1. Linux: The option to hide the window controls provided by third-party themes has been implemented (for example, if a user has installed a custom theme but wants to use buttons that match the system theme): widget.gtk.non-native-titlebar-buttons.enabled. Firefox View: The list of open tabs now displays both open and pinned tabs (as […]

The OpenBSD project has transitioned to using the PAX format for tar archives.

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A change has been made to the OpenBSD codebase that defaults the tar utility to use the PAX format for creating archives. This change will be included in the OpenBSD 7.6 release. The use of the PAX format allows for longer file names, the handling of links, the use of more precise timestamps, and the archiving of very large files. Among the drawbacks of switching to […]

Attempts to gain control over open projects, similar to the case with the xz package.

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The OpenSSF (Open Source Security Foundation), established under the auspices of the Linux Foundation to enhance the security of open source software, has warned the community about detected activities related to attempts to gain control over popular open projects, reminiscent of the tactics used by attackers in preparation for embedding a backdoor into the xz project. Similar to the attack on xz, dubious individuals previously deep in […]

Release of VirtualBox 7.0.16

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Oracle has released a patch for the VirtualBox virtualization system version 7.0.16, which includes 15 fixes. In addition to these changes, the new version addresses 13 vulnerabilities, 7 of which are labeled as critical (with four issues rated 8.8 out of 10, and three at 7.8 out of 10). Details about the vulnerabilities are not disclosed, but judging by the assigned severity level, […]

The Gentoo project has banned the acceptance of changes made with the help of AI tools.

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The governing council of the Gentoo Linux distribution has approved rules that prohibit the acceptance of any content created using AI tools that process natural language requests, such as ChatGPT, Bard, and GitHub Copilot. Such tools should not be used when writing Gentoo components' code, creating ebuilds, preparing documentation, and submitting bug reports. The main concerns leading to the ban on AI tools […]

New versions nginx 1.25.5 and the FreeNginx fork 1.26.0

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The release of the main branch nginx 1.25.5 has been completed, continuing the development of new features. Only changes related to fixing serious bugs and vulnerabilities are made in the concurrently maintained stable branch 1.24.x. The stable branch 1.26 will be formed based on the main branch 1.25.x in the future. The project code is written in C and is distributed under the BSD license. Changes include: In […]

Release of Firefox 125

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The release of the Firefox 125 web browser has occurred, and an update to the long-term support branch 115.10.0 has been formed. Due to issues identified at a late stage, the 125.0 build was canceled, and the release 125.0.1 has been announced instead. The Firefox 126 branch has entered beta testing, with a release scheduled for May 14. Key new features in Firefox 125 include: The built-in PDF viewer has included […]

Sber will create its own ERP system to replace SAP solutions

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Sberbank, according to RBC, is developing its own ERP system that will serve as an alternative to the German products of SAP, which has exited the Russian market. The investment amount in the Sberbank project has not been disclosed, but market participants indicate that it could be in the billions of rubles. In 2022, SAP announced its departure from Russia. On March 20, 2024, the company closed access to its cloud services for Russian users […]

Vulnerability in PuTTY allows recovery of user’s private key

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A dangerous vulnerability (CVE-2024-31497) has been identified in PuTTY, a popular SSH protocol client for the Windows platform. This vulnerability allows for the reconstruction of a user’s private key generated using the ECDSA algorithm with the NIST P-521 elliptic curve (ecdsa-sha2-nistp521). To derive the private key, it is sufficient to analyze about 60 digital signatures generated by the problematic key. The vulnerability is present starting from PuTTY version 0.68 and has also affected products […]

Release of the GNU Taler payment system 0.10, developed by the GNU project

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After a year and a half of development, the GNU project has released version 0.10 of the free electronic payment system GNU Taler, which provides anonymity to buyers while maintaining the ability to identify sellers to ensure transparency in tax reporting. The system does not allow tracking of where a user spends their money but provides means to track incoming funds (the sender remains anonymous), addressing the issues inherent to BitCoin […]

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