iXsystems has released TrueNAS SCALE 23.10, which uses the Linux kernel and Debian package base (previous products from this company, including TrueOS, PC-BSD, TrueNAS, and FreeNAS, were based on FreeBSD). Similar to TrueNAS CORE (FreeNAS), TrueNAS SCALE can be downloaded and used for free. The size of the ISO image is 1.5 GB. Source texts specific to TrueNAS SCALE […]
The main branch release of nginx 1.25.3 has been formed, continuing to develop new capabilities. The parallel stable branch 1.24.x only includes changes related to fixing critical bugs and vulnerabilities. In the future, the stable branch 1.26 will be formed based on the main branch 1.25.x. The project code is written in C and is distributed under the BSD license. Among the changes: Enhanced […]
Corrigendum releases X.Org Server 21.1.9 and DDX component (Device-Dependent X) xwayland 22.2.2 have been published, allowing the launch of X.Org Server to run X11 applications in Wayland-based environments. New versions have fixed vulnerabilities that could potentially be exploited for privilege escalation in systems where the X server runs with root rights, as well as for remote code execution in configurations […]
The release of web browser Firefox 119 has occurred, and an update of the long-term support branch — 115.4.0 has been formed. The Firefox 120 branch has entered beta testing, with a release scheduled for November 21. Key innovations in Firefox 119: An updated interface for the Firefox View page has been proposed, simplifying access to previously viewed content. The Firefox View page consolidates information about […]
Firefox 119 is available. The content of the 'Firefox Overview' page (Firefox View) is divided into sections 'Recently Viewed', 'Open Tabs', 'Recently Closed Tabs', 'Tabs from Other Devices', 'History' (with the ability to sort by sites or by date). The button icon that opens the Firefox View page has been changed. Recently closed tabs are now always saved between sessions (browser.sessionstore.persist_closed_tabs_between_sessions). Previously, they were saved only if […]
Canonical has announced a 10-year update formation period for LTS releases of Ubuntu, as well as for the base packages with the Linux kernel originally delivered in LTS branches. Thus, the LTS release of Ubuntu 22.04 and its Linux kernel 5.15 will be supported until April 2032, and updates for the next LTS release of Ubuntu 24.04 will be formed until 2034. Previously […]
The release of the Kata Containers 3.2 project has been published, developing a stack for container execution utilizing isolation based on full virtualization mechanisms. The project was created by Intel and Hyper by combining the technologies of Clear Containers and runV. The project code is written in Go and Rust and is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. The development of the project is overseen by a working group set up under the auspices of […]
The ntop project, which develops tools for traffic capture and analysis, has released the nDPI 4.8 toolkit for deep packet inspection, continuing the development of the OpenDPI library. The nDPI project was founded after an unsuccessful attempt to contribute changes to the OpenDPI repository, which has remained unmaintained. The nDPI code is written in C and is distributed under the LGPLv3 license. The system allows identifying the protocols used in the traffic […]
The developers of the openSUSE project have released a new version of the Agama installer (formerly D-Installer), developed to replace the classic installation interface of SUSE and openSUSE, notable for separating the user interface from the internal components of YaST. Agama provides the ability to use various front-ends, such as a front-end for managing installation through a web interface. For installing packages, checking hardware, partitioning disks, and other necessary installation functions, they continue […]
Google is set to launch an IP Protection feature in the Chrome browser, designed to hide users' IP addresses from website owners. This new feature could serve as a built-in anonymizer aimed at preventing the tracking of movements and circumventing blocks both at the website level and by communication operators. Technically, the IP Protection implementation involves directing traffic through a proxy server before reaching the target […]
On October 23, 2023, on its fourteenth birthday, a new version of the open real-time operating system Embox was released. Among the changes: Improved support for ARM architecture Improved support for RISC-V architecture Improved support for AARCH64 architecture Enhanced dev-tree technology Enhanced SPI, I2C, UART subsystems, and others Improved built-in GDB server Enhanced file subsystem Improved device subsystem (block & char […]
In Russia, a training platform for system programmers is being developed — BMPOS (Basic Modular Platform for Operating Systems), which is conceived and created as a teaching aid for operating system development with an extensive theoretical and practical foundation. As part of the project, a modular kernel is being developed, fundamentally different from existing kernels and specifically designed for studying the process of operating system development. Code […]