The release of QEMU 8.0 has been announced. As an emulator, QEMU allows running a program compiled for one hardware platform on a system with a completely different architecture, for instance, running an application for ARM on an x86-compatible PC. In virtualization mode, the performance of code execution in an isolated environment approaches that of a hardware system thanks to direct instruction execution on the CPU and the involvement of […]
The release of the specialized distribution Tails 5.12 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) has been formed, based on the Debian package base and designed for anonymous internet access. Anonymous access in Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. User data is stored in a preserved state between launches using encryption. […]
In the Nightly builds of Firefox, upon which the release of Firefox 114 will be formed on June 6, a setting for automatically closing pop-up dialogs that appear on websites to request confirmation for saving identifiers in Cookies in accordance with GDPR has been introduced. Since such pop-up banners distract attention, obscure content, and […]
Node.js 20.0 has been released, a platform for running network applications in JavaScript. Node.js 20.0 is classified under the Long Term Support branches, but this status will only be granted in October after stabilization. Support for Node.js 20.x will continue until April 30, 2026. The support for the previous LTS branch Node.js 18.x will last until April 2025, while the support for the earlier LTS branch […]
Oracle has released a corrective update for the VirtualBox virtualization system 7.0.8, which includes 21 fixes. At the same time, an update for the previous VirtualBox 6.1.44 branch has been created with 4 changes, including enhancements in systemd usage detection, support for Linux kernel 6.3, and resolution of vboxvideo build issues with kernels from RHEL 8.7, 9.1, and 9.2. Key changes in VirtualBox 7.0.8: […]
The release of Fedora Linux 38 has been announced. Available for download are Fedora Workstation, Fedora Server, Fedora CoreOS, Fedora Cloud Base, Fedora IoT Edition, and Live builds offered in spins with desktop environments KDE Plasma 5, Xfce, MATE, Cinnamon, LXDE, Phosh, LXQt, Budgie, and Sway. Builds are created for x86_64, Power64, and ARM64 (AArch64) architectures. The publication of Fedora Silverblue builds […]
Valve has released the Proton 8.0 project, which is based on the Wine project codebase and aims to enable the launch of gaming applications developed for Windows on Linux, as found in the Steam catalog. The project's developments are distributed under the BSD license. Proton allows direct launching of gaming applications provided only for Windows in the Steam Linux client. The package includes […]
The release of Deepin 20.9 has been published, based on the Debian 10 package base, while developing its own Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) and around 40 user applications, including the DMusic music player, DMovie video player, DTalk messaging system, installer, and Deepin Software Center. The project is led by a group of developers from China, but it has transformed into an international project. […]
After 14 months of development, the new stable branch of the Postfix mail server — 3.8.0 — has been released. At the same time, support for the Postfix 3.4 branch, released in early 2019, has been discontinued. Postfix is one of the rare projects that combine high security, reliability, and performance, which has been achieved through a thoughtful architecture and a strict coding policy. […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2023-1998) has been identified in the Linux kernel 6.2, which disables the protection against Spectre v2 attacks, allowing access to the memory of other processes running in different threads of SMT or Hyper-Threading, but on a single physical CPU core. The vulnerability, among other things, could be used to organize data leaks between virtual machines in cloud systems. The issue affects only […]
The Rust Foundation has published a feedback form for reviewing its new trademark policy related to the Rust language and the Cargo package manager. Following the survey, which will be open until April 16, the Rust Foundation will publish the final version of the organization's new policy. The Rust Foundation oversees the Rust language ecosystem, supports the main maintainers involved in development and decision-making, and […]
iXsystems has released TrueNAS SCALE 22.12.2, which uses a Linux kernel and Debian package base (previous products from this company, including TrueOS, PC-BSD, TrueNAS, and FreeNAS, were based on FreeBSD). Like TrueNAS CORE (FreeNAS), TrueNAS SCALE can be downloaded and used for free. The size of the ISO image is 1.7 GB. The sources specific to TrueNAS SCALE […]