The AOSP (Android Open Source Project) repository, which develops the source code for the Android platform, has begun to include changes to support devices with processors based on the RISC-V architecture. The RISC-V support patchset was prepared by Alibaba Cloud and includes 76 patches covering various subsystems, including the graphics stack, sound system, video playback components, bionic library, dalvik virtual machine, […]
After a year of development, a significant release of the Python 3.11 programming language has been published. The new branch will be supported for a year and a half, after which patches with vulnerabilities will be formed for it for another three and a half years. At the same time, alpha testing of the Python 3.12 branch began (according to the new development schedule, work on the new branch begins five months before […]
The lightweight window manager IceWM 3.1.0 is now available. IceWM provides full control through keyboard shortcuts, the ability to use virtual desktops, the taskbar and application menus. The window manager is configured through a fairly simple configuration file, it is possible to use themes. Built-in applets are available for monitoring CPU, memory, traffic. Separately, several third-party GUIs are being developed for customization, desktop implementations, and editors […]
After 9 years since the formation of the last significant branch, the release of the MemTest86+ 6.00 RAM testing program has been published. The program is not tied to operating systems and can be run directly from the BIOS / UEFI firmware or from the bootloader to conduct a full test of RAM. If problems are found, the map of bad memory areas built in Memtest86+ can be used in the […]
While discussing workarounds on x86 processors that don't support "cmpxchg8b" instruction, Linus Torvalds stated that it might be time to make this instruction mandatory for kernel operation and drop support for i486 processors that don't support "cmpxchg8b" instead of trying to emulate the operation of this instruction on processors that no one is using anymore. Currently […]
The QuasarApp development team has published the release of CQtDeployer v1.6, a utility for quickly deploying C, C++, Qt and QML applications. CQtDeployer supports creating deb packages, zip archives and qifw packages. The utility is cross-platform and cross-architecture, which allows you to deploy arm- and x86-assemblies of applications under Linux or Windows. CQtDeployer builds are distributed in deb, zip, qifw, and snap packages. The code is written in C++ and […]
Researchers from the University of Leiden (Netherlands) studied the issue of posting fictitious exploit prototypes on GitHub containing malicious code to attack users who tried to use the exploit to check for a vulnerability. A total of 47313 exploit repositories were analyzed, covering known vulnerabilities identified from 2017 to 2021. An analysis of exploits showed that 4893 (10.3%) of them contain code that […]
The release of Rsync 3.2.7, a file synchronization and backup utility that allows you to minimize traffic by incrementally copying changes, has been released. The transport can be ssh, rsh, or the native rsync protocol. The organization of the work of anonymous rsync servers is supported, which are optimally suited for ensuring the synchronization of mirrors. The project code is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Changes included: SHA512 hashes allowed, […]
Google, AMD, NVIDIA and Microsoft, as part of the Caliptra joint project, have developed an open chip design block (IP block) for embedding tools in chips to create trustworthy hardware components (RoT, Root of Trust). Caliptra is a separate hardware unit with its own memory, processor and implementation of cryptographic primitives, which provides verification of the boot process, firmware used and […]
A lightweight PaperDE 0.2 user environment has been published, built using Qt, Wayland and the Wayfire compositing manager. The swaylock and swayidle components can be used as a screen saver, clipman can be used to manage the clipboard, and the mako background process can be used to display notifications. The project code is written in C++ and distributed under the GPLv3 license. Packages prepared for Ubuntu (PPA) […]
The release of the authoritative (authoritative) DNS server PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.7, designed to organize the return of DNS zones, has been published. According to the project developers, PowerDNS Authoritative Server serves approximately 30% of the total number of domains in Europe (if we consider only domains with DNSSEC signatures, then 90%). The project code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. PowerDNS Authoritative Server provides the ability to store information about domains in […]
Red Hat has begun promoting the Workstation as a Service product, which allows you to organize remote work with an environment based on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Workstations distribution package running in the AWS (Amazon Web Services) cloud. A few weeks ago, Canonical introduced a similar ability to run Ubuntu Desktop on the AWS Cloud. As areas of application, the organization of the work of employees […]
