Author: ProHoster

Cemu, the Nintendo Wii U emulator, has been released

The release of the Cemu 2.0 emulator is introduced, which allows you to run games and applications created for the Nintendo Wii U game console on ordinary PCs. The release is notable for opening the source code of the project and moving to an open development model, as well as providing support for the Linux platform. The code is written in C++ and is open under the MPL 2.0 free license. The emulator has been in development since 2014, but […]

Release of Flatpak 1.14.0 self-contained package system

A new stable branch of the Flatpak 1.14 toolkit has been published, which provides a system for building self-contained packages that are not tied to specific Linux distributions and run in a special container that isolates the application from the rest of the system. Support for running Flatpak packages is provided for Arch Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, Mageia, Linux Mint, Alt Linux and Ubuntu. Flatpak packages are included in the Fedora repository […]

Critical vulnerability in GitLab

Collaborative Development Platform GitLab 15.3.1, 15.2.3, and 15.1.5 corrective updates resolve a critical vulnerability (CVE-2022-2884) that could allow an authenticated user with access to the GitHub import API to remotely execute code on a server . Operating details have not yet been given. The vulnerability was identified by a security researcher as part of HackerOne's vulnerability bounty program. IN […]

Thunderbird 102.2.0 Email Client Update

Thunderbird 102.2.0 is now available, with the following changes: Added setting mail.openpgp.remind_encryption_possible to disable the OpenPGP encryption support reminder. Work has been done to reduce the launch time. On the macOS platform, a master password request is provided during startup. Stopped prompting to import incomplete OpenPGP keys. Selecting dictionaries from the menu associated with the […]

Release of the implementation of the anonymous network I2P 1.9.0 and the C++ client i2pd 2.43

I2P anonymous network 1.9.0 and C++ client i2pd 2.43.0 have been released. I2P is a multi-layer anonymous distributed network operating on top of the regular Internet, actively using end-to-end encryption to guarantee anonymity and isolation. The network is built in P2P mode and is formed thanks to the resources (bandwidth) provided by network users, which makes it possible to do without the use of centrally controlled […]

MariaDB 10.9 stable release

The first stable release of the new MariaDB 10.9 (10.9.2) DBMS branch has been published, within which a branch from MySQL is being developed that maintains backward compatibility and is distinguished by the integration of additional storage engines and advanced features. MariaDB development is overseen by the independent MariaDB Foundation, following a fully open and transparent development process independent of individual vendors. MariaDB is shipped instead of MySQL in […]

CrossOver 22 release for Linux, Chrome OS and macOS

CodeWeavers has released the release of the Crossover 22 package, based on the Wine code and designed to run programs and games written for the Windows platform. CodeWeavers is one of the key contributors to the Wine project, sponsors its development and returns to the project all the innovations implemented for its commercial products. The source code for the open components of CrossOver 22 can be downloaded from this page. […]

Firefox 104 release

The Firefox 104 web browser has been released. In addition, updates have been made to branches with a long support period - 91.13.0 and 102.2.0. The Firefox 105 branch, which is scheduled for release on September 20, will be transferred to the beta testing stage in the coming hours. The main innovations in Firefox 104: An experimental QuickActions mechanism has been added that allows you to perform various typical actions with the browser from the address bar. For example, […]

Initiative to return the code of the banned Tornado Cash service

Matthew Green, professor at Johns Hopkins University, with the support of the human rights organization Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), initiated the return of public access to the code of the Tornado Cash project, the repositories of which were deleted in early August by GitHub after the service was included in the sanctions lists US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The Tornado Cash project developed the […]

Budgie Desktop Release 10.6.3

The Buddies Of Budgie organization, which oversees the development of the project after its separation from the Solus distribution, has unveiled the release of the Budgie 10.6.3 desktop. Budgie 10.6.x continues the development of the classic codebase based on GNOME technologies and its own implementation of the GNOME Shell. In the future, the development of a branch of Budgie 11 is expected to begin, in which they plan to separate the functionality of the desktop from the […]

The code of HDDSuperClone, a program for copying information from faulty hard drives, has been opened

The source texts of the program for copying information from faulty hard drives - HDDSuperClone, are open, which allows you to retrieve saved data from a disk in the event of reading errors or failure of individual magnetic heads. The lack of time to maintain the project is cited as the reason for opening the sources. The code is open under the GPLv2 license (the license is mentioned inside the […]

Release of the Cosmopolitan 2.0 standard C library developed for portable executables

The release of the Cosmopolitan 2.0 project has been published, which develops a standard C library and a universal executable file format that can be used to distribute programs for different operating systems without the use of interpreters and virtual machines. Compiling with GCC and Clang results in a statically linked generic executable that can be run on any distribution of Linux, macOS, Windows, […]