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Microsoft adds WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) support to Windows Server

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Microsoft has implemented support for the WSL2 subsystem (Windows Subsystem for Linux) in Windows Server 2022. Initially, the WSL2 subsystem, which ensures the launch of Linux executable files in Windows, was offered only in Windows versions for workstations, but now Microsoft has transferred this subsystem to server editions of Windows. Components for WSL2 support in Windows Server are currently available for testing in […]

Nearly 5.19 lines of code related to graphics drivers have been accepted into the Linux 500 kernel

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The repository in which the release of the Linux kernel 5.19 is being formed has accepted the next set of changes related to the DRM (Direct Rendering Manager) subsystem and graphics drivers. The accepted set of patches is interesting because it includes 495 thousand lines of code, which is comparable to the total size of changes in each kernel branch (for example, 5.17 thousand lines of code were added in kernel 506). Near […]

Release of the Steam OS 3.2 distribution used on the Steam Deck gaming console

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Valve has introduced an update to the Steam OS 3.2 operating system that comes with the Steam Deck gaming console. Steam OS 3 is based on Arch Linux, uses the Gamescope composite server based on the Wayland protocol to speed up game launch, comes with a read-only root file system, uses an atomic update mechanism, supports Flatpak packages, uses the PipeWire media server, and […]

Perl 7 will smoothly continue the development of Perl 5 without breaking backwards compatibility

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The Perl Project Governing Council outlined plans for further development of the Perl 5 branch and the creation of a Perl 7 branch. During the discussions, the Governing Council agreed that it is not acceptable to break compatibility with code already written for Perl 5, unless breaking compatibility is necessary to fix vulnerabilities. The Council also concluded that the language must evolve and […]

AlmaLinux 9.0 distribution based on RHEL 9 branch available

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A release of the AlmaLinux 9.0 distribution kit has been created, synchronized with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 distribution kit and containing all the changes proposed in this branch. The AlmaLinux project became the first public distribution based on the RHEL package base, releasing stable builds based on RHEL 9. Installation images are prepared for x86_64, ARM64, ppc64le and s390x architectures in the form of a bootable (800 MB), minimal (1.5 […]

Vulnerabilities in the NTFS-3G driver allowing root access to the system

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The release of the NTFS-3G 2022.5.17 project, which develops a driver and a set of utilities for working with the NTFS file system in user space, eliminated 8 vulnerabilities that allow you to elevate your privileges in the system. The problems are caused by the lack of proper checks when processing command line options and when working with metadata on NTFS partitions. CVE-2022-30783, CVE-2022-30785, CVE-2022-30787 - vulnerabilities in the NTFS-3G driver compiled with […]

New versions of I2P anonymous network 1.8.0 and C++ client i2pd 2.42

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The anonymous network I2P 1.8.0 and the C++ client i2pd 2.42.0 were released. I2P is a multi-layer anonymous distributed network operating on top of the regular Internet, actively using end-to-end encryption, guaranteeing 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 managed servers (communications within the network […]

Release of Electron 19.0.0, a platform for building applications based on the Chromium engine

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The release of the Electron 19.0.0 platform has been prepared, which provides a self-sufficient framework for developing multi-platform user applications, using Chromium, V8 and Node.js components as a basis. The significant change in version number is due to an update to the Chromium 102 codebase, the Node.js 16.14.2 platform and the V8 10.2 JavaScript engine. Among the changes in the new release: Added the BrowserWindow method, through which you can change […]

Roadmap for Budgie desktop after becoming an independent project

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Joshua Strobl, who recently retired from the Solus distribution and founded the independent organization Buddies Of Budgie, has published plans for further development of the Budgie desktop. The Budgie 10.x branch will continue to evolve towards providing universal components that are not tied to a specific distribution. Among other things, packages with Budgie Desktop, Budgie […]

GitLab will replace the built-in code editor with Visual Studio Code

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The release of the collaborative development platform GitLab 15.0 was presented and the intention was announced in future releases to replace the built-in code editor of the Web IDE with the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) editor developed by Microsoft with the participation of the community. Using the VS Code editor will simplify the development of projects in the GitLab interface and allow developers to use a familiar and full-featured code editing tool. User survey […]

Chrome Release 102

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Google has unveiled the release of the Chrome 102 web browser. At the same time, a stable release of the free Chromium project, which is the basis of Chrome, is available. The Chrome browser differs from Chromium in its use of Google logos, a system for sending notifications in case of a crash, modules for playing copy-protected video content (DRM), a system for automatically installing updates, always turning on Sandbox isolation, supplying keys to the Google API and passing […]

Release of Stratis 3.1, a toolkit for managing local storage

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The release of the Stratis 3.1 project has been published, developed by Red Hat and the Fedora community to unify and simplify the means for configuring and managing a pool of one or more local drives. Stratis provides features such as dynamic storage allocation, snapshots, integrity and caching layers. Stratis support has been integrated into Fedora and RHEL distributions since […]

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