The release of the Elementary OS 6.1 distribution has been announced, positioned as a fast, open, and privacy-respecting alternative to Windows and macOS. The project focuses on high-quality design aimed at creating an easy-to-use system that consumes minimal resources and provides fast boot times. Users are offered the custom Pantheon desktop environment. Bootable ISO images (2.47 GB) are prepared for download […]
Collabora has introduced the wxrd composite server, implemented based on the Wayland protocol and designed to create a desktop environment using xrdesktop components within three-dimensional virtual reality settings. It uses the wlroots library, developed by the Sway user environment team, and the wxrc composite server, intended for use in virtual reality systems. The project code is written in C and […]
Simon Peter, the creator of the self-contained AppImage package format, has published the release of helloSystem 0.7, based on FreeBSD 13 and positioned as a system for casual users, allowing macOS enthusiasts dissatisfied with Apple's policies to transition. The system is free from complications typical of modern Linux distributions, remains fully under user control, and allows former macOS users to feel at home. For a quick overview […]
The release of the caching DNS server PowerDNS Recursor 4.6 is now available, which is responsible for recursive name resolution. PowerDNS Recursor is built on the same codebase as the PowerDNS Authoritative Server, but recursive and authoritative DNS servers from PowerDNS are developed on different release cycles and launched as separate products. The project code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. The server offers tools for remote statistics collection and supports […]
The GNU Project has released version 0.9.74 of the libmicrohttpd library, which provides a simple API for embedding HTTP server functionality into applications. The library supports HTTP 1.1, TLS, incremental processing of POST requests, basic and digest authentication, IPv6, SHOUTcast, and various connection multiplexing methods (select, poll, pthread, thread pool). Supported platforms include GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Android, macOS, Win32, Symbian, and z/OS. The library is distributed […]
Three new products based on the ALT Ten platform (p10 Aronia) have been released: "ALT Workstation 10," "ALT Server 10," and "ALT Education 10." The products are provided under a License Agreement that allows free use by individuals, but legal entities may only conduct testing; to use them, a commercial license must be purchased or a written license agreement must be concluded […]
Seven months after the previous release, cache-bench 0.2.0 has been released. Cache-bench is a Python script that allows evaluating the impact of virtual memory settings (vm.swappiness, vm.watermark_scale_factor, Multigenerational LRU Framework, and others) on the performance of tasks that depend on caching file read operations, especially under low memory conditions. The code is open under the CC0 license. The script code in version 0.2.0 is almost entirely […]
The release of Mongoose OS 2.20.0 is available, offering a framework for developing firmware for Internet of Things (IoT) devices based on ESP32, ESP8266, CC3220, CC3200, STM32F4, STM32L4, and STM32F7 microcontrollers. There is built-in support for integration with AWS IoT, Google IoT Core, Microsoft Azure, Samsung Artik, Adafruit IO, and any MQTT servers. The project code is written in […]
Another vulnerability (CVE-2021-45105) has been identified in the Log4j 2 library, which, unlike the two previous issues, is categorized as dangerous but not critical. The new problem allows for denial of service and manifests as infinite looping and crashing when processing certain strings. The vulnerability has been addressed in the recently published Log4j 2.17 release. The severity of the vulnerability is mitigated […]
The second correction update for the Debian 11 distribution has been released, which includes accumulated package updates and fixes for installer issues. The release contains 64 updates addressing stability problems and 30 updates resolving vulnerabilities. Notable changes in Debian 11.2 include updates to fresh stable versions of the containerd, golang (1.15), and python-django packages. Support for […] has been added in libseccomp.
A change has been introduced in the Yaru theme used in Ubuntu, where the color for all button elements, sliders, widgets, and switches has been changed from eggplant to orange. A similar change has been made in the icon set. The close button color for the active window has been changed from orange to gray, and the color of the slider handles from light gray to white. If the change is not reversed, the updated […] will be displayed.
The package base for Debian testing, on which the Debian 12 'Bookworm' release will be formed, has accepted the fnt package, which implements a font manager that handles the installation of additional fonts and maintains existing fonts up to date. Besides Linux, the program can also be used on FreeBSD (a port has recently been added) and macOS. The code is written in Shell and is distributed under […].