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Author: Yuri Gagarin

A technical specialist at ProHoster with over six years of experience in server administration, VPN solutions, and network security. I manage infrastructure setup and support, monitor service stability, and implement solutions to protect client data. I also contribute to performance optimization and compliance with modern security and privacy requirements.

A bug in the Linux 5.12-rc1 kernel leads to data loss in the filesystem.

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Linus Torvalds has warned users about a critical issue identified in the experimental release of kernel 5.12-rc1, advising against installing this version for testing. He has renamed the Git tag 'v5.12-rc1' to 'v5.12-rc1-dontuse'. The problem occurs when using a swap file and can lead to data corruption in the file system where this file resides. Specifically, the changes proposed in 5.12-rc1 have interrupted the normal functioning of […]

Chrome reduces its release preparation cycle and introduces the Extended Stable edition.

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The developers of the Chrome browser have announced a reduction in the preparation cycle for new releases from six weeks to four, allowing for faster delivery of new features to users. It is noted that optimizing the release preparation process and improving the testing system enables more frequent releases without compromising quality. This change will come into effect starting with Chrome 94, which will be built in the third […]

The Brave project has acquired the Cliqz search engine and will begin developing its own search engine.

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Brave, the company behind the eponymous web browser focused on protecting user privacy, has announced the acquisition of technologies from the now-defunct search engine Cliqz. The developments from Cliqz are planned to be used to create a proprietary search engine that is closely integrated with the browser and does not track visitors. The search engine aims to preserve privacy and will evolve with the community's involvement. The community will not only […]

openSUSE Leap 15.3 has entered the beta testing phase

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The beta release of the openSUSE Leap 15.3 distribution has been published, based on the core package set of the SUSE Linux Enterprise distribution, with some custom applications from the openSUSE Tumbleweed repository. A universal DVD edition is available for download, sized at 4.3 GB (x86_64, aarch64, ppc64les, 390x). The release of openSUSE Leap 15.3 is expected in July 2021. Unlike previous releases of openSUSE Leap, version 15.3 is built […]

Release of the NomadBSD 1.4 distribution

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The Live distribution release of NomadBSD 1.4 is now available, which is a FreeBSD variant designed for use as a portable desktop, bootable from a USB drive. The graphical environment is based on the Openbox window manager. DSBMD is used for mounting drives (supporting the mounting of CD9660, FAT, HFS+, NTFS, Ext2/3/4). The boot image size is 2.4 GB (x86_64). In this new release: synchronized with FreeBSD branch 12.2 (p4); […]

Chrome Release 89

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Google has released version 89 of the Chrome web browser. A stable version of the free Chromium project, which serves as the basis for Chrome, is also available. The Chrome browser features Google logos, a crash notification system, modules for playing protected video content (DRM), automatic update installation system, and RLZ parameter transmission during searches. The next release, Chrome 90, is scheduled for April 13. Major changes […]

Hard-to-fix vulnerabilities in GRUB2 that allow bypassing UEFI Secure Boot

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Information has been revealed about 8 vulnerabilities in the GRUB2 bootloader that allow bypassing the UEFI Secure Boot mechanism and achieving the execution of unverified code, such as deploying malware that operates at the bootloader or kernel level. It is worth noting that in most Linux distributions, a small shim layer, signed by Microsoft, is used for verified boot in UEFI Secure Boot mode. This layer verifies GRUB2 […]

Release of OpenSSH 8.5

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After five months of development, OpenSSH 8.5 has been released, an open implementation of the client and server for working with SSH 2.0 and SFTP protocols. The OpenSSH developers reminded about the impending transition of algorithms using SHA-1 hashes to the deprecated category, due to the increased effectiveness of prefix collision attacks (the cost of generating a collision is estimated at about $50,000). In one […]

Kube-dump 1.0

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The first release of a utility has taken place, which saves Kubernetes cluster resources as clean yaml manifests without unnecessary metadata. The script is useful for those who need to transfer configurations between clusters without access to the original configuration files, or for setting up cluster resource backups. It can be run locally as a bash script, but for those who do not want […]

Pale Moon Browser Release 29.1

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The release of the Pale Moon 29.1 web browser is available, which branched off from the Firefox codebase to provide higher efficiency, maintain a classic interface, minimize memory consumption, and offer additional customization options. Pale Moon builds are generated for Windows and Linux (x86 and x86_64). The project’s code is distributed under the MPLv2 (Mozilla Public License). The project adheres to a classic interface organization, without […]

How FOSDEM 2021 went on Matrix

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On February 6-7, 2021, one of the largest free conferences dedicated to free software, FOSDEM, took place. The conference was typically held in person in Brussels, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, it had to be moved online. To achieve this, the organizers teamed up with the Element team and chose a chat based on the open Matrix protocol to construct a federated communication network in real […]

Linux From Scratch 10.1 and Beyond Linux From Scratch 10.1 have been released.

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New releases of the Linux From Scratch 10.1 (LFS) and Beyond Linux From Scratch 10.1 (BLFS) guides have been introduced, along with editions of LFS and BLFS using the system manager systemd. Linux From Scratch provides instructions for building a basic Linux system from scratch, using only the source code of the necessary software. Beyond Linux From Scratch supplements the LFS instructions with information on building […]

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