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Firefox is experimenting with using Bing as the default search engine

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Mozilla is experimenting with switching 1% of Firefox users to use Microsoft's Bing search engine as their default. The experiment began on September 6 and will last until the end of January 2022. You can evaluate your participation in Mozilla experiments on the “about:studies” page. For users who prefer other search engines, the settings retain the ability to select a search engine to suit their taste. Let us remind you that […]

Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS distribution release

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The Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS distribution update has been published. The release includes only accumulated package updates related to the elimination of vulnerabilities and issues affecting stability. The kernel and program versions correspond to version 18.04.5. The main purpose of the new release is to update installation images for amd64 and arm64 architectures. The installation image resolves issues related to key revocation during troubleshooting […]

The release of the translator of the programming language Vala 0.54.0

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A new version of the programming language translator Vala 0.54.0 has been released. The Vala language is an object-oriented programming language that provides a syntax similar to C# or Java. Vala code is translated into a C program, which, in turn, is compiled by a standard C compiler into a binary file and executed at the speed of an application compiled into object code of the target platform. It is possible to launch programs [...]

Oracle has removed the restriction on the use of the JDK for commercial purposes

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Oracle has changed the license agreement for the JDK 17 (Java SE Development Kit), which provides reference builds of tools for developing and running Java applications (utilities, compiler, class library, and JRE runtime environment). Starting with JDK 17, the package comes under the new NFTC (Oracle No-Fee Terms and Conditions) license, which allows free use […]

New LibreOffice 8.0 interface layout available with tab support

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Rizal Muttaqin, one of the designers of the LibreOffice office suite, posted on his blog a plan for the possible development of the LibreOffice 8.0 user interface. The most noticeable innovation was the built-in support for tabs, through which you can quickly switch between different documents, similar to how you switch between sites in modern browsers. If necessary, each tab can be unpinned in […]

Remotely exploited vulnerability in OMI agent imposed in Microsoft Azure Linux environments

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Microsoft Azure cloud platform customers using Linux in virtual machines have encountered a critical vulnerability (CVE-2021-38647) that allows remote code execution as root. The vulnerability was codenamed OMIGOD and is notable for the fact that the problem is present in the OMI Agent application, which is quietly installed in Linux environments. OMI Agent is automatically installed and activated when using services such as […]

Vulnerability in Travis CI Leaking Public Repository Keys

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A security issue (CVE-2021-41077) has been identified in the Travis CI continuous integration service, designed to test and build projects developed on GitHub and Bitbucket, that allows you to find out the contents of confidential environment variables of public repositories using Travis CI. Among other things, the vulnerability allows you to find out the keys used in Travis CI for generating digital signatures, access keys and […]

Apache 2.4.49 http server release with vulnerabilities fixed

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Apache 2.4.49 HTTP server release has been published, which presents 27 changes and fixed 5 vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-33193 - mod_http2 susceptibility to a new variant of the HTTP Request Smuggling attack, which allows you to wedge into the content of requests from other users by sending specially designed client requests passed through mod_proxy (for example, you can achieve the substitution of malicious JavaScript code in the session of another user of the site). CVE-2021-40438 - SSRF Vulnerability (Server […]

Release of open billing system ABillS 0.91

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The release of the open billing system ABillS 0.91 is available, the components of which are supplied under the GPLv2 license. Main innovations: Paysys: all modules have been redesigned. Paysys: payment system tests added. Added client API. Triplay: the mechanism for managing Internet/TV/Telephony sub-services has been redesigned. Cams: Integration with Forpost cloud video surveillance system. ureports. Added the ability to send notifications of several types at the same time. Maps2: Added layers: Visicom Maps, 2GIS. […]

PostgreSQL conference to be held in Nizhny Novgorod

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On September 30, Nizhny Novgorod will host PGConf.NN, a free technical conference on the PostgreSQL DBMS. Organizers: Postgres Professional and the association of IT companies iCluster. The reports start at 14:30. Venue: Technopark "Ankudinovka" (Akademika Sakharov St., 4). Pre-registration is required. Reports: “JSON or not JSON” - Oleg Bartunov, General Director, Postgres Professional “Overview of […]

Mozilla introduces Firefox Suggest and new Firefox Focus browser interface

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Mozilla has introduced a new recommendation system, Firefox Suggest, that displays additional suggestions as you type in the address bar. What distinguishes the new feature from recommendations based on local data and access to a search engine is the ability to provide information from third-party partners, which can be both non-profit projects such as Wikipedia and paid sponsors. For example, when you start typing in [...]

Budgie Desktop Moves From GTK to EFL Libraries by Enlightenment Project

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The developers of the Budgie desktop environment decided to move away from using the GTK library in favor of the EFL (Enlightenment Foundation Library) libraries developed by the Enlightenment project. The results of the migration will be offered in the release of Budgie 11. It is noteworthy that this is not the first attempt to move away from using GTK - in 2017, the project already decided to switch to Qt, but later […]

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