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Release of cache-bench 0.1.0 to investigate the effectiveness of file caching under low memory conditions

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cache-bench is a Python script that allows you to evaluate 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 reads under low memory conditions. The code is open under the CC0 license. The main usage is to read files from a specified directory in random order and add them to […]

Qbs 1.19 assembly tool release

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Qbs build toolkit release 1.19 has been published. This is the sixth release since the departure of the Qt Company from the development of the project, prepared by the community, interested in the continued development of Qbs. To build Qbs, Qt is required as a dependency, although Qbs itself is designed to organize the assembly of any projects. Qbs uses a simplified version of the QML language to define project build scripts, which allows […]

Release of Free Heroes of Might and Magic II (fheroes2) - 0.9.4

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A release of the fheroes2 0.9.4 project is available, attempting to recreate the Heroes of Might and Magic II game. The project code is written in C++ and distributed under the GPLv2 license. To run the game, game resource files are required, which can be obtained, for example, from the demo version of Heroes of Might and Magic II. Main changes: Full support for the two original campaigns "The Succession Wars" and […]

Google introduced a visual dependency tracking service

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Google has launched a new Open Source Insights (deps.dev) service that visualizes a complete graph of direct and indirect dependencies for packages distributed through the NPM, Go, Maven and Cargo repositories (NuGet and PyPI support will be added soon). The main purpose of the service is to analyze the spread of vulnerabilities in modules and libraries present in the dependency chain, which may […]

Vulnerability in Polkit that allows you to elevate your privileges in the system

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A vulnerability (CVE-2021-3560) has been identified in the Polkit component, which is used in distributions to allow unprivileged users to perform actions that require elevated access rights (for example, mounting a USB drive), a vulnerability (CVE-0.119-0.113) has been identified that allows a local user to gain root rights in the system. The vulnerability has been fixed in Polkit XNUMX. The problem has been present since release XNUMX, but many distributions, including RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian, and SUSE, have backported the vulnerable functionality to […]

CentOS Linux 8.4 release (2105)

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The release of the distribution kit CentOS 2105 is presented, which has absorbed the changes from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4. The distribution is fully binary compatible with RHEL 8.4. CentOS 2105 builds are prepared (8 GB DVD and 605 MB netboot) for x86_64, Aarch64 (ARM64), and ppc64le architectures. The SRPMS packages from which the binaries are built and debuginfo are available through vault.centos.org. In addition to […]

Chrome OS Release 91

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The Chrome OS 91 operating system was released, based on the Linux kernel, the upstart system manager, the ebuild / portage assembly toolkit, open components and the Chrome 91 web browser. The Chrome OS user environment is limited to a web browser, and web applications are used instead of standard programs, however, Chrome OS includes a full multi-window interface, desktop and taskbar. Build Chrome OS 91 […]

The GCC project allowed the acceptance of changes without transferring the rights to the code to the Free Software Foundation

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The GCC Steering Committee, which manages the development of a set of compilers, approved the termination of the practice of mandatory transfer of property rights to the code to the Free Software Foundation. Developers wishing to submit changes to the GCC are no longer required to sign a CLA with the Free Software Foundation. From now on, to participate in the development, you can only confirm that the developer has the right to transfer the code and does not try to […]

Huawei announced the replacement of Android with HarmonyOS on its smartphones

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Huawei has announced its intention to migrate about 100 different models of Huawei smartphones, originally equipped with the Android platform, to its own operating system HarmonyOS. The flagship models Mate 40, Mate 30, P40 and Mate X2 will be the first to receive updates. For other devices, updates will be generated in stages. The migration is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of next year. At the same time, the first tablet, smartphone and […]

Raspberry Pi project launches $2040 RP1 microcontroller

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The Raspberry Pi Project has announced the availability of the RP2040 microcontrollers, designed for the Raspberry Pi Pico board and also featured in new products from Adafruit, Arduino, Sparkfun and Pimoroni. The cost of the chip is 1 US dollar. The RP2040 microcontroller includes a dual-core ARM Cortex-M0+ (133MHz) processor with 264 KB of built-in RAM, a temperature sensor, USB 1.1, DMA, […]

Release of distribution for security research Kali Linux 2021.2

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The release of the Kali Linux 2021.2 distribution kit, designed to test systems for vulnerabilities, conduct audits, analyze residual information, and identify the consequences of intruder attacks, has taken place. All original developments created within the distribution are distributed under the GPL license and are available through a public Git repository. Several variants of iso images have been prepared for download, 378 MB, 3.6 GB and 4.2 GB in size. Assemblies […]

Clonezilla Live 2.7.2 distribution release

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The release of the Linux distribution Clonezilla Live 2.7.2 is available, designed for fast disk cloning (only used blocks are copied). The tasks performed by the distribution are similar to the proprietary product Norton Ghost. The size of the iso image of the distribution is 308 MB (i686, amd64). The distribution is based on Debian GNU/Linux and uses code from projects such as DRBL, Partition Image, ntfsclone, partclone, udpcast. Can be downloaded from [...]

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