Author: ProHoster

Proxmox Backup Server 1.1 distribution release

Proxmox, known for developing the Proxmox Virtual Environment and Proxmox Mail Gateway products, presented the release of the Proxmox Backup Server 1.1 distribution, which is presented as a turnkey solution for backup and recovery of virtual environments, containers and server stuffing. The installation ISO image is available for free download. Distribution-specific components are licensed under the AGPLv3 license. To install updates, it is available as a paid […]

The Debian project took a neutral stance on the petition against Stallman

A general vote has concluded regarding the Debian project's possible support for a petition demanding the resignation of the FSF board of directors and the removal of Stallman. Judging by the automatically calculated preliminary voting results, the seventh item on the ballot won: the project will not make any public statements regarding FSF and Stallman, project participants are free to support any petition on this matter. In addition to the chosen voting position, there is also […]

Nnn 4.0 console file manager available

The release of the console file manager nnn 4.0 has been published, suitable for use on low-power devices with limited resources (memory consumption is about 3.5MB, and the size of the executable file is 100KB). In addition to tools for navigating files and directories, the composition includes a disk space usage analyzer, an interface for launching programs, a file selection mode for vim, and a system for bulk renaming files in […]

NVIDIA proprietary driver release 465.24

NVIDIA has published the first stable release of the new branch of the proprietary NVIDIA 465.24 driver. At the same time, an update to the LTS branch of NVIDIA 460.67 was proposed. The driver is available for Linux (ARM, x86_64), FreeBSD (x86_64) and Solaris (x86_64). Releases 465.24 and 460.67 add support for the A10, A10G, A30, PG506-232, RTX A4000, RTX A5000, T400, and T600 GPUs. Among the changes specific to the new NVIDIA branch […]

Enable HTTP / 3 support in Firefox scheduled for the end of May

Mozilla has announced its intention to begin phasing in HTTP/3 and QUIC with the release of Firefox 88, scheduled for April 19 (originally expected to release on April 20, but judging by the schedule, it will be pushed back by one day). HTTP/3 support will be enabled for only a small percentage of users initially and, barring unexpected issues, will be rolled out to everyone by the end of […]

Release of LXQt 0.17 graphical environment

After six months of development, the user environment LXQt 0.17 (Qt Lightweight Desktop Environment) was released, developed by a joint team of developers of the LXDE and Razor-qt projects. The LXQt interface continues to follow the ideas of the classic desktop organization, introducing modern design and techniques that increase usability. LXQt is positioned as a lightweight, modular, fast and convenient continuation of the development of the Razor-qt and LXDE desktops, incorporating the best […]

Release of the LLVM 12.0 compiler suite

After six months of development, the release of the LLVM 12.0 project was presented - a GCC-compatible toolkit (compilers, optimizers and code generators) that compiles programs into intermediate bitcode of RISC-like virtual instructions (a low-level virtual machine with a multi-level optimization system). The generated pseudocode can be converted using a JIT compiler into machine instructions directly at the time of program execution. Improvements in Clang 12.0: Implemented and enabled […]

Firefox 90 will remove the code that provides support for FTP

Mozilla has decided to remove the built-in implementation of the FTP protocol from Firefox. Firefox 88, scheduled for April 19, will disable FTP support by default (including making the browserSettings.ftpProtocolEnabled setting read-only), and Firefox 90, scheduled for June 29, will remove code related to FTP. When you try to open [...]

Release of the LKRG 0.9.0 module to protect against exploitation of vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel

The Openwall project has published the release of the LKRG 0.9.0 (Linux Kernel Runtime Guard) kernel module, designed to detect and block attacks and violations of the integrity of kernel structures. For example, the module can protect against unauthorized changes to the running kernel and attempts to change the permissions of user processes (exploit detection). The module is suitable both for organizing protection against exploits of already known kernel vulnerabilities […]

GNU Assembly initiative promoting a new GNU project management model

A group of maintainers and developers of various GNU projects, most of whom had previously advocated moving away from Stallman's sole leadership in favor of collective management, founded the GNU Assembly community, with the help of which they attempted to reform the GNU project management system. The GNU Assembly is touted as a platform for collaboration among GNU package developers who are committed to user freedom and share a vision […]

Chrome Release 90

Google has unveiled the release of the Chrome 90 web browser. At the same time, a stable release of the free Chromium project, which serves as the basis of Chrome, is available. The Chrome browser is distinguished by the use of Google logos, the presence of a system for sending notifications in case of a crash, modules for playing protected video content (DRM), a system for automatically installing updates, and transmitting RLZ parameters when searching. The next release of Chrome 91 is scheduled for May 25th. Major changes […]

Google releases multilevel LRU patches for Linux

Google has introduced patches with an improved implementation of the LRU mechanism for Linux. LRU (Least Recently User) is a mechanism that allows you to discard or swap unused memory pages. According to Google, the current implementation of the mechanism for determining which pages are evicted creates too much load on the CPU, and also often makes poor decisions about which pages to evict. In experiments, [...]