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Release of KDE Gear 21.04, a set of applications from the KDE project

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The April consolidated update of applications (21.04/225) developed by the KDE project has been presented. Starting with this release, the consolidated set of KDE applications will now be published under the name KDE Gear, instead of KDE Apps and KDE Applications. In total, as part of the April update, releases of XNUMX programs, libraries and plugins were published. Information about the availability of Live builds with new application releases can be found on this page. […]

Ubuntu 21.04 distribution release

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A release of the Ubuntu 21.04 “Hirsute Hippo” distribution is available, which is classified as an intermediate release, updates for which are generated within 9 months (support will be provided until January 2022). Installation images are created for Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Studio, Xubuntu and UbuntuKylin (Chinese edition). Main changes: The desktop quality continues [...]

Chrome OS Release 90

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The Chrome OS 90 operating system was released, based on the Linux kernel, the upstart system manager, the ebuild / portage assembly toolkit, open components and the Chrome 90 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 90 […]

OpenVPN 2.5.2 and 2.4.11 update with vulnerability fix

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Corrective releases of OpenVPN 2.5.2 and 2.4.11 have been prepared, a package for creating virtual private networks that allows you to organize an encrypted connection between two client machines or provide a centralized VPN server for the simultaneous operation of several clients. The OpenVPN code is distributed under the GPLv2 license, ready-made binary packages are generated for Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL and Windows. The new releases fix a vulnerability (CVE-2020-15078) that allows […]

Microsoft began testing support for running Linux GUI applications on Windows

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Microsoft has announced the start of testing the ability to run Linux applications with a graphical interface in environments based on the WSL2 subsystem (Windows Subsystem for Linux), designed to run Linux executable files on Windows. Applications are fully integrated with the main Windows desktop, including support for placing shortcuts in the Start menu, audio playback, microphone recording, OpenGL hardware acceleration, […]

University of Minnesota suspended from Linux kernel development for submitting dubious patches

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Greg Kroah-Hartman, responsible for maintaining the stable branch of the Linux kernel, decided to prohibit the acceptance of any changes coming from the University of Minnesota into the Linux kernel, and also to roll back all previously accepted patches and re-review them. The reason for the blocking was the activities of a research group studying the possibility of promoting hidden vulnerabilities into the code of open-source projects. The said group sent patches […]

Server-side JavaScript Node.js 16.0 release

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Node.js 16.0 was released, a platform for running network applications in JavaScript. Node.js 16.0 is classified as a long-term support branch, but this status will be assigned only in October, after stabilization. Node.js 16.0 will be supported until April 2023. Maintenance of the previous LTS branch of Node.js 14.0 will last until April 2023, and the year before last LTS branch 12.0 […]

Tetris-OS is an operating system for playing Tetris.

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The Tetris-OS operating system is introduced, the functionality of which is limited to playing Tetris. The project code is published under the MIT license and can be used as a prototype to develop self-contained applications that can be loaded on hardware without additional layers. The project includes a bootloader, a sound driver compatible with Sound Blaster 16 (can be used in QEMU), a set of tracks for […]

Release of Tor Browser 10.0.16 and Tails 4.18 distribution

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A release of a specialized distribution kit, Tails 4.18 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian package base and designed to provide anonymous access to the network, has been created. Anonymous access to Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections other than traffic through the Tor network are blocked by the packet filter by default. To store user data in the user data saving mode between launches, […]

VirtualBox 6.1.20 release

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Oracle has published a corrective release of the VirtualBox 6.1.20 virtualization system, which contains 22 fixes. The list of changes does not explicitly indicate the elimination of 20 vulnerabilities, which Oracle reported separately, but without detailing the information. What is known is that the three most dangerous problems have a severity level of 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 (probably allowing access to the host system from a virtual […]

Updates for Java SE, MySQL, VirtualBox and other Oracle products with vulnerabilities fixed

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Oracle has published a scheduled release of updates to its products (Critical Patch Update), aimed at eliminating critical problems and vulnerabilities. The April update fixed a total of 390 vulnerabilities. Some problems: 2 security problems in Java SE. All vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely without authentication. The problems have danger levels 5.9 and 5.3, are present in libraries and […]

nginx 1.20.0 release

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After a year of development, a new stable branch of the high-performance HTTP server and multi-protocol proxy server nginx 1.20.0 has been introduced, which incorporates the changes accumulated in the main branch 1.19.x. In the future, all changes in the stable branch 1.20 will be related to the elimination of serious errors and vulnerabilities. Soon the main branch of nginx 1.21 will be formed, in which the development of new […]

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