Author: ProHoster

Release of KDE Gear 25.08, a set of applications from the KDE project

After four months of development, the August consolidated update of KDE Gear applications 25.08, developed by the KDE project, is presented. The set contains releases of 249 programs, libraries and plugins. Information about the availability of Live builds with new releases of applications can be found on this page. New versions of individual applications can be downloaded from the Flathub and SnapCraft catalogs. The most notable changes: In the file manager […]

Release of virtualization system VirtualBox 7.2

Oracle has released the VirtualBox 7.2 virtualization system. Ready-to-install packages are available for RHEL 8/9/10, Fedora 36-42, openSUSE 15.6, Ubuntu 22.04/24.04/24.10, Debian 11/12, macOS and Windows. Key changes: In the graphical interface, global operations have been moved from the drop-down menu to the sidebar on the left, and virtual machine tools have been moved to separate tabs shown above the area with […]

Vulnerability in HTTP/2 Protocol Implementations That Facilitates DoS Attacks

A new attack technique against HTTP/2 implementations is presented that simplifies denial of service attacks by exhausting server resources. The vulnerability, codenamed MadeYouReset, allows for manipulation of HTTP/2 control frames to flood the server with a large number of requests, bypassing the established limits. The essence of the problem is that a client can create a very large number of simultaneously processed threads, […]

New version of nginx 1.29.1. Introduced module ngx_http_acme

The release of the main branch of nginx 1.29.1 has been published, in which new features are being developed. Only changes related to the elimination of serious errors and vulnerabilities are made to the parallel-supported stable branch 1.28.x. In the future, the stable branch 1.29 will be formed on the basis of the main branch 1.30.x. The project code is written in C and is distributed under the BSD license. In the new release: Fixed […]

Release of open P2P file synchronization system Syncthing 2.0

The release of the automatic file synchronization system Syncthing 2.0 is presented, in which synchronized data is not uploaded to cloud storage, but is directly replicated between user systems when they simultaneously appear online, using the BEP (Block Exchange Protocol) protocol developed by the project. The Syncthing code is written in Go and is distributed under the free MPL license. Ready-made assemblies are prepared for Linux, Windows, […]

Go programming language 1.25 release

After six months of development, the Go programming language 1.25, developed by Google with the participation of the community, has been released. The language combines the high performance of compiled languages ​​with the advantages of scripting languages ​​such as ease of writing code, high development speed, and error protection. The project code is distributed under the BSD license. Go syntax is based on familiar elements of the C language with separate […]

NVIDIA proprietary driver release 580.76.05

NVIDIA has released the NVIDIA proprietary driver version 580.76.05 (the first stable release of the new 580.76 branch). The driver is available for Linux (ARM64, x86_64), FreeBSD (x86_64), and Solaris (x86_64). NVIDIA 580.x became the eleventh stable branch after NVIDIA open-sourced the kernel components. The kernel modules nvidia.ko, nvidia-drm.ko (Direct Rendering Manager), nvidia-modeset.ko, and nvidia-uvm.ko (Unified Video Memory) […]

Whonix 17.4, a distribution for anonymous communications, is released

The Whonix 17.4 distribution is now available. It is aimed at providing guaranteed anonymity, security and protection of private information. The distribution is based on Debian GNU/Linux and uses Tor to ensure anonymity. The project's developments are distributed under the GPLv3 license. Virtual machine images in ova format for VirtualBox (2.3 GB with Xfce and 1.5 GB console) have been prepared for downloading, which can be converted […]

CrossOver 25.1 release for Linux and macOS

CodeWeavers has released the release of the Crossover 25.1 package, based on the Wine code and designed to run programs and games written for the Windows platform. CodeWeavers is one of the key contributors to the Wine project, sponsors its development and returns to the project all the innovations implemented for its commercial products. The source code for the open components of CrossOver 25.1 can be downloaded from this page. […]

Bcachefs to be removed from Linux kernel due to conflict between developer and maintainers

The Bcachefs file system will be removed from the main Linux kernel tree. Despite its technical merits and active development, the fate of the project has been complicated by a protracted conflict between its author Kent Overstreet and the leading maintainers of the virtual memory (VM) and file systems (FS) subsystems. Bcachefs is one of the Linux file systems that competes with Btrfs and ZFS, and uses […]

CMake 4.1.0 build system release

Presented is the release of the cross-platform open build script generator CMake 4.1.0, which acts as an alternative to Autotools and is used in projects such as KDE, LLVM/Clang, MySQL, MariaDB, ReactOS and Blender. The CMake code is written in C++ and distributed under the BSD license. CMake is notable for providing a simple scripting language, a means to extend functionality through modules, caching support, cross-compilation tools, […]

AOUSD and ASWF Release New Guidelines for Inclusive Terminology

The AOUSD (Alliance for OpenUSD) and the ASWF (Academy Software Foundation) have prepared new guidelines for the use of inclusive terminology. The AOUSD (Alliance for OpenUSD) is an advocate for OpenUSD (Universal Scene Description) technology and operates under a foundation overseen by the Linux Foundation. The ASWF was founded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts (USA) and the Linux Foundation to promote the use of open […]