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Author: Yuri Gagarin

A technical specialist at ProHoster with over six years of experience in server administration, VPN solutions, and network security. I manage infrastructure setup and support, monitor service stability, and implement solutions to protect client data. I also contribute to performance optimization and compliance with modern security and privacy requirements.

GNU Shepherd init system version 0.8 released

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The GNU Shepherd 0.8 service manager (formerly dmd) is now available, developed by the GNU Guix System distribution as a supporting dependency alternative to the SysV-init initialization system. The managing daemon and Shepherd utilities are written in Guile (one of the implementations of the Scheme language), which is also used to define service settings and launch parameters. Shepherd is already being used in the GuixSD GNU/Linux distribution and […]

PyTorch 1.5.0 has been released

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PyTorch, a popular machine learning framework, has been updated to version 1.5.0. This release includes several major additions and API improvements, among which is the stabilization of the C++ API, previously considered experimental. Users can now easily port their models from the Python API to the C++ API. The torch.distributed.rpc package has been stabilized, providing extensive capabilities in distributed […]

WAL-G: new capabilities and community expansion. Georgiy Rylov

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I invite you to review the transcript of Georgy Rylov's report from early 2020, "WAL-G: New Opportunities and Community Expansion." Maintainers of open-source projects face numerous challenges as they grow. How to write an increasing number of required features, fix more issues, and keep up with more pull requests? Using WAL-G (a backup tool for PostgreSQL) as an example, I will discuss how we addressed these […]

Using Storage Systems in Working with Media Content

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It is hard to imagine the modern world without an abundance of media content, which also includes audio and video data. Just a short while ago, a collection of MP3 files was the dream. Today, 4K video files are seen as something commonplace. All this media content needs to be created, hosted somewhere, and then made accessible. […]

In retro style: new OS for Raspberry Pi mimics the Windows XP interface

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All Raspberry Pi 4 owners who wish to indulge in the aesthetics of Windows XP can now fulfill their desire thanks to a hobbyist-built Linux distribution named Raspbian XP Professional. The operating system features a design that closely resembles the classic Microsoft OS, including the Start menu, icons, and many other interface elements. However, since the operating system is based on Linux, it cannot run applications, […]

Release nginx 1.18.0

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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 1.18.0 has been released, which incorporates changes accumulated in the main branch 1.17.x. Going forward, all updates in the stable branch 1.18 will focus on fixing serious bugs and vulnerabilities. Soon, the main branch nginx 1.19 will be established, within which […]

Most antiviruses were vulnerable to attacks through symbolic links

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Researchers from RACK911 Labs have noted that nearly all antivirus packages for Windows, Linux, and macOS were vulnerable to attacks that exploit race conditions during file deletion when malware is detected. To execute such an attack, it is necessary to upload a file that the antivirus recognizes as malicious (for example, a test signature can be used), and through […]

Backup: where, how and why?

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Data protection involves having backups — copies from which recovery can be performed. For most companies and organizations, data backup is among the highest priorities. About half of companies treat their data as a strategic asset. The value of stored data is continually increasing. It is used to enhance customer service quality, support ongoing operations, […]

Zabbix 5.0, or What’s New Awaiting Us with the Template Server by IPMI

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You need to monitor equipment, but your favorite system, Zabbix, doesn’t have a template ready for this type of equipment. Sound familiar? Everyone has their own way of dealing with it. One administrator searches the internet for a solution. Another develops their own. And some just give up on the task. Currently, the Zabbix team expands the set of pre-installed templates with each new release. […]

The latest version of the Nintendo Switch emulator has allowed PC players to complete Pokemon Sword and Shield

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The latest version of the Yuzu emulator, currently available only to Patreon supporters, has enabled full playback of Pokemon Sword and Shield on PC. Previously, software locks during each event made progressing through the game impossible. "While debugging a sound error in Toki Tori, [developer with the nickname] bunnei discovered a floating-point error in our CPU emulation, but the root cause was not […]

Update of the KolibriN OS 10.1 and MenuetOS 1.34, written in assembly language.

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The update for the KolibriN 10.1 operating system, primarily written in assembler (fasm) and distributed under the GPLv2 license, is now available. KolibriN is based on KolibriOS and offers a more attractive and user-friendly environment, providing a greater number of bundled applications. The boot image is 84 MB in size and includes applications such as WebView and Netsurf browsers, FPlay video player, image viewer […]

Release of the free operating system Visopsys 0.9

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After almost four years since the last significant release, the visual operating system Visopsys 0.9 (VISual OPerating SYStem) has been launched, developed since 1997 and distinct from Windows and Unix. The system's code has been developed from scratch and is distributed in source code under the GPLv2 license. The bootable live image is 21 MB. The graphical subsystem, which forms the interface […]

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