Red Hat has published the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 distribution. Installation builds are prepared for the x86_64, s390x (IBM System z), ppc64le, and Aarch64 architectures, but are available for download only to registered Red Hat Customer Portal users. The sources of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 rpm packages are distributed through the CentOS Git repository. The RHEL 8.x branch will be supported until at least 2029 […]
Micron Technology, a company specializing in the production of DRAM and flash memory, introduced a new storage engine HSE (Heterogeneous-memory Storage Engine), designed taking into account the specific use of SSD drives based on NAND flash (X100, TLC, QLC 3D NAND) or permanent memory (NVDIMM). The engine is designed as a library for embedding into other applications and supports processing data in key-value format. Code […]
Fedora is a free GNU/Linux distribution developed by Red Hat. This release contains a large number of changes, including updates to the following components: Gnome 3.36 GCC 10 Ruby 2.7 Python 3.8 Since Python 2 has reached the end of its life, most of its packages have been removed from Fedora, however, the developers are providing a legacy python27 package for those who need he is still […]
Almost 2 years after the previous release 1.16.3, a new version of qTox 1.17, a cross-platform client for the decentralized messenger tox, was released. The release already contains 3 versions released in a short period of time: 1.17.0, 1.17.1, 1.17.2. The last two versions do not bring changes for users. The number of changes in 1.17.0 is very large. From the main: Added support for persistent chats. Added dark […]
There's no faster way to slow down a site (pun intended) than to use a bunch of JavaScript code on it. When using JavaScript, you have to pay for it with the performance of projects no less than four times. Here's how the site's JavaScript code puts a load on users' systems: Downloading a file over the network. Parsing and compiling unpacked source code after download. Execution of JavaScript code. Memory consumption. This combination is […]
When working with PowerShell, the first thing we encounter is commands (Cmdlets). The command call looks like this: Verb-Noun -Parameter1 ValueType1 -Parameter2 ValueType2[] Help Help is called in PowerShell using the Get-Help command. One of the parameters can be specified: example, detailed, full, online, showWindow. Get-Help Get-Service -full will return the full description of the Get-Service command Get-Help Get-S* will show all available […]
I have always been interested in how small hosting works, and recently I had the opportunity to talk on this topic with Evgeny Rusachenko (yoh) - the founder of lite.host. In the near future I plan to take a few more interviews, if you represent a hoster and want to talk about your experience, then I will be happy to have a conversation with you, for this you can write to me […]
The fundraising for the development of the cyberpunk RPG Gamedec on Kickstarter recently ended. Anshar Studios asked users for $50 thousand, and received $171,1 thousand. Thanks to this, players unlocked seven additional goals at once. A larger budget will allow the authors to implement a True Detective mode, which lacks the ability to load a save to correct a decision. The authors also implement new ways to interact with […]
Brothers in Arms, Gearbox's once-popular World War II shooter, joins the growing list of video games getting a TV adaptation. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new film adaptation will be based on 30's Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 2005, which told the story of a group of paratroopers who, due to a landing error, were dispersed behind […]
Riot Games has allowed Valorant users to disable the Vanguard anti-cheat system after leaving the game. A studio employee spoke about this on Reddit. This can be done in the system tray, where active applications are displayed. The developers explained that after Vanguard is disabled, players will not be able to launch Valorant until they restart their computer. If desired, anti-cheat can be removed from the computer. It will install […]
The Australian branch of Kotaku drew attention to the fact that LEGO The Lord of the Rings and LEGO The Hobbit have once again become available for purchase on the Steam digital distribution service. Along with LEGO The Lord of the Rings and LEGO The Hobbit, all additions to the games have returned to the Valve site. The projects themselves, as before their disappearance, […]
And there were all sorts of problems in Fallout 76: deformation of characters’ bodies, missing heads, and even theft of user weapons by NPCs. And recently, users encountered a new error: the communist robot is too keen on propaganda and brings leaflets to the camp instead of valuable loot. In the Fallout 76 in-game store, for 500 atoms you can buy yourself an assistant called The […]
