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Microsoft has released WSL 3.0 with support for running Linux containers on Windows

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Microsoft has introduced the release of the WSL 3.0 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) toolkit, allowing Linux applications to run on Windows. The new branch is noteworthy for implementing the ability to run Linux containers on Windows and transitioning to the use of the Linux kernel 6.18. The code for the command-line utilities used in WSL, background processes for Linux environments, services for running containers and virtual machines, as well as the graphical stack […]

An attack method that significantly reduces the resources needed for forging RSA digital signatures.

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Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, have developed an advanced technique to attack the RSA algorithm, allowing the forging of digital signatures without factorizing the underlying RSA prime numbers and without the need to recover the private key. The resources required to execute an attack on a 1024-bit RSA key are estimated at 1,380 years of computation on a single core processor, which enabled […]

Release of the Git Source Code Management System 2.56

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The release of the distributed source code management system Git 2.56 has been announced. Git's code is distributed under the GPLv2+ license. Compared to the previous release, 748 changes were accepted in the new version, with contributions from 104 developers, 39 of whom participated in Git development for the first time. Key innovations (1, 2, 3): A 'git add --resolved' mode has been added for resolving merge conflicts […]

Release Wifibox 0.17, an environment for using WiFi drivers of Linux on FreeBSD

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The release of Wifibox 0.17 is now available, aimed at addressing the issue of using wireless adapters in FreeBSD for which necessary drivers are missing. The problematic adapters for FreeBSD in Wifibox are made operational by running a guest system with Linux, which loads the native Linux drivers for the wireless devices. The environment can potentially be used for any WiFi cards supported in Linux and has been tested […]

Release of the OutWiker note-taking program 4.1

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The release of the note-taking application OutWiker 4.1 has been published. The program stores notes as directories with text files, and an arbitrary number of files can be attached to each note. Notes can be created using HTML, wiki, and Markdown formatting (if the corresponding plugin is installed). With plugins, the ability to display formulas on wiki pages in LaTeX format and insert blocks […]

The distribution for mobile devices postmarketOS has been renamed to Nura.

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The postmarketOS project, which develops a Linux distribution for mobile devices, has announced a name change to Nura. The name is inspired by the ancient Nuraghe towers in Sardinia, symbolizing stability and longevity, which aligns with the project's goal of extending the life of mobile devices. The logo has largely remained the same but has been refined for improved readability. The domain has changed from postmarketos.org to nura.eco. […]

Release of Budgie Desktop 10.10.3

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The release of the Budgie 10.10.3 desktop environment has been presented, marking the third update of the 10.10 branch, which has transitioned to using the Wayland protocol. Simultaneously, similar releases have been formed for accompanying components, such as the Budgie Desktop View and the Budgie Desktop Services suite (the update for the Budgie Session manager and the interface for configuring the Budgie Control Center is delayed). The project code is distributed under […]

Vulnerabilities in LXD, Incus, Flatpak, GitLab, Radicle, the Linux kernel, WordPress, OpenVPN, NTFS-3G, FreeRDP, CUPS, and Dovecot

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Several recently discovered dangerous vulnerabilities allow for root access to the system or remote code execution. There are 7 vulnerabilities in the LXD container management system and 11 vulnerabilities in the Incus fork. A number of vulnerabilities, marked as critical, enable local unprivileged users to modify any files on the system or execute their own code with root privileges. The vulnerabilities have been fixed in LXD versions 6.9, […]

Release of M-Commander 6.1.0, a fork of the Midnight Commander file manager

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The release of the M-Commander 6.1.0 console two-panel file manager has been published. It is being developed as a fork of GNU Midnight Commander and enhanced with support for panel plugins that can be loaded during runtime. Through these plugins, users can open archives, external storage (FTP, SFTP, Samba, S3), Git repositories, Docker containers, Kubernetes resources, and MongoDB and SQLite databases. The subshell mechanism has been replaced with the built-in PTY terminal mcterm. The code is written in […]

Coreboot Release 26.09, the open-source alternative to proprietary firmware

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The release of the CoreBoot project 26.09 has been published, developing a free alternative to proprietary firmware and BIOS. The project code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. The new version includes 1251 changes, prepared with the participation of 112 developers, 28 of whom contributed for the first time. Key changes: Support for 26 motherboards has been implemented: Acer TravelMate P633-M and P633-V; Apple iMac4,1; ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X […]

virtio-nvgpu — a module for providing access to NVIDIA GPUs from KVM virtual machines

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The virtio-nvgpu project develops a virtio device that allows access to NVIDIA GPUs from guest systems running under the KVM hypervisor, with minimal performance loss. It includes a kernel module loaded in the guest system and a virtio device running on the host environment. The kernel module code is written in C and distributed under the GPLv2 license, while the virtio device code is written in Rust […]

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