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The release of the free Scribus 1.6.4 document layout package has been announced. The package provides tools for professional print layout, includes tools for generating PDF, and supports working with separate color profiles, CMYK, spot colors, and ICC. The program is written using the Qt toolkit and is provided under the GPLv2+ license. Ready binary builds are available for Linux (AppImage), macOS, and Windows. […]
An experimental release of the open implementation of the Win32 API — Wine 10.6 has been published. Since the release of 10.5, 27 bug reports have been closed and 286 changes have been made. The most significant changes: A new lexer has been proposed in the command interpreter cmd.exe. Support for PBKDF2, a password-based key derivation function, has been added to the Bcrypt library. Metadata support has been expanded in the WindowsCodecs library. […]
Oracle has created a new branch of the MySQL Database Management System 9.3.0. MySQL Community Server 9.3.0 builds are prepared for all major distributions including Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, and Windows. In accordance with the new release model implemented in 2023, MySQL 9.3 is categorized under the 'Innovation' branches. Innovation branches are recommended for those who want early access to new features and are released every 3 […]
An announcement has been made regarding the successful completion of the initiative to replace the cryptographic algorithm implementations offered in Python's hashlib and hmac modules with options having mathematical proof of reliability, prepared by the 'HACL*' project. The work on transitioning to functions with mathematical proof of reliability began in 2022 and was initiated after a buffer overflow was discovered in the implementation of the SHA3 algorithm used in the Python hashlib module. […]
After more than a year of development, the release of the precise time synchronization server NTPsec 1.2.4 has been published. The project was created as a fork of the reference implementation of the NTPv4 protocol (NTP Classic 4.3.34), focusing on restructuring the codebase to enhance security. The NTPsec source code is distributed under BSD, MIT, and NTP licenses. NTPsec is being developed under the guidance of Eric Raymond with the participation of several […]
The release of Chrome OS 135, based on the Linux kernel, upstart system manager, ebuild/portage build tools, open components, and Chrome 135 web browser, has been announced. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, with web applications replacing standard programs. However, Chrome OS includes a full multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. Display output is handled […]
In the net-next branch, where changes are accumulated for the upcoming release of Linux Kernel 6.16, a change has been accepted that removes support for the DCCP (Datagram Congestion Control Protocol) network protocol. Support for netfilter modules for DCCP packet filtering has been retained. The DCCP protocol was standardized and included in the kernel in 2006. It was expected that DCCP would improve the efficiency of streaming […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2025-32433) has been discovered in the ssh library included with Erlang/OTP, allowing remote code execution on an SSH server created with the vulnerable library without authentication. This issue has been assigned a critical severity level (10 out of 10). One security researcher has already prepared a working exploit for executing code on vulnerable SSH servers. Notably, the researcher stated that the code was […]
The developers of the Arch Linux distribution announced the replacement of Redis database packages in the 'extra' repository with Valkey database packages due to Redis's shift to a proprietary license. The Valkey project is developing a Redis fork that continues to use the BSD license and is supported by the Linux Foundation with participation from former Redis maintainers and companies such as Amazon, Google, Oracle, Ericsson, and […]
After six months of development, the release of LXQt 2.2.0 (Qt Lightweight Desktop Environment) has been presented, continuing the evolution of the LXDE and Razor-qt projects. The LXQt interface adheres to the principles of classic desktop organization while introducing a modern design and practices that enhance usability. LXQt is positioned as a lightweight, modular, fast, and user-friendly environment that incorporates the best features of LXDE and Razor-qt. The code is available […]
The Ubuntu 25.04 'Plucky Puffin' distribution has been released, classified as an interim release, with updates generated over a period of nine months. Ready-to-use installation images have been created for Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Studio, Xubuntu, Ubuntu Kylin (the edition for China), Ubuntu Unity, Edubuntu, and Ubuntu Cinnamon. Key changes: The desktop has been updated to GNOME 48, […]
The release of the main branch nginx 1.27.5 has been introduced, continuing the development of new features. The parallelly maintained stable branch 1.26.x will only see changes related to the fixing of critical bugs and vulnerabilities. In the future, a stable branch 1.28 will be formed based on the main branch 1.27.x. The project code is written in C and is distributed under the BSD license. Among the changes in nginx […]