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After 6 months of development, a significant release of the specialized browser Tor Browser 14.5 has been launched, continuing functionality development based on the ESR branch of Firefox 128. The browser focuses on ensuring privacy and security, with all traffic routed only through the Tor network. Direct access through the current system's regular network connection is impossible (if the browser is hacked, attackers can access system […]
The release of Deepin 23.1 has been published, which develops its own Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE), as well as around 40 user applications, including the music player DMusic, video player DMovie, messaging system DTalk, installer, and Deepin Software Center application store. The project is founded by a group of developers from China but has transformed into an international project and supports the Russian language. The distribution's repository […
An official port of the OCCT package designed for testing system stability in normal mode and during overclocking has been published for the Linux platform. The tool is proprietary but available for free with some restrictions. A binary file of 263 megabytes is available for download. Available features: Comprehensive stress tests that allow you to assess the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory under high loads to ensure […
The U.S. government has resumed funding for MITRE's activities related to maintaining the CVE database. The contract has been extended for 11 months. Despite this, members of the CVE Board announced the creation of a non-profit organization, the CVE Foundation, aimed at sustaining the stable operation and independence of the CVE project. It has been noted that concerns about the sustainability and […
Google has implemented in the update of Google Play services 25.14 a feature for automatically rebooting smartphones after 3 days of inactivity (when the screen is not unlocked). To enable this feature, the corresponding option will be added to the settings. The Google Play services update 25.14 will be rolled out to users next week. Previously, the automatic reboot feature was implemented in the Android platform GrapheneOS. The reboot is applied for […]
The developers of the Python package index PyPI reported on a security issue with the implementation of the "Organization Team" feature, which allows the formation of a team of several developers working collaboratively on a project in PyPI. The essence of the identified issues is that privileges delegated to a user as a member of the "Organization Team" were retained even after the user was removed from the organization. The vulnerability in PyPI has been fixed […]
iXsystems has released the TrueNAS 25.04 distribution, which uses the Linux kernel and Debian package base. After moving the TrueNAS Core branch, which is based on FreeBSD, into maintenance mode, the Linux edition was renamed to TrueNAS instead of TrueNAS SCALE. The size of the ISO image is 1.9 GB. The source code for TrueNAS-specific build scripts, web interface, and layers has been published on GitHub. Notable features of TrueNAS include […]
Oracle has released a maintenance release of the VirtualBox virtualization system 7.1.8, which includes 27 changes. At the same time, an update for the previous version VirtualBox 7.0.26 has been formed with 21 fixes. In addition to the listed changes, 3 vulnerabilities have been fixed in the new versions (maximum severity level of 8.1 out of 10), details of which are not yet disclosed. In the additions for guest systems with Linux: Initial […]
Oracle has introduced the first stable release of Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8 (UEK R8), a variant of the Linux kernel developed for use in Oracle Linux as an alternative to the standard package with a kernel from Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The kernel is available only for x86_64 and ARM64 (aarch64) architectures. The source code of the kernel, including separate patches, has been published in a public Git repository […]
The release of Fedora Linux 42 distribution has been announced. The products prepared for download include Fedora Workstation, Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop, Fedora Server, Fedora IoT, Fedora CoreOS, Fedora Cloud Base, Fedora IoT Edition, Fedora Silverblue, Fedora Kinoite, and live images provided in the form of spins with custom environments Xfce, MATE, Cinnamon, LXDE, Phosh, Miracle, LXQt, Budgie, Sway, and Cosmic. The builds are formed for […]
The release of Manjaro Linux 25.0, based on Arch Linux and aimed at beginner users, has been published. The distribution is notable for its simplified and user-friendly installation process, automatic hardware detection, and installation of necessary drivers. Manjaro is available as live images with graphical environments KDE (4.5 GB and 3.7 GB), GNOME (4.3 GB and 3.1 […]
The Linux kernel mailing list has presented the sixth version of patches implementing the Kexec HandOver (KHO) mechanism, developed by engineers from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. The patches have already been accepted into the mm-everything branch, which accumulates changes for the upcoming kernel 6.16 branch related to memory management. Based on Kexec HandOver, Google is developing the Live Update Orchestrator (LUO) subsystem, […]