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A popular service for bypassing a provider's NAT and port forwarding for connections with a gray IP is no longer working with Russian IPs. Attempting to use the service results in the error: ERROR: authentication failed: We do not allow agents to connect to ngrok from your IP address (89.222.217.50). ERROR: ERROR: ERR_NGROK_9040 ERROR: https://ngrok.com/docs/errors/err_ngrok_9040 ERROR: The error message directs users straight to the official […]
The release candidate version of 'Alt Server' 11.0 is now available. The build is prepared for x86_64, based on kernel 6.12 (LTS). Download the image from ftp.altlinux.org. In the new image, the rescue login requests the root username with an empty password. The system installation occurs in minimal mode — with or without graphics. The 'Alt Server' and 'Alt Domain' editions are available for installation. The distribution features a new […]
The FESCo (Fedora Engineering Steering Committee), responsible for the technical aspects of the Fedora Linux distribution development, has approved the transition to the RPM 6 package manager in the fall release of Fedora 43. The release of RPM 6.0 is scheduled for the third quarter of 2025. The RPM 6 branch is notable for supporting a new format (RPM 6), enabling the creation of packages larger than 4 GB (overcoming this limitation is important, […]
Ryan Sipes, Director of MZLA Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation overseeing the development of the Thunderbird email client, has presented plans for new services aimed at expanding Thunderbird's usage capabilities. It is noted that Thunderbird is steadily losing users, remaining solely a client solution, as users increasingly prefer ecosystems that offer both email clients and services, such as […]
Qt Company has released the Qt 6.9 framework, continuing efforts to stabilize and expand the functionality of the Qt 6 branch. Qt 6.9 provides support for Windows 10+, macOS 12+, Linux (Ubuntu 22.04/24.04, openSUSE 15.5, SUSE 15 SP5, RHEL 8.10/9.4, Debian 11.6), iOS 16+, Android 9+ (API 23+), webOS, WebAssembly, INTEGRITY, VxWorks, FreeRTOS, and QNX. The source […]
The release of the Betterbird email client, a soft fork of Mozilla Thunderbird, developed by the community and based on Mozilla Firefox technologies, has been announced. Betterbird 128.9 is built on the codebase of the long-term support branch Thunderbird 128.9.0 ESR, with updates released throughout the year. Installation packages for Windows and macOS, as well as binary builds for Linux, are available for download. Support for […]
After five and a half years of development, the Rockbox 4.0 project has been released, which develops alternative firmware for various models of audio players. Compared to stock firmware, Rockbox provides support for additional formats, features, and plugins. The project is not based on Linux and comes with its own POSIX-compatible kernel. The code is written in C and distributed under the GPL license. Rockbox can be […]
The release of the GoboLinux 017.01 distribution has been presented, in which a stack-based directory organization is used instead of the traditional hierarchy common in Unix systems, where each program is installed in a separate directory. The size of the installation image with support for booting in Live mode is 2.3 GB (x86_64). The root of the file system in GoboLinux contains the directories "/Programs", "/Users", "/System", "/Files", "/Mount", and "/Depot". Each application's directory […]
The second experimental release of the Pidgin 3.0 (2.91) instant messaging client has been presented, allowing users to work simultaneously across multiple networks with different protocols and switch between chats using tabs. This release is marked as having a quality level of a preliminary alpha version, not intended for everyday use. The builds are prepared in Flatpak format (currently only the source code archive is available). The Pidgin 3 branch […]
The release of the Firefox 137 web browser has occurred, along with updates for previous long-term support branches — 115.22.0 and 128.9.0. The Firefox 138 branch has entered beta testing, with a release scheduled for April 29. Key innovations in Firefox 137 include the addition of tab grouping support, allowing users to combine multiple tabs and collapse them into one button, so they do not take up space […]
The Linux kernel codebase, on which the 6.15 release is based, has accepted a set of changes with optimizations that significantly enhance the performance of network operations in various situations: The optimization of GRO (Generic Receive Offload), which combines several small packets into one large packet, is now utilized when switching packet processing to another CPU (for load balancing) while using the XDP (eXpress Data […]
The release of the Restic 0.18 backup system has been introduced, allowing for encrypted backups to be stored in a versioned repository with support for deduplication. The system is primarily designed for backups to be saved in untrusted environments, ensuring that possession of a backup does not compromise the system. When creating a backup, flexible rules can be defined for inclusion […]