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The developers of Linux Mint have announced the release of version 22.1, codenamed 'Xia'. The system has LTS (Long Term Support) status with support until 2029. The distribution is based on Ubuntu 24.04 and runs on the Linux 6.8 kernel. The update to the package management system Aptkit replaces aptdaemon for package management. Captain combines the functionalities of GDebi and apturl. This update has improved localization and reduced […]
After a month of development, version 3.48.0 of the compact embedded database SQLite, written in C and distributed as public domain, has been released. Change log: Revised the configure script used for building SQLite from source code to fix bugs, improve performance, and enhance maintainability of the code. This does not affect the configure script in the sqlite3-autoconf-NNNNNNN.tar.gz archive, for which the build system does not […]
Corrective releases of the distributed version control system Git 2.41.3, 2.42.4, 2.43.6, 2.44.3, 2.45.3, 2.46.3, v2.47.2 and 2.48.1 have been published, correcting two vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-50349 — a potential information spoofing issue in the interactive password prompt for the repository. The problem is caused by insufficient host name validation, allowing character encoding in %xx format (URL Encoding). An attacker could use the percent […]
Linus Torvalds intended to release the Linux kernel 6.13 this Sunday, but testing of the 6.13 branch will likely be extended by a week due to stability issues in the changes made by a Microsoft employee and accepted into the 6.13 branch in November. It is also noted that the patch causing the crash was submitted non-standardly — but was accepted, despite not receiving any […]
On January 10, after more than a year of development, the release of version 1.15 of the XML parsing library pugixml was announced. Written in C++, this library is distributed under the MIT license. It provides a rich DOM-like interface with extensive features for navigating and modifying document nodes. XPath 1.0 is also supported along with full Unicode support, including automatic encoding conversions. pugixml can be configured for use without std […]
The release of the Rsync file synchronization utility version 3.4.0 has been announced, which fixes six vulnerabilities. A combination of vulnerabilities CVE-2024-12084 and CVE-2024-12085 allows a client to execute their code on the server. An anonymous connection to the Rsync server with read access is sufficient for an attack. For example, an attack could be carried out on mirrors of various distributions and projects that provide the possibility to download builds through […]
A patch release of Firefox version 134.0.1 is available, which fixes several issues: interface freezes occurring while working in Google Docs or watching YouTube have been eliminated. An error that caused crashes when attempting to start after updating from Firefox version 133 has been fixed. The problem with the malfunctioning context menus and search engine selection menus has been resolved in cases where the user had previously rolled back […]
The release of the library libmdbx version 0.13.3 (MDBX) has been announced, implementing a high-performance, compact embedded key-value database. The code for libmdbx is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. All current operating systems and architectures are supported, including the Russian Elbrus 2000. libmdbx offers a comprehensive API for C++, along with community-supported bindings for languages such as Rust, Haskell, Python, NodeJS, Ruby, Go, Nim, […]
The release of version 23.5 of the Debian-based MX Linux distribution has occurred, featuring enhancements from the antiX project and proprietary packages. The distribution uses the sysVinit initialization system (with systemd optionally) and its own tools for system configuration and installation. In the new release: synchronization with the Debian 12.9 Bookworm package base has been accomplished; package versions have been updated: Linux 6.1.123, XFCE 4.20; the MX Raspberry Pi edition has been updated […]
The release of Emscripten 4.0 has been published, allowing the compilation of C/C++ code and other languages with LLVM-based frontends into universal low-level intermediate WebAssembly code. The resulting output can be used for integration with JavaScript projects, running in web browsers, using in Node.js, or creating standalone cross-platform applications that run using a wasm runtime. The project code is distributed under the license […]
After more than a year of development, the release of OpenZFS 2.3.0 has been published, advancing the implementation of the ZFS file system for Linux and FreeBSD. The project gained recognition as "ZFS on Linux" and was originally focused on developing a module for the Linux kernel, but after merging with code from FreeBSD, it was recognized as the main implementation of OpenZFS and renamed. OpenZFS has been tested with Linux kernels starting from 4.18 […]
The release of the lightweight distribution MX Linux 23.5 has been published, created through the collaborative efforts of communities formed around the antiX and MEPIS projects. The release is based on the Debian package base with enhancements from the antiX project and packages from its own repository. The distribution uses the sysVinit initialization system and its own tools for system configuration and deployment. 32-bit and 64-bit versions are available for download […]