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A test release of the Xfce 4.20 desktop environment Pre2 has been published, aimed at providing a classic desktop environment that requires minimal system resources. The release is expected on December 29, if a decision is made to publish another test release Xfce 4.20 Pre3, or December 15, if the developers deem the code base stable enough. The Xfce 4.20 branch is notable for the addition of experimental support for working...
The beta version of the storage engine OrioleDB beta7 has been introduced, along with new test results demonstrating significant performance improvements compared to traditional PostgreSQL. The beta7 version includes optimizations aimed at enhancing performance under multi-threaded loads and speeding up read and write operations. The first stable release of OrioleDB is planned for 2025. The engine is written in C and is distributed...
The release of the Linux distribution Armbian 24.11 has been published, providing a compact system environment for various single-board computers with processors based on ARM, RISC-V, and x86 architectures, including various models of Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Orange Pi, Banana Pi, Helios64, pine64, Nanopi, and Cubieboard using processors from Allwinner, Amlogic, Actionsemi, Freescale / NXP, Marvell Armada, Rockchip, Radxa, and Samsung Exynos. For more […]
The NixOS 24.11 distribution has been launched, based on the Nix package manager and providing a number of unique developments that simplify system configuration and maintenance. For example, in NixOS, all system configuration is done via a single configuration file (configuration.nix), allowing for quick rollback to a previous configuration version, support for switching between various system states, and the ability for individual users to install specific packages […]
Today, November 30 – is the last day of operation for the domain registrar 2DOMAINS. The main page displays the following message: Due to the termination of the 2DOMAINS service as a partner and reseller of Reg.ru, accounts and services provided by Reg.ru will be transferred for direct servicing to Reg.ru on December 1, 2024. The Service Agreement (Agreement) in accordance with item 8.1. [...]
Researchers from ESET have discovered a new bootkit called 'Bootkitty,' which is installed after a system is compromised, replacing the GRUB bootloader. This bootkit is used to inject malicious components into the Linux kernel, allowing an attacker to covertly control the system and perform actions within it. It is claimed to be the first UEFI bootkit targeting Linux systems. Bootkitty resides in the grubx64.efi file in the system partition […]
Checkpoint has reported the discovery of malware named GodLoader, written in GDScript and utilizing the open-source game engine Godot for execution (the Godot engine serves as the launch platform). Writing code in GDScript allowed for the distribution of malware among computer game enthusiasts disguised as game mods and game assets in pck format, which are processed by the Godot engine. The use of […]
On November 27, version 0.8.0 of the console documentation generator from the C++ source code doxide was released. This tool, written in C and C++, is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. The C++ source code is documented using /** comments */, containing @-commands similar to the classic Doxygen tool. Many Doxygen commands are already supported. YAML format is used for configuration. Doxide generates documentation in […]
An update for the 'Alt Education' operating system version 10.4 is now available. The build is prepared for x86_64, i586, aarch64, and Elbrus architectures. Download the image: download.basealt.ru mirror.yandex.ru ftp.altlinux.org New features and updates: An educational version of Yandex Browser with special tabs for schools, providing quick access to electronic diaries, educational resources, video lessons, webinars, etc. The USBGuard module – managing permissions for users or user groups; log […]
Cinnamon is a desktop environment based on GNOME, developed by the Linux Mint distribution team, offering a user-friendly interface akin to GNOME 2 and Windows. Change log: The default Cinnamon theme has been replaced. Styles for applet icons have been updated (they no longer appear too large), dialogs, the task panel, and menu have been improved. Enhancements: A navigation option has been added to the menu with […]
The release of version 4.3 of the relatively unpopular program Bforartists (580 ☆ on GitHub), a significantly modified fork of Blender, has taken place. Change log: Code synchronization with Blender 4.3 and Blender Alpha 4.4; color highlighting for collection rows has been added; groups of nodes for the Grease Pencil tool have been included in the default library; a silhouette toggle in 3D view has been implemented using Power User Tools; in the Asset Shelf, […]
Results have been published from testing memory consumption when executing code that creates one million concurrently running coroutines. Testing was conducted for a typical program implemented in the programming languages Rust, C#, Go, Java, Python, and JavaScript. In Rust, tasks were created using the Tokio framework and based on the async_std library; in C#, the API List(), JavaScript using async/await in Node.js, Python utilizing asyncio, […]
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