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The Vulkan 1.4 graphic standard has been published.

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After nearly three years of work, the Khronos consortium, responsible for developing graphic standards, has published the Vulkan 1.4 specification, defining the API for accessing GPU graphics and computing capabilities. The new specification incorporates accumulated extensions that were previously positioned as optional, as well as providing a number of new features and increasing the minimum hardware requirements. The Vulkan SDK toolkit is planned for release in […]

ugrep 7.1 and 7.1.1

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On November 22 and 30, the releases of the fast cross-platform text search utility ugrep, written in C++ and distributed under the BSD-3 license, were announced. For more efficient searching in large file systems on slow media, or when searching in multiple archives (zip, tar, etc.), you can first perform indexing with the ugrep-indexer tool (included in the package […]

The release of Lutris 0.5.18 platform aims to simplify access to games on Linux.

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The release of the gaming platform Lutris 0.5.18 has been announced, providing tools for simplifying the installation, configuration, and management of games on Linux. The project code is written in Python and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Ready-made builds are available in flatpak format. The project supports a catalog for quick searching and installing gaming applications, allowing users to launch games in Linux with a single click through a unified interface.

The second pre-release of Xfce 4.20

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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 seventh beta version of OrioleDB, a high-performance storage engine for PostgreSQL

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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 Armbian 24.11, a distribution for single-board computers.

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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 release of the NixOS 24.11 distribution using the Nix package manager.

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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 […]

2DOMAINS is shutting down

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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. [...]

The Bootkitty UEFI bootkit has been discovered, injecting malicious code into the Linux kernel at boot.

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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 […]

Malware has been discovered that uses the Godot game engine as a platform for execution.

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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 […]

Doxide 0.8.0

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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 […]

ALT Education 10.4

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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 […]

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