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A corrective release of the TileOS 1.2 "T-Rex" distribution is available, built on the Debian package base and featuring a desktop that uses tile window managers. TileOS aims to achieve the same goals as the Ubuntu Sway Remix distribution (developed by the same author), offering a ready-to-use interface that requires no additional configuration and is designed for both experienced Linux users and newcomers, […]
The developers of the Gentoo project have announced the implementation of support for the DTrace 2.0 toolkit in the distribution for dynamic tracing of the kernel and user-space applications, as well as for monitoring system behavior and diagnosing issues in real time with minimal performance impact. A key feature of the DTrace 2.0 branch is its use of the eBPF subsystem and built-in kernel tracing mechanisms, not […]
The release of the Ubuntu Sway Remix 24.10 distribution is now available, providing a pre-configured and ready-to-use desktop based on the Sway tiling window manager. This distribution is an unofficial edition of Ubuntu 24.10, created with both experienced GNU/Linux users and newcomers in mind, who wish to try an environment with a tiling window manager without the need for lengthy setup. Prepared for download are […]
An update for the AliveColors graphic editor from the Perm-based company AKVIS has been released. This multifunctional graphic editor contains numerous tools and settings for creating and editing images, includes a collection of effects, neural filters, a library of presets and textures, as well as a set of built-in AKVIS plugins and some other company developments. The first release of the program was on July 4, 2017. The program […]
Today marks the release of a new stable version of the Vivaldi 7.0 browser for desktops. The change log includes: A new interface design — a complete overhaul of the tab and control display, a new set of default icons. Widget panel — a new tab on the Speed Dial that hosts date/time, notes, bookmarks, stickers, calendar, and more. Users can also add websites as widgets. Published […]
At the regular biannual meeting with investors during the Loongson Industrial Ecosystem Conference, president and chairman of the board Hu Weiwu revealed plans for 2025. These include the release of three processor lines targeting different segments — mobile, desktop, and server. In the first half of the year, work on commissioning production capacities will be completed, and in the second half, the processors will be launched […]
On October 23, 2024, the latest version of the open-source real-time operating system Embox was released, coinciding with its fifteenth birthday. The OS is written in C, features flexible configurability at the source code level, and is distributed under a two-clause BSD license. Changes include: Improved multi-core support. Enhanced support for RISC-V architecture. Added support for the Russian MCU MIK32 (AMUR). Improved support for OpenSSL. Improved […]
A new version of the Debian installer has been released with support for the Reiser4 file system. It allows installing the chosen version of Debian on Reiser4 during the installation process. It uses a special Linux kernel 5.17.12 and bootloader. Project website Source: linux.org.ru
Harald Welte, a well-known Linux kernel developer and recipient of an award for significant contributions to the development of free software, founder of gpl-violations.org, creator of the Openmoko project, and one of the developers of netfilter/iptables, published his opinion regarding the removal of maintainers from the Linux kernel based on their presumed work in sanctioned companies. According to Harald, he was proud of his involvement in the work […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2024-9050) has been detected in the NetworkManager-libreswan plugin, which adds functionality to connect to VPNs compatible with servers based on Libreswan and Cisco IPsec, allowing a local user to escalate their privileges. The vulnerability has been resolved in NetworkManager-libreswan version 1.2.24. Updates in distributions can be monitored on the following pages: Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL, SUSE/openSUSE, Fedora. The issue was caused by […]
Bitwarden password manager developers have migrated the Bitwarden Secrets Manager SDK to the GPLv3 license. The SDK provides a set of wrappers for various programming languages, allowing the creation of extensions for the password manager and integrating functionality and data models used in Bitwarden products into their programs. The client application and server-side code were previously released under GPLv3 and AGPLv3 licenses, but the content […]
James Bottomley, maintainer of the SCSI subsystem and former board member and chair of the Technical Advisory Board of the Linux Foundation, has joined the discussion on the removal of maintainers from Russia. James apologized for how the removal was carried out and explained that it was related to sanctions against companies from Russia that are listed in the OFAC SDN published by the Department of Treasury […]
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