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The release of the GNU Binutils 2.43 collection of system utilities has been published, which includes programs such as the GNU linker, GNU assembler, nm, objdump, strings, and strip. In this new version: The GNU assembler adds support for the '.base64' directive to represent binary data as strings in base64 encoding. The ability to use the '\+' syntax in macros and within the directives .irp, .irpc has been implemented […]
The developers of the Manjaro Linux distribution, based on Arch Linux and aimed at beginner users, have announced the start of testing a new experimental build called 'Manjaro Immutable'. This version is notable for delivering the base system as a single monolithic image, mounted in read-only mode and updated entirely in an atomic fashion. The size of the boot image is 1.7 GB. Only booting is supported in […]
The Google Chrome browser, with the latest update, has begun warning users of uBlock Origin about the need to switch to other ad blockers due to the upcoming discontinuation of Manifest v2 extensions. The original uBlock Origin extension is in Manifest v2 format, but there is no fully functional version for Manifest v3 — the new format only supports uBlock Origin Lite […]
Raymond Hill, the creator of the uBlock Origin content blocking system, discussed the current situation in the project related to the imminent termination of the second version of the Chrome manifest, which defines the capabilities and resources available for extensions written using the WebExtensions API. Users of uBlock Origin and other extensions that do not support the third version of the manifest have started seeing […] on the extensions page ('chrome://extensions/') in Chrome 127.
The new version of the Astra Linux OS is based on the Debian 12 (Bookworm) package base — a modern, stable open distribution with long-term support. The structure of the Astra Linux repositories has been updated. They are now divided into two repositories — Main and Extended. Main includes components that have undergone a full certification cycle, while Extended contains development tools and packages for […]
The release of the collaborative development platform Forgejo 8.0 has been published, which has been fully separated since February into an independent project from the Gitea system (previously, Forgejo was developed as a synchronized fork). The project allows users to deploy a system for collaboration with Git repositories on their own servers, similar to functionalities offered by GitHub, Bitbucket, and Gitlab. The fork was created in 2022 after attempts at commercialization […]
The company LLC "RusBITech-Astra" has presented the special-purpose distribution Astra Linux Special Edition 1.8, which can be used to protect confidential information and state secrets up to the level of "special importance." The distribution is based on the Debian GNU/Linux package base and includes additional security mechanisms such as its own mandatory access control system, auditing, integrity and authenticity control (PARSEC), guaranteed deletion […]
After 8 months of development, on July 29, 2024, Xen 4.19 was released. Major changes for ARM: support for FF-A notifications; introduction of dynamic node programming using overlay dtbo. For x86: disabling HVM PIRQs by default; reducing IOMMU setup time for hardware domains; allowing HVM/PVH domains to map foreign pages; announcing PVH dom0 support with caveats; introduction of a new x2APIC driver using […]
A new installation image of the Arch Linux distribution has quietly and unobtrusively been released. It is notable primarily for the updated installation script archinstall version 2.8.1, which includes experimental support for LVM. Additionally, some key functions in archinstall have been refactored, including suggest_single_disk_layout(), format(), and umount(), to improve the reliability of the installer. The installer also received a Finnish language translation, various bug fixes, and […]
The Go community marks an important event: as of September 1, Austin Clements will become the new technical lead of the Go project, including the Go team at Google and the project overall. Russ Cox, who has led the project for over 12 years, announced this transition, emphasizing that leadership is a service, not an honorary title. Cox noted that leadership changes bring […]
Microsoft has released the first stable update of the new branch of the Azure Linux 3.0 distribution, which was previously known as CBL-Mariner. The distribution is evolving as a universal base platform for Linux environments used in cloud infrastructure, edge systems, and various Microsoft services. The project aims to unify the Linux solutions used at Microsoft and simplify keeping diverse Linux systems up to date. The project's developments […]
An important element of Intel's quarterly report this week was the announcement of plans to reduce 15,000 employees, a move that had already been discussed at the rumor level the day before. A workforce reduction of more than 15% is part of Intel’s mid-term plan to conserve resources. By the end of 2025, the company hopes to save $10 billion for higher priority goals. As […]