Category: Internet News

Distributions of Rescuezilla 2.5 and SystemRescue 11.01 have been released

The release of the Rescuezilla 2.5 distribution, intended for backing up, restoring systems after failures, and diagnosing various hardware issues, is now available. The distribution is based on Ubuntu package base and continues the development of the 'Redo Backup & Rescue' project, which was discontinued in 2012. Live builds for 64-bit x86 systems (1.2 GB) and a deb package for installation in Ubuntu are available for download. […]

Update of the distribution Alt Workstation K 10.3

An update to the Linux distribution 'Alt Workstation K 10.2' is available, offering a KDE desktop environment and aimed at a wide range of users both in the office and at home. The distribution can also be part of an Active Directory infrastructure (domain authentication, access to file resources, and printing resources are available). The build is prepared for the x86_64 architecture and is based on the ALT 10 platform. […]

Debian has switched to providing a stripped-down version of the KeePassXC password manager.

The maintainer providing the build for Debian packages with KeePassXC password managers has transitioned to delivering a severely stripped-down version of the program, which retains only the basic functionality necessary for secure password storage on a local system. Advanced features, including network interaction, IPC control code, web browser integration components, auto-password entry functions, and code for supporting […]

GEEKOM A5 — a mini-PC powered by the Ryzen 7 5800H processor

The GEEKOM brand from Jiteng produces mini PCs based on AMD and Intel processors. The manufacturer offers a wide range of solutions, from affordable entry-level systems to compact yet highly powerful computers. Here, we will discuss the mid-range model GEEKOM A5 featuring the AMD Ryzen processor in more detail. Image source: GEEKOM Source: 3dnews.ru

EU Accuses Microsoft of Monopoly Due to Teams App

Microsoft is once again in the spotlight of EU antitrust regulators. This time, the concern is about undermining fair competition in the software market for video conferencing products. In particular, this relates to the Teams application. In the coming weeks, the European Commission is set to formally present charges. Regulators are worried about the dominant position of the Microsoft Teams application and how the company is leveraging its position for […]

Release of Linux Kernel 6.9

After two months of development, Linus Torvalds released kernel version 6.9 of Linux. Among the most notable changes are the dm-vdo module for deduplication and compression of block devices, direct file access mode in FUSE, support for creating pidfd for individual threads, BPF token mechanism, Rust support on ARM64 systems, deprecation of the Ext2 filesystem, removal of the old NTFS driver, and support for the mechanism […]

Release of Nuitka 2.2

Nuitka is an optimizing Python compiler that translates Python into C to create executables. Nuitka is fully compatible with Python 3 (3.4—3.11) and Python 2 (2.6, 2.7) and is available essentially everywhere Python runs. This release focused on compatibility support, bug fixes, and enhancements to loop optimizations, such as list operations. Key features […]

Version 9.8.0 of the PeaZip archive manager has been released.

Quietly and unceremoniously, version 9.8.0 of the PeaZip archiver has been released. The new version introduces a selective extraction feature that allows users to extract individual files from an archive directly into specific locations in bookmarks, etc., without extra steps. A couple of themes have been added, the code has been refined, and the project has been transitioned to compilation using Lazarus 3.2, although it should still compile with versions 2.x, […]

Firefox has proposed additional tracking protection using redirects.

In the nightly builds of Firefox, upon which the release of Firefox 127 will be based on June 11, a new tracking protection mechanism—"Bounce Tracking Protection"—has been added, expanding capabilities for blocking visitor tracking using redirects to other pages. The essence of the tracking method is that the tracker code initially redirects the user to its site before [the user is redirected to the intended destination], […]

Release of Pingora 0.2, a framework for creating network services

Cloudflare has released the second version of the Pingora framework, designed for developing secure, high-performance network services in Rust. Built using Pingora, a proxy has been in use for about a year in Cloudflare's content delivery network instead of nginx and processes more than 40 million requests per second. The code is written in Rust and published under the Apache 2.0 license. Key features of Pingora include support for […]

Release of Proton-GE 9-5, a package for running Windows games on Linux

The release of the GE-Proton 9-5 project has been published, in which enthusiasts create Valve-independent extended builds of the Proton package to run Windows applications, featuring a newer version of Wine, utilizing FFmpeg in FAudio, and including additional patches that resolve issues in various gaming applications. Changes from the latest code bases of wine 9, proton 9, steamclient have been integrated into Proton GE 9-5.

Hydra — a free game launcher

Hydra is a game launcher that includes a built-in BitTorrent client and supports automatic tracking of new publications on all noteworthy sites with notifications of updates. Additionally, the launcher allows configuring download paths for content and displays the HLTB (How Long To Beat) metric for games. It is developed for the Electron platform using TypeScript and Python.

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