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The release of the DXVK 2.3.1 layer is now available, providing implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure) and Direct3D 9, 10, and 11, which operate through call translation to the Vulkan API. DXVK requires drivers that support Vulkan API 1.3, such as Mesa RADV 22.0, NVIDIA 510.47.03, Intel ANV 22.0, and AMDVLK. DXVK can be used to run 3D applications and games in […]
After six months of development, the wayland-protocols 1.34 package has been released, containing a set of protocols and extensions that enhance the capabilities of the core Wayland protocol and provide the necessary features for building composite servers and user environments. All protocols go through three phases — development, testing, and stabilization. After completing the development phase (category 'unstable'), the protocol is moved to the 'staging' branch and officially included in […]
After a four-year hiatus, IT Global MeetUp is back! The conference will take place in Saint Petersburg at the "Moscow Gates" conference hall on March 23, 2024. ITGM gathers over 800 specialists from various communities. The following communities will participate in this gathering: SPbLUG – Saint Petersburg Linux User Group; DevOps40 – a united community of developers and administrators; Open Data Science – the largest Russian-speaking DataScience […]
Following six months of development, the GNOME 46 desktop environment is now available. Specialized live builds based on openSUSE and an installation image prepared as part of the GNOME OS initiative are offered for a quick evaluation of GNOME 46's capabilities. GNOME 46 is also included in the experimental builds of Ubuntu 24.04 and Fedora 40. In this new release: A global search feature has been added, triggered by […]
Google has released version 123 of the Chrome web browser. At the same time, a stable release of the open-source project Chromium, which is the foundation of Chrome, is available. Chrome differs from Chromium in its use of Google logos, a system for sending notifications upon crashes, modules for playing protected video content (DRM), an automatic update installation system, constant Sandbox isolation, provision of keys for Google API, and transmission with […]
The CERT coordination center (computer emergency response team) has issued a warning about a series of vulnerabilities in implementations of various application protocols that use UDP as transport. The vulnerabilities can be exploited to cause denial of service due to the potential looping of packet exchanges between two hosts. For instance, attackers may exhaust the available bandwidth, blocking the operation of network services (for example, […]
Those who are just beginning to explore generative models for image creation typically focus on refining text prompts and selecting checkpoints. Experienced enthusiasts, however, pay more attention to additional tools for enhancing the expressiveness of AI-generated images, among which ControlNet is arguably one of the most powerful sources: 3dnews.ru
Firefox 124 is now available. The setting "Always use arrow keys to navigate pages" now works in the PDF viewer. Firefox View has introduced the ability to choose the sorting order of the open tabs list: by recent activity or by tab order. The built-in translator has been optimized, resulting in faster matrix multiplication. The garbage collector in the JavaScript engine has also been accelerated. The address […]
The release of the Firefox 124 web browser has taken place, and an update for the long-term support branch—115.9.0—has been formed. The Firefox 125 branch has entered the beta testing phase, with a release scheduled for April 16th. Key innovations in Firefox 124 include the addition of the ability to sort the list of open tabs by the order of opening or recent activity on the Firefox View page, which simplifies access to previously viewed content. […]
Microsoft has opened the source code of the Garnet NoSQL system, designed to create caching storage that is compatible with existing client libraries for Redis storage. Garnet supports the creation of scalable clusters for data caching, which can utilize replication, key migration, and data segmentation among cluster nodes. The project is written in C# with a core storage engine built in C++, and is open under the license […]
Kiddy is a module for the Linux kernel developed to reduce the risks of exploiting (some) kernel vulnerabilities. The protection mechanism implemented in this module is based on a simple idea, which is that during an attack, the target object is identified in some way. Therefore, by complicating such identification, the difficulty of exploitation can be significantly increased, as in many cases […]
The release of the TileOS 1.0 'T-Rex' distribution, built on the Debian package base and offering a desktop that utilizes mosaic window managers, is now available. TileOS aims for the same goals as the Ubuntu Sway Remix distribution (developed by the same author), providing a ready-to-use interface that requires no additional configuration and is geared towards both experienced Linux users and newcomers wishing […]
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