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The release of Archinstall 4.4 has been published, which has been included as an option in the Arch Linux installation ISO images since 2021. Archinstall works in console mode and can be used instead of the default manual installation mode. The Archinstall code is written in Python and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Archinstall provides guided and automated working modes. In […]
The developers of the Rust programming language recently announced the creation of the Rust Commercial Network. The goal of the project is to establish a centralized information platform for interaction between commercial organizations, whose work relies on Rust code, and the direct developers of the Rust programming language. Working groups are being formed to discuss issues related to the language, propose ideas, and collaborate with businesses on […]
On June 24, version 26.2 of the popular free cross-platform planetarium Stellarium was released — the second one this year. The project is written in C++ using the Qt framework (supporting versions 5 and 6) and is distributed under the GNU GPL 2.0 license. Key improvements include: the addition of new star names according to the IAU classification, assigned since November 2025; addition of star names according to IAU classification, […]
The release of the Nourish 1.0.0 compositing server has been announced, which uses an unlimited workspace for window placement, not bounded by screen edges, allowing for free movement, panning, and zooming of windows without loss of content readability. The graphical API Vulkan is used for rendering, with the option to fall back to OpenGL. The compositing server employs the Wayland protocol and the fractional-scale extension to avoid content blurriness when scaling […]
Recently, a corrective version of FSM v0.7.0 was released. FSM (github.com) is a program for displaying key information about the computer and the installed system, independent of the specific desktop environment. It displays the following information: Hardware: processor name and model, flags, list of vulnerabilities, frequencies; memory and swap usage; mounted file systems; certain DMI tables (0, 2, 3, 4); laptop battery; EDID; […]
The release of CoreBoot project version 26.06 has been announced, developing a free alternative to proprietary firmware and BIOS. The project's code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. The new version includes 1163 changes made by 101 developers, with 22 of them participating for the first time. Key changes: Support implemented for 31 motherboards: AMD Crater for SoC V2000A, AMD Jaguar for SoC Faegan […]
After six months of development, a new version of DXVK (Direct3D to Vulkan Translation Layer) has been released. This open-source library translates Direct3D 8, 9, 10, and 11 API calls into Vulkan commands. It enables the execution of 3D applications and games designed for Windows on systems where native Direct3D support is lacking, utilizing the more efficient capabilities of the Vulkan graphics API. Key changes In the new […]
The Python Software Foundation has revealed information about a critical vulnerability in the release management API that could be exploited to attack the Python project's infrastructure. The vulnerability allowed bypassing the authentication system and connecting to the release management API with administrator rights by sending a request with any key and specifying one of the administrators in the username field. The obtained […]
Information has been disclosed about two new vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel that allow an unprivileged user to gain root access by overwriting data in the page cache. Working exploits have been prepared for both vulnerabilities. PEdit-CoW (CVE-2026-46331, exploit 1, exploit 2) - a flaw in the implementation of the copy-on-write mechanism in the packet header modification code (act_pedit), used in the network packet scheduler (net/sched), allows writing data beyond […]
The Akrites project has been announced to coordinate vulnerability fixes and disclosures for critically important open-source software. The project is created under the auspices of the Linux Foundation with the participation of companies such as Amazon Web Services, Anthropic, Cisco, Ericsson, Google, IBM, Microsoft/GitHub, NVIDIA, OpenAI, RapidFort, Red Hat, Sonatype, and Vodafone, as well as the non-profit Rust Foundation. Project participants will provide funding, engineering resources […]
The DXVK 3.0 layer release is now available, providing an implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 8, 9, 10, and 11, operating through call translation to the Vulkan API. Using DXVK requires drivers that support Vulkan API 1.4, such as NVIDIA 575.51.02, Mesa AMD RADV 25.0, NVIDIA 25.1, and Intel ANV 25.1. DXVK can be used to run 3D applications […]
An emergency patch update for Firefox 152.0.3 has been released, addressing a bug that causes freezing on startup and uncontrolled memory consumption (~10 GB immediately after launch) in configurations with installed language packs. The failure manifests only in the Firefox 152.0.2 release and is caused by a regression resulting from an incorrect fix in version 152.0.2 for an issue that led to locale mismatches in the widgets […]