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Vulnerability in the Linux kernel's IPv6 stack allows for remote code execution

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Information has been revealed about the vulnerability CVE-2023-6200 in the Linux kernel's networking stack, which under certain circumstances allows an attacker from a local network to execute their code by sending a specially crafted ICMPv6 packet with an RA (Router Advertisement) message intended to announce router information. This vulnerability can only be exploited from within the local network and occurs in systems with support for […]

New rendering engines for OpenGL and Vulkan added to GTK

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The developers of the GTK library have announced the readiness of two new rendering engines — ‘ngl’ and ‘vulkan’ — utilizing the OpenGL (GL 3.3+ and GLES 3.0+) and Vulkan graphics APIs. The new engines are included in the experimental release GTK 4.13.6. In the experimental branch of GTK, the ngl engine is now used by default, but in the next stable branch 4.14, significant issues may lead to a change […]

Midnight Commander 4.8.31

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On January 27, the release of the console file manager Midnight Commander 4.8.31 was announced, distributed in source code under the GPLv3+ license. Key changes include: VFS now supports the LZO/LZOP compression format. The virtual file system uc1541, providing access to disk images for Commodore VIC20/C64/C128, has been updated to version 3.6. The implementation of the virtual file system s3+, used for accessing Amazon AWS S3 storage, has been transitioned to […]

Opera will launch the mobile AI browser Opera One for Apple iOS in the EU

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Opera, the Norwegian company behind the namesake browser, has announced the launch of its new AI browser Opera One for iOS devices in the European Union (EU). Opera One will operate on its own unique browser engine. This became possible after Apple softened its App Store policy in response to the demands of the "Digital Markets Act" (DMA), now allowing […]

Newsraft 0.23

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The release of Newsraft 0.23, a console program for viewing RSS feeds, has taken place. The project is largely inspired by Newsboat and aims to be its lightweight alternative. Notable features of Newsraft include: parallel downloads; grouping feeds by sections; settings for opening links with any command; viewing news from all feeds in explore mode; automatic feed and section updates; assigning multiple actions to keys; support for feeds obtained from […]

fastfetch 2.7.0

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On January 26, the release of version 2.7.0 of the console utilities fastfetch and flashfetch was announced, written in C and distributed under the MIT license. The utilities are designed to display system information. Unlike fastfetch, flashfetch does not support its extended capabilities. Changes include: the addition of a new TerminalTheme module that displays the foreground and background colors of the current terminal window. It does not yet work on Windows; […]

Release of SystemRescue 11.0 distribution

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The release of SystemRescue 11.0 is available, a specialized Live distribution based on Arch Linux, designed for system recovery after a failure. The graphical environment used is Xfce. The size of the ISO image is 853 MB (amd64). Changes in the new version include: The Linux kernel has been updated to version 6.6. A parameter ssh_known_hosts has been added to the configuration file to specify the public keys of trusted hosts for SSH. The configuration has been updated […]

AMD has opened the driver code for the NPU based on the XDNA architecture.

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AMD has released the source code for the drivers for cards with the engine based on the XDNA architecture, providing tools for accelerating computations related to machine learning and signal processing (NPU, Neural Processing Unit). The NPU based on the XDNA architecture is available in the 7040 and 8040 series of AMD Ryzen processors, AMD Alveo V70 accelerators, and AMD Versal SoCs. The code is written in […]

The first release of the Niri compositor server using Wayland.

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The first release of the Niri compositor server has been published. The project is inspired by the GNOME extension PaperWM and implements a tiling layout method, where windows are grouped into an endlessly scrollable strip on the screen. Opening a new window causes the strip to expand, while previously added windows never change their size. The project code is written in Rust and is distributed under the […]

The Nouveau NVK driver now supports the Vulkan 1.3 specification.

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On GitLab, one of the developers (Faith Ekstrand) has reported that NVK now supports the Vulkan 1.3 specification. Development for the support of the extensions VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8 (vk 1.2) and VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr (vk 1.3) has taken a considerable amount of time. Support for Vulkan 1.3 is now in place, but many extensions still need to be implemented (nvk Extensions:126(56.0%), Version 1.3). Source: linux.org.ru

Release of Midnight Commander file manager 4.8.31

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After five months of development, the release of the console file manager Midnight Commander 4.8.31 has been published, distributed in source code under the GPLv3+ license. The main changes include: Support for LZO/LZOP compression format has been added to VFS. The virtual filesystem uc1541, providing access to disk images of the Commodore VIC20/C64/C128, has been updated to version 3.6. The implementation of the virtual filesystem s3+, used for accessing Amazon AWS S3 storage, […]

Release of Slackel 7.7 distribution with MATE desktop

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The developers of the Slackel distribution, built on the foundations of the Slackware and Salix projects, have presented a build with the custom MATE shell, complementing the previously released environment based on the Openbox window manager. The distribution is formed on the constantly updated Slackware-Current branch and is fully compatible with the Slackware and Salix repositories. The size of the boot image capable of running in Live mode is 2.9 GB (i386 and x86_64). The new release […]

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