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New versions of the AlmaLinux 8.9 and Rocky Linux 8.9 distributions have been released, synchronized with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 distribution and containing all the changes proposed in this release. The 8.x releases continue to be maintained alongside the 9.x branch and aim to create a free RHEL build capable of taking the place of the classic CentOS 8, whose support was discontinued at the end of 2021, […]
VK experienced a mass outage — many users from Russia and other countries, both near and far, faced issues logging into the social network on both the desktop and mobile versions of the platform. Some users cannot access the messages section. When launching the VK app, the following message appears: "Loading error. Check […]"
After three months of development, the release of the distributed source code management system Git 2.43 has been published. Git is one of the most popular, reliable, and high-performance version control systems, offering flexible tools for nonlinear development based on branching and merging. To ensure the integrity of the history and resilience against 'backward' changes, implicit hashing of the entire previous history is used in each commit, […]
Firefox 120 is now available. What's new: The Snap version of Firefox can now import data from the Snap version of Chromium. The picture-in-picture window can now stick to the corners of the screen (to do this, you need to drag it toward the corner while holding Ctrl). Hotkeys have been added for modifying and deleting saved credentials on the about:logins page (Alt+Enter, Alt+Backspace). Privacy: The context menu for links now includes the option 'Copy Without […]
Alma Linux 8.9 is the third release following Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The distribution is notable for deciding to veer away from 1:1 cloning after Red Hat opted to impose a redistribution ban and not join the OpenELA association. The distribution includes a repository with packages that differ from Red Hat Enterprise Linux — […]
After one and a half years of development, the releases of the lightweight and fast email client Claws Mail 3.20.0 and 4.2.0 have been published. Claws Mail separated from the Sylpheed project in 2005 (from 2001 to 2005, the projects developed together, with Claws being used to test future innovations of Sylpheed). The Claws Mail interface is built using GTK, and the code is released under the GPL license. The 3.x and 4.x branches […]
The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force), responsible for the development of internet protocols and architecture, has completed the formation of the RFC for the GNS (GNU Name System) domain name system, developed by the GNUnet project as a fully decentralized and censorship-resistant alternative to DNS. The specification, published as RFC-9498, has received the status of 'Proposed Standard'. A fully compliant implementation of GNS is part of the GNUnet platform […]
The release of the web browser Firefox 120 has occurred, and an update for the long-term support branch has been formed — 115.5.0. The Firefox 121 branch has entered beta testing, with a release scheduled for December 19. Key innovations in Firefox 120: The context menu now includes the 'Copy Link Without Site Tracking' operation, allowing users to copy the URL of the selected link to the clipboard, removing […]
The second distribution released after Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 and Euro Linux 8.9 is unexpectedly Rocky Linux. The list of changes is similar to the list of changes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9. The founder of the distribution is Georg Kucher, one of the founders of CentOS, who also co-founded CtrlIQ. CtrlIQ is a member of the OpenELA clone association. The distribution is fully binary compatible with RHEL […]
After 11 months of development, the release of the free Xen hypervisor 4.18 has been published. Companies such as Amazon, Arm, Bitdefender, Citrix, EPAM Systems, and AMD participated in the development of the new release. Updates for the Xen 4.18 branch will continue until May 16, 2025, and vulnerability fixes will be published until November 16, 2026. Key changes in Xen 4.18: Initial […]
The release of the EndeavourOS 23.11 project 'Galileo' has been announced, succeeding the Antergos distribution, which was discontinued in May 2019 due to the remaining maintainers' lack of free time to support the project at the required level. The size of the installation image is 2.4 GB (x86_64; a separate build for ARM is in development). Endeavour OS allows users to install Arch Linux without unnecessary complications […]
The release of Owncast 0.1.2, which develops a server for video streaming (one broadcasts — many watch) and audience chat, has been published. The server runs on the user's hardware and, unlike services such as Twitch, Facebook Live, and YouTube Live, allows complete control over the broadcasting process and setting your own chat rules. Management and interaction with users is carried out […]