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Today, October 16, 2023, a new release of OpenBSD has been launched — version 7.4. This marks the 55th release, and as usual, the new version is full of improvements, such as the introduction of microcode update functionality for AMD processors, including a fix for the 'Zenbleed' bug; updates to DRM and graphics drivers; numerous enhancements to the SMP subsystem (with fewer locks in the kernel!); […]
The release of OpenSilver 2.0 has been announced, continuing the development of the Silverlight platform and allowing the creation of interactive web applications using C#, XAML, and .NET technologies. Applications compiled with OpenSilver can run in any desktop and mobile browsers that support WebAssembly, but compilation is currently only possible on Windows using Visual Studio. The project's code is written in […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2023-5178) has been identified in the nvmet-tcp (NVMe-oF/TCP) Linux subsystem, which allows accessing NVMe drives over the network (NVM Express over Fabrics) using the TCP protocol. This vulnerability potentially enables remote code execution at the kernel level or, with local access, privilege escalation in the system. A patch is currently available for the fix. The issue manifests from the very first version of the NVMe-oF/TCP driver (in the report […]
The release of the lightweight MX Linux 23.1 distribution has been published, created as a result of collaboration among communities formed around the antiX and MEPIS projects. The release is based on a Debian package base with improvements from the antiX project and packages from its own repository. The distribution uses the sysVinit initialization system and its own tools for system configuration and deployment. 32-bit and 64-bit versions are available for download […]
The Window Maker Live 0.96 distribution has been released, offering a user environment based on the Window Maker 0.96 window manager with a NEXTSTEP-style interface. The system environment is based on the Linux kernel 6.4.4 and packages from Debian 12.2. Builds are prepared for amd64 and i386 architectures (2.7 GB). It includes GNUstep components available in Debian repositories, which are placed in a separate […]
The release of the Slackel 7.7 distribution has been announced, built on the developments of the Slackware and Salix projects, and fully compatible with the repositories they offer. A key feature of Slackel is the use of a constantly updated Slackware-Current branch. The graphical environment is based on the Openbox window manager. The size of the boot image, which can operate in live mode, is 2.7 GB (i386 and x86_64). The new release is synchronized with the current branch of Slackware and […]
The release of the Electron platform 27.0.0 has been published, which provides a self-sufficient framework for developing cross-platform user applications, using components of Chromium, V8, and Node.js as its foundation. The significant version change is due to the update to Chromium codebase 118, Node.js platform 18.17.1, and JavaScript engine V8 11.8. Among the changes in the new release: The WaylandWindowDecorations mode is enabled by default, allowing for launch […]
Google has released the web browser Chrome 118. At the same time, a stable release of the open-source project Chromium, which serves as the foundation for Chrome, is available. The Chrome browser differs from Chromium by using Google logos, having a crash notification system, modules for playing protected content (DRM), an automatic update installation system, constant Sandbox isolation, the provision of keys for Google APIs, and passing during […]
A new version of the LSP Plugins effects package, designed for sound processing during mixing and mastering of audio recordings, has been released. The package is compatible with LADSPA, LV2, LinuxVST, and CLAP formats, and also provides standalone versions with JACK support. In this version: A new series of plugins has been added — the Autogain plugin series — for automatic volume control of sound, measured according to the ITU-R BS.1770-4 specification. The calculation functions […]
An experimental release of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 8.18 — has taken place. Since the release of version 8.17, 44 bug reports have been closed and 260 changes have been made. The most important changes include: The development of window management tools in the winewayland.drv driver, which provides the ability to use Wine in environments based on the Wayland protocol without using XWayland and X11 components. For use in the API […]
After more than two years of development, the release of the OpenZFS 2.2 project has been published, which develops the implementation of the ZFS filesystem for Linux and FreeBSD. The project became known as 'ZFS on Linux' and was previously limited to the development of a module for the Linux kernel, but after adding support for FreeBSD, it was recognized as the main implementation of OpenZFS and renamed. The performance of OpenZFS has been verified with Linux kernels from 3.10 to […]
In recent years, Microsoft has changed its attitude towards open-source operating systems based on the Linux kernel. A stripped-down version of Linux has appeared in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), allowing Linux executables to run. Now Microsoft has gone a step further and has detailed on its official support page the process of installing a full version of Linux on a Windows computer. Source […]