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Docker has announced the cancellation of its earlier decision to discontinue the "Docker Free Team" subscription service, which allows organizations managing open projects to host container images for free in the Docker Hub registry, organize team work, and use private repositories. Users of the "Free Team" plan can continue operating as before and do not have to worry about the previously intended removal of their […]
GitHub reported an incident in which a private RSA key, used as a host key for accessing GitHub repositories via SSH, was mistakenly published in a publicly accessible repository. The leak only affected the RSA key; the host SSH keys ECDSA and Ed25519 remain secure. The publicly accessible host SSH key does not provide access to GitHub's infrastructure […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2023-0386) has been identified in the Linux kernel's OverlayFS file system implementation, which can be exploited to gain root access on systems with the FUSE subsystem installed and where unprivileged users are allowed to mount OverlayFS partitions (starting from Linux kernel 5.11 with unprivileged user namespace enabled). The issue has been resolved in the 6.2 kernel branch. The release of package updates in distributions can be tracked at […]
The release of Proxmox Virtual Environment 7.4 has been announced, a specialized Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux, aimed at deploying and maintaining virtual servers using LXC and KVM, and capable of serving as a replacement for products like VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Citrix Hypervisor. The size of the installation ISO image is 1.1 GB. Proxmox VE provides tools for deploying a fully ready virtual […]
The release of the MyLibrary 2.1 home library cataloger has taken place. The program code is written in C++ and is available (GitHub, GitFlic) under the GPLv3 license. The graphical user interface is implemented using the GTK4 library. The program is adapted for use in Linux and Windows operating systems. For Arch Linux users, a ready-to-use package is available in AUR. MyLibrary catalogs book files in […]
The release of the Pale Moon 32.1 web browser has been published, branched from the Firefox codebase to provide higher efficiency, maintain a classic interface, minimize memory consumption, and offer additional customization options. Pale Moon builds are created for Windows and Linux (x86_64). The project's code is distributed under the MPLv2 (Mozilla Public License). The project adheres to a classic interface arrangement, without transitioning to […]
The release of the completely free Linux distribution Trisquel 11.0 has been published, based on the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS package base and aimed at small enterprises, educational institutions, and home users. Trisquel is personally endorsed by Richard Stallman, officially recognized by the Free Software Foundation as completely free, and included in the FSF's list of recommended distributions. Installers are available for download, sized at 2.2 […]
The release of Polemarch 3.0.0, a web interface for managing server infrastructure based on Ansible, has taken place. The project code is written in Python and JavaScript using the Django and Celery frameworks. The project is distributed under the AGPLv3 license. To run the system, it's sufficient to install the package and launch 1 service. For industrial use, it is recommended to additionally use MySQL/PostgreSQL and Redis/RabbitMQ+Redis (cache and MQ broker). For […]
A stable version of the GNU Coreutils 9.2 basic system utilities package is available, which includes programs such as sort, cat, chmod, chown, chroot, cp, date, dd, echo, hostname, id, ln, ls, etc. Key innovations: The cksum utility has added the "--base64" (-b) option for outputting and verifying checksums encoded in base64 format. The "--raw" option has also been added […]
The release of the Dragonfly caching and data storage system has occurred, which manipulates data in key/value format and can be used as a lightweight solution to speed up high-traffic websites by caching slow queries to the DBMS and intermediate data in memory. Dragonfly supports Memcached and Redis protocols, allowing the use of existing client libraries without reworking […]
Qualcomm has decided to implement support for aptX and aptX HD (High Definition) audio codecs in the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) repository, enabling the use of these codecs across all Android devices. This pertains only to aptX and aptX HD codecs, while more advanced versions such as aptX Adaptive and aptX Low Latency will still be provided separately. […]
The release of the Scrcpy 2.0 application has been published, allowing users to mirror their smartphone screen content in a desktop environment, remotely work in mobile applications using a keyboard and mouse, watch videos, and listen to audio. Client programs for smartphone management are available for Linux, Windows, and macOS. The project code is written in C (with the mobile app in Java) and […]