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Flatpak update addressing two vulnerabilities

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Corrective updates for creating self-contained Flatpak packages 1.14.4, 1.12.8, 1.10.8, and 1.15.4 are now available, addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-28100 — the ability to copy and substitute text in the input buffer of the virtual console through manipulation with ioctl TIOCLINUX when installing a maliciously crafted flatpak package. For example, this vulnerability could be exploited to execute arbitrary commands in the console after completion of […]

Release of Libreboot 20230319. Development of a Linux distribution with OpenBSD utilities has begun.

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A new release of the free boot firmware Libreboot 20230319 has been introduced. The project develops a ready build of the coreboot project, providing a replacement for proprietary UEFI and BIOS firmware responsible for initializing the CPU, memory, peripherals, and other hardware components, minimizing binary blobs. Libreboot aims to create a system environment that allows complete reliance on free software, not only at the operating system level but also […]

Release of Java SE 20

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After six months of development, Oracle has released Java SE 20 (Java Platform, Standard Edition 20), with the open project OpenJDK serving as the reference implementation. Except for the removal of some outdated features, Java SE 20 maintains backward compatibility with previous Java platform releases — most previously written Java projects will run without changes when launched under […]

Release of Apache CloudStack cloud platform 4.18

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The release of the Apache CloudStack 4.18 cloud platform has taken place, allowing for the automation of the deployment, configuration, and maintenance of private, hybrid, or public cloud infrastructure (IaaS, infrastructure as a service). The CloudStack platform was transferred to the Apache Foundation by Citrix, which acquired the project after purchasing Cloud.com. Installation packages have been prepared for CentOS, Ubuntu, and openSUSE. CloudStack is hypervisor-agnostic and can utilize […]

Release of cURL 8.0 utility

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The curl utility for transferring data over networks turned 25 years old. In honor of this occasion, a new significant branch, cURL 8.0, has been formed. The first release of the previous curl 7.x branch was made in 2000, and since then the codebase has increased from 17,000 to 155,000 lines of code, and the number of command-line options has reached 249, implementing […]

Release of Tor Browser 12.0.4 and Tails 5.11 distribution

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The release of the specialized distribution Tails 5.11 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) has been formed, based on the Debian package base and intended for anonymous internet access. Anonymous access in Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. User data is stored with encryption for persisting between sessions […]

Release of the Libadwaita 1.3 library for creating GNOME-style interfaces

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The GNOME project has released version 1.3 of the Libadwaita library, which includes a set of components for styling user interfaces according to GNOME HIG (Human Interface Guidelines) recommendations. The library includes ready-made widgets and objects for building applications that conform to the overall GNOME style, allowing their interfaces to adapt responsively to screens of any size. The library's code is written in C and is distributed under […]

Release of SystemRescue 10.0

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The release of SystemRescue 10.0 is available, a specialized Live distribution based on Arch Linux intended for system recovery after a failure. The graphical environment used is Xfce. The size of the ISO image is 747 MB (amd64). Changes in the new version include: The Linux kernel has been updated to version 6.1. Support for the configuration file GRUB loopback.cfg has been added, a variant of grub.cfg for booting the Live distribution from an ISO file. Handlers for configuring […]

Initiative to rewrite the tools for the Xen hypervisor in Rust.

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The developers of the XCP-ng platform, which is being developed under the Xen project, have published a plan to create replacements for various components of the Xen software stack using the Rust language. The Xen hypervisor is not currently planned for a rewrite; the focus is primarily on reworking individual tool components. Currently, the platform uses components written in C, Python, OCaml, and Go, some of which are outdated […]

Wine 8.4 release with initial support for Wayland

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An experimental release of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 8.4. Since the release of version 8.3, 51 bug reports have been closed and 344 changes have been made. The most significant changes include initial support for using Wine in environments based on the Wayland protocol without the need for XWayland and X11 components. At this stage, the winewayland.drv driver and components have been added […]

Release of the WebKitGTK 2.40.0 browser engine and Epiphany 44 web browser.

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The release of a new stable branch of WebKitGTK 2.40.0, the port of the WebKit browser engine for the GTK platform, has been announced. WebKitGTK allows access to all WebKit capabilities through a GNOME-oriented API based on GObject and can be used to integrate web content processing tools into any applications, from specialized HTML/CSS parsers to creating fully functional web browsers. Notable projects using WebKitGTK include the default […]

NordVPN has opened the source code of the Linux client and libraries implementing MeshNet

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The VPN provider NordVPN has announced the release of the client source code for the Linux platform, the networking library Libtelio, and the file sharing library Libdrop. The code is open under the GPLv3 license. The development utilized programming languages Go, Rust, C, and Python. The Linux client provides a command-line interface for managing connections to NordVPN servers and allows users to select a server from a list based on their preferences […]

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