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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 Currently, the platform uses components written in C, Python, OCaml, and Go, some of which are outdated […]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 […]

Debian 12 has entered the hard freeze stage before release.

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Debian developers have announced that Debian 12 has entered the hard freeze stage before release, during which the process of transitioning key packages and packages without autopkgtests from unstable to testing is completely halted, marking the beginning of an intensive testing and blocking release issues fixing phase. The hard freeze stage is seen as a necessary intermediate step before the full freeze, which will encompass all packages. The full freeze […]

Docker Hub is discontinuing its free service for organizations developing open projects

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Developers of certain open projects hosting container images in the Docker Hub directory have received notice of the imminent termination of the 'Docker Free Team' subscription service, which was previously provided free of charge to organizations managing open projects. The option for individual developers to host images for free will remain available. Officially supported images of open projects will continue to be hosted for free. According to Docker, this change will affect about 2% […]

OpenSSH 9.3 Update Addresses Security Issues

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The release of OpenSSH 9.3 has been published, which is an open implementation of clients and servers for working with SSH 2.0 and SFTP protocols. The new version addresses security issues: a logic error was identified in the ssh-add utility, which caused restrictions defined by the 'ssh-add -h' option not to be passed to the ssh-agent when adding keys for smart cards. As a result, a key was added to the agent […]

Release of the security-focused distribution Kali Linux 2023.1

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The release of the Kali Linux 2023.1 distribution has been announced, coinciding with the project's tenth anniversary. The distribution is based on Debian and is intended for testing systems for vulnerabilities, conducting audits, analyzing residual information, and identifying the aftermath of attacks by malicious actors. All original developments created as part of the distribution are distributed under the GPL license and are available through a public Git repository. Several packages have been prepared for download […]

Release of Cryptographic Library OpenSSL 3.1.0

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After one and a half years of development, the release of OpenSSL 3.1.0 has taken place, featuring the implementation of SSL/TLS protocols and various encryption algorithms. Support for OpenSSL 3.1 will continue until March 2025. Support for the previous branches OpenSSL 3.0 and 1.1.1 will last until September 2026 and September 2023, respectively. The project code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. Key innovations in OpenSSL 3.1.0 include […]

Fedora Linux 38 has entered the beta-testing phase.

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Testing of the beta version of Fedora Linux 38 has begun. The beta release marks the transition to the final stage of testing, where only critical bug fixes are allowed. The release is scheduled for April 18. This release covers Fedora Workstation, Fedora Server, Fedora Silverblue, Fedora IoT, Fedora CoreOS, Fedora Cloud Base, and Live builds provided in the form of spins with user environments KDE Plasma 5, Xfce, MATE, […]

Update of OS Qubes 4.1.2, which uses virtualization for application isolation

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An update for the Qubes OS 4.1.2 has been formed, implementing the idea of using a hypervisor for strict isolation of applications and OS components (each class of applications and system services operates in separate virtual machines). The system requires 6 GB of RAM and a 64-bit Intel or AMD CPU with support for VT-x with EPT/AMD-v with RVI and VT-d/AMD IOMMU technologies; having […]

Release of Firefox 111

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The release of web browser Firefox 111 has occurred. Additionally, an update for the long-term support branch — 102.9.0 — has been formed. The Firefox 112 branch will soon enter beta testing, with its release scheduled for April 11. Key innovations in Firefox 111 include the addition of the ability to create email address masks for the Firefox Relay service in the built-in account manager, allowing for the generation of […]

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