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After nearly three years of development, the release of the GNU Make 4.4 build system has occurred. In addition to bug fixes, notable changes in the new version include: The deprecation of OS/2 (EMX), AmigaOS, Xenix, and Cray platforms, which will be dropped in the next release. The requirements for the build environment have been raised; a compiler that supports features from the C99 standard is now necessary to build GNU Gnulib. […]
Google has decided to discontinue the experimental support for the JPEG XL format in the Chrome browser and will completely remove it in version 110 (up to this point, JPEG XL support had been disabled by default and required changes to the setting in chrome://flags). One of the Chrome developers cited reasons for this decision: Experimental flags and code should not remain indefinitely. […]
The release of the outline-ss-server proxy server version 1.4 has been published, which utilizes the Shadowsocks protocol to hide the nature of traffic, bypass firewalls, and evade packet inspection systems. The server is developed by the Outline project, which also provides a wrapper of client applications and a management interface, allowing for quick deployment of multi-user Shadowsocks servers based on outline-ss-server in public cloud environments or on one's own hardware, managing them through a web interface, and organizing […]
Several vulnerabilities have been identified in the J-Web web interface used in Juniper's networking devices running the JunOS operating system, the most critical of which (CVE-2022-22241) allows remote code execution without authentication through a specially crafted HTTP request. Users of Juniper equipment are advised to install firmware updates, and if not possible, to ensure that access to the web interface is blocked […]
The release of the Ubuntu Sway Remix 22.10 distribution is now available, offering a pre-configured and ready-to-use desktop based on the Sway tiling window manager. This distribution is an unofficial edition of Ubuntu 22.10, designed with both experienced GNU/Linux users and newcomers in mind, who wish to try out a tiling window manager environment without the need for extensive setup. Builds are available for […]
The FreeBSD source tree has been updated with a new implementation of the WireGuard VPN, based on kernel module code collaboratively developed by the core FreeBSD and WireGuard teams with participation from Jason A. Donenfeld, the author of the WireGuard VPN, and John H. Baldwin, a well-known GDB and FreeBSD developer, who implemented SMP and NUMA support in the early 2000s […]
SQLite developers are advancing the project to implement the ability to compile the library into WebAssembly intermediate code, enabling it to run in a web browser and suitable for database operations from web applications in JavaScript. The code to support WebAssembly has been added to the main project repository. Unlike the WebSQL API, which is based on SQLite, WASM SQLite is fully isolated from the browser and […]
The release of the Linux distribution Zorin OS 16.2 has been announced, based on the Ubuntu 20.04 package base. The target audience of this distribution is beginner users who are accustomed to working in Windows. To manage the appearance, the distribution offers a special configurator that allows users to give their desktop a look reminiscent of various versions of Windows and macOS, and it includes a selection of applications similar to those users are familiar with in Windows. For […]
The release of Chrome OS 107, based on the Linux kernel, upstart system manager, ebuild/portage build tools, open components, and Chrome 107 browser, is now available. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, and instead of standard programs, web applications are utilized. Nevertheless, Chrome OS includes a full multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The source texts are distributed under […]
The release of OpenVPN 2.5.8 has been prepared, a package for creating virtual private networks that allows encrypted connections between two client machines or supports a centralized VPN server for simultaneous operation of multiple clients. The OpenVPN code is distributed under the GPLv2 license, and ready binary packages are generated for Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL, and Windows. The new version ensures the ability to work with the default configuration […]
The main branch of the Epiphany web browser, developed by the GNOME project and based on the WebKitGTK engine, has added support for the GTK4 library. The Epiphany interface has been updated to meet modern GNOME application style requirements, with changes such as the removal of textured button highlights on the toolbar, a new tab design, and rounder window corners. Test builds based on GTK4 are available in the flatpak repository […]
The openSUSE developers have invited users to participate in testing the new D-Installer installer. Installation images have been prepared for x86_64 (598 MB) and Aarch64/ARM64 (614 MB) architectures. The downloaded image allows the installation of three platforms: the stable release of openSUSE Leap 15.4, the continuously updated openSUSE Tumbleweed, and the Leap Micro 5.2 edition, built on isolated containers (for x86_64 only). The new installer will […]