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Release of the Redcore Linux 2201 distribution

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A year after the last release, the Redcore Linux 2201 distribution has been published, which aims to combine the capabilities of Gentoo with user-friendliness for everyday users. The distribution provides a simple installer that allows for quick deployment of a working system without the need to rebuild components from source. Users are provided with a repository of ready-made binary packages, accompanied by a continuous update cycle (rolling model). For managing […]

The LLVM project is developing tools for safe buffer handling in C++

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The LLVM project developers have proposed a series of changes aimed at enhancing the security of critical projects in C++ and providing means to eliminate errors caused by buffer overruns. The work is focused in two directions: providing a development model that allows for safe buffer handling and enhancing the protection of the standard libc++ function library. The proposed safe programming model […]

Release of the Wireshark 4.0 network analyzer

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The release of the new stable branch of the network analyzer Wireshark 4.0 has been announced. It is worth noting that the project was originally developed under the name Ethereal, but in 2006, due to a trademark conflict with the owner of the Ethereal brand, the developers were forced to rename the project to Wireshark. The project's code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. Key innovations in Wireshark 4.0.0 include: changes to the layout of elements in the main window. The panels 'Additional Information About […]

Release of Polemarch 2.1, web interface for Ansible.

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The release of Polemarch 2.1.0 has taken place, a web interface for managing server infrastructure based on Ansible. The project's 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 is sufficient to install a package and start one service. For industrial use, it is recommended to additionally use MySQL/PostgreSQL and Redis/RabbitMQ+Redis (cache and MQ broker). For […]

Support for the Netlink protocol, used in the Linux kernel, has been added in FreeBSD.

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The FreeBSD codebase has adopted the implementation of the Netlink communication protocol (RFC 3549), used in Linux for organizing interaction between the kernel and user-space processes. The project is limited to supporting the NETLINK_ROUTE family of operations for managing the state of the networking subsystem in the kernel. In its current form, the level of Netlink support allows the use of the Linux utility ip from the iproute2 package for managing network interfaces, […]

The prototype of the ALP platform, which is set to replace SUSE Linux Enterprise, has been released.

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SUSE has released the first prototype of the ALP (Adaptable Linux Platform), positioned as a continuation of the SUSE Linux Enterprise distribution. A key feature of the new system is the separation of the distribution's core into two parts: a streamlined 'host OS' for running on hardware and a layer for application support, focused on running in containers and virtual machines. The builds are prepared for the x86_64 architecture. […]

Release of OpenSSH 9.1

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After six months of development, OpenSSH 9.1 has been released, an open implementation of the client and server for working with SSH 2.0 and SFTP protocols. The release is characterized mainly by bug fixes, including the resolution of several potential vulnerabilities caused by memory handling issues: a one-byte overflow in the banner handling code in the ssh-keyscan utility, and a double call to the free() function […]

Firefox 105.0.2 Update

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A patch release of Firefox 105.0.2 is available, addressing several issues: the problem with contrasting menu elements (white text on a gray background) when using certain themes in Linux has been resolved. A deadlock occurring while loading certain websites in safe mode (Troubleshoot) has been fixed. An error leading to incorrect dynamic changes of the CSS property 'appearance' (e.g., 'input.style.appearance = "textfield"') has been corrected. [ … ]

Release of Git version control system 2.38

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The release of the distributed version control system Git 2.38 has been announced. Git is one of the most popular, reliable, and high-performance version control systems, providing flexible tools for nonlinear development based on branching and merging. To ensure the integrity of the history and resilience to "backward" changes, implicit hashing of all previous history is used in each commit, and digital confirmation is also possible. [ … ]

Changes have been approved in Linux kernel 6.1 to support the Rust language.

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Linus Torvalds has accepted changes into the Linux kernel 6.1 branch that enable the use of the Rust language as a secondary language for developing drivers and kernel modules. The patches were accepted after one and a half years of testing in the linux-next branch and addressing the raised issues. The release of kernel 6.1 is expected in December. The primary motivation for supporting Rust is to simplify the writing of safe and high-quality drivers. [ … ]

The Postgres WASM project has created a browser-based environment with the PostgreSQL DBMS.

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The Postgres WASM project has opened its developments, creating an environment with the PostgreSQL database management system that runs inside the browser. The associated code is open under the MIT license. A toolkit is provided for building a browser-based virtual machine with a stripped-down Linux environment, PostgreSQL server 14.5, and accompanying utilities (psql, pg_dump). The final build size is approximately 30 MB. The virtual machine's internals are formed using buildroot scripts. [ … ]

Release of the IceWM 3.0.0 window manager with tab support.

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The release of the lightweight window manager IceWM 3.0.0 is now available. IceWM provides full management through keyboard combinations, virtual desktops, taskbars, and application menus. The window manager is configured via a fairly simple configuration file, with the option to use themes. Built-in applets are available for monitoring CPU, memory, and traffic. Several third-party GUIs are separately developed for configuration, desktop implementations, and editors […]

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