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The package maintainer for the Qt framework in Debian has announced the formation of packages with the Qt6 branch for Debian 11. The set includes 29 packages with various components of Qt 6.2.4 and a package with the libassimp library supporting 3D model formats. The packages are available for installation through the backports system (repository bullseye-backports). Initially, there were no plans to maintain packages for […]
The release of the PoCL 3.0 project (Portable Computing Language OpenCL) has been announced, advancing the implementation of the OpenCL standard, independent of graphics accelerator manufacturers, and allowing various backends to execute OpenCL kernels on different types of graphics and central processors. The project code is distributed under the MIT license. It supports operation on X86_64, MIPS32, ARM v7, AMD HSA APU, NVIDIA GPU, and various specialized platforms […]
The release of the Apache CloudStack 4.17 cloud platform has taken place, allowing the automation of deployment, configuration, and maintenance of private, hybrid, or public cloud infrastructure (IaaS, infrastructure as a service). The CloudStack platform was handed over to the Apache Foundation by Citrix, which acquired the project after the acquisition of Cloud.com. Installation packages have been prepared for CentOS, Ubuntu, and openSUSE. CloudStack is hypervisor-agnostic and allows the use of […]
Researchers from Intezer and BlackBerry have discovered malware codenamed Simbiote that is used to implant backdoors and rootkits on compromised servers running Linux. The malware has been detected on systems of financial institutions in several Latin American countries. To install Simbiote in the system, the attacker must have root access, which can be obtained, for example, as a result of […]
After a year of development, the release of the Regolith 2.0 desktop environment, developed by the creators of the eponymous Linux distribution, is now available. Regolith is based on GNOME session management technologies and the i3 window manager. The project's developments are distributed under the GPLv3 license. Packages for Ubuntu 20.04/22.04 and Debian 11 are prepared for download. The project is positioned as a modern desktop environment, developed for faster execution of typical […]
A corrective release of Firefox 101.0.1 is available, which addresses three issues: On Linux systems, a problem was resolved where the right-click context menu could not be called in the Picture-in-Picture window. On macOS, an issue was fixed regarding the clearing of the shared clipboard after closing the browser. On the Windows platform, an issue affecting interface functionality during Win32k Lockdown mode was resolved. Additionally, a browser update can be mentioned […]
The release of the Pale Moon web browser 31.1 has been published, branching from the Firefox codebase to ensure higher efficiency, maintain a classic interface, minimize memory usage, and provide additional customization options. Pale Moon builds are available for Windows and Linux (x86 and x86_64). The project's code is distributed under the MPLv2 (Mozilla Public License). The project adheres to a classic layout interface, without […]
The developers of the Pyston project, which offers a high-performance implementation of the Python language using modern JIT compilation technologies, have introduced Pyston-lite, which includes the JIT compiler for CPython. While Pyston is a fork from the CPython codebase and develops independently, Pyston-lite is designed as a universal extension intended to connect to the standard Python interpreter (CPython). Pyston-lite allows the use of Pyston's core technologies without replacing the interpreter, […]
After a year of development, the release of the openSUSE Leap 15.4 distribution has occurred. The release is based on the same binary package set as SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP 4, along with some user applications from the openSUSE Tumbleweed repository. The use of the same binary packages in SUSE and openSUSE simplifies the transition between distributions and saves resources on package builds, distribution of updates, and […]
Seven vulnerabilities have been fixed in the GRUB2 bootloader, which allow bypassing the UEFI Secure Boot mechanism and executing unverified code, such as injecting malware that operates at the bootloader or kernel level. Additionally, there is one vulnerability in the shim layer that also permits bypassing UEFI Secure Boot. This group of vulnerabilities has been code-named Boothole 3, similar to previous issues, […]
The release of the lightweight HTTP server lighttpd 1.4.65 has taken place, aiming to combine high performance, security, compliance with standards, and configurability. Lighttpd is suitable for use in high-load systems and focuses on low memory and CPU resource consumption. The new version includes 173 changes. The project code is written in C and is released under the BSD license. Key innovations: WebSocket support added over […]
After a year of development, SUSE has released the SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4 distribution. Products such as SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, SUSE Manager, and SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing are based on the SUSE Linux Enterprise platform. The distribution can be downloaded and used for free, but access to updates and fixes is limited to 60 days […]