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An unofficial build of the Steam OS 3 operating system has been released, adapted for installation on regular PCs. Valve uses Steam OS 3 on the Steam Deck gaming console and initially promised to prepare builds for standard hardware, but the release of official Steam OS 3 builds for devices other than the Steam Deck has been delayed. Enthusiasts have taken the initiative into their own hands and […]
The release of the SeaMonkey 2.53.12 internet application suite has taken place, which combines a web browser, email client, news feed aggregator (RSS/Atom), and WYSIWYG HTML page editor Composer within a single product. Pre-installed add-ons include the IRC client Chatzilla, web developer tools DOM Inspector, and the calendar-scheduler Lightning. The new version includes fixes and changes from the current Firefox codebase (SeaMonkey 2.53 is based on […]
A specialized distribution release of Tails 5.0 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) has been formed, based on the Debian package base and designed to ensure anonymous internet access. Tails provides anonymous access via the Tor network. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. A method for storing user data between sessions is applied […]
The release of the Firefox 100 web browser has taken place. Additionally, an update for the long-term support branch — 91.9.0 has been created. The Firefox 101 branch is set to enter beta testing soon, with its release scheduled for May 31. Key new features in Firefox 100 include the ability to use multiple dictionaries for different languages during spell checking. The context menu now allows users to activate […]
The PyScript project has been introduced, allowing the integration of handlers written in Python into web pages and the creation of interactive web applications using Python. Applications gain access to the DOM and an interface for bidirectional interaction with JavaScript objects. The logic of web application development remains the same, with the main difference being the ability to use Python instead of JavaScript. The source code of PyScript is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. Unlike […]
The OpenSSF (Open Source Security Foundation), established by the Linux Foundation and aimed at enhancing the security of open-source software, has introduced an open project called Package Analysis, which develops a system for analyzing the presence of malicious code in packages. The project's code is written in Go and is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. Preliminary scanning of NPM and PyPI repositories using the proposed toolkit has revealed more […]
Oracle has published the sysdiff utility, simplifying the migration of legacy applications from Solaris 10 to a Solaris 11.4 environment. Due to the transition of Solaris 11 to the IPS (Image Packaging System) and the discontinuation of SVR4 package support, direct migration of applications with existing dependencies has become challenging, despite maintaining binary compatibility, making it still one of the most […]
The release of GDB 12.1 has been announced (the first release of the 12.x series, with the 12.0 branch used for development). GDB supports source-level debugging for a wide range of programming languages (Ada, C, C++, Objective-C, Pascal, Go, Rust, etc.) on various hardware (i386, amd64, ARM, Power, Sparc, RISC-V, etc.) and software platforms (GNU/Linux, *BSD, Unix, Windows, macOS). Key […]
The release of KaOS 2022.04 has been announced, a rolling release distribution aimed at providing a desktop based on the latest KDE releases and applications using Qt. Notable distribution-specific design features include a vertical panel placed on the right side of the screen. The distribution is developed with a nod to Arch Linux but supports its own independent repository with over 1500 packages, and […]
Richard Hughes, the creator of the PackageKit project and an active contributor to GNOME development, has announced the release of fwupd 1.8.0, which offers a background process for managing firmware updates and the fwupdmgr utility for managing firmware, checking for new versions, and downloading firmware. The project code is written in C and is distributed under the LGPLv2.1 license. At the same time, the LVFS project has reached the milestone of […]
The developers of the Ubuntu Unity project, which maintains an unofficial edition of Ubuntu Linux with the Unity desktop, have released Unity 7.6.0, marking the first significant release in 6 years after Canonical ceased development of the shell. The Unity 7 shell is based on the GTK library and is optimized for efficient vertical space use on widescreen laptops. The code is distributed under […]
A security issue has been identified in the NPM package repository that allows a package owner to add any user as a maintainer without the user's consent and without informing them of the action taken. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that once a third-party user is added as a maintainer, the original package author can remove themselves from the maintainer list, leaving the third-party user as the sole person […]