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The results of the annual Debian project leader election have been announced. A total of 354 developers participated in the voting, which represents 34% of all eligible voters (last year's turnout was 44%, and the year before that it was 33%). This year, three candidates ran for the leadership position. Jonathan Carter won, having been re-elected for a third term. […]
The release of the free, cross-platform UNIX-like operating system OpenBSD 7.1 has been announced. The OpenBSD project was founded by Theo de Raadt in 1995 following a conflict with the developers of NetBSD, which resulted in Theo being denied access to the NetBSD CVS repository. After that, Theo de Raadt and a group of like-minded individuals created a new project based on the source tree of NetBSD. […]
Valve has released version 7.0-2 of the Proton project, which is based on the Wine codebase and aims to enable the running of gaming applications developed for Windows on Linux and available in the Steam catalog. The project developments are distributed under the BSD license. Proton enables direct launch of Windows-only gaming applications in the Linux Steam client. The package includes the implementation of […]
The release of the Ubuntu 22.04 'Jammy Jellyfish' distribution has taken place, classified as a long-term support (LTS) release, with updates being provided for 5 years, in this case until April 2027. Installation and boot images have been created for Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Studio, Xubuntu, and UbuntuKylin (edition for […]
Updates for the OpenWrt 19.07.10 and 21.02.3 distributions have been released, aimed at use in various network devices such as routers, switches, and access points. OpenWrt supports a wide range of platforms and architectures and features a build system that makes it simple and convenient to cross-compile, including various components in the build, allowing you to easily create a customized firmware tailored to specific tasks or […]
The release of Node.js 18.0 has occurred, a platform for running network applications in JavaScript. Node.js 18.0 is categorized as a long-term support branch, but this status will only be granted in October, following stabilization. Support for Node.js 18.x will last until April 2025. The maintenance of the previous LTS branch, Node.js 16.x, will continue until April 2024, while the earlier LTS branch 14.x […]
The oVirt 4.5.0 release has been presented, based on the KVM hypervisor and the libvirt library, a platform for deploying, maintaining, and monitoring virtual machines and managing cloud infrastructure. The virtualization management technologies developed in oVirt are used in the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization product and can serve as an open alternative to VMware vSphere. Apart from Red Hat, other companies are also participating in the development […]
In the libinput 1.20.1 library, which provides a unified input stack allowing the same event handling tools for input devices in both Wayland and X.Org environments, a vulnerability (CVE-2022-1215) has been addressed. This vulnerability enables the execution of arbitrary code when connecting a specially crafted/emulated input device to the system. The issue manifests in both X.Org and Wayland environments and can be […]
The W3C consortium has published a draft of a new specification that standardizes the intermediate code of WebAssembly 2.0 along with its associated API, enabling the creation of high-performance applications that are portable across browsers and hardware platforms. WebAssembly provides a browser-independent universal low-level intermediate code for executing applications compiled from various programming languages. By leveraging JIT for WebAssembly, performance levels close to […]
Oracle has released an update for Solaris 11.4 SRU 44 (Support Repository Update), which includes a series of additional fixes and enhancements for the Solaris 11.4 branch. To install the proposed fixes included in the update, simply execute the command 'pkg update'. Users can also take advantage of the free Solaris 11.4 CBE (Common Build Environment) edition, developed using a continuous release model for new […]
Oracle has released a scheduled update for its products (Critical Patch Update), aimed at addressing critical issues and vulnerabilities. The April update has resolved a total of 520 vulnerabilities. Some issues include 6 security problems in Java SE. All vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely without authentication and affect environments that allow the execution of untrusted code. Two issues […]
Oracle has released a corrective update for the VirtualBox 6.1.34 virtualization system, which includes 27 fixes. The new version also addresses 5 vulnerabilities rated from 7.8 to 3.8 in terms of severity. Details about the vulnerabilities are not yet disclosed, but it is known that the most critical issue only manifests on Windows systems. Key changes: Enhancements for host and guest […]