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A beta release of the AlmaLinux 9 distribution has been introduced, built using packages from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 branch and containing all changes proposed in this release. Builds are prepared for x86_64, ARM64, s390x, and ppc64le architectures in the form of a bootable image (780 MB), a minimal image (1.7 GB), and a full image (8 GB). Releases of RHEL 9 and AlmaLinux 9 are expected in early […]
The release of QEMU 7.0 has been announced. As an emulator, QEMU allows running a program compiled for one hardware platform on a system with a completely different architecture, for instance, executing an ARM application on an x86-compatible PC. In virtualization mode, QEMU's performance for running code in an isolated environment is close to that of a physical system due to direct execution of instructions on the CPU and utilizing […]
For the Ubuntu 22.04 distribution, scheduled for release on April 21, a PPA repository has been prepared with the qtwayland module, in which fixes from the Qt 5.15.3 branch, accompanied by the KDE project, have been transferred to improve Wayland protocol support. The package also includes changes necessary for the correct operation of qtwayland on systems with proprietary NVIDIA drivers. Additionally, there are plans to add the proposed […]
Steve McIntyre, who has served as the leader of the Debian project for several years, has initiated a rethinking of Debian's approach to supplying proprietary firmware, which is currently not included in official installation images and is provided in a separate non-free repository. According to Steve, attempts to achieve the ideal of supplying only open source software lead to unnecessary difficulties […]
After three months of development, the release of the distributed version control system Git 2.36 has been published. 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 resistance to 'backward' changes, implicit hashing of the entire previous history in each commit is used, […]
The first stable release of Pgfe 2 (PostGres FrontEnd) has been published, an advanced and multifunctional driver (client API) for PostgreSQL, written in C++, simplifying interaction with PostgreSQL in C++ projects. The project code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. A compiler that supports the C++17 standard is required for building. Key features include: Connection in blocking and non-blocking modes. Handling of prepared […]
Releases of the Box86 0.2.6 and Box64 0.1.8 emulators have been published, designed to run Linux programs compiled for x86 and x86_64 architectures on hardware with ARM, ARM64, PPC64LE, and RISC-V processors. The projects are developed synchronously by the same team of developers — Box86 is limited to running 32-bit x86 applications, while Box64 enables the execution of 64-bit executables. The project pays great attention to organizing the launch of gaming […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2022-29072) has been identified in the free archiver 7-Zip, allowing arbitrary commands to be executed with SYSTEM privileges by moving a specially crafted file with a .7z extension into the area with the prompt shown when opening the 'Help>Contents' menu. The issue only occurs on the Windows platform and is caused by a combination of incorrect configuration of the 7z.dll library and buffer overflow. Notably, after being notified of the issue, the 7-Zip developers […]
The beta release of the CelOS (Celestial OS) distribution, a rebuild of Ubuntu 22.04 where the Snap package management tool has been replaced with Flatpak, has been introduced. Instead of installing additional applications from the Snap Store catalog, integration with the Flathub catalog is offered. The installation image size is 3.7 GB. The project's outputs are distributed under the GPLv3 license. This build includes a selection of GNOME applications distributed in Flatpak format, […]
A series of vulnerabilities have been identified in swhkd (Simple Wayland HotKey Daemon), caused by improper handling of temporary files, command-line parameters, and unix sockets. The program, written in Rust, processes hotkey presses in environments based on the Wayland protocol (file configuration level compatible with the sxhkd process used in X11 environments). The package includes […]
After a year and a half of development, Rsync 3.2.4 has been released, a utility for file synchronization and backup that minimizes traffic through incremental copying of changes. It can use ssh, rsh, or its own rsync protocol as a transport. It supports the organization of anonymous rsync servers, optimally suited for mirroring synchronization. The project's code is distributed under the GPLv3 license. The added changes include: […]
After six months of development, the LXQt 1.1 (Qt Lightweight Desktop Environment) user environment has been released, developed by a combined team from the LXDE and Razor-qt projects. The LXQt interface continues to align with the principles of classical desktop organization, bringing modern design and techniques that enhance usability. LXQt is positioned as a lightweight, modular, fast, and user-friendly continuation of the Razor-qt and LXDE desktop environments, incorporating the best […]