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For FreeBSD, a mechanism for isolation is being developed, similar to plegde and unveil.

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An implementation of an application isolation mechanism similar to the system calls pledge and unveil developed by the OpenBSD project has been proposed for FreeBSD. Isolation in pledge is achieved by prohibiting access to unused system calls in the application, while unveil selectively opens access only for specific file paths that the application may work with. For the application, a semblance of a whitelist of system calls is formed and […]

Web browsers Qutebrowser 2.5 and Min 1.24 are available.

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The release of the web browser qutebrowser 2.5 has been published, providing a minimal graphical interface that does not distract from viewing content, along with a navigation system inspired by the Vim text editor, entirely built on keyboard shortcuts. The code is written in Python using PyQt5 and QtWebEngine. The source code is distributed under the GPLv3 license. The use of Python does not affect performance, as rendering and parsing content […]

Release xfce4-terminal 1.0.0

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The developers of the Xfce project have introduced a significant release of the Xfce Terminal emulator 1.0.0. This new release has been prepared by a new maintainer who took over the development after the project was left without support in 2020. The program's code is written in C and is distributed under the GPLv2 license. This release is also notable for the change in version numbering scheme. Within the 1.1.x branch, experimental releases will be formed, […]

Release of Chrome OS 100

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The release of Chrome OS 100, based on the Linux kernel, upstart system manager, ebuild/portage build tools, open components, and Chrome browser 100 has become available. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, and instead of standard programs, web applications are utilized; however, Chrome OS includes a full multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The Chrome OS 100 build […]

Release of the Lutris 0.5.10 platform to simplify access to games on Linux

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After six months of development, the release of the gaming platform Lutris 0.5.10 has occurred, providing tools to simplify the installation, configuration, and management of games on Linux. The project’s code is written in Python and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. The project supports a catalog for quick searching and installing game applications, allowing users to launch games on Linux with one click through a single interface, without worrying about […]

One of the founders has left the elementary OS project

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Cassidy Blaede, co-founder of the elementary OS distribution, announced his withdrawal from the project. Since 2018, Cassidy has been developing elementary OS full-time. Initially, due to financial issues at elementary Inc, Cassidy sought new employment to free up resources being spent on his salary, […]

Beta release of Ubuntu 22.04

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The beta release of the Ubuntu 22.04 "Jammy Jellyfish" distribution has been introduced, after which a complete freeze of the package base has been made, and developers have moved on to final testing and bug fixing. The release, classified as a long-term support (LTS) release, with updates provided for 5 years until 2027, is scheduled for April 21. Ready test images have been created for […]

The Deepin 20.5 distribution has been released, developing its own graphical environment.

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The release of the Deepin 20.5 distribution has been published, based on the Debian 10 package base, but developing its own Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) and around 40 user applications, including the music player DMusic, video player DMovie, messaging system DTalk, installer, and software installation center Deepin Software Center. The project is developed by a group of developers from China but has transformed into an international project. […]

Vulnerability in GitLab allowing the takeover of accounts that are authenticated via OAuth, LDAP, and SAML.

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Critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-1162) related to the installation of hardcoded passwords for accounts registered using the OmniAuth provider (OAuth, LDAP, and SAML) have been fixed in the corrective updates of the collaborative development platform GitLab versions 14.7.7, 14.8.5, and 14.9.2. This vulnerability potentially allows an attacker to gain access to the account. All users are urgently recommended to install the update. Details of the issue are still not disclosed. […]

Release of the FreeType 2.12 font engine with support for the OpenType-SVG format

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The release of FreeType 2.12.0 has been announced, a modular font engine that provides a unified API for standardizing the processing and rendering of font data across various vector and raster formats. Among the changes: Support has been added for the OpenType-SVG (OT-SVG) font format, which allows the creation of colored OpenType fonts. A key feature of OT-SVG is the ability to use multiple colors and gradients in a single glyph. All glyphs or some glyphs are represented […]

First release of D-Installer, a new installer for openSUSE and SUSE

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The developers of the YaST installer, used in openSUSE and SUSE Linux, have presented the first installation image featuring the new installer developed under the D-Installer project, which supports installation management through a web interface. The prepared image is intended to familiarize users with the capabilities of D-Installer and provides tools for installing the continuously updated openSUSE Tumbleweed edition. D-Installer is currently positioned as an experimental project, and the first release can be […]

The web browser developed by the SerenityOS project has successfully passed the Acid3 tests.

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The developers of the SerenityOS operating system have reported that the web browser developed by the project has successfully passed the Acid3 tests, which are used to check web browsers for support of web standards. It is noted that among the new open-source browsers created after the development of Acid3, the SerenityOS Browser is the first project to pass the tests completely. The Acid3 test suite was created in 2008 by Ian Hickson, the initiator of the HTML5 specification, and […]

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