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Release of the SELKS 7.0 distribution aimed at creating intrusion detection systems

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Stamus Networks has released a specialized distribution SELKS 7.0, designed for deploying intrusion detection and prevention systems, as well as responding to identified threats and monitoring network security. Users are provided with a fully ready-to-use solution for managing network security, which can be utilized immediately after download. The distribution supports operation in Live mode and can run in virtualization environments or containers. […]

The first release of the atomically updatable distribution carbonOS

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The first release of the custom Linux distribution carbonOS has been introduced, built using an atomic system assembly model, where the base environment is provided as a whole, not divided into separate packages. Additional applications are installed in Flatpak format and run in isolated containers. The size of the installation image is 1.7 GB. The project's developments are distributed under the MIT license. The contents of the base system are mounted in read-only mode […]

Release of GNU Shepherd 0.9 initialization system

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After two years since the last significant release, the GNU Shepherd 0.9 service manager (formerly dmd) has been published. It is developed by the developers of the GNU Guix System as an alternative to the SysV-init initialization system, which supports dependencies. The managing daemon and Shepherd utilities are written in Guile (one of the implementations of the Scheme language), which is also used for defining settings and launch parameters […]

Release of the Zulip 5 messaging platform

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The release of Zulip 5 has taken place, a server platform for deploying corporate messengers suitable for facilitating communication among employees and developer groups. The project was originally developed by Zulip and was open-sourced after being acquired by Dropbox under the Apache 2.0 license. The server-side code is written in Python using the Django framework. The client software is available for Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, and […]

Release of TeX Live 2022 TeX distribution

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The release of the TeX Live 2022 distribution has been prepared, created in 1996 based on the teTeX project. TeX Live is the easiest way to deploy an infrastructure for preparing scientific documentation, regardless of the operating system used. A package (4 GB) of TeX Live 2021 has been formed for download, which contains a working Live environment, a complete set of installation files for various operating systems, and a copy of the CTAN repository […]

The release of Tails 4.29 and the start of beta testing for Tails 5.0.

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A release of the specialized distribution Tails 4.29 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian package base and designed for anonymous internet access, has been formed. Anonymous access in Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. For storing user data in persistent mode between sessions, the […]

In Fedora 37, only UEFI support is planned to be retained.

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For implementation in Fedora Linux 37, the translation of UEFI support into mandatory requirements for installation of the distribution on the x86_64 platform is planned. The ability to boot previously installed environments on traditional BIOS systems will remain for a while, but support for new installations not in UEFI mode will be discontinued. In Fedora 39 or later, BIOS support is expected to be completely removed. […]

Release of Firefox 99

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The release of the web browser Firefox 99 has occurred. Additionally, an update for the long-term support branch — 91.8.0 has been prepared. The Firefox 100 branch has entered beta testing, with a release scheduled for May 3. Key innovations in Firefox 99 include: Native GTK context menu support has been added. This feature can be enabled through the parameter 'widget.gtk.native-context-menus' in about:config. GTK floating scrollbars have been added (full-fledged scrollbar […]

Release of FerretDB 0.1, a MongoDB implementation based on the PostgreSQL database.

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The release of the FerretDB project 0.1 (formerly MangoDB) has been published, allowing a replacement of the document-oriented database MongoDB with PostgreSQL without modifying application code. FerretDB is implemented as a proxy server that translates calls to MangoDB into SQL queries to PostgreSQL, making it possible to use PostgreSQL as the actual storage. The code is written in Go and is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. The need for migration may arise […]

The first alpha release of the Maui Shell user environment

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The developers of the Nitrux project have introduced the first alpha release of the Maui Shell user environment, developed according to the 'Convergence' concept, which allows working with the same applications on both touchscreen smartphone and tablet screens, as well as on larger laptop and PC displays. The Maui Shell automatically adapts to the screen size and available input methods, and can […]

GitHub has implemented the ability to proactively block API token leaks

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GitHub has announced enhanced protection against the accidental inclusion of sensitive data in repositories left by developers in the code. For example, it sometimes happens that configuration files containing database passwords, tokens, or API access keys end up in the repository. Previously, scanning was performed in passive mode and allowed for the detection of leaks that had already occurred in the repository. To prevent leaks, GitHub is additionally […]

Release of nomenus-rex 0.4.0, a utility for bulk file renaming

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A new version of the Nomenus-rex command-line utility, designed for bulk file renaming, is now available. The program is written in C++ and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Renaming rules are configured using a configuration file. For example: source_dir = "/home/user/work/source"; destination_dir = "/home/user/work/destination"; keep_dir_structure = false; copy_or_rename = "copy"; rules = ( { type = "date"; date_format = "%Y-%m-%d"; }, { […

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