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The release of the Manjaro Linux 21.2 distribution, based on Arch Linux and aimed at beginner users, has taken place. The distribution is notable for its simplified and user-friendly installation process, support for automatic hardware detection, and installation of the necessary drivers for operation. Manjaro is available in live builds with graphical environments KDE (2.7 GB), GNOME (2.6 GB), and Xfce (2.4 GB). […]
A significant release of the s6-rc service manager 0.5.3.0 has been prepared, designed to manage the startup of initialization scripts and services considering dependencies. The s6-rc toolkit can be used in both initialization systems and to organize the launch of arbitrary services in response to events reflecting changes in system state. Full tracking of the dependency tree and automatic start or stop of services to achieve the specified […]
Vivaldi Technologies (the developer of the Vivaldi browser) and Polestar (a subsidiary of Volvo creating Polestar electric vehicles) have announced the release of the first full version of the Vivaldi browser for the Android Automotive OS platform. The browser is available for installation in in-car infotainment systems and will be supplied by default in premium electric vehicles like the Polestar 2. The Vivaldi edition for automotive infotainment systems includes all […]
The release of the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.52 has been published, featuring 25 changes and addressing 2 vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-44790 — a buffer overflow in mod_lua that manifests during the parsing of multipart requests. The vulnerability affects configurations where Lua scripts call the r:parsebody() function to parse the request body, allowing an attacker to achieve buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted request. Evidence of […]
The developers of the open-source operating system Haiku, which continues to develop the ideas of BeOS, have prepared an initial implementation of a layer for compatibility with the Xlib library, enabling the launch of X11 applications in Haiku without the use of an X server. The layer is implemented by emulating Xlib functions through the translation of calls to the high-level graphical API of Haiku. In its current form, the layer provides most of the commonly used Xlib interfaces, but […]
The release of the Elementary OS 6.1 distribution has been announced, positioned as a fast, open, and privacy-respecting alternative to Windows and macOS. The project focuses on high-quality design aimed at creating an easy-to-use system that consumes minimal resources and provides fast boot times. Users are offered the custom Pantheon desktop environment. Bootable ISO images (2.47 GB) are prepared for download […]
Collabora has introduced the wxrd composite server, implemented based on the Wayland protocol and designed to create a desktop environment using xrdesktop components within three-dimensional virtual reality settings. It uses the wlroots library, developed by the Sway user environment team, and the wxrc composite server, intended for use in virtual reality systems. The project code is written in C and […]
Simon Peter, the creator of the self-contained AppImage package format, has published the release of helloSystem 0.7, based on FreeBSD 13 and positioned as a system for casual users, allowing macOS enthusiasts dissatisfied with Apple's policies to transition. The system is free from complications typical of modern Linux distributions, remains fully under user control, and allows former macOS users to feel at home. For a quick overview […]
The release of the caching DNS server PowerDNS Recursor 4.6 is now available, which is responsible for recursive name resolution. PowerDNS Recursor is built on the same codebase as the PowerDNS Authoritative Server, but recursive and authoritative DNS servers from PowerDNS are developed on different release cycles and launched as separate products. The project code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. The server offers tools for remote statistics collection and supports […]
The GNU Project has released version 0.9.74 of the libmicrohttpd library, which provides a simple API for embedding HTTP server functionality into applications. The library supports HTTP 1.1, TLS, incremental processing of POST requests, basic and digest authentication, IPv6, SHOUTcast, and various connection multiplexing methods (select, poll, pthread, thread pool). Supported platforms include GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Android, macOS, Win32, Symbian, and z/OS. The library is distributed […]
Three new products based on the ALT Ten platform (p10 Aronia) have been released: "ALT Workstation 10," "ALT Server 10," and "ALT Education 10." The products are provided under a License Agreement that allows free use by individuals, but legal entities may only conduct testing; to use them, a commercial license must be purchased or a written license agreement must be concluded […]
Seven months after the previous release, cache-bench 0.2.0 has been released. Cache-bench is a Python script that allows evaluating the impact of virtual memory settings (vm.swappiness, vm.watermark_scale_factor, Multigenerational LRU Framework, and others) on the performance of tasks that depend on caching file read operations, especially under low memory conditions. The code is open under the CC0 license. The script code in version 0.2.0 is almost entirely […]