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The release of EndeavourOS 21.4 'Atlantis', which replaces the Antergos distribution, has been announced. Antergos was discontinued in May 2019 due to a lack of available time from the remaining maintainers to support the project properly. The installation image size is 1.9 GB (x86_64, with a separate version being developed for ARM). EndeavourOS allows users to install Arch Linux without unnecessary complications […]
The Blender Foundation has released Blender 3.0, a free 3D modeling software package suitable for various 3D modeling tasks, including 3D graphics, game development, simulation, rendering, compositing, motion tracking, sculpture modeling, animation creation, and video editing. The code is distributed under the GPL license. Pre-built versions are available for Linux, Windows, and macOS. Key changes in Blender 3.0 include an updated user interface […]
The experimental branch of the open implementation of the WinAPI — Wine 6.23 has been released. Since the release of version 6.22, 48 bug reports have been closed, and 410 changes have been made. Notable changes include the conversion of the CoreAudio driver and the mount point manager to the PE (Portable Executable) format. Support for exception handling has been added to WoW64, the layer for running 32-bit programs on 64-bit Windows. Implementation of […]
Users of various Russian providers have recently reported issues connecting to the anonymous Tor network when accessing the internet through different providers and mobile operators. The main blocking occurs in Moscow when connecting through providers such as MTS, Rostelecom, Akado, Tele2, Yota, Beeline, and Megafon. Individual reports of blocking have also come from users in Saint Petersburg, Ufa […]
The CentOS project has officially announced the availability of CentOS Stream 9, which serves as the foundation for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 distribution within a new, more open development process. CentOS Stream belongs to continuously updated distributions, allowing earlier access to packages developed for future RHEL releases. Builds are prepared for x86_64, Aarch64 architectures […]
A group of researchers from Tel Aviv University has introduced HyperStyle, an inverted variant of the StyleGAN2 machine learning system developed by NVIDIA, redesigned to recreate missing parts when editing real images. The code is written in Python using the PyTorch framework and is distributed under the MIT license. While StyleGAN allows for the synthesis of realistically appearing new human faces by setting parameters such as age and gender […]
Alpha testing of the openSUSE Leap 15.4 distribution has started, built on a base set of packages that is the same as that of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP 4, and also includes some user applications from the openSUSE Tumbleweed repository. A universal DVD image of 3.9 GB (x86_64, aarch64, ppc64les, 390x) is available for download. Alpha builds with rolling package updates are scheduled for regular release until mid-February. 16 […]
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2021-43527) has been discovered in the NSS (Network Security Services) cryptographic library set developed by Mozilla, which could allow an attacker to execute code when processing DSA or RSA-PSS digital signatures encoded using the DER (Distinguished Encoding Rules) method. The issue, codenamed BigSig, has been resolved in NSS versions 3.73 and NSS ESR 3.68.1. Package updates […]
Two months after the release of the mobile platform Android 12, Google has formed an edition for smart TVs and set-top boxes, Android TV 12. The platform is currently available only for app developers for testing — ready builds have been prepared for the Google ADT-3 set-top box (including an OTA update) and the Android Emulator for TV. Firmware updates for consumer devices are expected […]
The Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) has published information on the progress of its lawsuit against Vizio regarding non-compliance with GPL license requirements in the distribution of firmware for SmartCast-based smart TVs. Vizio has not expressed a willingness to rectify the GPL violation, has not engaged in negotiations to resolve the identified issues, and has not attempted to prove that the allegations are incorrect […]
The release of NixOS 21.11 has been announced, based on the Nix package manager, providing several proprietary developments that simplify system configuration and maintenance. For instance, NixOS uses a single system configuration file (configuration.nix), allows for quick rollback of updates, supports switching between different system states, permits individual users to install custom packages (with packages installed in the home directory), and supports simultaneous installation […]
The release of Chrome OS 96, based on the Linux kernel, the upstart init system, the ebuild/portage build tools, open components, and web browser Chrome 96 has been announced. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, and instead of standard applications, web applications are deployed; however, Chrome OS includes a full-fledged multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The build of Chrome OS 96 […]
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