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The release of the Firefox 92 web browser has taken place. Additionally, updates for the long-term support branches — 78.14.0 and 91.1.0 — have been created. The Firefox 93 branch has moved to beta testing, with a release scheduled for October 5. Key innovations: An automatic HTTPS redirect feature has been added, using the "HTTPS" record in DNS as an equivalent to the Alt-Svc HTTP header (HTTP Alternate Services, RFC-7838), which allows […]
A new version of the Tarantool DBMS 2.8 is available, providing persistent data storage with information retrieval from memory (in-memory database). The DBMS combines the high query processing speed characteristic of NoSQL systems (such as Memcached and Redis) with the reliability of traditional DBMSs (Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL). Tarantool is written in C and allows you to create stored procedures in Lua. The code is distributed under […]
The release of nEMU version 3.0.0 has taken place. nEMU is an ncurses interface for QEMU that simplifies the creation, configuration, and management of virtual machines. The code is written in C and is distributed under the BSD-2 license. Key changes: Support for -netdev user (hostfwd, smb). This allows you to provide access to the external network for a virtual machine without any additional network settings. Support for QMP commands snapshot-{save, load, delete}, which appeared […]
After two months of development, Linus Torvalds presented the release of Linux kernel 5.14. Among the most notable changes are: new system calls quotactl_fd() and memfd_secret(), removal of ide and raw drivers, a new input/output priority controller for cgroup, task scheduling mode SCHED_CORE, and infrastructure for creating loaders for verified BPF programs. The new version includes 15,883 fixes from 2,002 developers, with a patch size of 69 […]
Starting with the locales package version 2.31-14, locales in encodings other than UTF-8 have been deprecated and are no longer offered in the debconf dialog. This does not affect locales that are already enabled; however, users of such locales are strongly encouraged to switch their systems to a locale that uses UTF-8 encoding. Note that iconv still supports conversion to and from […]
Filippo Valsorda, a cryptographer responsible for the security of the Go programming language at Google, has released the first stable version of a new data encryption utility — Age (Actually Good Encryption). The utility provides a simple command line interface for encrypting files using symmetric (password-based) and asymmetric (public key) cryptographic algorithms. The project code is written in Go and […]
The release of Live distribution Finnix 123, based on the Debian package base, is now available. The distribution only supports console operations but includes a good selection of utilities for administrative needs. It contains 575 packages with various utilities. The size of the ISO image is 412 MB. In the new version: Options have been added to be passed at boot time in the kernel command line: 'sshd' to enable the ssh server and 'passwd' […]
Cisco has introduced a new significant release of the free antivirus package ClamAV 0.104.0. Recall that the project came under Cisco's control in 2013 after the acquisition of Sourcefire, which developed ClamAV and Snort. The project code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. At the same time, Cisco announced the formation of ClamAV branches with long-term support (LTS), for which maintenance will be ensured in […]
The release of the Lakka 3.4 distribution has been published, allowing computers, set-top boxes, or single-board computers to be turned into fully functional gaming consoles for running retro games. The project is a modification of the LibreELEC distribution, originally designed for home theater setups. Lakka builds are created for i386, x86_64 (Intel, NVIDIA, or AMD GPUs), Raspberry Pi 1-4, Orange Pi, Cubieboard, Cubieboard2, Cubietruck, Banana Pi, Hummingboard, Cubox-i, […]
Linus Torvalds has accepted patches implementing the NTFS file system from Paragon Software into the repository for the upcoming Linux kernel branch 5.15. The release of kernel 5.15 is expected in November. The code for the new NTFS driver was opened by Paragon Software last August and differs from the existing driver in its ability to operate in […]
A significant new release of the OpenWrt 21.02.0 distribution has been introduced, aimed at use in various network devices such as routers, switches, and access points. OpenWrt supports a wide variety of platforms and architectures, and features a build system that makes cross-compiling easy and convenient, allowing for the inclusion of various components, which helps in forming a firmware tailored to specific tasks or […]
Con Kolivas has announced his intention to cease development of his Linux kernel projects aimed at improving the responsiveness and interactivity of user tasks. This includes stopping the development of the MuQSS (Multiple Queue Skiplist Scheduler, previously known as BFS) task scheduler and halting the adaptation of the '-ck' patch set for new kernel releases. The reason cited is […]