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Release of the Midnight Commander file manager 4.8.27

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After eight months of development, the release of the console file manager Midnight Commander 4.8.27 has been published, distributed in source code under the GPLv3+ license. The main changes include: a new option in the file search dialog ('Find File') to follow symbolic links ('Follow symlinks'). The minimum versions of the components required for building have been increased: Autoconf 2.64, Automake 1.12, Gettext 0.18.2, and libssh2 1.2.8. The time required for […]

The Debian project has released a distribution for schools — Debian-Edu 11.

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The release of the Debian Edu 11 distribution, designed for use in educational institutions and also known as Skolelinux, has been prepared. This distribution includes an integrated set of tools for quick deployment in schools, both for servers and workstations, supporting both stationary setups in computer labs and portable systems. Installation images of size 438 are available for download […]

Release of Debian 11 'Bullseye'

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After two years of development, the release of Debian GNU/Linux 11.0 (Bullseye) has occurred, available for nine officially supported architectures: Intel IA-32/x86 (i686), AMD64/x86-64, ARM EABI (armel), 64-bit ARM (arm64), ARMv7 (armhf), mipsel, mips64el, PowerPC 64 (ppc64el), and IBM System z (s390x). Updates for Debian 11 will be released for a period of 5 years. Installation images are available for download […]

Debian GNU/Hurd 2021 is now available.

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The release of the Debian GNU/Hurd 2021 distribution has been presented, combining the Debian software environment with the GNU/Hurd kernel. The Debian GNU/Hurd repository includes about 70% of the packages from the total size of the Debian archive, including ported versions of Firefox and Xfce. Debian GNU/Hurd remains the only actively developed Debian platform based on a kernel different from Linux (previously, a port to Debian GNU/KFreeBSD was developed, but it has long been […]

Wine 6.15 Release

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The experimental branch of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 6.15 — has been released. Since the release of version 6.14, 49 bug reports have been closed and 390 changes made. The most significant changes include: The WinSock (WS2_32) library has been converted to PE (Portable Executable) format. Performance-related counters (HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA) have been implemented in the registry. New thunk converters for 32-bit system calls have been added to NTDLL […]

GitHub bans password authentication for Git access

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In accordance with the previously scheduled plan, GitHub will discontinue support for connecting to Git objects using password authentication. This change will take effect today at 7 PM (MSK), after which direct execution of Git operations requiring authentication will only be possible using SSH keys or tokens (personal GitHub tokens or OAuth). An exception is made only for accounts using two-factor authentication, which […]

The eBPF Foundation has been established

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Companies Facebook, Google, Isovalent, Microsoft, and Netflix have established a new non-profit organization, the eBPF Foundation, created under the auspices of the Linux Foundation, aimed at providing a neutral platform for the development of technologies related to the eBPF subsystem. In addition to enhancing capabilities within the eBPF subsystem of the Linux kernel, the organization will also develop projects for broader applications of eBPF, such as building eBPF engines for integration […]

PostgreSQL update addressing vulnerabilities

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Correction updates have been released for all supported branches of PostgreSQL: 13.4, 12.8, 11.13, 10.18, and 9.6.23. Updates for the 9.6 branch will continue until November 2021, 10 until November 2022, 11 until November 2023, 12 until November 2024, and 13 until November 2025. The new versions include 75 fixes and address […]

Release of the Thunderbird 91 email client

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A year after the previous significant release, the email client Thunderbird 91 has been launched, developed by the community and based on Mozilla technologies. The new release is categorized as a long-term support version, with updates issued over the course of a year. Thunderbird 91 is based on the ESR release codebase of Firefox 91. The release is available only for direct download, with automatic updates […]

ExpressVPN has made its developments related to the Lightway VPN protocol public.

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ExpressVPN has announced the release of the source code for its Lightway protocol, designed to achieve minimal connection setup time while maintaining high levels of security and reliability. The code is written in C and distributed under the GPLv2 license. The implementation is very compact and fits within two thousand lines of code. It claims support for Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and routers (Asus, Netgear, […]

ALT Tenth Platform

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The release of the Tenth ALT platform (p10) has been announced — a new stable branch of ALT repositories based on the Sisyphus free software repository. The platform is intended for the development, testing, distribution, updating, and support of comprehensive solutions at all levels — from embedded devices to enterprise servers and data centers; it is created and developed by the ALT Linux Team, supported by Basalt SPO. ALT p10 includes […]

Release of the Elementary OS 6 distribution

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The release of Elementary OS 6 has been presented, positioned as a fast, open, and privacy-respecting alternative to Windows and macOS. The project focuses on high-quality design aimed at creating a user-friendly system that consumes minimal resources and offers high boot speeds. Users are provided with their own Pantheon desktop environment. Bootable ISO images (2.36 GB) are available for download […]

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