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Google has announced plans to add an HTTPS-First mode to Chrome 94, similar to the HTTPS Only mode introduced in Firefox 83. When attempting to open a resource without encryption over HTTP, the browser will first try to access the HTTPS site, and if that attempt fails, the user will be shown a warning about the lack of HTTPS support and offered to open the site without encryption. […]
The release of Wine Launcher 1.5.3 is now available, enhancing the Sandbox environment for running Windows games. Key features include: isolation from the system, a separate Wine and Prefix for each game, SquashFS image compression for saving space, a modern launcher style, automatic change logging in the Prefix folder and generation of patches from this, support for gamepads, and Steam/GE/TKG Proton. The project code is distributed under […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2021-22555) has been discovered in Netfilter, a subsystem of the Linux kernel used for filtering and modifying network packets, allowing a local user to gain root privileges on the system, even within an isolated container. A working prototype of an exploit has been prepared for testing, bypassing KASLR, SMAP, and SMEP protection mechanisms. The researcher who identified the vulnerability received a $20,000 reward from Google for […]
The UBports project, which has taken over the development of the Ubuntu Touch mobile platform after Canonical withdrew from it, has released the OTA-18 firmware update (over-the-air). The project is also developing an experimental port of the Unity 8 desktop, which has been renamed Lomiri. The Ubuntu Touch OTA-18 update is designed for smartphones including OnePlus One, Fairphone 2, Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7 […]
A fork of zsnes, the Super Nintendo emulator, is now available. The fork author has begun addressing build issues and updating the codebase. The original zsnes project has not been updated for 14 years, and attempts to use it result in compilation problems in modern Linux distributions, as well as incompatibilities with new compilers. The updated package is available in the repository […]
The document-oriented DBMS MongoDB 5.0 has been released, positioned between fast and scalable systems that handle data in key/value format and relational DBMSs that are functional and user-friendly for query formation. MongoDB's code is written in C++ and distributed under the SSPL license, which is based on the AGPLv3 license but is not open source due to its discriminatory requirement for delivery under […]
The release of the authoritative DNS server PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.5 has been announced, designed for managing DNS zones. According to the developers, PowerDNS Authoritative Server serves approximately 30% of the total number of domains in Europe (90% if considering only DNSSEC-signed domains). The project's code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. PowerDNS Authoritative Server allows for the storage of information about domains […]
The release of the specialized distribution Tails 4.20 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian package base and aimed at providing anonymous internet access, has been published. Anonymous access in Tails is ensured by the Tor network. All connections except for traffic through the Tor network are blocked by the packet filter by default. User data is stored during sessions using […]
Episode 134 of the podcast SDCast (mp3, 91 MB, ogg, 67 MB) features an interview with Andrey Lukoshko, the architect of AlmaLinux, and Evgeny Zamriy, head of the release engineering department at CloudLinux. The episode discusses the emergence of the fork, its structure, compilation, and future development plans. Source: opennet.ru
The release of the web browser Firefox 90 has taken place. Additionally, an update for the long-term support branch 78.12.0 has been created. The Firefox 91 branch will soon enter beta testing, with its release scheduled for August 10. Key innovations include: additional settings for the 'HTTPS Only' mode in the 'Privacy and Security' settings section, which automatically enforces encryption for all unencrypted requests when enabled […]
The release of the EuroLinux 8.3 distribution has occurred, prepared by rebuilding the source code of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 packages and fully binary-compatible with it. Installation images of sizes 9 GB (appstream) and 1.3 GB are prepared for download. The distribution may also be used to replace the CentOS 8 branch, which will be discontinued at the end of the year. The new release […]
Microsoft has released the CBL-Mariner 1.0 (Common Base Linux Mariner) distribution, marked as the first stable release of the project. The CBL-Mariner distribution is developed as a universal base platform for Linux environments used in cloud infrastructure, edge systems, and various Microsoft services. The project aims to unify the Linux solutions used at Microsoft and simplify the maintenance of Linux systems for different purposes.
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