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After six years since the release of the last update, a new version of the secure and high-performance FTP server vsftpd 3.0.4 is available, featuring the following changes: Added support for hostname matching within TLS connections using the TLS SNI extension. A setting for binding and hostnames called ssl_sni_hostname has been introduced. TLS ALPN support has been added, but any TLS ALPN sessions not associated with […]
After three months of development, the release of the distributed version control system Git 2.32 has been published. Git is one of the most popular, reliable, and high-performance version control systems, providing flexible tools for non-linear development based on branching and merging. Implicit hashing of the entire previous history in each commit is used to ensure history integrity and resistance to 'retroactive' changes […]
The release of Regolith Desktop 1.6 is available, developed by the creators of the Linux distribution of the same name. Regolith is based on GNOME session management technologies and the i3 window manager. The project's developments are distributed under the GPLv3 license. PPA repositories have been prepared for Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, and 21.04. The project is positioned as a modern desktop environment, developed for faster execution of routine actions through optimizations […]
In this version: The WPCAP library has been converted to PE (Portable Executable) format. Support for sheet formats in the print spooler has been added. The implementation of mathematical functions from Musl continues in the C runtime environment. Additionally, some bugs in the operation of programs like: TroopMaster Agenda Circling Forth GPU particle demo Visual Studio 2010 (10.0) Express have been fixed […]
Krzysztof Krystian Jankowski has released another version of the Floppinux distribution, version 0.2.1. The distribution is based on kernel 5.13.0-rc2+ and BusyBox 1.33.1. Syslinux is used as the boot loader. A processor no less than 486 DX with at least 24 megabytes of RAM is required for the operation of the distribution. As the name suggests, the entire distribution fits on a 3.5" double-density floppy disk […]
A new version of the QtProtobuf library has been released. QtProtobuf is a free library released under the MIT license. With it, you can easily use Google Protocol Buffers and gRPC in your Qt project. Key changes: The generator and QtProtobuf library have been split into two separate modules. The installation paths for .pri files and QML modules have been changed (in case the installation prefix is not [...])
The free 3D modeling package Blender 2.93 LTS has been released, which will be the last release in the 2.9x branch. This release has been given long-term support (LTS) status and will be supported for another two years alongside the release of seven subsequent versions. The next release, according to the development roadmap, will be 3.0, which is already in progress. In Blender 2.93, the development of the management system has continued [...]
After more than a year of development, the release of the Lakka 3.1 distribution has been published, allowing computers, TV boxes, or single-board computers to be turned into full-fledged gaming consoles for running retro games. The project is a modification of the LibreELEC distribution originally designed for creating home theaters. Lakka builds are available for i386, x86_64 (Intel, NVIDIA, or AMD GPUs), Raspberry Pi 1-4, Orange Pi, Cubieboard, Cubieboard2, Cubietruck, […]
The release of the Rescuezilla 2.2 distribution is now available, intended for backing up, recovering systems after failures, and diagnosing various hardware problems. The distribution is built on an Ubuntu package base and continues the development of the 'Redo Backup & Rescue' project, which was discontinued in 2012. Live builds for 64-bit x86 systems (805MB) are offered for download. Rescuezilla supports backing up and recovering accidentally […]
The release of the experimental branch of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 6.10 has taken place. Since the release of version 6.9, 25 bug reports have been closed, and 321 changes have been made. The most significant changes include: Mono engine updated to version 6.2.0. Folder names in the Shell have been aligned with the current state of Windows. The WinePulse library has been converted to the PE executable file format. In C […]
A new release of the decentralized communication platform Jami, codenamed "Maloya", is now available. The project aims to create a communication system that operates in a P2P mode, allowing for both large group chats and individual calls while providing a high level of confidentiality and security. Jami, formerly known as Ring and SFLphone, is among the GNU projects and […]
cache-bench is a Python script that assesses the impact of virtual memory settings (vm.swappiness, vm.watermark_scale_factor, Multigenerational LRU Framework, and others) on the performance of tasks that rely on caching file read operations in low-memory conditions. The code is open under the CC0 license. The primary way to use it is by reading files from a specified directory randomly and adding them to […]