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A release candidate for the installer of the next significant release of Debian — 'Bullseye' — has been published. The release is expected in the summer of 2021. Currently, there are 185 critical bugs blocking the release (240 reported a month ago, 472 three months ago, during the freeze in Debian 10 — 316, Debian 9 — 275, Debian 8 — 350, Debian 7 — 650). The final […]
OpenBSD has accepted changes for the implementation of a port for the RISC-V architecture. Currently, support is limited to the OpenBSD kernel, and further development is required for the system to function fully. As it stands, the OpenBSD kernel can already boot in a RISC-V emulator based on QEMU and hand control over to the init process. Future plans include implementing support for multiprocessing (SMP) and ensuring system boot capabilities in […]
The developers of the data visualization platform Grafana announced a transition to the AGPLv3 license, replacing the previously used Apache 2.0 license. A similar change in licensing has been made for the Loki log aggregation system and the Tempo distributed tracing backend. Plugins, agents, and some libraries will continue to be provided under the Apache 2.0 license. Interestingly, some users note that one of the reasons for the success of the Grafana project is […]
The release of the Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" distribution is now available, which is categorized as an interim release, with updates provided for 9 months (support will continue until January 2022). Installation images have been created for Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Studio, Xubuntu, and Ubuntu Kylin (the edition for China). Key changes include the continuation of […]
The release of Chrome OS 90 has taken place, built on the Linux kernel, using the upstart system manager, the ebuild/portage build toolkit, open components, and the Chrome 90 web browser. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, and instead of standard applications, web applications are utilized. Nevertheless, Chrome OS includes a fully functional multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The Chrome OS 90 build […]
Corrective releases OpenVPN 2.5.2 and 2.4.11 have been prepared, a package for creating virtual private networks that allows for establishing an encrypted connection between two client machines or for operating a centralized VPN server to support multiple clients simultaneously. The OpenVPN code is distributed under the GPLv2 license, and ready-to-use binary packages are generated for Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL, and Windows. The new releases address a vulnerability (CVE-2020-15078) that allows […]
Microsoft has announced the start of testing for the ability to run Linux applications with a graphical interface in environments based on the WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux), which is designed to run Linux executables on Windows. The applications are fully integrated with the Windows desktop, including support for placing shortcuts in the Start menu, sound playback, microphone input, OpenGL hardware acceleration, […]
Greg Kroah-Hartman, responsible for maintaining the stable branch of the Linux kernel, has decided to cease acceptance of any changes from the University of Minnesota into the Linux kernel, as well as to roll back all previously accepted patches and conduct their re-review. The reason for the blockage is the activities of a research group studying the potential advancement of hidden vulnerabilities in the code of open-source projects. This group submitted patches, […]
The release of Node.js 16.0 has taken place, a platform for executing network applications in JavaScript. Node.js 16.0 is classified as part of the long-term support branches, but this status will only be assigned in October after stabilization is completed. Support for Node.js 16.0 will continue until April 2023. The maintenance of the previous LTS branch Node.js 14.0 will last until April 2023, while the earlier LTS branch 12.0 […]
The release of the specialized distribution Tails 4.18 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) has been formed, based on the Debian package base and designed for ensuring anonymous internet access. Anonymous access in Tails is provided by the Tor network. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by a packet filter by default. User data storage in persistence mode between launches is handled by […]
Oracle has released a corrective update for the virtualization system VirtualBox 6.1.20, which includes 22 fixes. The changelog does not explicitly mention the resolution of 20 vulnerabilities that Oracle reported separately without providing detailed information. It is only known that the three most critical issues have danger levels of 8.1, 8.2, and 8.4 (likely allowing access to the host system from within the virtual […]
After a year of development, a new stable branch of the high-performance HTTP server and multiprotocol proxy server nginx 1.20.0 has been presented, which has incorporated changes accumulated in the main branch 1.19.x. Moving forward, all changes in the stable branch 1.20 will focus on fixing serious bugs and vulnerabilities. A main branch nginx 1.21 will soon be formed, in which the development of new […]