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Release of the Nextcloud Hub 21 collaboration platform

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The release of the Nextcloud Hub 21 platform has been announced, providing a self-sufficient solution for organizing team collaboration for enterprises and teams developing various projects. Simultaneously, the underlying cloud platform Nextcloud 21 has been published, allowing for the deployment of cloud storage that supports synchronization and data sharing, enabling viewing and editing of data from any device anywhere on the network (with […]

Release of passwdqc 2.0.0 with support for external filters.

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A new version of passwdqc has been released — a suite of tools for controlling password and passphrase complexity, including the pam_passwdqc module, the pwqcheck, pwqfilter (newly added in this version), and pwqgen programs for manual use or from scripts, as well as the libpasswdqc library. Both PAM-enabled systems (most Linux, FreeBSD, DragonFly BSD, Solaris, HP-UX) and non-PAM systems (the passwordcheck interface is supported […]

The RE3 project repository is blocked on GitHub.

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GitHub has blocked the repository of the RE3 project and 232 forks, including three private repositories, following a complaint from Take-Two Interactive, which owns the intellectual property related to the GTA III and GTA Vice City games. The block was enacted under a complaint for violation of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The RE3 code remains accessible […]

New installation builds of Void Linux are available

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New bootable builds of the Void Linux distribution have been created. This is an independent project that does not utilize developments from other distributions and is being developed using a continuous version upgrade cycle (rolling updates, without distinct releases). The last builds were published in 2019. While new bootable images based on a more recent system snapshot are available, the upgrades do not introduce any functional changes […]

Release of Network Configuration Manager NetworkManager 1.30.0

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A stable release of the interface for simplifying network parameter configuration — NetworkManager 1.30.0 — is now available. Plug-ins for VPN support, OpenConnect, PPTP, OpenVPN, and OpenSWAN are being developed within their own development cycles. Key innovations in NetworkManager 1.30 include: the implementation of the ability to compile with the standard Musl C library, support for Veth (Virtual Ethernet) devices, and the new capabilities of the ethtool utility for utilizing offload network card handlers. […]

Release of the APT 2.2 package manager.

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The release of the APT 2.2 (Advanced Package Tool) package management toolkit has been prepared, incorporating changes accumulated in the experimental branch 2.1. In addition to Debian and its derivatives, APT is also used in some distributions based on the RPM package manager, such as PCLinuxOS and ALT Linux. This new release will soon be integrated into the Debian Unstable branch and […]

The Python language turns 30 years old

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On February 20, 1991, Guido van Rossum released the first version of the Python programming language in the alt.sources group, which he had been working on since December 1989 as part of a project to create a scripting language for solving system administration tasks in the Amoeba operating system. This language would be higher-level than C but, unlike the Bourne shell, would provide […]

Initial support for the Apple M1 chip has been added in OpenBSD.

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Mark Kettenis, one of the active developers of OpenBSD, reported the successful boot of OpenBSD in multi-user mode on an Apple device with an M1 processor. Currently, not all changes necessary for operation on M1 have been accepted into the main code repository of OpenBSD, as they are essentially hacks; however, the groundwork has been laid and support for this platform is planned […]

The streaming organization program msd is open under a BSD license.

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The source texts of the msd (Multi Stream daemon) project have been converted to the BSD license, and the source code has been published on GitHub. Previously, only a shortened version, msd_lite, was distributed, while the main product was proprietary. In addition to changing the license, work has been done to port it to the macOS platform (previously, support was provided for FreeBSD and Linux). The msd program is designed for organizing IPTV streaming […]

A DNS leak has been identified in Brave revealing information about onion sites being opened in Tor mode.

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A DNS leak has been identified in the Brave web browser, revealing data about onion sites opened in private browsing mode, where traffic is routed through the Tor network. Fixes to address the issue have already been integrated into the Brave codebase and will soon be included in the next stable update. The leak was caused by an ad blocker, which is recommended to be disabled when using Tor. Recently […]

Wayland driver update for Wine

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Collabora has released an updated version of the Wayland driver, enabling the direct launch of applications using GDI and OpenGL/DirectX through Wine in a Wayland-based environment, without the need for the XWayland layer, eliminating Wine's dependence on the X11 protocol. Discussions are ongoing with the Wine developers regarding the inclusion of Wayland support in the Wine Staging branch, with subsequent integration into the main Wine version. The new version offers […]

Release of DXVK 1.8, implementing Direct3D 9/10/11 on top of the Vulkan API

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The release of the DXVK 1.8 layer has been formed, providing an implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 9, 10, and 11, operating through the translation of calls to the Vulkan API. To use DXVK, drivers supporting Vulkan API 1.1 are required, such as Mesa RADV 20.2, NVIDIA 415.22, Intel ANV 19.0, and AMDVLK. DXVK can be used to run 3D applications and games in […]

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