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On September 24, the development team announced the release of PostgreSQL version 13. In this new release, the main focus, among other things, was on improving performance, speeding up internal maintenance services, and simplifying database monitoring, as well as providing more reliable access control to the system. Work continued on optimizing table indexing concerning the handling of duplicates among indexed data in binary […]
The release of the cataloger, viewer, and editor of electronic books Calible 5.0 has taken place. Key changes in the new version include a new ability to highlight, color, and add annotations to text fragments, as well as a full transition to Python 3. In the new release, you can highlight the text that interests you and apply color highlighting, as well as formatting styles (underline, strikethrough…) and […]
On the forum 4chan and the file-sharing service Mega.nz, an unknown person published an archive (torrent, 43 GB) that includes the complete source texts of the Windows XP SP1, Windows Server 2003, MS DOS 3.30, MS DOS 6.0, Windows 2000, Windows CE 3, Windows CE 4, Windows CE 5, Windows Embedded 7, Windows Embedded CE, Windows NT 3.5 and Windows NT 4 operating systems […]
The release of the decentralized file system IPFS 0.7 (InterPlanetary File System) has been presented, forming a global version-controlled file storage deployed in the form of a P2P network made up of participant systems. IPFS combines ideas previously realized in systems such as Git, BitTorrent, Kademlia, SFS, and the Web, and resembles a single 'swarm' of BitTorrent (peers participating in the distribution), exchanging Git objects. IPFS is characterized by content addressing, and […]
Vifm is a console file manager with Vim-like modal control and some concepts borrowed from the email client mutt. The new version updates the application's state file format, enabling a range of new features. Other improvements include new interface settings and a series of optimizations. Key changes: the ability to save sets of open tabs between restarts; session saving/loading; a new vifminfo format (previous data [...])
Collabora has released version 6.4 of the CODE platform (Collabora Online Development Edition), offering a specialized distribution for the quick deployment of LibreOffice Online and facilitating collaborative remote work with the office suite via the web to achieve functionality similar to Google Docs and Office 365. The distribution is presented as a pre-configured container for Docker and is also available as packages for […]
A year after the closure of Linux Journal, it is returning to operation under the guidance of Slashdot Media (which owns and manages the technical news site Slashdot and the open source developer portal SourceForge). The editorial team currently has no plans to resume a subscription model for the publication; all new content will be published for free on LinuxJournal.com. The team also invites anyone to contact them […]
The release of the Thunderbird email client version 78.3.0 is now available. Key changes: Performance of decrypting large messages has improved in the built-in OpenPGP implementation. A confirmation dialog has been added in the account setup wizard that appears when connecting to a server using a self-signed TLS certificate. Installation of old add-ons (MailExtensions) has been disabled. In the message composition interface, the Reply-To header has been moved below the From header. The sidebar design has been improved in […]
Mozilla has released version 12 of Firefox Reality, a specialized browser for virtual reality systems. Firefox Reality is presented as an application for the Android platform and is available for 3D headsets including Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Go, VIVE Focus, HoloLens 2, and Pico VR. The browser uses a full-featured Quantum web engine but offers a fundamentally different three-dimensional user interface that allows for website navigation […]
After a year of development, a new stable branch of the PostgreSQL database management system 13 has been released. Updates for this new branch will be available for five years until November 2025. Key innovations: Deduplication of records in B-tree indexes has been implemented, allowing for improved query performance and reduced disk space usage when indexing records with duplicate data. Deduplication is performed through periodic execution of a handler that merges […]
On September 23, SystemRescueCd 6.1.8 was released — a popular live distribution based on Arch Linux for data recovery and partition management. Changes include: Kernel updated to version 5.4.64, added support for obtaining autorun scripts over HTTPS. A boot menu option for starting with nomodeset has been added. The package now includes hex editors hexedit and ghex. Download source: linux.org.ru
Well-known German enthusiast Roman "Der8auer" Hartung had the opportunity to visit the ASUS office and get acquainted with one of the first GeForce RTX 3080 graphics cards from the ROG STRIX series. Roman wasted no time and immediately began disassembling the novelty. The video published by Der8auer starts when the card is already fully disassembled. The enthusiast did not specify which exactly […]