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Google has announced the phased rollout of the 'DNS over HTTPS' (DoH) mode for Chrome 85 users on the Android platform. This mode will gradually be activated, covering more users over time. The activation of DNS-over-HTTPS for desktop users began earlier with Chrome 83. DNS-over-HTTPS will be automatically enabled for users whose settings specify DNS providers that support this technology […]
The second release of the Fly-Pie project has been introduced, featuring an unusual implementation of circular context menus that can be used to launch applications, open links, and simulate hotkeys. The menu offers cascading items that are interlinked through dependency chains. An extension for GNOME Shell has been prepared for installation in GNOME 3.36 and has been tested in Ubuntu 20.04. For tips […]
The results of the testing of tools for detecting unpatched vulnerabilities and identifying security issues in Docker container images have been published. The check showed that 4 out of 6 known Docker image scanners had critical vulnerabilities that could directly attack the scanner itself and achieve code execution on the system, in some cases (for example, when using Snyk) with root privileges. For […]
A vulnerability has been discovered in the File Manager WordPress plugin, which has over 700,000 active installations, allowing arbitrary commands and PHP scripts to be executed on the server. The issue affects File Manager versions 6.0 through 6.8 and has been resolved in version 6.9. The File Manager plugin provides tools for managing files for WordPress administrators, using […]
The Apache Software Foundation has released the web conferencing server Apache OpenMeetings 5.0, enabling audio and video conferencing through the web. It supports webinars with a single speaker as well as conferences with an arbitrary number of participants interacting with each other simultaneously. Additionally, tools for integration with a calendar scheduler, sending individual or broadcast notifications and invitations, and collaborative access are provided.
New releases of the Linux From Scratch 10 (LFS) and Beyond Linux From Scratch 10 (BLFS) guides have been introduced, along with LFS and BLFS editions featuring the system manager systemd. Linux From Scratch provides instructions on creating a basic Linux system from scratch, using only the source texts of required software. Beyond Linux From Scratch complements LFS instructions with information on building.
The release of the operating system Chrome OS 85 has taken place, based on the Linux kernel, using the upstart system manager, ebuild/portage build tools, open components, and the Chrome 85 web browser. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, and standard applications are replaced by web applications; however, Chrome OS includes a full multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The build of Chrome OS 85.
After more than two years of hiatus, a new version of the widely known system resource monitor and process manager htop has been released. It is a very popular alternative to the top utility, requiring no special configuration and being more user-friendly in its default setup. The project was practically abandoned after the author and main developer stepped away. The community has taken over.
A new version of the QtProtobuf library has been released. QtProtobuf is a free library released under the MIT license. It allows you to easily use Google Protocol Buffers and gRPC in your Qt project. Key changes: A library for supporting Qt types has been added. You can now use some Qt types in the description of protobuf messages. Support for Conan has been added, thanks to GamePad64 for the help! Method calls.
More precisely, a framework for building operating systems — this is the terminology preferred by the authors from Genode Labs. This microkernel OS constructor supports several microkernels from the L4 family, the Muen kernel, and its own minimalist base-hw kernel. These developments are available under the AGPLv3 license and optionally under a commercial license: https://genode.org/about/licenses The attempt to create a version accessible for use by someone other than microkernel development enthusiasts is called […]
The PowerEdge T40 continues Dell's line of affordable, compact entry-level servers. Externally, it resembles a small 'tower' with distinctive Dell design elements, more like a regular PC. Inside, there's a small single-socket board for the entry-level Intel Xeon E. The Dell PowerEdge T40 is genuinely a business product, not just an ordinary PC with a slightly unusual […]
A correction release of Firefox 80.0.1 has been published, which fixes the following issues: The performance issue in Firefox 80 related to processing new intermediate certificates from certification authorities has been resolved. Crashes related to GPU resets have been fixed. Issues with text rendering on some websites using WebGL (for example, the problem appears in Yandex Maps) have been addressed. Problems with the API downloads.download(), leading to data loss, have also been corrected […]