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The release of the web browser Firefox 78 has occurred, along with the mobile version Firefox 68.10 for the Android platform. The release of Firefox 78 is classified under long-term support (ESR) branches, for which updates are released over the course of a year. Additionally, an update for the previous long-term support branch 68.10.0 has been prepared (with two more updates, 68.11 and 68.12, expected in the future). In the near […]
A new version of the QtProtobuf library has been released. QtProtobuf is a free library released under the MIT license that makes it easy to use Google Protocol Buffers and gRPC in your Qt project. Key changes include: support for nested types added; gRPC API for QML added; static build for well-known types fixed; a basic usage example with a step-by-step guide added; added […]
Version 4.0 of the well-known financial accounting program GnuCash has been released. It features a hierarchical account system, can split a single transaction into multiple parts, and directly import account data from the internet. It is based on professional accounting principles, comes with a set of standard reports, and allows users to create their own reports, both new and modified […]
Firefox 78 is now available. The PDF download dialog has been updated with an option to 'Open in Firefox'. Users can now disable the display of top sites when clicking on the address bar (browser.urlbar.suggest.topsites). The menu items 'Close Tabs to the Right' and 'Close Other Tabs' have been moved to a separate submenu. If a user has closed several tabs at once (for example, using 'Close Other Tabs'), the 'Restore Closed […]
Developers have announced the first release of 'Podman 2', a major update to the podman project – a utility for creating, running, and managing OCI standard containers. Podman serves as an alternative to Docker and allows for container management without the need for a background system service or root privileges. For the end user, the changes will be nearly imperceptible, although the format of the json data will change in some cases. The primary distinction of the second version […]
The release of the free personal financial management system GnuCash 4.0 has occurred, providing tools for tracking income and expenses, managing bank accounts, handling stock, deposit, and investment information, and planning credits. GnuCash also supports accounting for small businesses and balance reconciliation (debit/credit). Data import in QIF/OFX/HBCI formats is supported, along with visual representation of information through graphs. […]
As part of the FossHost project, a non-profit provider has been established to offer virtual servers free of charge for free projects. Currently, the project's infrastructure includes 7 servers deployed in the USA, Poland, the UK, and the Netherlands based on the ProxMox VE 6.2 platform. The equipment and infrastructure are provided by FossHost sponsors, and operations are carried out by enthusiasts. Existing free projects must have an active community and a website or […]
Martin Wimpress, the Director of Desktop Systems at Canonical, has prepared the Rolling Rhino shell script, which allows users to create a rolling update-like system based on Ubuntu that may be useful for advanced users or developers needing to stay abreast of all changes. The script automates the process of switching installations of experimental Ubuntu releases to use the devel branches of the repositories where builds take place […]
The release of Linux Mint 20 has been announced, which has transitioned to the package base of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. The distribution is fully compatible with Ubuntu but significantly differs in its approach to user interface organization and the selection of default applications. The developers of Linux Mint provide a desktop environment that adheres to the traditional canons of desktop organization, which is more familiar to users who are not adopting new interface building methods […]
LanguageTool is a free system for checking grammar, style, spelling, and punctuation. LanguageTool can be used as a desktop application, command line tool, or as an extension for LibreOffice/Apache OpenOffice. It requires Java 8+ from Oracle or Amazon Corretto 8+. Extensions for Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, and Edge have been created as part of a separate project. An additional extension […]
The Openwall project has released version 0.8 of the LKRG (Linux Kernel Runtime Guard) kernel module, designed to detect and block attacks and integrity violations in kernel structures. For example, the module can protect against unauthorized modifications to the running kernel and attempts to change permissions of user processes (detecting the use of exploits). The module is suitable for providing protection against already known kernel exploits […]
Chrome includes a new implementation of the built-in PDF document viewer interface. The interface is notable for moving all settings to the top panel. Previously, the top panel only displayed the file name, page information, rotation, print, and save buttons, but now it has been expanded to include the contents of the sidebar, which included controls for scaling and document placement […]