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Release of LKRG module 0.8 for protection against kernel vulnerabilities exploitation in Linux

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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 […]

A new PDF viewer interface has been proposed in Chrome, along with support for AVIF.

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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 […]

Release of the minimalist set of system utilities BusyBox 1.32

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The release of BusyBox 1.32 has been announced, featuring a set of standard UNIX utilities packaged as a single executable file and optimized for minimal system resource consumption with a package size of less than 1 MB. The first release of the new 1.32 branch is positioned as unstable, with full stabilization expected in version 1.32.1, which is anticipated in about a month. The project's code is distributed under the license […]

The Vulkan driver RADV has been switched to use the ACO shader compilation backend.

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In the codebase used to produce the Mesa 20.2 release, the RADV Vulkan driver for AMD chips has switched to the default backend for shader compilation, "ACO", developed by Valve as an alternative to the LLVM shader compiler. This change will lead to improved game performance and reduced loading times. To revert to the old backend, the environment variable "RADV_DEBUG=llvm" is provided. […]

curl 7.71.0 release with the fix of two vulnerabilities

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A new version of the utility for receiving and sending data over the network — curl 7.71.0 — is now available, enabling flexible request formation with parameters such as cookie, user_agent, referer, and any other headers. cURL supports HTTP, HTTPS, HTTP/2.0, HTTP/3, SMTP, IMAP, POP3, Telnet, FTP, LDAP, RTSP, RTMP, and other network protocols. Simultaneously, an update was released for the concurrently developed library […]

The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra camera will focus on photo quality rather than numbers.

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According to a new leak, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra will feature a main camera with 50x zoom capability. This appears to be a step back from the 100x zoom boasted by the Galaxy S20 Ultra. However, sources report that this time the company has decided to focus on image quality and user experience rather than just numbers in the specifications. This news […]

Mozilla has introduced a third DNS-over-HTTPS provider for Firefox.

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Mozilla has reached an agreement with a third DNS provider for DNS over HTTPS (DoH) for Firefox. Alongside the previously offered DNS servers from CloudFlare ("https://1.1.1.1/dns-query") and NextDNS (https://dns.nextdns.io/id), Comcast's service (https://doh.xfinity.com/dns-query) will also be included in the settings. You can activate DoH and choose a provider in the network connection settings. Recall that experimental DNS over HTTPS checks were enabled in Firefox 77 […]

Release of PhotoGIMP 2020, a GIMP modification styled after Photoshop

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The PhotoGIMP project release is now available, developing an add-on for the GIMP 2.10.x graphics editor that makes its interface and behavior more familiar for users acquainted with Adobe Photoshop. Changes include a redesign of settings, menu and control panel layouts, the inclusion of extended fonts, replacement of some icons, additional filters (for instance, the Heal Selection filter has been added), and modifications to keyboard shortcuts. A package is available for download […]

Fedora intends to use the nano text editor by default instead of vi.

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For Fedora 33, a change is planned to switch the default text editor to nano. The proposal was submitted by Chris Murphy from the Fedora Workstation development team but has not yet been approved by the FESCo (Fedora Engineering Steering Committee), which is responsible for the technical aspects of Fedora's development. The motivation for using nano as the default instead of vi […]

Planned for implementation in Fedora 33 is

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Last night at the 'Perl and Raku Conference in the Cloud', Sawyer X announced the major version change of Perl from 5 to 7. Work is already underway, and the new version will be released within a year. Don't expect a lot of changes; briefly put, Perl 7 is still the same Perl 5.32 with modern default settings. You no longer have to […]

Bitbucket reminds of the imminent removal of Mercurial repositories and moves away from the word Master in Git

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On July 1, the support period for Mercurial repositories on the Bitbucket collaborative development platform expires. The announcement to discontinue Mercurial in favor of Git was made last August, after which, on February 1, 2020, the creation of new Mercurial repositories was prohibited. The final phase of phasing out Mercurial is scheduled for July 1, 2020, which entails disabling all related support in Bitbucket […]

In gaming tests, the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M came close to the GeForce RTX 2060.

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Recently, Apple has been offering a new exclusive option for the MacBook Pro 16 laptop: the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M mobile graphics card, which combines the Navi 12 (RDNA) GPU and HBM2 memory. You will have to pay an additional $700 for its installation on top of the base laptop price. It's not cheap, but in this case, the buyer will get a true gaming monster. Previously […]

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