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The support period for the LTS versions of the Linux kernels 5.4 and 4.19, maintained by Greg Kroah-Hartman and Sasha Levin, has been extended until December 2025 and 2024 respectively. The Linux kernel 4.19 is used in Debian 10, is considered by Google as the basis for the universal core of Android, and is supplied in the Android 10 platform, while the kernel 5.4 is used in Ubuntu […]
On June 5, Wine 5.10 was released. Wine is a compatibility layer for Windows applications with POSIX-compatible operating systems, translating Windows API calls into POSIX calls on the fly instead of emulating Windows logic like a virtual machine. In addition to over 47 fixes in the bug tracker, the new release includes: Ongoing development of the WineD3D backend on Vulkan. Work has begun on a separate UNIX library for NTDLL. Improved […]
A change in the compiler application rules in the distribution for Fedora 33 is planned, under which the compiler for building packages can be selected based on the recommendations and preferences of the upstream project. Currently, Fedora strictly requires the use of GCC for building all packages, except in cases where a package can only be built in Clang/LLVM. […]
The codebase for the upcoming Firefox 78 release has included the ability to export saved credentials from the password manager in CSV format (text fields with delimiters that can be imported into a spreadsheet). There are also plans to implement a password import function from a previously saved CSV file (implying that the user may require backup and recovery of saved […]
A new version of the client for the decentralized Tox protocol (toktok) has been released. Currently, only Android OS is supported, but since the application is written using the cross-platform framework Qt, porting to other platforms is possible. The project's code is distributed under the MIT license. Application builds are distributed under the GPLv3 license. Change log: Avatars have been added. Support for streams for file transfers has been added, which […]
FreeBSD developers announced a survey for users and developers of the project to help prioritize development and identify areas needing special attention. The survey consists of about 50 questions and takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. Responses will be accepted until June 16. Topics include application areas, tool preferences in […]
iXsystems, the company behind the rapid deployment distribution FreeNAS and its commercial products TrueNAS, has announced the launch of a new open project called TrueNAS SCALE. A key feature of TrueNAS SCALE is the use of the Linux kernel and a Debian 11 (Testing) package base, while all previously released products from the company, including TrueOS (formerly PC-BSD), […]
After seven months of development, version 2.1 of the Stratis project has been released, developed by Red Hat and the Fedora community to unify and simplify the configuration and management of pools of one or more local storage devices. Stratis offers features such as dynamic storage allocation, snapshots, data integrity assurance, and layer creation for caching. The project's code is written in Rust […]
The release of Elementary OS 5.1.5 has been announced, marketed as a fast, open-source, and privacy-respecting alternative to Windows and macOS. The project focuses on high-quality design aimed at creating a user-friendly system that consumes minimal resources and ensures fast boot times. Users are offered a custom desktop environment called Pantheon. Bootable ISO images (1.5 GB) are prepared for download […]
A new version of the Nextcloud Hub 19 platform has been unveiled, providing a self-contained solution for the collaboration of enterprise and project teams. At the same time, the cloud platform Nextcloud 19, which underpins Nextcloud Hub, has been released, enabling the deployment of cloud storage with synchronization and sharing capabilities, allowing data viewing and editing from any device at any location […]
Google has added an interesting option to its trademark search system. To help users navigate the content of the web pages they are viewing and quickly find the information they are looking for, Google will highlight snippets of text that were displayed in the answer block in the search results. Over the past few years, Google developers have been testing the content highlighting feature on web pages based on clicking on a snippet of text, […]
Several recently discovered vulnerabilities: Vulnerability (CVE-2020-13765) in QEMU, which could potentially lead to code execution with the rights of the QEMU process on the host system when loading a specially crafted kernel image in the guest system. The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the code copying ROM contents during the system boot and manifests when loading the contents of a 32-bit kernel image into memory. The fix […]