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Release of Porteus Kiosk 5.0.0, a distribution for equipping internet kiosks

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A release of the Porteus Kiosk 5.0.0 distribution, based on Gentoo and designed for equipping standalone internet kiosks, demo stands, and self-service terminals, has been prepared. The bootable image of the distribution occupies 104 MB. The base build includes only the minimal set of components necessary to run a web browser (both Firefox and Chrome are supported), which is stripped down in its capabilities to prevent unwanted activity in the system (for instance, it does not […]

Linux From Scratch 9.1 and Beyond Linux From Scratch 9.1 have been released.

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New releases of the Linux From Scratch 9.1 (LFS) and Beyond Linux From Scratch 9.1 (BLFS) guides have been introduced, along with the LFS and BLFS editions featuring the system manager systemd. Linux From Scratch provides instructions on building a basic Linux system from scratch using only the source texts of the necessary software. Beyond Linux From Scratch complements the LFS instructions with information on building […]

The earlyoom memory shortage handler 1.4 has been released.

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After eight months of development, the earlyoom 1.4 background process has been released, which periodically checks the amount of available memory (MemAvailable, SwapFree) and attempts to respond early to memory shortages. The project's code is written in C and is distributed under the MIT license. If the amount of available memory falls below a specified threshold, earlyoom will forcibly terminate processes (via SIGTERM or SIGKILL) […]

The release of Linux From Scratch 9.1 has taken place

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A new release of the source-based Linux From Scratch distribution has been announced. Differences from the previous release 9.0 include: bc-2.1.3 -> bc-2.5.3 binutils-2.32 -> binutils-2.34 bison-3.4.1 -> bison-3.5.2 check-0.12.0 -> check-0.14.0 e2fsprogs-1.45.3 -> e2fsprogs-1.45.5 elfutils-0.177 -> elfutils-0.178 eudev-3.2.8 -> eudev-3.2.9 expat-2.2.7 -> expat-2.2.9 file-5.37 -> file-5.38 findutils-4.6.0 -> findutils-4.7.0 glibc-2.30 -> glibc-2.31 gmp-6.1.2 -> gmp-6.2.0 grep-3.3 -> grep-3.4 iproute2-5.2.0 -> iproute2-5.5.0 […]

Release of the document-oriented DBMS Apache CouchDB 3.0

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The release of the distributed document-oriented database Apache CouchDB 3.0, belonging to the NoSQL class, has been announced. The project's source code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. Improvements made in Apache CouchDB 3.0 include: Strengthening default configuration security. Now, an admin user must be defined at startup, without which the server will shut down with an error (resolves issues with […]

The Fuchsia OS is entering the testing phase with Google employees.

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Google has made changes indicating that the Fuchsia operating system is transitioning to the final internal testing stage known as 'dogfooding', meaning that employees use the product in their daily activities before it is released to regular users. At this stage, the product is in a state that has already undergone primary testing by dedicated quality assessment teams. Before delivering the product to the masses, a final check is performed […]

The Play Store app now supports dark mode

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According to online sources, Google plans to add a dark mode option to the Play Store digital content store. Currently, this feature is available to a limited number of smartphone users running Android 10. Previously, Google implemented a system-wide dark mode in the mobile OS Android 10. Once activated in the device settings, applications and services such as […]

Release GhostBSD 20.02

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The release of the desktop-oriented GhostBSD 20.02 distribution is now available, built on the TrueOS platform and featuring the MATE desktop environment. By default, GhostBSD uses the OpenRC initialization system and the ZFS file system. It supports both Live mode operation and installation on a hard drive (using its own installer ginstall, written in Python). Boot images are provided for the x86_64 architecture (2.2 GB). […]

Release wayland-protocols 1.20

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The release of the wayland-protocols package 1.20 is now available, containing a set of protocols and extensions that enhance the capabilities of the base Wayland protocol and provide essential features for building composite servers and desktop environments. Release 1.20 was generated almost immediately after 1.19 due to the exclusion of certain files (README.md, GOVERNANCE.md, MEMBERS.md) from the archive. The new version updates the xdg-shell protocol, adding the ability to change the position […]

Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat that allows JSP code injection and access to web application files.

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Researchers from the Chinese company Chaitin Tech have identified a vulnerability (CVE-2020-1938) in Apache Tomcat, the open-source implementation of Java Servlet, JavaServer Pages, Java Expression Language, and Java WebSocket technologies. The vulnerability has been assigned the codename Ghostcat and a critical severity level (9.8 CVSS). The problem allows, in the default configuration, access to the contents of any files in the directory by sending a request over network port 8009 […]

Release of DXVK 1.5.5, a Direct3D 9/10/11 implementation over the Vulkan API

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The release of the DXVK 1.5.5 layer has been formed, providing an implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 9, 10, and 11, working through call translation to the Vulkan API. To use DXVK, drivers supporting Vulkan API 1.1 are required, such as AMD RADV 18.3, NVIDIA 415.22, Intel ANV 19.0, and AMDVLK. DXVK can be used to run 3D applications and games in […]

Release JPype 0.7.2, a library for accessing Java classes from Python

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The release of the JPype 0.7.2 layer is now available, allowing full access for Python applications to Java class libraries. With JPype, specific Java libraries can be used from Python, creating hybrid applications that combine Java and Python code. Unlike Jython, integration with Java is achieved not by creating a Python variant for the JVM, but through interaction in […]

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