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A beta version of the Linux edition of the OpenXRay game engine is available

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After six months of working on code stabilization, the beta version of the OpenXRay game engine port for Linux is now available (the latest Windows version remains the February build 221). Builds have currently been prepared only for Ubuntu 18.04 (PPA). The OpenXRay project focuses on the development of the X-Ray 1.6 engine, which is used in the game "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat". The project was initiated after the source code of the engine was leaked and sets itself the objective of […]

Decrypting the LUKS container at system boot time

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Good day or night, everyone! This post will be useful for those who use LUKS data encryption and want to perform disk decryption under Linux (Debian, Ubuntu) during the decryption of the root partition. I couldnā€™t find such information on the internet. Recently, with the increasing number of disks on shelves, I encountered the problem of decrypting disks using the well-known […]

WorldSkills module Network tasks in the 'CISA' competence. Part 1 ā€” Basic configuration

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The WorldSkills movement aims to equip participants with predominantly practical skills that are in demand in today's job market. The ā€˜Network and System Administrationā€™ competency consists of three modules: Network, Windows, Linux. The tasks change from championship to championship and the conditions of execution vary, but the structure of tasks largely remains unchanged. The Network island will be the first due to its relative simplicity compared to the Linux and Windows islands. […]

Protocol "Entropy." Part 2 of 6. Beyond the noise band

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The best traveler leaves no traces. The best leader inspires without words. A plan is perfect if there is no plan at all. And if the wise one closes the door, you will never unravel the secret of the Dao De Jing. The invisibility cloak and the fundamental question of philosophy. In childhood, everyone dreamed of an invisibility cloak. A child's imagination, combined with a lack of life experience, can produce the most thrilling […]

Windows, PowerShell, and Long Paths

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I think you, like me, have often seen file paths such as !!! Important____New____!!! Do not delete!!! Order No. 98819-649-B dated February 30, 1985, appointing Ivan Alexandrovich Kozlov as the acting head of the department for supporting corporate VIP clients and organizing business meetings in the corridors.doc. Often, you won't be able to open such a document in Windows right away. Some practice a workaround in the form of […]

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1 distribution is available

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After a year of development, SUSE has released the industrial distribution SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1. Packages from SUSE 15 SP1 have already been used as the foundation for the community-supported distribution openSUSE Leap 15.1. Based on the SUSE Linux Enterprise platform, products such as SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, SUSE Manager, and SUSE Linux Enterprise […]

Ubuntu 19.10+ plans to use 32-bit libraries from Ubuntu 18.04.

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The situation regarding the phasing out of 32-bit packages in Ubuntu has received a new impetus for development. On a discussion platform, Steve Langasek from Canonical announced plans to leverage library packages from Ubuntu 18.04. This will allow the use of games and applications for the x86 architecture; however, there will be no support for the libraries themselves. In other words, they will remain in that status, which […]

Mail.ru will start identifying users by passwords from SMS

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Mail.ru Group, as reported by RBC, is implementing a new user identification mechanism for its email service. This involves the use of one-time passwords. They will be sent via SMS text messages or through push notifications appearing on the mobile device screen. It is anticipated that the new system will enhance security. One-time passwords will be valid for a limited time and only for one […]

The new Windows Terminal is now available in the Microsoft Store

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The new Windows Terminal, which Microsoft announced at MS Build 2019, is now available for download in the store, according to the official blog. For those interested, the project repository is on GitHub. Terminal is a new Windows application for centralized access to PowerShell, Cmd, and Linux kernel subsystems packaged in the Windows Subsystem for Linux. The latter has become available for Windows builds […]

Valve ceases support for new versions of Ubuntu

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Valve, the game development company and creator of the popular digital distribution service for computer games and software "Steam," has announced the discontinuation of support for the Ubuntu distribution starting from version 19.10. This decision is related to Canonical's announcement of the phasing out of the 32-bit architecture. From this moment on, Valve will recommend using another distribution, Debian, in conjunction with Steam. Source: linux.org.ru

A BGP route leak has led to widespread connectivity issues on the internet

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Cloudflare has published a report on yesterday's incident, which resulted in access issues to many resources on the global network for three hours, from 13:34 to 16:26 (MSK), including Cloudflare's infrastructure, Facebook, Akamai, Apple, Linode, and Amazon AWS. Issues in Cloudflare's infrastructure, which provides CDN for 16 million websites, were observed from 14:02 to 16:02 […]

The new version of Microsoft Edge now supports PWA.

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Recently, Microsoft released a Canary build of the Edge browser based on Chromium. One of the new features is support for PWAsā€”Progressive Web Apps. In other words, using the new version of the browser, you can now right-click on the PWA shortcut and directly access various application functions. This feature is still experimental in the browser, so it needs to be activated manually. To do this […]

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