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Checkpoint has reported the discovery of malware named GodLoader, written in GDScript and utilizing the open-source game engine Godot for execution (the Godot engine serves as the launch platform). Writing code in GDScript allowed for the distribution of malware among computer game enthusiasts disguised as game mods and game assets in pck format, which are processed by the Godot engine. The use of […]
On November 27, version 0.8.0 of the console documentation generator from the C++ source code doxide was released. This tool, written in C and C++, is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. The C++ source code is documented using /** comments */, containing @-commands similar to the classic Doxygen tool. Many Doxygen commands are already supported. YAML format is used for configuration. Doxide generates documentation in […]
An update for the 'Alt Education' operating system version 10.4 is now available. The build is prepared for x86_64, i586, aarch64, and Elbrus architectures. Download the image: download.basealt.ru mirror.yandex.ru ftp.altlinux.org New features and updates: An educational version of Yandex Browser with special tabs for schools, providing quick access to electronic diaries, educational resources, video lessons, webinars, etc. The USBGuard module – managing permissions for users or user groups; log […]
Cinnamon is a desktop environment based on GNOME, developed by the Linux Mint distribution team, offering a user-friendly interface akin to GNOME 2 and Windows. Change log: The default Cinnamon theme has been replaced. Styles for applet icons have been updated (they no longer appear too large), dialogs, the task panel, and menu have been improved. Enhancements: A navigation option has been added to the menu with […]
The release of version 4.3 of the relatively unpopular program Bforartists (580 ☆ on GitHub), a significantly modified fork of Blender, has taken place. Change log: Code synchronization with Blender 4.3 and Blender Alpha 4.4; color highlighting for collection rows has been added; groups of nodes for the Grease Pencil tool have been included in the default library; a silhouette toggle in 3D view has been implemented using Power User Tools; in the Asset Shelf, […]
The UBports project, which took over the development of the mobile platform Ubuntu Touch after Canonical stepped back, has introduced the OTA-7 Focal firmware (over-the-air). This is the seventh release of Ubuntu Touch, based on the package base of Ubuntu 20.04. The project is also developing an experimental port of the Unity 8 desktop, renamed to Lomiri. The Ubuntu Touch OTA-7 Focal update includes […]
Results have been published from testing memory consumption when executing code that creates one million concurrently running coroutines. Testing was conducted for a typical program implemented in the programming languages Rust, C#, Go, Java, Python, and JavaScript. In Rust, tasks were created using the Tokio framework and based on the async_std library; in C#, the API List(), JavaScript using async/await in Node.js, Python utilizing asyncio, […]
The release of the APT package management toolkit version 2.9.15 (Advanced Package Tool) has been announced. The 2.9.x branch is experimental and is used for developing features for the upcoming stable version APT 3.0, which after stabilization will be integrated into Debian Testing and included in the next significant release of Debian, as well as added to the Ubuntu package base. A key change in this new version is the final […]
After 6 months of development, the Cinnamon 6.4 desktop environment has been released, which is a community-driven fork of the GNOME Shell, Nautilus file manager, and Mutter window manager within the Linux Mint distribution, aimed at providing a classic GNOME 2 style environment with support for successful interaction elements from GNOME Shell. Cinnamon is based on GNOME components, but these […]
Proxmox, known for developing Proxmox Virtual Environment and Proxmox Mail Gateway, has released Proxmox Backup Server 3.3, presented as a ready solution for backing up and restoring virtual environments, containers, and server configurations. The installation ISO image is available for free download. Distribution-specific components are open under the AGPLv3 license. A paid option is available for installing updates […]
After a month of development, version 6.10 of the Tails distribution has been released, designed for ensuring privacy and anonymity, and based on Debian GNU/Linux. Key changes include: Tor Browser update to version 14.0.3; Thunderbird update from version 115.16.0 to 128.4.3; fixing hardware wallet support for Trezor in Electrum; resolving the issue of opening the Tails desktop when memory is low; disabling telemetry data saving in […]
The specialized Tails 6.10 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) distribution has been released, developed as part of the Tor project. The distribution is based on the Debian 12 package base, comes with GNOME 43 desktop, and is intended for anonymous web access using Tor tools. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. For storing user […]