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Google has released Vanir, a static analyzer for identifying unpatched vulnerabilities.

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Google has introduced a new open project, Vanir, which develops a static analyzer for automatically detecting unapplied patches that address vulnerabilities. Vanir uses a signature database containing information about known vulnerabilities and patches to eliminate these vulnerabilities. This database has been maintained by Google since July 2020 and covers 95% of vulnerabilities in Android-related projects, including the kernel […]

Collabora has unveiled Apertis 2024.3, a distribution for electronic devices.

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Collabora has introduced the Linux distribution Apertis 2024.3, initially created for automotive devices but later repurposed for a wider range of electronic devices, embedded systems, and industrial equipment. Devices that use Apertis include the Atari VCS gaming console and the Bosch D-tect 200 scanner for detecting objects in walls. Base system images are available for x86_64 and arm64 architectures […]

Release of the COSMIC desktop environment Alpha 4.

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System76, a manufacturer of Linux computers and creator of the COSMIC desktop environment, has updated COSMIC to Alpha 4. The latest version includes more settings pages, significant features for COSMIC Files, and requested window management features. Considerable work has been done to implement screen reader support, and numerous bugs have been fixed. The new desktop environment System76 emerged […]

Alpine Linux 3.21.

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The new version of the minimalist distribution Alpine Linux 3.21 has been released. It includes initial support for the Loongarch64 architecture. Among the less significant changes are updates to package versions: Linux 6.12, KDE 6.2, GNOME 47, and others. Alpine Linux is built on musl libc and busybox, making it small and very resource-efficient. The container requires no more than 8 MB, and for […]

Linux kernel 6.12 has been classified as a long-term support release.

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Linux kernel 6.12 has been designated as a Long-Term Support branch. Updates for branch 6.12 will be released at least until December 2026, but it is possible that, as with previous LTS branches, the support period may be extended to six years. For regular kernel releases, updates are only issued until the next stable branch is released (for example, updates for […]

Release of SSH client PuTTY 0.82.

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The release of PuTTY 0.82 has been formed, a client for SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, and SUPDUP protocols, supplied with a built-in terminal emulator and supporting operation in Unix-like systems and Windows. The source code of the project is available under the MIT license. The new version has improved Unicode support. In particular, Unicode is now supported in usernames and passwords entered from the terminal or console, as well as […]

Release of the minimalist distribution Alpine Linux 3.21

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The release of Alpine Linux 3.21 is available, a minimalist distribution built on the Musl system library and BusyBox utilities. The distribution features enhanced security requirements and is built with Stack Smashing Protection (SSP). It uses OpenRC as the initialization system and employs its own package manager, apk, for package management. Alpine is used to create official Docker container images and […]

The third edition of the library ranking that requires special security checks

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The Linux Foundation, in collaboration with the Harvard Innovation Lab, has prepared a new edition of the Census III study, aimed at identifying the most widely used open source projects that require priority security audits. The study analyzed shared open code, implicitly used in various corporate projects in the form of dependencies downloaded from external repositories. A total of over […]

LibrePCB 1.2.0

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Urban Brukhin has released a new version of LibrePCB — an open-source CAD for designing electronic circuits and printed circuit boards. This version includes: the addition of KiCad library import (with limitations); the implementation of placing the product passport over the mounting locations; product passports can now be added as URLs to components for quick access and viewing; Specctra DSN export and SES import have been added; various improvements and fixes have been made.

Fedora is on track to transition collaborative development Git services to the Forgejo platform.

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Matthew Miller, the leader of the Fedora project, has introduced an initiative to move away from the use of its own collaborative development platform, Pagure. As a replacement, the Fedora Council has preferred the Forgejo platform, but before finalizing the transition to Forgejo, it decided to hold a public discussion of its choice and consider community feedback. A final vote will be held in two weeks, and until then,

lowdown 1.3.0

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On December 1, version 1.3.0 of the lowdown console utility and library was released (a significantly improved fork of hoedown), written in C and distributed under the ISC license. The utility allows viewing or converting Markdown files into other formats: Gemini, HTML5, LaTeX, ODT, or roff ($ man roff). It also includes the lowdown-diff utility, which displays differences between two files […]

Release of NixOS 24.11 distribution

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The NixOS 24.11 distribution has been launched, based on the Nix package manager and providing a number of unique developments that simplify system configuration and maintenance. For example, in NixOS, all system configuration is done via a single configuration file (configuration.nix), allowing for quick rollback to a previous configuration version, support for switching between various system states, and the ability for individual users to install specific packages […]

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