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After a few days of slowly appearing ISO images for the new version on mirrors, the Linux Mint project officially announced the release of version 22 of the distribution (based on Ubuntu 24.04), named 'Wilma.' Among the new features, the developers note improved support for various languages, a switch to kernel version 6 (initially 6.8), and pipewire for sound (though, of course, users can revert to […]
The release of Linux Mint 22 has been presented, transitioning to a package base of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. The distribution is fully compatible with Ubuntu but significantly differs in its approach to user interface organization and the selection of default applications. Linux Mint developers provide a desktop environment that adheres to classic desktop organization principles, which is more familiar to users who do not embrace new interface-building methods […]
Despite the launch this week of spot ETFs trading on Ethereum on the stock exchanges, the second largest cryptocurrency faced a record daily price drop of 7% on Thursday, marking its largest decline in the past three months. Currently, the price of Ethereum stands at $3182. Meanwhile, Bitcoin's price fell by 2 […]
A change has been implemented in the JavaScript codebase of the Node.js platform that adds the capability to run files with TypeScript code. TypeScript support is enabled using the option '--experimental-strip-types,' which cleans up type definitions specific to the language, i.e., transforming the source code into JavaScript before execution. Features of TypeScript unrelated to type definitions, such as namespaces, decorators, […]
Truffle Security has published attack scenarios for several typical methods used with repositories on GitHub, allowing for data extraction from remote repositories that have public forks or were created as forks. The ability to access commits by hash across all related forked repositories arises because GitHub, for optimization and duplication reduction purposes, stores them together […]
The race to implement AI-based features in search engines is gaining momentum, and Microsoft has launched a new tool for its Bing search engine. This week, the software giant rolled out a feature that generates a summary in response to user queries using AI. At this stage, the beta version of the feature is available to a limited number of […]
The Chinese company Radxa has already presented interesting developments in the field of single-board computers. For example, they introduced the Radxa Rock line based on the Rockchip processor, which stands out from the Raspberry Pi5 by having an M.2 slot that supports SSD installation. The new Radxa X4 is a single-board computer with the same form factor as the Raspberry Pi5, featuring the same arrangement of ports, and likely […]
The developers of the cryptographic library OpenSSL have announced a complete transformation of the project's structure and management methods. To support the project's mission, two equal divisions have been created: the non-profit organization OpenSSL Foundation and the commercial company OpenSSL Corporation, focused on the interests of the non-profit community and commercial enterprises. Both divisions operate fully independently and have separate decision-making processes. The project's mission encompasses such values, […]
After two and a half years of development, the ISC consortium has released the first stable version of a significant branch of the DNS server BIND 9.20, which incorporates changes that have been developed in the experimental branch BIND 9.19. Support for the 9.20 branch will be provided under an extended support cycle until the first quarter of 2028. Support for the 9.18 branch will end in the second quarter of 2025. For development […]
The release of the desktop-oriented operating system MidnightBSD 3.2 has taken place, based on FreeBSD with components ported from DragonFly BSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD. The basic desktop environment is built on Xfce (optionally, a bundle of GNUstep + Window Maker + GWorkspace can be installed). Unlike other desktop builds of FreeBSD, the MidnightBSD operating system was initially developed as a fork of FreeBSD 6.1-beta, which was synchronized in 2011 […]
Qucs-S is a software tool for simulating electronic circuits, using the open Ngspice engine for general-purpose circuits, or QucsatorRF for analyzing microwave devices. On July 23 of this year, another release of the program took place. The main innovations in release 24.3.0 include: The building of binary packages for all platforms has been migrated to Qt6. The process of importing third-party SPICE subcircuit models has been simplified, for which the procedure has been redesigned […]
The Thunderbird email client has implemented an indicator that notifies users of new messages via an icon in the system tray. This feature is based on the StatusNotifierItem protocol, originally developed by the KDE project (support in GNOME is implemented via an extension). A tracking page for this issue was created in November 1999. Unfortunately, the fix could not be completed in time for inclusion in […]