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LXQt 2.0.0 desktop environment available

The release of the LXQt 2.0.0 desktop environment (Qt Lightweight Desktop Environment), which continues the development of the LXDE and Razor-qt projects, has been presented. The LXQt interface follows the ideas of the classic desktop organization, but introduces modern design and techniques that increase ease of use. LXQt is positioned as a lightweight, modular, fast and convenient environment that incorporates the best features of LXDE and Razor-qt. The code is hosted on GitHub and supplied […]

Tim Cook said Apple could set up production in Indonesia

Although Apple CEO Tim Cook's Asian tour this year began in China, the logic of further movements of the company's leader proved that it is ready to develop the presence of its contractors' production facilities in other countries in the region. After Vietnam, Cook went to Indonesia, telling the local president that he was ready to consider the possibility of localizing the production of Apple products in that […]

KDE Plasma 6.0.4 Update: Wayland Improvements and Many Fixes

The KDE Plasma 6.0.4 update is now available, bringing improvements to Plasma Wayland, Discover and other components. KDE Plasma 6.0.4, the latest update to the popular desktop environment, has been released, bringing a number of significant improvements and fixes. This version was the fourth of five planned maintenance updates for KDE Plasma 6, improving performance and interface, as well as fixing various bugs and crashes. […]

Firefox 125

Firefox 125 is available. At the last moment before release, a critical bug was discovered, so version 125.0.1 was scheduled for release. Linux: Implemented the ability to hide window control buttons provided by third-party themes (for example, if the user has installed a third-party browser theme, but wants to use buttons that match the system theme): widget.gtk.non-native-titlebar-buttons.enabled. Firefox View: The list of open tabs now shows pinned tabs (as […]

The OpenBSD project has switched to using the PAX format for tar archives

A change has been made to the OpenBSD codebase to force the tar utility to use the PAX format by default when creating archives. The change will be included in the OpenBSD 7.6 release. Using the PAX format will allow you to store longer file names, handle links, use more accurate time information, and archive very large files. Among the disadvantages of switching to [...]

Attempts to gain control over open source projects, similar to the case with the xz package

The OpenSSF (Open Source Security Foundation), created under the auspices of the Linux Foundation to improve the security of open source software, warned the community about the identification of activity related to attempts to gain control over popular open source projects, reminiscent in its style of the actions of attackers in the process of preparing to install a backdoor in the project xz. By analogy, an attack on xz dubious individuals, previously deeply […]

Update Java SE, MySQL, VirtualBox, Solaris and other Oracle products with vulnerabilities eliminated

Oracle has published a scheduled release of updates to its products (Critical Patch Update), aimed at eliminating critical problems and vulnerabilities. The April update fixed a total of 441 vulnerabilities. Some issues: 10 security issues in Java SE and 13 issues in GraalVM. 8 vulnerabilities in Java SE can be exploited remotely without authentication and affect environments […]

Last quarter, integrated circuit production in China grew by 40%

The efforts of the American authorities to curb China's technological development in the semiconductor sector, as already noted, have led to the rapid development of local production using mature lithography, which is not yet subject to sanctions. Last quarter, as reported by the Chinese government statistics authorities, the production volume of integrated circuits in the country increased by 40% to 98,1 billion units. Image source: […]