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New versions of the compact Live distribution Slax have been released — 15.0.2 based on the Slackware project and 12.1.0 based on Debian (in 2018, the distribution was switched to the Debian package base, but in the release of Slax 15, the project returned to using Slackware). The graphical environment in Slax is built on the FluxBox window manager and the xLunch program launcher interface, […]
The public version of Java 21 has been released. Java 21 is an LTS release, meaning it will receive updates for at least 5 years from its release. Key changes include: String Templates (Preview), Sequenced Collections, Generational ZGC, Record Patterns, Pattern Matching for switch, Foreign Function & Memory API (Third Preview), Unnamed Patterns and Variables (Preview), Virtual Threads, Unnamed Classes and […]
On October 2, 2023, a new stable version of the popular programming language Python 3.12 was released. Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language with dynamic strict typing and automatic memory management, aimed at enhancing developer productivity, code readability and quality, as well as ensuring portability of the programs written in it. The latest stable version Python 3.12 offers a host of […]
OpenSSH 9.5 has been released, the open implementation of the client and server for working via SSH 2.0 and SFTP protocols. Key changes include: By default, ssh-keygen now includes the generation of keys based on the Ed25519 digital signature, developed by Daniel Bernstein and standardized in RFC 8709. It is noted that Ed25519 keys have been supported since the OpenSSH 6.5 release (2014) and are more convenient because […]
The developers of the Rocky Linux distribution, aimed at creating a free build of RHEL to take the place of classic CentOS, announced the creation of a new SIG (Special Interest Group) dedicated to Security, which will be responsible for maintaining packages related to providing enhanced protection and delivering additional tools for security assurance. The group will also publish alternative versions of existing packages, compiled with various mechanisms for […]
The release of the VictoriaMetrics platform 1.94.0 is available, providing a database for storing and processing data in the form of time series (a record forms time and a set of corresponding values, for example, obtained through periodic polling of sensor states or gathering metrics), optimized for monitoring tasks. This project competes with solutions such as InfluxDB, TimescaleDB, Thanos, Cortex, and Uber M3, and is distinguished by […]
The release of P2P VPN 0.11.2 has occurred — a decentralized virtual private network implementation that operates on a Peer-To-Peer basis, where participants are connected directly to each other rather than through a central server. Participants in the network can find each other via a BitTorrent tracker or BitTorrent DHT, or through other participants in the network. Changes include: the ability to use the application in headless mode (without a graphical interface). […]
Google has enabled the option to prevent website crawling by robots used for the training of the company's neural networks. Content can be hidden from Bard and VertexAI robots, while such a restriction will not affect the website's indexing by the search engine itself. To do this, you need to add the corresponding entry to the robots.txt file. With the expansion of AI model databases, Google plans to automatically extend the ability to prohibit site indexing […]
The release of Rhino Linux 2023.3 has been announced, implementing a variant of Ubuntu with a continuous delivery model for updates, allowing access to the most recent versions of software. New versions are mainly transferred from the devel branches of Ubuntu repositories, where packages with new application versions are built, synchronized with Debian Sid and Unstable. Desktop components, the Linux kernel, boot splash screens, themes […]
After a year and a half of development, the release of VeraCrypt 1.26 has been published, advancing the fork of the TrueCrypt disk encryption system, which is no longer in existence. VeraCrypt is notable for replacing the RIPEMD-160 algorithm used in TrueCrypt with SHA-512 and SHA-256, increasing the number of hashing iterations, simplifying the build process for Linux and macOS, and addressing issues identified in the audit of TrueCrypt's source code. The last official release of VeraCrypt […]
ZDI (Zero Day Initiative) has published details about three critical vulnerabilities found in the Exim mail server, allowing the execution of arbitrary code on behalf of the server process that opened port 25. No authentication is required for the attack on the server. CVE-2023-42115 — allows unauthorized data to be written outside the designated buffer. This is caused by an input validation error in the SMTP service. CVE-2023-42116 – caused by copying […]
Red Hat, one of the largest contributors to open source software, is transitioning to the proprietary Jira platform for tracking bugs in RHEL. The company claims that moving away from Bugzilla will unify ticket management across all Red Hat products and increase the efficiency of technical support engineers. Key changes for RHEL users: The existing ticket tracker for RHEL and CentOS Stream […]