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A stable version of the GNU Coreutils 9.2 basic system utilities package is available, which includes programs such as sort, cat, chmod, chown, chroot, cp, date, dd, echo, hostname, id, ln, ls, etc. Key innovations: The cksum utility has added the "--base64" (-b) option for outputting and verifying checksums encoded in base64 format. The "--raw" option has also been added […]
The release of the Dragonfly caching and data storage system has occurred, which manipulates data in key/value format and can be used as a lightweight solution to speed up high-traffic websites by caching slow queries to the DBMS and intermediate data in memory. Dragonfly supports Memcached and Redis protocols, allowing the use of existing client libraries without reworking […]
Qualcomm has decided to implement support for aptX and aptX HD (High Definition) audio codecs in the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) repository, enabling the use of these codecs across all Android devices. This pertains only to aptX and aptX HD codecs, while more advanced versions such as aptX Adaptive and aptX Low Latency will still be provided separately. […]
The release of the Scrcpy 2.0 application has been published, allowing users to mirror their smartphone screen content in a desktop environment, remotely work in mobile applications using a keyboard and mouse, watch videos, and listen to audio. Client programs for smartphone management are available for Linux, Windows, and macOS. The project code is written in C (with the mobile app in Java) and […]
Corrective updates for creating self-contained Flatpak packages 1.14.4, 1.12.8, 1.10.8, and 1.15.4 are now available, addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-28100 — the ability to copy and substitute text in the input buffer of the virtual console through manipulation with ioctl TIOCLINUX when installing a maliciously crafted flatpak package. For example, this vulnerability could be exploited to execute arbitrary commands in the console after completion of […]
A new release of the free boot firmware Libreboot 20230319 has been introduced. The project develops a ready build of the coreboot project, providing a replacement for proprietary UEFI and BIOS firmware responsible for initializing the CPU, memory, peripherals, and other hardware components, minimizing binary blobs. Libreboot aims to create a system environment that allows complete reliance on free software, not only at the operating system level but also […]
After six months of development, Oracle has released Java SE 20 (Java Platform, Standard Edition 20), with the open project OpenJDK serving as the reference implementation. Except for the removal of some outdated features, Java SE 20 maintains backward compatibility with previous Java platform releases — most previously written Java projects will run without changes when launched under […]
The release of the Apache CloudStack 4.18 cloud platform has taken place, allowing for the automation of the deployment, configuration, and maintenance of private, hybrid, or public cloud infrastructure (IaaS, infrastructure as a service). The CloudStack platform was transferred to the Apache Foundation by Citrix, which acquired the project after purchasing Cloud.com. Installation packages have been prepared for CentOS, Ubuntu, and openSUSE. CloudStack is hypervisor-agnostic and can utilize […]
The curl utility for transferring data over networks turned 25 years old. In honor of this occasion, a new significant branch, cURL 8.0, has been formed. The first release of the previous curl 7.x branch was made in 2000, and since then the codebase has increased from 17,000 to 155,000 lines of code, and the number of command-line options has reached 249, implementing […]
The release of the specialized distribution Tails 5.11 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) has been formed, based on the Debian package base and intended for anonymous internet access. Anonymous access in Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. User data is stored with encryption for persisting between sessions […]
The GNOME project has released version 1.3 of the Libadwaita library, which includes a set of components for styling user interfaces according to GNOME HIG (Human Interface Guidelines) recommendations. The library includes ready-made widgets and objects for building applications that conform to the overall GNOME style, allowing their interfaces to adapt responsively to screens of any size. The library's code is written in C and is distributed under […]
The release of SystemRescue 10.0 is available, a specialized Live distribution based on Arch Linux intended for system recovery after a failure. The graphical environment used is Xfce. The size of the ISO image is 747 MB (amd64). Changes in the new version include: The Linux kernel has been updated to version 6.1. Support for the configuration file GRUB loopback.cfg has been added, a variant of grub.cfg for booting the Live distribution from an ISO file. Handlers for configuring […]