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The release of Proxmox Virtual Environment 7.4 has been announced, a specialized Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux, aimed at deploying and maintaining virtual servers using LXC and KVM, and capable of serving as a replacement for products like VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Citrix Hypervisor. The size of the installation ISO image is 1.1 GB. Proxmox VE provides tools for deploying a fully ready virtual […]
The release of the MyLibrary 2.1 home library cataloger has taken place. The program code is written in C++ and is available (GitHub, GitFlic) under the GPLv3 license. The graphical user interface is implemented using the GTK4 library. The program is adapted for use in Linux and Windows operating systems. For Arch Linux users, a ready-to-use package is available in AUR. MyLibrary catalogs book files in […]
The release of the Pale Moon 32.1 web browser has been published, branched from the Firefox codebase to provide higher efficiency, maintain a classic interface, minimize memory consumption, and offer additional customization options. Pale Moon builds are created for Windows and Linux (x86_64). The project's code is distributed under the MPLv2 (Mozilla Public License). The project adheres to a classic interface arrangement, without transitioning to […]
The release of the completely free Linux distribution Trisquel 11.0 has been published, based on the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS package base and aimed at small enterprises, educational institutions, and home users. Trisquel is personally endorsed by Richard Stallman, officially recognized by the Free Software Foundation as completely free, and included in the FSF's list of recommended distributions. Installers are available for download, sized at 2.2 […]
The release of Polemarch 3.0.0, a web interface for managing server infrastructure based on Ansible, has taken place. The project code is written in Python and JavaScript using the Django and Celery frameworks. The project is distributed under the AGPLv3 license. To run the system, it's sufficient to install the package and launch 1 service. For industrial use, it is recommended to additionally use MySQL/PostgreSQL and Redis/RabbitMQ+Redis (cache and MQ broker). For […]
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 […]
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