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Release of the security-focused distribution Kali Linux 2023.1

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The release of the Kali Linux 2023.1 distribution has been announced, coinciding with the project's tenth anniversary. The distribution is based on Debian and is intended for testing systems for vulnerabilities, conducting audits, analyzing residual information, and identifying the aftermath of attacks by malicious actors. All original developments created as part of the distribution are distributed under the GPL license and are available through a public Git repository. Several packages have been prepared for download […]

Release of Cryptographic Library OpenSSL 3.1.0

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After one and a half years of development, the release of OpenSSL 3.1.0 has taken place, featuring the implementation of SSL/TLS protocols and various encryption algorithms. Support for OpenSSL 3.1 will continue until March 2025. Support for the previous branches OpenSSL 3.0 and 1.1.1 will last until September 2026 and September 2023, respectively. The project code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. Key innovations in OpenSSL 3.1.0 include […]

Fedora Linux 38 has entered the beta-testing phase.

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Testing of the beta version of Fedora Linux 38 has begun. The beta release marks the transition to the final stage of testing, where only critical bug fixes are allowed. The release is scheduled for April 18. This release covers Fedora Workstation, Fedora Server, Fedora Silverblue, Fedora IoT, Fedora CoreOS, Fedora Cloud Base, and Live builds provided in the form of spins with user environments KDE Plasma 5, Xfce, MATE, […]

Update of OS Qubes 4.1.2, which uses virtualization for application isolation

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An update for the Qubes OS 4.1.2 has been formed, implementing the idea of using a hypervisor for strict isolation of applications and OS components (each class of applications and system services operates in separate virtual machines). The system requires 6 GB of RAM and a 64-bit Intel or AMD CPU with support for VT-x with EPT/AMD-v with RVI and VT-d/AMD IOMMU technologies; having […]

Release of Firefox 111

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The release of web browser Firefox 111 has occurred. Additionally, an update for the long-term support branch — 102.9.0 — has been formed. The Firefox 112 branch will soon enter beta testing, with its release scheduled for April 11. Key innovations in Firefox 111 include the addition of the ability to create email address masks for the Firefox Relay service in the built-in account manager, allowing for the generation of […]

Release of the anonymous network implementation I2P 2.2.0

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The release of the anonymous network I2P 2.2.0 and the C++ client i2pd 2.47.0 has taken place. I2P is a multi-layered anonymous distributed network operating over the regular internet, actively utilizing end-to-end encryption, ensuring anonymity and isolation. The network is built in a P2P mode and formed by the resources (bandwidth) provided by the network users, allowing it to operate without centrally managed servers (communications within the network [...

Release of the nftables 1.0.7 packet filter.

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The release of the nftables 1.0.7 packet filter has been published, unifying the packet filtering interfaces for IPv4, IPv6, ARP, and network bridges (aiming to replace iptables, ip6tables, arptables, and ebtables). The nftables package includes user-space components of the packet filter, while the kernel-level operation is supported by the nf_tables subsystem included in the Linux kernel starting from the release [...

Release of Git version control system 2.40

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After three months of development, the release of the distributed version control system Git 2.40 has been published. Git is one of the most popular, reliable, and high-performance version control systems, providing flexible tools for nonlinear development based on branching and merging branches. Implicit hashing of the entire previous history in each commit is used to ensure the integrity of the history and resilience against "backward" changes [...

GitHub has unexpectedly switched the ipmitool repository to read-only mode.

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GitHub has forcefully and without prior notice transitioned the project IPMI Tool repositories to archived mode, allowing access only in read-only mode. All repositories of Alexander Amelkin, which maintain ipmitool, have also been switched to read-only. The ipmitool package is included in RHEL, SUSE, Debian, and other Linux distributions, and is the most widely used open-source command-line tool for management, […]

OpenChatKit has been released, a toolkit for creating chatbots.

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The open toolkit OpenChatKit has been introduced, aimed at simplifying the creation of chatbots for specialized and general use. The system is designed to perform tasks such as answering questions, conducting multi-turn dialogues, summarizing, extracting information, and text classification. The code is written in Python and licensed under Apache 2.0. The project includes a ready-made model, code for training your own model, utilities […]

Release of the free mathematical package Scilab 2023.0.0

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The release of the computer mathematics environment Scilab 2023.0.0 has been published, providing a Matlab-like language and set of functions for mathematical, engineering, and scientific calculations. The package is suitable for professional use and educational institutions, offering tools for a variety of computations: from visualization, modeling, and interpolation to differential equations and mathematical statistics. It supports running scripts written for Matlab. The project code is available […]

GitHub has begun implementing mandatory two-factor authentication.

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GitHub has announced the beginning of a phased transition for all users publishing code to mandatory two-factor authentication. Starting March 13, mandatory two-factor authentication will be implemented for specific user groups, gradually covering more and more categories. Initially, two-factor authentication will become mandatory for developers publishing packages, OAuth applications, and GitHub handlers that create releases, participating in critically important project development […]

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