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A separate repository with firmware has been launched for Debian 12.

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Developers of Debian have announced the testing of a new non-free-firmware repository, which includes firmware packages moved from the non-free repository. The second alpha release of the Debian 12 'Bookworm' installer includes the ability to dynamically request firmware packages from the non-free-firmware repository. Having a separate firmware repository allows access to firmware without including the general non-free repository on installation media. In accordance with […]

Linux From Scratch 11.3 and Beyond Linux From Scratch 11.3 have been released.

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New releases of the Linux From Scratch 11.3 (LFS) and Beyond Linux From Scratch 11.3 (BLFS) guides have been introduced, along with LFS and BLFS editions featuring the system manager systemd. Linux From Scratch provides instructions for building a basic Linux system from scratch, using only the source code of the necessary software. Beyond Linux From Scratch complements the LFS instructions with information on building […]

Microsoft has launched CHERIoT, a hardware solution to enhance the security of C language code.

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Microsoft has released contributions related to the CHERIoT project (Capability Hardware Extension to RISC-V for Internet of Things), aimed at blocking security issues in existing code written in C and C++. CHERIoT offers a solution that allows the protection of existing C/C++ codebases without the necessity of redesigning them. The protection is implemented through the use of a modified compiler that utilizes a special extended set […]

Update for Firefox 110.0.1 and Firefox for Android 110.1.0

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A correct release of Firefox 110.0.1 is now available, which addresses several issues: A bug was fixed that caused all cookies to be deleted when the buttons to clear cookies for the last 5 minutes, 2 hours, or 24 hours were pressed. A crash issue on the Linux platform that occurred while using WebGL and launching the browser in a VMWare virtual machine has been resolved. A bug that led to overlapping in macOS has been corrected […]

Embedded mruby 3.2 interpreter available

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The release of mruby 3.2 has been presented, an embedded interpreter for the dynamic, object-oriented programming language Ruby. Mruby ensures basic syntax compatibility at the Ruby 3.x level, except for support for pattern matching ("case .. in"). The interpreter features low memory consumption and is aimed at embedding Ruby language support into other applications. The interpreter embedded in the application can execute both source code in the language […]

Ubuntu developers are advancing a minimalist installation image.

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Canonical employees have revealed information about the ubuntu-mini-iso project, which is developing a new minimalist version of Ubuntu, approximately 140 MB in size. The main idea of the new installation image is to make it universal, allowing the installation of any official version of Ubuntu. The project is being developed by Dan Bungert, who oversees the Subiquity installer. At this stage, a working version has already been prepared and tested […]

The promotion of Wayland support has begun to be integrated into the main Wine codebase.

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The first set of patches developed by the Wine-wayland project has been proposed for inclusion in the main Wine repository, providing the ability to use Wine in environments based on the Wayland protocol without using XWayland and X11 components. Since the volume of changes is quite large, to simplify the review and integration process for Wine-wayland developments, they plan to gradually transfer this work, breaking it down into several phases. In the first phase […]

NPM has identified 15,000 packages for phishing and spam.

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An attack on users of the NPM registry has been recorded, resulting in over 15,000 packages being uploaded to the NPM repository on February 20, in which README files contained links to phishing sites or referral links that pay commissions for clicks. Analysis revealed 190 unique phishing or advertising links covering 31 domains within the packages. The names of the packages […]

GitHub has restricted competing services from conducting comparative testing.

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An additional paragraph has been added to the terms of use for the GitHub service, notifying users that if they offer a product or service that competes with GitHub, they either allow comparative testing or are prohibited from using GitHub. This change aims to counter products or services using GitHub that compete with GitHub, particularly those that explicitly prohibit competitive testing (anti-benchmarking) in their terms […]

The first release of the open-source multiplayer game engine Ambient

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After a year of development, the first release of the new open game engine Ambient is presented. The engine provides a runtime for creating multiplayer games and 3D applications, compiled to WebAssembly and utilizing the WebGPU API for rendering. The code is written in Rust and is distributed under the MIT license. A key task in developing Ambient is to provide tools that simplify the development of multiplayer games and make them […]

GNOME Mutter will discontinue support for older versions of OpenGL

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The codebase of the composite server Mutter, which will be used in the release of GNOME 44, has been modified to remove support for older versions of OpenGL. Drivers supporting at least OpenGL 3.1 will be required for Mutter to function. However, support for OpenGL ES 2.0 will be retained in Mutter, allowing continued functionality on older graphics cards and on GPUs used in […]

Official Ubuntu releases will cease support for Flatpak in the base installation

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Philipp Kewisch from Canonical announced the decision not to enable the installation of packages in the Flatpak format by default in the official editions of Ubuntu. This decision has been coordinated with the developers of the existing official editions of Ubuntu, which include Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Studio, Xubuntu, Ubuntu Kylin, and Ubuntu Unity. Those wishing to use the Flatpak format will need […]

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