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The release of the NixOS 22.11 distribution, which uses the Nix package manager.

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The NixOS 22.11 distribution, based on the Nix package manager, has been released, providing a range of in-house developments that simplify system configuration and maintenance. For example, in NixOS, all system configuration is done through a single configuration file (configuration.nix), allowing for quick system rollback to a previous configuration version, supporting switching between different system states, and allowing individual users to install custom packages […]

Mozilla has acquired Pulse.

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Mozilla has announced the acquisition of the startup Pulse, which is developing a product based on machine learning technologies for automatically updating statuses in the corporate messenger Slack, linked to user activity across various systems and based on user-defined rules (for example, it can be set up to update the status depending on events in the calendar or participation in a Zoom conference). […]

Remote root vulnerability in the ping utility provided with FreeBSD

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A vulnerability (CVE-2022-23093) has been identified in the ping utility included in the base package of FreeBSD. This issue could potentially lead to remote code execution with root privileges when pinging an external host controlled by an attacker. Fixes have been proposed in FreeBSD updates 13.1-RELEASE-p5, 12.4-RC2-p2, and 12.3-RELEASE-p10. It is still unclear whether other BSD systems are affected by this vulnerability (reports on vulnerability in NetBSD, […]

Release of Arti 1.1, the official implementation of Tor in Rust

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The developers of the Tor anonymous network have released version 1.1.0 of the Arti project, which develops a Tor client written in Rust. The 1.x branch is marked as suitable for use by regular users and provides the same level of privacy, usability, and stability as the main implementation in C. The code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 and MIT licenses. Unlike the C implementation, which […]

Release of EuroLinux 9.1 distribution compatible with RHEL

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The release of the EuroLinux 9.1 distribution has occurred, prepared by recompiling the source texts of packages from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1 distribution and is fully binary compatible with it. Changes are limited to rebranding and removing RHEL-specific packages; otherwise, the distribution is fully analogous to RHEL 9.1. The EuroLinux 9 branch will be supported until June 30, 2032. Installation images are prepared for download, […]

Release of Chrome 108

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Google has released version 108 of the Chrome web browser. At the same time, a stable release of the open-source project Chromium, which serves as the foundation for Chrome, is available. The Chrome browser differs from Chromium by the use of Google logos, a crash notification system, modules for playing protected video content (DRM), an automatic update installation system, continuous Sandbox isolation, the provision of keys for Google API, and data transmission with […]

The release of Cryptsetup 2.6 with support for the FileVault2 encryption mechanism.

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The Cryptsetup 2.6 utilities suite has been released, designed for configuring disk partition encryption in Linux using the dm-crypt module. It supports working with dm-crypt, LUKS, LUKS2, BITLK, loop-AES, and TrueCrypt/VeraCrypt partitions. It also includes utilities veritysetup and integritysetup for configuring data integrity control mechanisms based on dm-verity and dm-integrity modules. Key improvements: Added support for encrypted storage devices […]

Wayland-Protocols 1.31 Release

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The wayland-protocols package version 1.31 has been released, containing a set of protocols and extensions that enhance the capabilities of the basic Wayland protocol and provide the necessary features for building composite servers and user environments. All protocols undergo three phases: development, testing, and stabilization. After completing the development stage (unstable category), the protocol is moved to the staging branch and officially included in the wayland-protocols set, […]

Firefox 107.0.1 Update

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A corrective release of Firefox 107.0.1 is available, which fixes several issues: Resolved the problem with accessing some websites that use code to counteract ad blockers. The issue was evident in private browsing mode or when enabling strict unwanted content blocking mode. Fixed a bug that rendered Color Management tools inaccessible to some users. The following has been corrected […]

Oracle Linux 9.1 Distribution Release

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Oracle has released version 9.1 of its Oracle Linux distribution, based on the package base of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1 and fully binary-compatible with it. Unrestricted installation ISO images of 9.2 GB and 839 MB have been made available for download, prepared for x86_64 and ARM64 (aarch64) architectures. Unrestricted and free access to the yum repository is open for Oracle Linux 9 […]

Release of VLC Media Player 3.0.18

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The release of media player VLC 3.0.18 has been announced, addressing four vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to execute code when processing specially crafted files or streams. The most critical vulnerability (CVE-2022-41325) could lead to a buffer overflow when loading via a vnc URL. The other vulnerabilities, which occur while handling files in mp4 and ogg formats, are likely to be exploited only […]

openSUSE Tumbleweed ends official support for x86-64-v1 architecture

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Developers of the openSUSE project have announced increased hardware requirements in the openSUSE Factory repository and the openSUSE Tumbleweed distribution based on it, which utilizes a rolling release cycle for software updates. Package builds in Factory will be conducted for the x86-64-v2 architecture, while official support for x86-64-v1 and i586 architectures will be discontinued. The second version of the x86-64 microarchitecture is supported by processors approximately […]

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