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A set of programs for organizing remote desktop access LTSM 1.0 (Linux Terminal Service Manager) has been released. This project is primarily intended for organizing multiple virtual graphical sessions on a server and serves as an alternative to the Microsoft Windows Terminal Server family of systems, enabling the use of Linux on client systems and on the server. The code is written in C++ and is distributed under […]
The release of SDL 2.26.0 (Simple DirectMedia Layer) has been announced, aimed at simplifying the development of games and multimedia applications. The SDL library provides features such as hardware-accelerated output of 2D and 3D graphics, input handling, sound playback, output of 3D through OpenGL/OpenGL ES/Vulkan, and many other related operations. The library is written in C and is distributed under the Zlib license. To utilize SDL capabilities […]
Stability AI has released the second edition of the Stable Diffusion machine learning system, capable of synthesizing and altering images based on a provided template or natural language text description. The code for the tools used to train the neural network and generate images is written in Python using the PyTorch framework and is published under the MIT license. Pre-trained models are available under a permissive license […]
The release of Redox OS 0.8 has been announced, developed using the Rust language and a microkernel concept. The project's developments are distributed under the MIT open-source license. Demonstration builds of Redox OS, sized 768 MB, as well as images with a basic graphical environment (256 MB) and command-line tools for server systems (256 MB), are available for testing. Builds are designed for the x86_64 architecture and can be downloaded […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2022-3910) has been identified in the implementation of the asynchronous input/output interface io_uring, included in the Linux kernel since version 5.1, which allows an unprivileged user to execute code with kernel privileges. The issue manifests in versions 5.18 and 5.19 and has been fixed in version 6.0. Debian, RHEL, and SUSE are using kernel versions up to 5.18, while Fedora, Gentoo, and Arch already offer kernel 6.0. […]
Valve has released the Proton 7.0-5 project version, built on the code base of the Wine project, aimed at enabling Linux users to run Windows gaming applications available in the Steam catalog. The project's developments are distributed under the BSD license. Proton allows Windows-only gaming applications to be launched directly on the Linux Steam client. The package includes an implementation […]
After a year of development, the Tcl/Tk 8.6.13 release has been presented, a dynamic programming language packaged with a cross-platform library of graphical user interface elements. While Tcl has primarily been adopted for creating user interfaces and as an embedded language, it is also suitable for other tasks, such as web development, creating network applications, system administration, and testing. The project code is distributed under […]
Microsoft has released the launch of a layer for running Linux applications on Windows — WSL 1.0.0 (Windows Subsystem for Linux), which is marked as the first stable release of the project. Simultaneously, with the WSL packages delivered through the Microsoft Store app, the experimental development label has been removed. The commands 'wsl —install' and 'wsl —update' have been defaulted to use the Microsoft Store for installation and updates […]
The release of Proxmox Virtual Environment 7.3 has been published, a specialized Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux, aimed at deploying and managing virtual servers using LXC and KVM, capable of serving as a replacement for products such as 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 system […]
A release of the specialized distribution Tails 5.7 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) has been formed, based on the Debian package base and designed for anonymous web access. Anonymous access in Tails is ensured by the Tor system. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. For storing user data in a persistent mode between sessions, encryption is applied. […]
The release of the web browser Pale Moon 31.4 has been published, which branched from the Firefox codebase to provide higher efficiency, maintain a classic interface, minimize memory consumption, and offer additional customization capabilities. Pale Moon builds are available for Windows and Linux (x86 and x86_64). The project's code is distributed under the MPLv2 (Mozilla Public License). The project adheres to a classic interface organization, without […]
The release of Alpine Linux 3.17 is now available, a minimalist distribution built on the Musl system library and BusyBox utilities. The distribution has heightened security requirements and is built with Stack Smashing Protection (SSP). OpenRC is used as the initialization system, and its own package manager, apk, is used for package management. Alpine is used to create official Docker container images. Bootable […]