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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 […]
The release of the I2P 2.0.0 anonymous network and the C++ client i2pd 2.44.0 has taken place. I2P is a multi-layered anonymous distributed network that operates over the regular internet, actively utilizing end-to-end encryption, ensuring anonymity and isolation. The network is built in a P2P mode and is formed by the resources (bandwidth) provided by the network's users, allowing it to operate without centralized servers (communications within the network […]
The Fedora Project has announced the formation of experimental builds of Fedora 37, featuring a revamped Anaconda installer, which now offers a web interface instead of a GTK-based interface. The new interface allows interaction through a web browser, significantly enhancing the convenience of remote installation management, which is unmatched by the previous VNC-based solution. The size of the iso image is 2.3 GB (x86_64). Development of the new installer is still underway […]
Oracle has released the Oracle Linux 8.7 distribution, based on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 package base. The installable iso images, sized 11 GB and 859 MB, are available for unrestricted download and prepared for x86_64 and ARM64 (aarch64) architectures. Oracle Linux offers unlimited and free access to the yum repository with binary package updates that include bug fixes […]
SQLite 3.40 has been released, a lightweight DBMS designed as a plug-in library. The SQLite code is released as public domain, meaning it can be freely used without restrictions for any purpose. Developers of SQLite receive financial support from a consortium that includes companies like Adobe, Oracle, Mozilla, Bentley, and Bloomberg. Key changes: An experimental compilation option has been implemented […]
The wayland-protocols set has added a tearing-control extension, which enhances the basic Wayland protocol with the capability to disable vertical synchronization (VSync) with frame-doubling impulse in fullscreen applications, used to prevent tearing during output. In multimedia applications, artifacts due to tearing are an undesirable effect, but in gaming programs, artifacts may be acceptable if the measures to combat them result in […]
The release of IWD 2.0 (iNet Wireless Daemon), developed by Intel as an alternative to the wpa_supplicant toolkit for connecting Linux systems to wireless networks, is now available. IWD can be used independently or as a backend for network configurators like Network Manager and ConnMan. The project is suitable for embedded devices and optimized for minimal memory consumption […]
After 6 years since the last release, the Linux distribution wattOS 12 is now available, built on the Debian package base and delivered with the LXDE desktop environment and the PCManFM file manager. The distribution aims to be simple, fast, minimalist, and suitable for use on outdated hardware. The project was founded in 2008 and was originally developed as a minimalist edition of Ubuntu. The size of the installation […]
The Stockfish project has announced a settlement in the lawsuit with ChessBase, which was accused of violating the GPLv3 license by including code from the open-source chess engine Stockfish in its proprietary products Fat Fritz 2 and Houdini 6 without releasing the source code of the derivative work and without informing customers about the use of GPL code. The agreement provides for the withdrawal of the notice against ChessBase […]
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2022-43781) has been discovered in Bitbucket Server, a package for deploying a web interface for working with git repositories, allowing a remote attacker to execute code on the server. The vulnerability can be exploited by an unauthenticated user if self-registration is allowed on the server (the “Allow public signup” setting is enabled). Exploitation is also possible by an authenticated user who has permission to change their username (i.e., has […]