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Red Hat has announced the discontinuation of support for the GTK 2 library, starting with the next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The gtk2 package will not be included in RHEL 10, which will only support GTK 3 and GTK 4. The reason for removing GTK 2 is the toolkit's obsolescence and lack of support for modern technologies such as Wayland, […]
The gaming platform Lutris 0.5.11 has been released, providing tools to simplify the installation, configuration, and management of games on Linux. The project's code is written in Python and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. The project supports a catalog for quickly finding and installing game applications, allowing users to launch games on Linux with a single click, without worrying about installation dependencies and settings. […]
Members of the Google Security Team have published an open library called Paranoid, designed to identify unreliable cryptographic artifacts such as public keys and digital signatures created in vulnerable hardware (HSM) and software systems. The code is written in Python and is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. This project may be useful for indirectly assessing the use of algorithms and libraries that contain known […]
Nearly three years after the release of the last update, the release of the composite manager Compiz 0.9.14.2 has been published. This version uses OpenGL for graphics output (windows are processed as textures using GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap) and provides a flexible plugin system for implementing effects and extending functionality. Among the most notable changes in the new version is the implementation of support for properties _GTK_WORKAREAS_D{number} and _GNOME_WM_STRUT_AREA, which improve the operation of […]
The release of the specialized distribution Tails 5.4 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) has been formalized, based on the Debian package base and intended for anonymous online access. In Tails, anonymous browsing is ensured by the Tor network. All connections, except traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by a default packet filter. User data storage in persistent mode between sessions is encrypted. […]
Developers from Red Hat have announced the readiness of the gnome-info-collect tool for gathering telemetry data about systems running the GNOME environment. Users interested in participating in data collection are offered ready-made packages for Ubuntu, openSUSE, Arch Linux, and Fedora. The information collected will help analyze the preferences of GNOME users and consider them in decision-making related to enhancing usability […]
On August 25, 1991, after five months of development, 21-year-old student Linus Torvalds announced in the comp.os.minix newsgroup the creation of a working prototype of the new operating system Linux, marking the completion of the porting of bash 1.08 and gcc 1.40. The first public release of the Linux kernel was presented on September 17. Kernel 0.0.1 was 62 KB in compressed form and contained […]
The release of the Cemu 2.0 emulator has been announced, allowing games and applications made for the Nintendo Wii U console to run on regular PCs. This release is notable for the opening of the project's source code and its transition to an open development model, as well as the provision of support for the Linux platform. The code is written in C++ and is open under the MPL 2.0 free license. The emulator has been in development since 2014, but […]
A new stable branch of the Flatpak toolkit 1.14 has been released, providing a system for building self-sufficient packages not tied to specific Linux distributions and run in a special container that isolates the application from the rest of the system. Support for running Flatpak packages is provided for Arch Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, Mageia, Linux Mint, Alt Linux, and Ubuntu. Flatpak packages are included in the Fedora repository […]
Critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-2884) have been fixed in the corrective updates for the collaborative development platform GitLab 15.3.1, 15.2.3, and 15.1.5, allowing an authenticated user with access to the API for importing data from GitHub to execute code remotely on the server. Details of the exploitation have not yet been disclosed. The vulnerability was identified by a security researcher as part of the ongoing bounty program on HackerOne for reporting vulnerabilities. In […]
The release of the email client Thunderbird 102.2.0 is now available, featuring the following changes: A new setting, mail.openpgp.remind_encryption_possible, has been added to disable reminders about encryption support via OpenPGP. Work has been done to reduce startup time. On macOS, a master password prompt has been implemented at startup. The prompt for importing incomplete OpenPGP keys has been removed. Dictionary selection is available in the menu associated with the button […]
The release of the anonymous network I2P 1.9.0 and C++ client i2pd 2.43.0 has been announced. I2P is a multi-layered anonymous distributed network that operates over the regular internet, actively utilizing end-to-end encryption to guarantee anonymity and isolation. The network is built in a P2P mode and formed through resources (bandwidth) provided by network users, allowing it to function without centrally managed servers (communications within […]