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A utility that turns standard Firefox-based browsers into Developer Edition.

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Due to disagreements with Mozilla's policy and distributions not to release builds of Firefox that have unlocked capabilities for installing unsigned extensions and using the WebExtensions Experiments API, a tool was developed that converts standard builds of Firefox into a "Developer Edition" variant that allows the use of extensions without a digital signature. The development of the tool was facilitated by the fact that the desired functionality in Firefox is implemented in ECMAScript code and […]

Chrome 103 Release

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Google has announced the release of the web browser Chrome 103. At the same time, a stable version of the open-source project Chromium, which serves as the basis for Chrome, is also available. Chrome differs from Chromium through the use of Google logos, a crash notification system, modules for playing DRM-protected video content, an automatic update installation system, constant Sandbox isolation, the provision of keys to Google APIs, and the transmission of […]

The creator of GeckoLinux has unveiled a new distribution, SpiralLinux

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The creator of the GeckoLinux distribution, based on the openSUSE package base and focusing on desktop optimization and details like high-quality font rendering, has introduced a new distribution — SpiralLinux, built using Debian GNU/Linux packages. The distribution offers 7 ready-to-use Live editions shipped with Cinnamon, Xfce, GNOME, KDE Plasma, Mate, Budgie, and LXQt desktops, whose settings […]

A new leader has been appointed for the Qt project.

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Volker Hilsheimer has been appointed as the Chief Maintainer of the Qt project, replacing Lars Knoll, who held the position for the last 11 years and announced his departure from Qt Company last month. The leader's candidacy was approved during a general vote of maintainers. With a majority of 24 votes against 18, Hilsheimer surpassed Alan […]

The June update for Windows Server 2022 introduced support for WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux).

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Microsoft has announced the integration of Linux environment support based on the WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) framework in the recently released June cumulative update for Windows Server 2022. Initially, the WSL2 subsystem, which allows the execution of Linux executables on Windows, was offered only in Windows versions for workstations. To enable the execution of Linux executables in WSL2 instead of using an emulator, […]

Release of nginx 1.23.0

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The first release of the new main branch nginx 1.23.0 has been introduced, under which the development of new capabilities will continue. Changes in the parallelly supported stable branch 1.22.x are limited to addressing serious bugs and vulnerabilities. Next year, a stable branch 1.24 will be formed based on the main branch 1.23.x. Key changes: The internal API has been revamped, header strings are now passed in […]

The AlmaLinux project has introduced a new build system ALBS.

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The developers of the AlmaLinux distribution, which is a free clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux similar to CentOS, have presented a new build system ALBS (AlmaLinux Build System), already utilized in the releases of AlmaLinux 8.6 and 9.0, prepared for x86_64, Aarch64, PowerPC ppc64le, and s390x architectures. In addition to building the distribution, ALBS is also used for generating and publishing correction updates (errata), and for ensuring […]

Facebook has introduced the TMO mechanism, which allows for a memory savings of 20-32% on servers.

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Engineers from Facebook (banned in the Russian Federation) have published a report on the implementation last year of the TMO (Transparent Memory Offloading) technology, which allows for significant savings in RAM on servers by offloading unnecessary secondary data to cheaper storage, such as NVMe SSDs. According to Facebook's estimates, the use of TMO can save between 20% and 32% […]

A toolkit for detecting extensions installed in Chrome has been published.

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A toolkit has been released that implements the method for detecting extensions installed in the Chrome browser. The resulting list of extensions can be used to increase the accuracy of passive identification of a specific browser instance, combined with other indirect features such as screen resolution, WebGL characteristics, installed plugin lists, and fonts. The proposed implementation checks for the installation of more than 1000 extensions. An online demonstration is suggested to test your system. Detection […]

Release of the Manjaro Linux 21.3 distribution

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The release of the Manjaro Linux 21.3 distribution, based on Arch Linux and aimed at beginner users, has taken place. The distribution is notable for its simplified and user-friendly installation process, support for automatic hardware detection, and installation of necessary drivers. Manjaro is available in live builds with graphical environments KDE (3.5 GB), GNOME (3.3 GB), and Xfce (3.2 GB).

Release of GhostBSD 22.06.15

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The release of the desktop-oriented GhostBSD 22.06.15 distribution, based on FreeBSD 13.1-STABLE, has been announced. It offers the MATE user environment. By default, GhostBSD uses the ZFS file system. Both Live mode operation and installation on a hard drive are supported, utilizing its own installer ginstall, written in Python. Boot images are prepared for the x86_64 architecture (2.7 GB). In this new version, automation has been enhanced.

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