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A new version of the QtProtobuf library has been released. QtProtobuf is a free library released under the MIT license. With it, you can easily use Google Protocol Buffers and gRPC in your Qt project. Key changes: The generator and QtProtobuf library have been split into two separate modules. The installation paths for .pri files and QML modules have been changed (in case the installation prefix is not [...])
The free 3D modeling package Blender 2.93 LTS has been released, which will be the last release in the 2.9x branch. This release has been given long-term support (LTS) status and will be supported for another two years alongside the release of seven subsequent versions. The next release, according to the development roadmap, will be 3.0, which is already in progress. In Blender 2.93, the development of the management system has continued [...]
After more than a year of development, the release of the Lakka 3.1 distribution has been published, allowing computers, TV boxes, or single-board computers to be turned into full-fledged gaming consoles for running retro games. The project is a modification of the LibreELEC distribution originally designed for creating home theaters. Lakka builds are available for i386, x86_64 (Intel, NVIDIA, or AMD GPUs), Raspberry Pi 1-4, Orange Pi, Cubieboard, Cubieboard2, Cubietruck, […]
The release of the Rescuezilla 2.2 distribution is now available, intended for backing up, recovering systems after failures, and diagnosing various hardware problems. The distribution is built on an Ubuntu package base and continues the development of the 'Redo Backup & Rescue' project, which was discontinued in 2012. Live builds for 64-bit x86 systems (805MB) are offered for download. Rescuezilla supports backing up and recovering accidentally […]
The release of the experimental branch of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 6.10 has taken place. Since the release of version 6.9, 25 bug reports have been closed, and 321 changes have been made. The most significant changes include: Mono engine updated to version 6.2.0. Folder names in the Shell have been aligned with the current state of Windows. The WinePulse library has been converted to the PE executable file format. In C […]
A new release of the decentralized communication platform Jami, codenamed "Maloya", is now available. The project aims to create a communication system that operates in a P2P mode, allowing for both large group chats and individual calls while providing a high level of confidentiality and security. Jami, formerly known as Ring and SFLphone, is among the GNU projects and […]
cache-bench is a Python script that assesses the impact of virtual memory settings (vm.swappiness, vm.watermark_scale_factor, Multigenerational LRU Framework, and others) on the performance of tasks that rely on caching file read operations in low-memory conditions. The code is open under the CC0 license. The primary way to use it is by reading files from a specified directory randomly and adding them to […]
The release of the Qbs 1.19 build tool has been announced. This is the sixth release since the Qt Company stepped away from the project, prepared by a community interested in continuing the development of Qbs. Building Qbs requires Qt as a dependency, although Qbs itself is designed to facilitate the assembly of any projects. Qbs uses a simplified version of the QML language to define project build scripts, allowing […]
Google has launched a new service called Open Source Insights (deps.dev), which visualizes the complete graph of direct and indirect dependencies for packages distributed through NPM, Go, Maven, and Cargo repositories (with support for NuGet and PyPI coming soon). The main purpose of the service is to analyze the spread of vulnerabilities in modules and libraries present in the dependency chain, which can be […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2021-3560) has been identified in the Polkit component used in distributions to enable unprivileged users to perform actions requiring elevated access rights (such as mounting USB drives). This vulnerability allows a local user to gain root privileges on the system. The issue has been fixed in Polkit version 0.119. The problem appears starting from release 0.113, but many distributions, including RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian, and SUSE, have backported the vulnerable functionality in […]
The release of the CentOS 2105 distribution has been announced, which incorporates changes from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4. The distribution is fully binary compatible with RHEL 8.4. Builds of CentOS 2105 are prepared (8 GB DVD and 605 MB netboot) for x86_64, Aarch64 (ARM64), and ppc64le architectures. The SRPMS packages, on which the binary files are based, and debuginfo are available via vault.centos.org. Additionally, […]
The release of Chrome OS 91, based on the Linux kernel, the upstart system manager, the ebuild/portage build tools, open components, and Chrome 91 web browser, has occurred. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, and web applications are used instead of standard programs; however, Chrome OS includes a full multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The build of Chrome OS 91 […]