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The open implementation of WinAPI from the experimental branch — Wine 6.9 has been released. Since the release of version 6.8, 25 bug reports have been closed and 310 changes have been made. The most significant changes include: the WPCAP library has been converted to the PE executable file format. Print spooling now supports sheet formats. In the C runtime, the transfer of mathematical function implementations from the library code continues […]
Red Hat has released the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 distribution. Installation builds have been prepared for x86_64, s390x (IBM System z), ppc64le, and Aarch64 architectures, but are only available for download to registered users of the Red Hat Customer Portal. The source code of the rpm packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 is distributed through the CentOS Git repository. The 8.x branch will be supported at least until 2029 […]
Martin Schleiss tried to compare various open projects in terms of code complexity and understanding how the code works and what actions it performs. For example, a project becomes more challenging to comprehend with the application of complex abstractions, such as distributed component interactions over a network, or when using a large number of nested modules and classes. As a metric to assess the potential […]
A detailed guide has been published on tuning the Linux environment to achieve maximum performance in processing HTTP requests. The proposed methods enhanced the performance of the JSON handler based on the libreactor library in the Amazon EC2 environment (4 vCPU) from 224 thousand API requests per second with default settings of Amazon Linux 2 with kernel 4.14 to 1.2 million requests per second after optimization […]
A new release of the Wayward custom shell 0.8.3 is available, based on the composite server Weston and the Wayland protocol. The shell is notable for its low memory consumption (50-70 MB RAM), high speed, and use of only four dependencies (weston/wayland, ttf-droid/adwaita-icon-theme, gtk3, and sudo). It provides a bottom panel that supports auto-hiding and includes an application menu, shortcuts for quick application access, task icons, and a clock […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2021-30465) has been discovered in the container launching toolkit runc, used in Docker and Kubernetes, allowing access from within a container to the host environment's main file system. By manipulating symbolic links, an apparently harmless container configuration can be prepared, leading to bind-mounting external file systems inside the container. The issue has been addressed in runc update 1.0.0-rc95. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker […]
Google has announced the addition of an experimental 'Follow' feature in Chrome, implementing a built-in RSS client. Users will be able to subscribe to RSS feeds from sites they are interested in through the Follow button in the menu and track new publications in the Following section on the new tab page. Testing of this new feature is set to begin in the coming weeks and will be limited to select Chrome users on Android, […]
The team maintaining the FreeNode IRC network, popular among open-source and free software developers, has ceased support for the project and founded a new IRC network, libera.chat, intended to replace FreeNode. It has been noted that the old network, using the freenode.[org|net|com] domains, has come under the control of questionable individuals, raising concerns about trust. Projects like CentOS have already announced their migration of IRC channels to the libera.chat network […]
Google has released the first beta version of the open mobile platform Android 12. The Android 12 release is expected in the third quarter of 2021. Firmware builds have been prepared for Pixel 3 / 3 XL, Pixel 3a / 3a XL, Pixel 4 / 4 XL, Pixel 4a / 4a 5G, and Pixel 5 devices, as well as for some ASUS, OnePlus, Oppo devices, […]
The release of the T2 SDE 21.5 meta-distribution has taken place, providing an environment for building custom distributions, cross-compilation, and maintaining package versions up to date. Distributions can be created based on Linux, Minix, Hurd, OpenDarwin, Haiku, and OpenBSD. Among the popular distributions built on the T2 system is Puppy Linux. The project offers basic bootable ISO images (ranging from 382 to 735 MB) with […]
The release of GeckoLinux 999.210517 is now available, based on the openSUSE package base, with a strong focus on desktop optimization and details such as quality font rendering. The distribution comes (1.6 GB) in a Rolling edition, built from the Tumbleweed repository and its own Packman repository. The 999 number in the version indicates Rolling releases and is used to avoid overlap with the Static releases assembled […]
The popular proprietary password manager 1Password has implemented comprehensive support for the Linux platform, including integration with GNOME, KDE, and any window managers. A tray applet is available for password management. Supported distributions include Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch Linux, and RHEL. Additionally, self-contained packages in snap format and a universal build are provided […]