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MCST has released the Elbrus Linux 6.0 distribution, built using insights from Debian GNU/Linux and the LFS project. Elbrus Linux is not a rebuild but an independent distribution developed by the Elbrus architecture developers. It supports systems with Elbrus processors (Elbrus-16C, Elbrus-12C, Elbrus-2C3, Elbrus-8SV, Elbrus-8C, Elbrus-1C+, Elbrus-1SC, and Elbrus-4C), SPARC V9 (R2000, R2000+, R1000), and x86_64. Builds for Elbrus processors are supplied […
Hello to all fans of the game "Heroes of Might and Magic 2"! We're excited to announce that the free engine fheroes2 has been updated to version 0.8.2, which is a small but confident step towards version 0.9. This time, we focused our attention on an element of gameplay that may seem inconspicuous at first glance but is one of the most essential — artificial intelligence. Its code has been completely rewritten […]
Console file manager written in Rust. Features: Measures have been taken for comfortable viewing of large directories. Search for files and directories (fuzzy search is used). File manipulation. There is a multi-panel mode. Preview of files. View occupied space. License: MIT Installed size: 5.46 MiB Dependencies: gcc-libs and zlib. Source: linux.org.ru
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) will be the first manufacturer to return to the 'white box' approach. The company has announced a new initiative to produce servers from components made in the USA. HPE will ensure the security of the supply chain for American clients as part of the HPE Trusted Supply Chain initiative. This service is primarily aimed at clients in the public sector, healthcare, and participants […]
Today, you are invited to explore the world of system engineers, also known as DevOps engineers: an episode about virtualization, containerization, orchestration using Kubernetes, and configuration setup through Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, playbooks, kubelets, Helm, Docker Swarm, kubectl, charts, and pods — powerful theory for clear practice. Our guests are System Engineers from the training center "Slyorm" and simultaneously from the company Southbridge — Nikolai Mesropyan and Marcel Ibraev. […]
After more than a year since the last release, the Nmap 7.90 network security scanner is now available, intended for conducting network audits and identifying active network services. This release includes 3 new NSE scripts to automate various actions with Nmap. Over 1200 new signatures have been added for identifying network applications and operating systems. Notable changes in Nmap 7.90: Project […]
The Pension Fund of Russia has announced a tender for the improvement of application and server software for the module 'Management of electronic signatures and encryption' (PPO UEPSh and SPO UEPSh) for operation with Astra Linux and ALT Linux operating systems. As part of this government contract, the PFR will adapt part of the automated system AIS PFR-2 for use with Russian distributions of Linux: Astra and ALT. At the same […]
Before enrolling in the new Machine Learning Advanced course, we test prospective students to determine their readiness level and understand what they need to prepare for the course. However, a dilemma arises: on one hand, we need to assess knowledge in Data Science, and on the other, we cannot conduct a full four-hour exam. To solve this […]
If you are a developer faced with the task of choosing an encoding, Unicode will almost always be the right choice. The specific representation method depends on the context, but most often, there is a universal answer — UTF-8. It's good because it allows the use of all Unicode characters without consuming too many bytes in most cases. However, for languages that do not […]
Did you know that you can run a Linux command line on an iOS device? You might ask, "Why would I want to use text applications on my iPhone?" A fair question. But if you are reading Opensource.com, you probably know the answer: Linux users want to be able to work with it on any device and prefer to use their own settings. But more than anything, they […]
This version is the result of four weeks of development since the release of 5.33.1. Changes were made by 19 authors in 260 files, totaling approximately 11,000 lines of code. However, only one key innovation is noted in perldelta: the interpreter can be built with the experimental flag -Dusedefaultstrict, which includes the corresponding pragma by default. This setting does not apply to one-liners. […]
Imagine this scenario: you developed an application and then released it in multiple languages simultaneously. But after the release, you discovered errors in different language versions: a developer's worst nightmare. That's exactly why localization testing exists, to avoid such unpleasant situations. Today, the USA is no longer the largest player in the mobile app market. China […]