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The developers of the Raspberry Pi project have released the May update of the Raspberry Pi OS (Raspbian) distribution, based on the Debian 10 'Buster' package base. Three builds are prepared for download — a slim version (432 MB) for server systems, a desktop version (1.1 GB), and a full version with an additional set of applications (2.5 GB). The distribution comes with the PIXEL desktop environment (a fork of LXDE). To install […]
The release of the NGINX Unit 1.18 application server has taken place, which enhances the solution for launching web applications in various programming languages (Python, PHP, Perl, Ruby, Go, JavaScript/Node.js, and Java). Under the management of NGINX Unit, multiple applications in different programming languages can be executed simultaneously, with launch parameters that can be dynamically changed without the need to edit configuration files or restart the server. Code […]
Cisco has revealed information about the breach of seven servers supporting the VIRL-PE (Virtual Internet Routing Lab Personal Edition) network simulation system, which allows for the design and testing of network topologies based on Cisco's communication solutions without real hardware. The breach was discovered on May 7. Control of the servers was gained through the exploitation of a critical vulnerability in the SaltStack centralized configuration management system, which was previously […]
GNAT Community 2020 has been released — a development package for the Ada programming language. The package includes the compiler, the integrated development environment GNAT Studio, a static analyzer for a subset of the SPARK language, the GDB debugger, and a set of libraries. The package is distributed under the GPL license. Key changes: The compiler has been enhanced with support for many innovations from the draft of the upcoming Ada 202x standard. The backend has been updated […]
New builds of BlackArch Linux have been released, a specialized distribution for security research and system security testing. The distribution is built on the Arch Linux package base and includes 2550 security-related utilities. The package repository supported by the project is compatible with Arch Linux and can be used in regular Arch Linux installations. The builds are prepared as a 14 GB Live image (x86_64) […]
On May 24, a new version of NetSurf was released — a fast and lightweight web browser aimed at low-end devices, working not only on GNU/Linux and other *nix systems but also on RISC OS, Haiku, Atari, AmigaOS, Windows, and an unofficial port on KolibriOS. The browser uses its own engine and supports HTML4 and CSS2 (HTML5 and CSS3 are in early development), as well as […]
A new stable release of Alpine Linux 3.12 has been released. Alpine Linux is based on the Musl C library and BusyBox utilities. OpenRC serves as the initialization system, with its own package manager, apk, handling package management. In this release: Initial support for the mips64 (big-endian) architecture has been added. Initial support for the D programming language is included. Python 2 is in the process of being completely removed. LLVM 10 is now […]
Sometimes there is a desire to work with a device connected via USB without having it on the table next to the laptop. For me, that device is a Chinese laser engraver with a 500mW laser, which is quite unpleasant upon close contact. Besides the direct danger to the eyes, the laser produces toxic combustion products during operation, so the device must be in a well-ventilated […]
Okay, we are an innovative IT company, which means we have developers – and they are good developers, passionate about their work. They also conduct live streaming, and all of this is called DevNation. Below are just useful links to live events, videos, meetups, and tech talks. Learn on June 1: Masterclass "Kubernetes for Beginners" – available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and […]
Prologue Recently, I learned about a 'pocket' PaaS similar to Heroku with a rather obvious name — Dokku. I was particularly attracted by the ease of adding a certificate to an application and vhost out of the box, so I decided to migrate my Docker images to Dokku. However, I was disappointed to find that Dokku lacks commands similar to Heroku such as dokku container:push dokku container:release // Very […]
The experimental browser Firefox Preview 5.1 has been released for the Android platform, developed under the codename Fenix as a replacement for the Firefox edition for Android. This release will soon be available in the Google Play store (requires Android 5 or later). Firefox Preview uses the GeckoView engine, built on Firefox Quantum technologies, along with a set of Mozilla Android […]
The developers of the free game engine Godot have introduced the initial version of the graphical environment for game development and design, Godot Editor, which can run in a web browser. The Godot engine has long provided support for exporting games to the HTML5 platform, and now it includes the capability to run in a browser and game development environment. It is noted that primary focus during development will remain on the classic […]