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Microsoft is preparing to release the Windows May 2020 Update (20H1). This update will include several nice user interface enhancements, but what is more important for developers and others is that the new version of Windows will introduce WSL 2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux). This is relevant information for those considering a switch to the Windows OS but have yet to make the leap. Dave Rupert has installed […]
There is an opinion that 80% of emails in the world are spam. That is, emails that are completely unnecessary for the recipient (and that is unfortunate). But as if that's not enough, among the spam, there are often messages sent with malicious intent: for instance, to steal or delete data, or for extortion. KDPV: As we know, to send an email […]
A new stable release of the interface for simplifying network parameter configuration has been published — NetworkManager 1.24. Plugins for supporting VPNs, OpenConnect, PPTP, OpenVPN, and OpenSWAN are being developed within their own development cycles. Key innovations in NetworkManager 1.24: Support for virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) network interfaces has been added; Support for the OWE (Opportunistic Wireless Encryption, RFC […] connection negotiation method has been added.
Microsoft has released the Playwright 1.0 project, providing a universal API for automating operations in browser interfaces. For example, Playwright makes it possible to prepare a script for opening a specific website in a new tab, filling/submitting a form, hovering the cursor over specific elements, verifying against benchmark results, or taking a screenshot. The project is organized as a library for the Node.js platform and is provided under the Apache […] license.
A new release of the Rebecca Black Linux distribution 2020-05-05 has been formed, aimed at familiarizing users with the latest developments in supporting Wayland across various desktop environments and applications. The distribution is built on a Debian package base and includes a fresh release of Wayland libraries (from the master branch), the composite server Weston, and pre-configured environments for working with Wayland such as KDE, GNOME, Enlightenment E21, Wayfire, and Liri […]
OpenIndiana is a community project that continues the OpenSolaris project. The OpenIndiana Hipster 2020.04 release includes the following innovations: All OI-specific applications have been migrated from Python 2.7 to 3.5, including the Caiman installer (slim_source). The installation images no longer contain Python 2.7, however, some programs may still rely on it. The primary system compiler is now […]
Communication is always a sacred matter, and even more so in battle… Today, May 7, is Radio and Communication Day. This is more than just a professional holiday — it is a whole philosophy of continuity, pride in one of humanity's most important inventions, which has penetrated all areas of life and is unlikely to become obsolete anytime soon. And in two days, on May 9, we will celebrate 75 years […]
Progress does not stand still, and thus the reasons to update to the latest versions of MySQL are becoming increasingly compelling. Not long ago, we needed to upgrade our cozy Percona Server 5.7 clusters to version 8 in one of our projects. This was conducted on the Ubuntu Linux 16.04 platform. Here’s how to perform such an operation with minimal downtime and the issues we encountered […]
Recently we wrote about the fan-made PC port of Super Mario 64 with support for DirectX 12, ray tracing, and 4K resolution. Knowing how intolerant Nintendo is towards fan projects related to its intellectual property, players had no doubt that the company would soon demand its removal. It happened even faster than expected—less than a week later. As reported by TorrentFreak, lawyers from the American company […]
Mozilla has paused the promotion of Firefox 76 through the automatic update delivery system until the release of update 76.0.1, which is expected today or tomorrow. The decision was made due to the discovery of two serious issues in Firefox 76. The first issue causes crashes on 32-bit Windows 7 systems with certain NVIDIA drivers, while the second affects the functionality of some extensions, including Amazon Assistant, which is officially offered […]
The Document Foundation announces the availability for testing of the alpha version of LibreOffice 7.0 and invites participation in the bug hunt organized on May 11. The ready builds (RPM and DEB packages that can be installed alongside the stable version) will be posted in the pre-releases section. Report any found bugs to the developers in the project's bugzilla. Feel free to ask questions and get […]
In April, Avito engineers held an online gathering with the chief developer of ClickHouse, Alexey Milovidov, and Kirill Shvakov, a Golang developer from Integros. They discussed how we use the database management system and the challenges we face. Based on the meeting, we compiled an article with expert answers to our and audience questions about backups, data resharding, external dictionaries, the Golang driver, and version updates for ClickHouse. You can find it here […]