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Trinity R14.0.9 desktop environment released, continuing the development of KDE 3.5 11/01/2020 The Trinity R14.0.9 desktop environment has been released , which continues the development of the KDE 3.5.x and Qt 3 code base. Binary packages will soon be prepared for Ubuntu , Debian , RHEL / CentOS , Fedora , openSUSE and other distributions . Among the features of Trinity, one can note its own tools for managing screen parameters, a udev-based layer for working with equipment, a new interface for configuring equipment, a transition to the Compton-TDE composite manager (a fork of Compton with TDE extensions), an improved network configurator and user authentication mechanisms. The Trinity environment can be installed and used concurrently with more current KDE releases, including the ability to use KDE applications already installed on the system in Trinity. There are also tools for the correct display of the interface of GTK programs without breaking the uniform design style. The new version introduces changes, mainly related to the elimination of errors and work to improve the stability of the code base. http://www.trinitydesktop.org/newsentry.php?entry=2020.11.01

CudaText code editor update 1.117.0 02.11.2020 A new release of the cross-platform free code editor CudaText , written using Free Pascal and Lazarus, has been published. The editor supports Python extensions, and has several features borrowed from Sublime Text . There are some features of the IDE implemented as plugins. More than 200 syntactic lexers have been prepared for programmers. The code is distributed under the MPL 2.0 license. Assemblies are available for Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, DragonflyBSD and Solaris platforms. http://uvviewsoft.com/cudatext/download.html

ArchBang Linux Distribution 0111 Release 02.11.2020 The release of the lightweight Linux distribution ArchBang 0111 , based on the developments of Arch Linux and providing a user interface based on the i3 window manager, is presented . The distribution offers a continuous update cycle to ensure that you always work with the latest software from the Arch Linux repositories. The size of the iso image is 958 MB. The key change in the new version is the change of the window manager - instead of Openbox, the user environment is now based on i3wm. It is noted that there are some changes in hotkeys, and at first the i3-based environment may seem unusual, but you can quickly get used to it, after which there will be no desire to return to Openbox. The Firefox browser was also returned to the base composition, as the functionality of the lighter browsers was recognized as insufficient. Made minor changes to the installer. https://archbang.org/2020/11/01/november-release-i3-tiling-window-manager-based/

Monado 0.4 open virtual reality platform release 03.11.2020 Collabora has released Monado 0.4 , an open source implementation of the OpenXR standard . The OpenXR standard was prepared by the Khronos consortium and defines a universal API for creating virtual and augmented reality applications, as well as a set of interlayers for interacting with equipment that abstracts the features of specific devices. Monado provides a fully OpenXR-compliant runtime that can be used to run virtual and augmented reality on smartphones, tablets, PCs and any other device. The project code is written in C and is distributed under the free Boost Software License 1.0, compatible with the GPL. https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/monado-update-passing-conformance-android-support-and-more.html

The dahliaOS project develops a distribution kit based on Linux and Fuchsia technologies 03.11.2020 The dahliaOS project aims to create a new operating system that combines technologies from GNU / Linux and Fuchsia OS . The developments of the project are written in the Dart language and are distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. DahliaOS assemblies are formed in two versions - for systems with UEFI (158 MB) and old systems / virtual machines (115 MB). The base distribution dahliaOS going based on the Linux kernel and the GNU typical system environment. In parallel , assemblies based on the Zircon microkernel and the environment from the Fuchsia OS are developing, which are available for the Raspberry Pi 4 , msm8917 and some other devices. https://dahliaos.io/

GitHub and GitHub Enterprise source code leaked (confirmed) 11/04/2020 The GitHub.com and GitHub Enterprise sources have been uploaded to the github / dmca repository where DMCA violations are posted . The sources were published on November 4 at 3:51 UTC (6:51 MSK) with the following message: “felt cute, might put gh source code on dmca repo now idk”. The data is published with reference to the username nat , which overlaps with the account of Nat Friedman , the head of GitHub. The added changes have already been removed, but remained in the archive . Probably the code was linked to the official github / dmca repository using a technique that allows any third-party change to be presented as a change already included in another project. GitHub keeps all objects from the main repository and forks together for optimization and elimination of duplicates, logically separating the ownership of the commits. Such storage allows you to view any commit from any fork in the main repository by explicitly specifying its hash in the URL. For example, a user can create a fork of the github / dmca repository and add any code to it, after which this code will be available via a direct hash link in the github / dmca repository. https://web.archive.org/web/20201104050026if_/https://github.com/github/dmca/tree/565ece486c7c1652754d7b6d2b5ed9cb4097f9d5

Release of the LXQt graphical environment 0.16.0 04.11.2020 The LXQt 0.16 (Qt Lightweight Desktop Environment) user environment has been released , developed by the joint development team of the LXDE and Razor-qt projects. The LXQt interface continues to follow the classic desktop organization, bringing a modern look and feel to enhance user experience. LXQt is positioned as a lightweight, modular, fast and convenient continuation of the development of the Razor-qt and LXDE desktops, incorporating the best features of both shells. The code is hosted on GitHub and licensed under GPL 2.0+ and LGPL 2.1+. Ready builds are expected for Ubuntu (LXQt is offered by default in Lubuntu), Arch Linux , Fedora ,openSUSE , Mageia , FreeBSD , ROSA and ALT Linux. https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt/releases/tag/0.16.0

Ubuntu Touch 14th Firmware Update 11/05/2020 The UBports project , which took over the development of the Ubuntu Touch mobile platform after Canonical pulled away from it , published an OTA-14 (over-the-air) firmware update for all officially supported smartphones and tablets that were equipped with firmware based on Ubuntu. Update formed smartphone OnePlus One, Fairphone 2, Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus July 2013, Meizu MX4 / PRO 5, VollaPhone, Bq Aquaris E5 / E4.5 / M10, Sony Xperia X / XZ OnePlus and 3 / 3T. Compared to the previous release, the formation of stable assemblies has begun for Xiaomi Redmi 4X, Huawei Nexus 6P and Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet devices. The release is based on Ubuntu 16.04 (the OTA-3 build was based on Ubuntu 15.04, and starting with OTA-4, the transition to Ubuntu 16.04 was made). The next release (OTA-15) is expected to move from Qt 5.9 to 5.12, which will serve as a springboard for a future upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 components. The project is also developing an experimental port of the Unity 8 desktop , which has been renamed Lomiri. https://ubports.com/

Nitrux 1.3.4 Distribution with NX Desktop is Released 05.11.2020 The release of the Nitrux 1.3.4 distribution , built on the Ubuntu package base, KDE technologies and the OpenRC init system . The distribution develops its own NX Desktop , which is an add-on over the user's KDE Plasma environment. The AppImages self-contained package system and its own NX Software Center are being promoted to install additional applications. The boot image is 2.4 GB in size. The developments of the project are distributed under free licenses. NX Desktop offers a different style, its own implementation of the system tray, notification center and various plasmoids, such as a network configurator and a multimedia applet for volume control and playback control of multimedia content. https://nxos.org/changelog/changelog-nitrux-1-3-4/

Release of OmniOS CE r151036, Illumos Distribution 11/05/2020 The release of the OmniOS Community Edition r151036 distribution is available , based on the work of the Illumos project and providing full support for the bhyve and KVM hypervisors, the Crossbow virtual network stack, the ZFS file system and the launching tools for lightweight Linux containers. The distribution kit can be used both for building highly scalable web systems and for creating storage systems. https://omniosce.org/article/release-036.html

Free Heroes of Might and Magic II 0.8.3 Release 11/05/2020 A release of project fheroes2 0.8.3 is available , trying to recreate the game Heroes of Might and Magic II. The project code is written in C ++ and is distributed under the GPLv2 license. To start the game, you need files with game resources, which can be obtained, for example, from the demo version of Heroes of Might and Magic II. https://github.com/ihhub/fheroes2/releases/tag/0.8.3

A new version of the video processing program Cine Encoder 3.0 has been released 11/06/2020 After several months of work , a new version of the Cine Encoder program was released for processing video with preserving HDR signals. The program is written in C ++, uses the FFmpeg, MkvToolNix and MediaInfo utilities in its work, and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. There are packages for the main distributions: Debian, Ubuntu 20.04, Fedora 32, CentOS 7.8, Arch Linux, Manjaro Linux. In the new version, the program was completely rewritten in C ++ (previously the code was written in Python). The interface has also been completely redesigned, batch conversion, two-pass encoding mode and work with presets have been added. https://github.com/CineEncoder/cine-encoder/releases/tag/3.0

Port of RansomEXX ransomware for Linux detected 11/07/2020 Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have identified a Linux version of the RansomEXX ransomware malware. Initially, RansomEXX was distributed only on the Windows platform and became famous due to several major incidents with the defeat of systems of various government agencies and companies, including the Texas Department of Transportation and Konica Minolta. RansomEXX encrypts data on the disk and then requires a ransom to obtain the decryption key. Encryption is organized using the open library mbedtls . Once launched, the malware generates a 256-bit key and uses it to encrypt all available files using the AES block cipher in ECB mode. A new AES key is generated every second, i.e. different files are encrypted with different AES keys. Each AES key is encrypted using a public RSA-4096 key embedded in the malware code and is attached to each encrypted file. https://securelist.com/ransomexx-trojan-attacks-linux-systems/99279/

GIMP 3.0 Graphics Editor Preview Available 08.11.2020 The release of the graphics editor GIMP 2.99.2 is presented , in which the functionality of the future new stable branch of GIMP 3.0 is proposed for testing. In the new branch, the transition to GTK3 was made, standard support for Wayland and HiDPI was added, the codebase was significantly cleaned up, a new API for plug-in development was proposed, rendering caching was implemented, support for selecting multiple layers (Multi-layer selection) was added and editing in the original color space was provided … A package is available for installation in the flatpak format (org.gimp.GIMP in the flathub-beta repository) and builds for Windows. https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/11/06/gimp-2-99-2-released/