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New Release: Tor Browser 14.0.6

This version includes a fix to the crash issue found on older versions of macOS.

Arti 1.4.0 is released: onion services, RPC, relay development, and more

This release offers a new RPC interface, which is Arti's replacement for C Tor's control port with many improvements.

New Release: Tails 6.12

These vulnerabilities can only be exploited by a powerful attacker who has already exploited another vulnerability to take control of an application in Tails.

9to5Linux

Calibre 7.25 Adds Support for Importing KFX Files from 2024 Kindle Devices via MTP

Highlights of Calibre 7.25 include support for importing KFX files from 2024 Kindle devices that use the MTP protocol and a new option to adjust the size of the link and note icons in Book details, which you can access from Preferences > Look & feel > Book details.

KDE Gear 24.12.2 Improves Dolphin, Itinerary, Tokodon, and Many Other KDE Apps

Coming almost a month after the KDE Gear 24.12.1 point release, KDE Gear 24.12.2 is here to fix a regression in the Dolphin file manager on X11 that caused the keyboard focus to move to the Places or Terminal panels when Dolphin was minimized and then unminimized.

LibreOffice 25.2 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released, This Is What’s New

LibreOffice 25.2 introduces a new privacy feature that removes all personal information associated with any document, such as author names and timestamps, editing time, printer name and configuration, document template, author and date for comments, and tracked changes.

Tails 6.12 Anonymous OS Fixes Security Issues in Tor Circuits, Persistent Storage

Tails 6.12 is here almost a month after Tails 6.11 to address several critical security vulnerabilities that have been discovered and disclosed by a group of security researchers from Radically Open Security, a non-profit computer security consultancy company.

LinuxGizmos.com

Axon Platform Featuring RockChip RK3588S and Support for LLM Frameworks

The Axon platform, powered by the RockChip RK3588S processor, combines an 8-core CPU and an NPU delivering up to 6 TOPS of AI performance. Designed for advanced computing tasks, it supports various LLMs, including Llama, Qwen, and DeepSeek, with benchmarks showcasing performance for AI workloads.

SECO Introduces New Intel-Based Embedded Solutions at Embedded World 2025

SECO will unveil its latest embedded computing solutions at Embedded World 2025, featuring Twin Lake and Arrow Lake architectures. The lineup targets industrial, medical, and AI-driven applications, focusing on performance, scalability, and efficiency.

Petter Reinholdtsen: Opensnitch, the application level interactive firewall, heading into the Debian archive (UPDATED)

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 23, 2023,
updated Jan 23, 2023

While reading a blog post claiming MacOS X recently started scanning local files and reporting information about them to Apple, even on a machine where all such callback features had been disabled, I came across a description of the Little Snitch application for MacOS X. It seemed like a very nice tool to have in the tool box, and I decided to see if something similar was available for Linux.

It did not took long to find the OpenSnitch package, which has been in development since 2017, and now is in version 1.5.0. It has had a request for Debian packaging since 2018, but no-one completed the job so far. Just for fun, I decided to see if I could help, and I was very happy to discover that upstream want a Debian package too.

Read on

UPDATE

OpenSnitch Application Firewall Coming to Debian

Popular application firewall OpenSnitch is coming to Debian, one of the oldest and most popular Linux distributions (distros).

OpenSnitch is an open source port of the popular macOS app Little Snitch. Little Snitch, and its open source counterpart, inform the user whenever an app tries to access the internet. It’s a useful feature to crack down on apps that try to ‘phone home.’

Tux Machines