Linux Kernel 7.0 RC2 is Released. Here's What's New and Why Linus Torvalds Is "Not Super-Happy" With the Size.

More details here: https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-0-rc2-released/

#Kernel70 #RC2 #Linux #Releases #Opensource

How would you describe that feeling when you realise that #openssl won't open the #pkcs12 file because it's been encrypted with #RC2-40-CBC which was designed in 1987 and openssl has dropped support for it?

I don't have words for it…

#encryption #retro

Linus Torvalds released the second release candidate (RC2) for Linux Kernel version 6.19. Here's what's new in Linux 6.19-rc2.

FUll details here: https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-19-rc2-released/

#Kernel619 #Linux #RC2 #Opensource

FreeBSD 15.0-RC2 Now Available

<https://mail-archive.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20251119010332.2562F1B16C>

<https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-stable/2025-November/003585.html>

The second release candidate build of the 15.0-RELEASE release cycle is now available. …

"… The only changes between 15.0-RC1 and 15.0-RC2 relate to the process used to create "cloud" images, aka. for Amazon EC2, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle. Users of non-cloud installations will not see any difference between 15.0-RC1 and 15.0-RC2 aside from the version number. …"

<https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1p1pxn1/freebsd_150rc2_now_available/>

#FreeBSD #RC2

Linux Kernel 6.18 RC2 Released: Addressing Regressions, ARM64 KVM Fixes

More details here: https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-18-rc2-released/

#Kernel618 #RC2 #Linux

What black magic must one use to create a PFX file that has RC2 encoding in it?

OpenSSL can work with it via the “-legacy” switch but no one seems to know how a brand new cert came packaged this way…

#pkiSucks #pki #rc2

Debian 13 RC2 fixes APT CD-ROM issues for USB installs

The second release candidate for the Debian 13 “Trixie” installer is now live, and it contains a lot of interesting changes surrounding different areas of the installer. This makes sure that your Debian install becomes smoother than before.

One of the most notable changes in this release candidate of the installer is that it addresses a bug where the Debian installer would not remove the APT CD-ROM source from the final installation if Debian was installed to your computer using a USB flash drive, which is becoming common these days. Modern laptops don’t usually come with the built-in CD-ROM reader.

Because of this, Debian users who have successfully installed this distro will be met with APT telling them to insert the Debian installation disk upon trying to install any package. They’ll be met with this message:

This adds an extra step where you’ll have to comment the CD-ROM source manually by editing the /etc/apt/sources.list file. You’ll have to look for entries like this:

The change has been done in this commit in Debian’s GitLab instance, where bugs #1102140 and #1103650 have been fixed.

You can see other changes made to this release candidate of the Debian installer.

#1102140 #1103650 #APT #CDROM #Debian #news #RC2 #ReleaseCandidate #Tech #Technology #update #USB #USBInstall

💡 Kernel Linux 6.16-rc2: release compatta, ma ricca di ottimizzazioni e fix

https://gomoot.com/kernel-linux-6-16-rc2-release-compatta-ma-piena-di-fix

#bcachefs #blog #damon #driver #kernel #linux #networking #news #patch #picks #rc2 #rust #tech #tecnologia

🐍2️⃣🚀 The **final** release candidate of Python 3.13 is out!

➡️ Library maintainers, please upload wheels to PyPI **now**, especially if you have compiled extensions (there are no more ABI changes), so everything is in place for the big 3.13.0 release in 3 weeks!

🔒 Also! Security releases have been made for the full set of Python 3.8 - 3.12. Please upgrade!

ℹ️ https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-13-0rc2-3-12-6-3-11-10-3-10-15-3-9-20-and-3-8-20-are-now-available/63161?u=hugovk

🧪 https://dev.to/hugovk/help-test-python-313-14j1

#Python #Python313 #RC #RC2 #Python312 #Python311 #Python310 #Python39 #Python38