Open-source News

VoidLink: Advanced Linux malware targets cloud environments  SC Media

I've been using these 8 core Linux commands wrong for years  How-To Geek

Microsoft Stock Slips as GOG Eyes Linux Release to Escape Windows’ ‘Poor-Quality Software and Product’  TipRanks

Last year GlobalFoundries acquired MIPS while an interesting new development announced today is that GlobalFoundries has acquired the ARC Processor IP and its solutions business from Synopsys. The Synopsys ARC Processor IP will be brought into the MIPS umbrella...

Back in December we reported on drafted plans for revitalizing Fedora Games Lab to be a modern Linux gaming showcase. This Fedora Labs initiative has featured some open-source games paired with an Xfce desktop while moving forward they are looking to better position it as a modern Linux gaming showcase...

Fedora Games Lab Approved To Switch To KDE Plasma, Become A Better Linux Gaming Showcase  Phoronix

Going back many years Imagination PowerVR graphics were widely despised by open-source enthusiasts and Linux desktop users for their lack of an open-source GPU driver. But over the past few years the Imagination PowerVR driver focused on their Rogue graphics IP has matured nicely within the Linux kernel and the PowerVR Vulkan driver in Mesa taking shape too. Paired with Zink for OpenGL over Vulkan, there's a robust open-source PowerVR graphics experience now possible. For those interested in trying out said open-source driver stack, the TI AM62-powered BeaglePlay is an affordable way of doing so for that $99 USD single board computer...

$99 BeaglePlay Board Achieves "100% Open-Source" Upstream PowerVR Graphics  Phoronix

Chinese-Linked VoidLink Malware Targets Linux Clouds and Kubernetes  WebProNews

Linux Mint 22.3 Brings a Refined Upgrade Experience  findarticles.com

How To Check RHEL Version in Linux  About Chromebooks

In preparing for the GNOME 50 Alpha release, the "50.alpha" tags just occurred for the Mutter compositor and GNOME Shell. Most notable with GNOME Mutter 50 Alpha is the X11 back-end indeed being removed to focus exclusively on the Wayland session...

A Linux scheduler patch queued up into a TIP branch this past week further restrict is the preemption modes that will be advertised. With it hitting the "sched/core" branch, it will likely be submitted for the upcoming Linux 7.0 (or alternatively, what could be known as Linux 6.20 instead)...

Linux distro designed to look like Windows hits 2 million downloads since the end of Windows 10 support  PC Guide

While Intel has been upstreaming various Panther Lake firmware bits to linux-firmware.git for pairing with their open-source kernel drivers ahead of Core Ultra Series 3 laptops shipping, one piece of the puzzle only published today is the GSC firmware for the Panther Lake graphics...

Intel Panther Lake GSC Firmware Published Ahead Of Laptop Availability  Phoronix

Experts warn this new Chinese Linux malware could be preparing something seriously worrying  TechRadar

5 popular Linux terminal-based file managers—ranked  How-To Geek

Niche Linux System Becomes a 'Phenomenal Hit' Forced by Microsoft: 2M Downloads in 3 Months, 1.5M Windows Users 'Defect'  36Kr

GOG leadership turns on Windows as Linux is considered  Windows Central