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2 beginner Linux distros that don't force you to use the terminal  How-To Geek

In response to the likes of the Dirty Frag and Fragnesia vulnerabilities, Rocky Linux is introducing an optional security repository for shipping important security updates sooner...

Rocky Linux Launches Optional Security Repository To Get Important Fixes Sooner  Phoronix

Worldwide Trends Overview: The Rapid Evolution of the Linux Software Market  openPR.com

Subnautica 2 is looking good on Desktop Linux, it's okay on Steam Deck with caveats  GamingOnLinux

3mdeb announced on Thursday their release of Dasharo v0.9 for the Gigabyte MZ33-AR1 EPYC server motherboard. This is the first time seeing AMD openSIL and Coreboot available for a readily-available AMD EPYC server motherboard!..

New Linux privilege escalation flaw ‘Fragnesia’ disclosed; PoC available | news | SC Media  SC Media

Cloud Hypervisor 52 Now Supports Launching AMD SEV-SNP Confidential VMs With KVM  Phoronix

For what originally began as an open-source Intel software project, Cloud Hypervisor continues seeing robust development outside the confines of Intel Corp these days with ongoing improvements driven by Microsoft, Cyberus Tech, Ant, and other organizations for this Rust-based VMM for cloud workloads...

Linux Kernel Fragnesia Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2026-46300) Notice  Security Boulevard

Ahead of the Linux 7.1-rc4 release due out on Sunday, a variety of HID subsystem patches were merged overnight to Linux Git...

Linux 7.1 Supports Newer Logitech Bluetooth Keyboards, Malicious Input Hardware Sanitization  Phoronix

It’s raining Linux vulnerabilities: what’s going on?  Techzine Global

Vulkan 1.4.352 is out today as the latest minor spec update to this Khronos API. Besides just a few fixes/clarifications, there is one new extension and that is a NVIDIA vendor extension for cooperative matrix decode vector support...

Fragnesia Flaw Hands Linux Users Root Access: Third Kernel Bug in Two Weeks, Born From Patch  Tech Times

Rocky Linux launches opt-in security repository for urgent fixes  Help Net Security

Rocky Linux Adds Security Repo for Urgent Fixes  Linuxiac

Colorado Age-Verification Proposal Sparks Linux Open Source Backlash  Open Source For You

Can You Run LLMs Locally Without a GPU? I Tested 8 Models on Linux  It's FOSS

Six-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Read Root-Owned Files  9to5Linux