Open-source News

Microsoft and Canonical bring Ubuntu Linux binaries and Bash Shell to Windows 10  BetaNews

This new Linux distro is a multimedia powerhouse right out of the box  ZDNET

For those using the powerful PHPStan tool for static analysis on PHP code, this week's PHPStan 2.1.34 is promoting optimized performance with projects seeing around 25% to 40% faster analysis times...

Linux users targeted by crypto thieves via hijacked apps on Snap Store  Help Net Security

As VoidLink proves, malware is becoming AI-driven  Techzine Global

How to: Install Google Chrome web browser on Ubuntu Linux (and uninstall Firefox)  BetaNews

VoidLink Linux Malware Framework Built with AI Assistance Reaches 88,000 Lines of Code  The Hacker News

Linux based Jolla preorders closing in on maximum amount  Gamereactor UK

Ghostship - the new Super Mario 64 PC port gets a Linux release  GamingOnLinux

VoidLink shows how one developer used AI to build a powerful Linux malware  Security Affairs

Fastfetch 2.58 System Information Tool Enhances Linux and macOS Detection  Linuxiac

OpenMandriva ROME 24.07: A Linux-based alternative to Microsoft Windows 11 following Crowdstrike BSOD disaster  BetaNews

Block Devices In User Space  Hackaday

An Exciting Day With More Performance Optimizations Merged For RADV In Mesa 26.0  Phoronix

Mesa 26.0 was due to be branched last week and in turn start its feature freeze but ended up being pushed back to tomorrow (21 January) to allow some lingering features to land. It's been beneficial for the Radeon Vulkan driver "RADV" with several interesting merge requests having landed in time for Mesa 26.0...

As communications service providers (CSPs) embrace the shift to 5G, they’re not just adopting faster speeds, they are entering a new world of cloud-native, microservices-driven networks. But for all its promise, 5G brings challenges, especially when it comes to interoperability and lifecycle management of the 5G control plane.Complexities of a cloud-native and multivendor networkUnlike traditional monolithic networks of the past, 5G networks rely on microservices-based, cloud-native network functions (CNFs) that must work reliably across different vendors’ platforms, orchestration layers,

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is the foundation for countless mission-critical deployments. But what happens when your business needs to stay on a specific version of RHEL longer than the standard lifecycle, or requires enhanced security beyond what the already-robust subscription delivers by default? That's where RHEL lifecycle add-ons come in.This article provides a comprehensive comparison of the add-on subscriptions designed to extend the support lifecycle and enhance the security of your RHEL environments: Extended Update Support (EUS), Enhanced Extended Update Support (EEUS), Extended

2025 has been a year of innovation in automation for customers of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. Here are just a few stories from customers that exemplify how Ansible Automation Platform has helped organizations turn automation into a foundation for long-term success.Automation as the foundation for enterprise growthIn 2025, automation evolved from a tactical tool into the foundational architecture for organizations to scale, operate, and adapt. Customers adopted Ansible Automation Platform as a centralized automation control plane, integrating it with other platforms like Red Hat Enterp

Looking back, 2025 was a year of significant milestones for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. From a game-changing presence at Red Hat Summit to the launch of Ansible Automation Platform 2.6, the year was filled with a number of exciting new features and momentum!Automation synergy: Red Hat + HashiCorpRed Hat was acquired by IBM in 2019, and in 2025 IBM announced its acquisition of HashiCorp. This made a powerful statement on the future of enterprise automation and hybrid cloud management. Together with HashiCorp's Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code and Vault for secret management, and An

Welcome to 2026. As we look back at the final weeks of 2025, it is clear that our industry has shifted from “what if” to “how to.” Last year was defined by the move from AI experimentation to production-grade reality, the hardening of cloud-native security, and the rise of unified automation platforms. Whether our community was focused on scaling hundreds of clusters or slashing VM provisioning times from months to minutes, the goal remained consistent: building a foundation that is security-focused, scalable, and resilient.Getting Started with Red Hat OpenShift VirtualizationWhether y