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The Libre-Chip project led by Jacob Lifshay has received a grant from NLNet to develop a prototype/proof-of-concept processor design that can be high performance but not vulnerable to speculative execution vulnerabilities like Spectre...

Attackers patch 10.0 Apache ActiveMQ bug after gaining access to Linux systems  SC Media

Linux Kernel 6.15 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.16  9to5Linux

CachyOS hits the top of the Distrowatch charts  theregister.com

Linus Torvalds Releases Linux Kernel 6.17-rc1 Early Due to Travels  WebProNews

Intel’s Project Battlematrix Boosts Multi-GPU AI with Linux Patches  WebProNews

Linux Kernel Patches Add Bhyve Detection for 255+ vCPU Support  WebProNews

Linux 6.18 Queues Apple Silicon Updates for M1, M2 Chips  WebProNews

Kernel Stack Watch: Real-Time Linux Tool for Stack Corruption Detection  WebProNews

Here's How I Made Linux Feel More Like macOS Using KDE Plasma  How-To Geek

Systemd 258 is nearing release with many big changes to this init system / service manager. Systemd 258-rc3 was released today with some last minute fixes while also now adding that the next release, systemd 259, will face increased Linux system requirements...

RingReaper Malware – A New Threat to Linux Servers Bypassing EDR Defenses  cyberpress.org

AMD's GPUOpen team just released the FidelityFX SDK 2.0 development kit and with it is now the inclusion of the FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 (FSR 4) upscaling tech to complement the existing FSR 2 / FSR 3 support...

Following the release of Mesa 25.2 from two weeks ago, Mesa 25.2.1 is out now as the first point release. Mesa 25.2.1 is quite heavy on bug fixes and some other notable back-ports from Mesa 25.3-devel...

A clever new Linux malware is breaking into systems - and then shutting the door behind it to avoid detection  TechRadar

MoltenVK 1.4 is available today for this Vulkan portability implementation that layers the Vulkan API atop Apple's Metal graphics drivers for allowing Vulkan games/apps to run across macOS, iOS, and tvOS devices...

How to Install Tor Browser on Linux  Techloy

New DripDropper Malware Exploits Linux Flaw Then Patches It Lock Rivals Out  Hack Read

With the Ubuntu 25.10 release in October they are aiming to have a better ARM64 experience with their generic desktop ISO thanks to a new improvement they have been working on called Stubble...

LibreOffice 25.8 is now available as the latest half-year feature release to this open-source office suite that is one of the most comprehensive alternatives to Microsoft Office for Linux and other platforms...