Open-source News

Linux Defenders Face Patch and Exploit Race  BankInfoSecurity

FreeBSD 15.0 had aimed to provide a KDE desktop install option from its text-based OS installer to make for a more compelling FreeBSD out-of-the-box desktop experience. That was then delayed to FreeBSD 15.1 but that didn't end up materializing. Now the KDE desktop install option is diverted to FreeBSD 15.2...

I ditched Windows Snap Layouts for a tiling window manager and finally got the Linux experience I wanted  MakeUseOf

Fedora Atomic is the desktop OS I keep recommending to people who don't want to think about Linux  XDA

A Cyberdeck That Runs Linux…in An Altoids Tin  Hackaday

Today's Patch Tuesday is a busier one than normal for the quarter. Both AMD and Intel have rolled out new updates for Linux customers among other security disclosures today. Thankfully though the vulnerabilities don't appear to be too widespread or impactful...

AMD & Intel Roll Out New Linux Updates For Today's Patch Tuesday  Phoronix

New Dirty Frag Bug Lets Attackers Gain Root Access on Linux  Petri IT Knowledgebase

AMD Fixes Linux HDMI 2.1 DSC Limitation; 4K 240Hz Steam Machines Within Reach  HotHardware

DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.2 is now available for this implementation of NVIDIA's NVAPI/NVOFAPI interfaces atop DXVK and VKD3D-Proton that is used in turn by Valve's Steam Play (Proton) for enhanced NVIDIA Linux gaming support...

DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.2 Further Improves NVIDIA Integration For Steam Play Linux Gaming  Phoronix

Googlebook Answers Some Questions, Raises Others ⭐️  Thurrott.com

An IBM engineer posted the first set of patches enabling the Rust programming language support for the Linux kernel to be built on the s390 architecture...

IBM s390 Is The Latest Architecture Seeing Rust Linux Kernel Support  Phoronix

Red Hat Enterprise Linux powers AI innovation  SiliconANGLE

Linux has quietly become more forward-thinking than Windows, and these 6 features prove it  XDA

Linux maintainer proposes runtime killswitch for vulnerabilities | brief | SC Media  SC Media

NDC Security 2026 - sshlogin: Securely Authenticating To Remote Linux Systems Via A Serial Or A Text-Based Interface  Security Boulevard

I've spent 30 years with Microsoft but Linux and Pop! OS might have converted me  PC Gamer

Securing Server Identities: Strategies for Linux and Windows Environments  Palo Alto Networks