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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...

Beckhoff opinion: Operating systems for industrial automation starts with people, not tech  Robotics & Automation News

LibreOffice 25.8 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released, This Is What’s New  9to5Linux

RingReaper Malware Attacking Linux Servers Evading EDR Solutions  CyberSecurityNews

Given the promising AMD Strix Halo benchmark results on Linux 6.17 following the recent merge window and early regression fixes landing in the kernel, I was curious to see how Linux 6.17 was fairing on more powerful AMD EPYC server hardware. Here is a brief look at some of the performance improvements found running EPYC 9005 "Turin" with the latest Linux 6.17 development kernel compared to Linux 6.16 stable...

AMD EPYC 9005 Squeezes Out More Performance On Linux 6.17  Phoronix

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition fixes desyncs between Windows and Linux / SteamOS  GamingOnLinux

Linux 6.18 To Introduce New Driver For TASCAM US-144MKII USB Audio Interface  Phoronix

One of the new hardware drivers expected to appear in the Linux 6.18 kernel later this year is the "us144mkii" USB sound driver for supporting the TASCAM US-144MKII USB audio interface...

Hackers Exploiting Apache ActiveMQ Flaw to Breach Cloud-Based Linux Systems  cyberpress.org

Hackers Exploit Apache ActiveMQ Flaw to Breach Cloud Linux Servers  GBHackers News