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Systemd-Free Peppermint OS Devuan Is Now Based on Devuan 6 Excalibur  9to5Linux

Ever since AMD announced openSIL in early 2023 for open-source CPU silicon initialization to eventually replace AGESA and enhance their Coreboot support, I have been eager to try it out. The openSIL code drops to date though have just focused on select reference platforms with only aiming for production status in the Zen 6 timeframe. But thanks to 3mdeb porting openSIL and Coreboot to a Gigabyte server motherboard, it's now possible to try out openSIL+Coreboot right now on Zen 5 hardware.

400+ Arch Linux AUR Packages Compromised in a Supply Chain Attack Deploying Infostealers  CyberSecurityNews

One of the exciting additions to the Linux 7.1 kernel is the introduction of the new NTFS file-system kernel driver. While in good shape already and proving advantageous over other NTFS open-source driver options, one of the initial limitations on it is around Windows native symbolic link handling but that is now in the process of being resolved...

Juno Tab 4 Linux tablets launches in 10.5'' and 13'' versions powered by Intel processors  Notebookcheck

The Arch Linux AUR had over 400 packages compromised with malware  GamingOnLinux

Cheat Engine now has a Linux version released  GamingOnLinux

Klei Entertainment classic Eets is now free and updated for modern PCs with a Linux version  GamingOnLinux

Linux cryptography subsystem expert Eric Biggers Eric Biggers of Google worked on some pretty nice Intel/AMD x86_64 optimizations over the years. Especially around AVX-512 optimizations within the Linux kernel's crypto code has been one of his many nice improvements to the kernel in recent times. Today he's out with another enticing AVX-512 optimization and this time it's for the software RAID code...

The Arch Linux User Repository "AUR" was hit by a large-scale malware campaign this week with more than 400 of these user-supplied packages being compromised...

Arch Linux's AUR Sees More Than 400 Packages Compromised With Malware  Phoronix

The Wine Wayland driver continues to be improved upon for bettering the experience around Windows games/applications running natively on Wayland Linux desktops without having to go through X11/XWayland. The newest feature merged is alpha modifier support for opacity handling of surfaces...

The first beta release of the Qt 6.12 toolkit is now available for testing. Qt 6.12 is packing a number of refinements and new features compared to earlier Qt6 releases. For paying Qt commercial customers, Qt 6.12 is also going to be the latest Qt6 Long Term Support (LTS) release...

For those relying on last year's stable GCC 15 series in not yet having migrated to the latest GCC 16, out today is GCC 15.3 to ship all of the latest back-ported bug fixes...

Apple introduces container machines: persistent virtual machines running Linux  Apple World Today

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Atomic Arch: Attackers Hijack Trusted AUR Packages to Deliver Rootkit-Like Malware  Sonatype

The initial release of the RISC-V Developer Preview, based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10.0, was in May 2025. Today, Red Hat is releasing a software refresh to that Developer Preview to update the code to RHEL 10.2. The hardware platform remains the same (SiFive HiFive Premier P550), but the new release contains more of the upstream code specifically for that platform as well as incremental upstream updates for support of the RISC-V instruction set architecture. Red Hat continues to work to integrate RISC-V support into the upstream community.The addition of the upstream code may enable

To achieve higher tiers of autonomy as defined by the global telecom industry association TM Forum, service providers must move beyond simple and reactive automation scripts. The goal is to achieve closed-loop, intent-driven operations where networks self-optimize, self-heal, and adapt to high-level business goals with zero human intervention. Enterprise and telecommunication service providers face a clear challenge: they need a robust, scalable, and secure cloud and an AI-native foundation that seamlessly integrates with specialized service orchestration.Red Hat is collaborating with Tata Elx

The AI-enabled enterprise: Why we are applying software engineering principles to business operationsRed Hat is applying the concept of Business as Code to reshape its own business operations. Serving as "Customer Zero," Red Hat uses the same principles that govern software engineering to transform standard operating procedures into a scalable, compounding enterprise asset that drives real growth. Learn more What's New in Ansible Automation Platform 2.7Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 builds on previous releases with more features and enhancements to help enable a platform engineering