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5 Linux Mint desktop widgets that save me time and help me get more done  How-To Geek

Back in 2023 AMD posted hardware-accelerated virtualized IOMMU patches for the Linux kernel as a request for comments (RFC). In 2024 they then posted a second iteration of the AMD vIOMMU patches but then seemingly fell off the radar. This morning is now the first set of updated AMD vIOMMU patches sent out on the Linux kernel mailing list with the RFC tag now removed...

AMD Revives Linux Kernel Patches For Hardware-Accelerated vIOMMU  Phoronix

SolveSpace 3.2 was released this past week as the newest feature update to this open-source parametric 3D CAD tool for creating 2D/3D parts and other CAD diagrams...

How I Use sysext to Inject Tools Into a Read-Only Linux System  It's FOSS

SystemRescue 13 updates its kernel to Linux 6.18 LTS, adds new recovery tools  Help Net Security

Linus Torvalds says Linux 7.0's calm was a mirage as rc6 refuses to settle down  XDA

Linus Torvalds expresses concerns over unusually large Linux 7.0 RC6 patch count  Neowin

Claude 5.0 Emerges in Internal Testing, Shakes Anthropic by Cracking 20-Year-Old Linux Vulnerability in 90 Minutes  36氪

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.0 Extended Update Support (EUS) has been included in the Catalogue of Information and Communication Technology Security Products and Services (CPSTIC) of the National Cryptologic Centre (CCN). This inclusion enables RHEL for deployment in public sector bodies operating under the strictest requirements of Spain's National Security Framework (ENS).The ENS is the rigorous cybersecurity framework mandatory not only for all Spanish public administrations but also for the extensive network of private companies that provide them with services. It is a regulation aime

Organizations running Microsoft SQL Server 2025 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) in Azure can now install and integrate with the SQL IaaS Agent extension (see SQL Server IaaS Agent Extension for Linux - SQL Server on Azure VMs), which enables full licensing flexibility for their SQL deployment. As of today, the extension supports three licensing options. When registering in lightweight mode, you can choose:PAYG (Pay-As-You-Go): Pay per usage. The pay-as-you-go model means that the per-second cost of running the Azure VM includes the cost of the SQL Server license.AHB (Azure Hybrid Benefit):

At Red Hat, our IT and Engineering functions encounter the same challenges and make the same decisions our customers face every day, from infrastructure optimization and application delivery to automating and enhancing the security of our global business. Right now, almost every organization we talk to is navigating the complexities of an AI journey, and we’re in that same boat. As users of our own products—because we love and believe in the technology we build—we want to pull back the curtain on our internal experience. We hope that the lessons we’ve learned through some foresight an

The data is there. The insight isn't.Telecommunications networks generate unprecedented volumes of telemetry. Every authentication attempt, packet flow, device heartbeat, controller update, and service interaction produces telemetry. As networks expand into Wi-Fi offload, 5G standalone, and distributed edge deployments, that volume continues to grow. Yet turning that data into operational intelligence remains one of the industry's hardest challenges.The challenge for operators today is not collection. It is a correlation. Modern networks produce multiple operational signals simultaneously: Net

Security is an important aspect of any digital undertaking, and Kubernetes is no different. We’ve built Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes to form a foundational layer of security across fleets, estates, and platforms, be it public, private, or hybrid clouds. Today we release Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes version 4.10 as part of our ongoing effort to make life easier for Red Hat OpenShift users when it comes to building and enforcing security policies for their clusters.Chief among these updates is the new integration of vulnerability management into OpenShif

Linux 7.0-rc6 Released With The Fixes Still Coming In Heavy  Phoronix

Linux 7.0-rc6 was just released in quickly working toward the stable Linux 7.0 release in mid-April. This was another busy week with lots of bug fixes...

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: March 29th, 2026  9to5linux.com

Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 13, 2026 (Mar 23 – 29)  Linuxiac

5 Linux Mint extensions that finally made my desktop feel complete  How-To Geek

Ubuntu was my first distro—here's why we went our separate ways  How-To Geek