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VMware ESXi servers targeted by new Linux ransomware variant  SC Media

VMware ESXi servers targeted by new Linux ransomware variant  SC Media

All of the "perf" performance events feature updates were merged last week for the ongoing Linux 6.11 merge window...

Performance Event Changes For Linux 6.11 Bring Several Additions For Intel Hardware  Phoronix

Performance Event Changes For Linux 6.11 Bring Several Additions For Intel Hardware  Phoronix

This dangerous new Linux malware is going after VMware systems with multiple extortion attempts  TechRadar

This dangerous new Linux malware is going after VMware systems with multiple extortion attempts  TechRadar

Why don't more people use desktop Linux? I have a theory you might not like  ZDNet

New Play ransomware Linux version targets VMware ESXi VMs  BleepingComputer

New Play ransomware Linux version targets VMware ESXi VMs  BleepingComputer

MidnightBSD 3.2 is out as the newest feature update to one of the few desktop-focused BSD operating systems still being maintained. MidnightBSD 3.2 continues to be derived from FreeBSD sources while shipping with a nice Xfce-based desktop experience...

Open-source developer Enrico Weigelt has in recent months taken to near single-handedly maintain and further enhance the aging X.Org Server codebase. The latest area that Weigelt has been working to improve is around the X.Org Server's Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) support...

Forget Windows 11: Nobara Linux is the OS for everyone  ZDNet

Forget Windows 11: Nobara Linux is the OS for everyone  ZDNet

Andrew Morton on Sunday sent in his "MM" pull requests for Linux 6.11 of the areas of the kernel he manages...

It's not just Windows PCs that have gone belly up, as CrowdStrike's Falcon software has been b0rking Linux-powered computers, too  PC Gamer

It's not just Windows PCs that have gone belly up, as CrowdStrike's Falcon software has been b0rking Linux-powered computers, too  PC Gamer

VMware ESXi Subjected to Attacks with Novel Play Ransomware for Linux  Channel E2E

The stable Linux Mint 22 ISOs have passed final checks and are ready to download  Neowin

The final Linux Mint 22 ISOs are undergoing final checks before the release  Neowin