Open-source News

Microsoft introduces Linux's sudo command to Windows 11  BetaNews

Microsoft is bringing Linux's sudo command to Windows 11  The Verge

Kicking off our NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper benchmarking at Phoronix is an initial look at the 72-core Grace CPU performance with 96GB of HBM3 memory. Here are some initial benchmarks of the Grace CPU performance while the Hopper GPU benchmarks will be coming in a follow-up article.

AMD posts Linux patches to enabled RDNA 4 GPUs — could RX 8000-series graphics cards actually arrive in 2024?  Tom's Hardware

Linux Vendors Squawk: PATCH NOW — CVSS 9.8 Bootkit Bug in shim.efi  Security Boulevard

Linux gaming performance display MangoHud v0.7.1 is out now  GamingOnLinux

Essential responsibilities of a Linux sysadmin  Network World

Linux Devs Rush to Patch Critical Vulnerability in Shim  Infosecurity Magazine

Mitchell Baker announced today she is stepping down as CEO of Mozilla Corporation but will retain the position of Mozilla Corporation Executive Chairwoman...

Cyberus Technology announced today the open-source release of a KVM back-end developed for VirtualBox. This new back-end allows the VirtualBox VMM to run virtual machines utilizing the Linux KVM hypervisor instead of the custom kernel module relied upon by the standard Oracle VM VirtualBox software...

Cyberus Develops Open-Source KVM Backend For VirtualBox  Phoronix

Fwupd 1.9.13 was released today by Red Hat's Richard Hughes as the newest feature update to this open-source firmware updating solution for Linux systems and more...

Fwupd 1.9.13 Adds Support For Newer Acer USB Docks  Phoronix

Microsoft embraces its inner penguin as sudo sneaks into Windows 11  The Register

Driving survival game Pacific Drive is very cool - here's the fix for Steam Deck / Linux  GamingOnLinux

HELLDIVERS 2: Compatibility Issues on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux  BNN Breaking

HELLDIVERS 2 is out - here's how to run it on Steam Deck / Linux  GamingOnLinux

Most Linux Systems Exposed to Complete Compromise via Shim Vulnerability  OODA Loop

As the first of Arm Mali firmware to be added to the linux-firmware.git repository, the Gen10 Mali "Panthor" firmware has been added as part of the effort on the new open-source Panthor DRM kernel driver currently working its way upstream...

Arm Lands Mali Gen10 "Panthor" Firmware Blob In Linux-Firmware.Git  Phoronix