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Libgcrypt 1.12.3 Released With Bug Fixes, Curve Alias, and Faster Crypto

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 22:20
A new Libgcrypt release focuses on maintenance and speed, while improving interoperability through an additional elliptic-curve identifier.
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FreeBSD 14.5-RC1 Released With Several Security Fixes

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 22:20
Ahead of FreeBSD 14.5-RELEASE hopefully debuting on 8 September, FreeBSD 14.5-RC1 is out today as the final scheduled development release...
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ReactOS 0.4.16 Released with New Graphical Installer and Wine 10 Work

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 22:20
ReactOS 0.4.16 introduces a graphical installer, improved hardware support, a new ATA driver, and ongoing modernization toward Wine 10.
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Another x86 Advisory From Some Entity Other Than Intel Or AMD

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 22:20
Last October I highlighted an interesting post on the Linux kernel mailing list around an x86 corporate entity other than Intel or AMD that left mysterious intrigue. The developer that detailed those x86 opcode/CPUID/MSR allocations back in July then detailed 16-tile and 32-tile AMX implementations again for something outside the current scope of Intel/AMD processors. Today another message is being relayed from that "corporate entity other than Intel/AMD."..
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Manjaro-Based Mabox Linux 26.08 Adds New Tools for Custom ISOs

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 22:20
Mabox Linux 26.08 introduces new system remastering tools, switches its F12 terminal to Kitty, and adds the Yazi file manager.
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Debian Says Yes to Generative AI, but Keeps Humans Accountable

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 22:20
Debian developers have chosen a middle path on AI, allowing its use while keeping contributors fully accountable for their work.
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LibreOffice 26.8 Again Proves Open Source Is About More Than Code

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 22:20
New bidirectional-text tools, better OOXML round-tripping, and no built-in AI show why LibreOffice is accountable to users rather than product-market calculations.
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DXVK 3.1 Released with Initial Support for DXGI Present Parameters

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 22:20
DXVK 3.1 was released today as the latest stable version for this Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine, bringing new features and improvements for several games.
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Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS Released With Initial Collection Of Fixes

Sun, 08/30/2026 - 22:20
Canonical today published Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS as their first point release in the long-term support series for the "Resolute Raccoon"...
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EndeavourOS Titan Nova Refreshes the ISO Ahead of the Wayland-Based Triton

Sun, 08/30/2026 - 22:20
EndeavourOS releases Titan Nova with refreshed hardware support and installer fixes while development continues on the Wayland-based Triton release.
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MSI WS300 with 72-Core Grace CPU, Blackwell Ultra GPU, and Dual 400GbE

Sun, 08/30/2026 - 22:20
MSI has detailed the XpertStation WS300T60L, a tower workstation based on NVIDIA’s DGX Station architecture and GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra platform. The system is aimed at AI development, data science, inference, AI agents, and physical AI workloads, with a 72-core Arm processor, Blackwell Ultra GPU, up to 748GB of coherent memory, and dual 400GbE connectivity. […]
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Linux 7.3 TPM Makes Cleanup Preparations For TrenchBoot

Sat, 08/29/2026 - 22:20
The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) subsystem changes for the Linux 7.3 kernel are centered around code clean-ups and improvements being made as a precursor toward TrenchBoot support...
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Artix Linux Drops XLibre Support Just Months After Making It Default

Sat, 08/29/2026 - 22:20
Artix Linux is discontinuing XLibre support only months after adopting it as the default X server, alongside refreshed August 2026 ISOs.
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EndeavourOS Titan Nova Is Out with Linux Kernel 7.1 and KDE Plasma 6.7.4

Sat, 08/29/2026 - 22:20
The EndeavourOS team announced today the general availability for download of EndeavourOS Titan Nova as the latest stable snapshot of this Arch Linux-based distro featuring the KDE Plasma desktop environment.
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Debian Votes To Allow "Responsible Use Of Generative AI"

Sat, 08/29/2026 - 22:20
The voting is over and there is a winner now known in the much-debated Debian General Resolution voting over an AI policy for the Linux distribution...
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Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS Released, 24.04 LTS Upgrades Coming in a Few Weeks

Sat, 08/29/2026 - 22:20
Canonical ships the first Resolute Raccoon point release while delaying automatic 24.04 LTS upgrades to address regressions.
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The Linux Kernel Is Approaching 2,000 CVEs Per Release

Sat, 08/29/2026 - 22:20
With the proliferation of AI/LLM models analyzing the Linux kernel's vast codebase, there has been a surge in the number of CVEs per kernel release. After typically being around 500 CVEs fixed per release, we are now approaching 2,000 CVEs fixed per release and perhaps will break that threshold for Linux 7.3...
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Orange Pi Zero 4 with Octa-Core Allwinner A733, PCIe 3.0, and Wi-Fi 6

Sat, 08/29/2026 - 22:20
Orange Pi has shown the Orange Pi Zero 4, a compact single-board computer based on the Allwinner A733 SoC. The board combines an octa-core Arm CPU, a PowerVR GPU, a 3 TOPS NPU, up to 16GB of LPDDR5/LPDDR4X/LPDDR4 memory, Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and multiple display and camera interfaces in a 50 x […]
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Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

Sat, 08/29/2026 - 22:20
Canonical has published the Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS ISO images today for all official flavors as the first point release to the long-term supported Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) operating system series.
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Linux 7.3 Will Begin Checking USB-C Cables For Alt-Mode Support

Sat, 08/29/2026 - 22:20
The USB and Thunderbolt changes have been merged for Linux 7.3. Two changes stand out for me in the USB subsystem code with Linux 7.3. First, the kernel arguably being long overdue for checking USB-C cables capabilities whether they support alt-modes. Second, a new low-latency USB4STREAM option for lower latency data transfers between USB4-connected systems...
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