Linux and Open Source news headlines
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Mon, 05/11/2026 - 22:20
Linux 7.0.6 is out as stable this morning to finish mitigating the Dirty Frag vulnerability that was made public last week...
Mon, 05/11/2026 - 22:20
Shelly developer Zoey Bauer released Shelly 2.2.4 today as the latest version of this open-source and free Pacman alternative for Arch Linux, designed with the user in mind, especially newcomers.
Mon, 05/11/2026 - 22:20
With half-way through the Debian 14 "Forky" development cycle, the Debian release team is out with an update this weekend and some big news...
Mon, 05/11/2026 - 22:20
SpacemiT’s Key Stone K3 is a high-performance RISC-V SoC designed for AI and edge computing applications. The processor combines eight X100 64-bit RISC-V CPU cores with eight A100 AI-oriented compute cores, along with multimedia, networking, and high-speed I/O support targeting edge and embedded AI workloads. The CPU subsystem integrates eight X100 RISC-V cores operating at […]
Mon, 05/11/2026 - 22:20
While since GNOME 48 Decibels is the new audio player of the GNOME desktop, there is no shortage of other GNOME/GTK-aligned music players. Last month was the big Amerbol music player update and there are Lollypop and others. The latest GNOME-aligned music player now hitting the 1.0 milestone is Nocturne...
Mon, 05/11/2026 - 22:20
Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.3 is out this week as the latest maintenance release for this tablet/smartphone-focused Ubuntu distribution...
Mon, 05/11/2026 - 22:20
Valve’s second Steam Client update for May 2026 fixes Steam Controller firmware, Steam Input, charging puck, and streaming issues.
Mon, 05/11/2026 - 22:20
Kdenlive 26.04.1 fixes a serious project file vulnerability and ships stability improvements across editing, audio, subtitles, transitions, and project recovery.
Mon, 05/11/2026 - 22:20
Microsoft released Azure Linux 3.0.20260506 on Saturday in order to ship the latest security fixes affecting a wide variety of open-source software projects...
Sun, 05/10/2026 - 22:20
Mozilla released Firefox 150.0.2 as the second minor maintenance update to the latest Firefox 150 web browser to address various bugs and improve some of the browser’s features for a better experience.
Sun, 05/10/2026 - 22:20
FEX 2605 is out this weekend as the newest monthly feature release to this emulator for running Linux x86_64 binaries on ARM64 (AArch64) devices. This is the open-source project sponsored by Valve and planned for use with the upcoming Steam Frame as well as being relevant to Linux gaming on other 64-bit ARM laptops and other devices...
Sun, 05/10/2026 - 22:20
Parrot OS 7.2 is now available with Linux kernel 6.19, updated security tools, Debian package sync, and Copy Fail mitigation.
Sun, 05/10/2026 - 22:20
In late 2023 I reviewed the HP Z6 G5 A workstation that at the time was built around the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 series and NVIDIA RTX Ada Generation graphics. More recently, HP has revised the Z6 G5 A workstation for the latest Threadripper PRO 9000 series and NVIDIA RTX PRO Blackwell graphics. HP sent over the upgraded Z6 G5 A workstation that I've been benchmarking the past few weeks. This workstation remains Linux-friendly down to convenient LVFS/Fwupd support and delivers stellar performance with the Zen 5 Threadripper and NVIDIA Blackwell combination.
Sun, 05/10/2026 - 22:20
After Copy Fail, a new Linux kernel vulnerability was uncovered and disclosed today, called “Dirty Frag”, which is quite similar to Copy Fail as it allows a local user to escalate their privileges to gain root access.
Sun, 05/10/2026 - 22:20
FreeBSD 15.1 continues working its way toward a stable release in June. Out today is FreeBSD 15.1 Beta 2...
Sun, 05/10/2026 - 22:20
Linux hardware vendor TUXEDO Computers unveiled today a new Linux laptop called TUXEDO BM 15, which doubles as an upgradable business notebook featuring smartcard and 4G LTE support.
Sun, 05/10/2026 - 22:20
A new NVIDIA Labs project is greatly improving the capabilities of using the Rust programming language for developing CUDA kernels for NVIDIA GPUs...
Sun, 05/10/2026 - 22:20
Linux kernel developers are reviewing a killswitch proposal that can disable vulnerable functions after recent CVE disclosures.
Sun, 05/10/2026 - 22:20
CompuLab has unveiled the IOT-GATE-RPI5, an industrial IoT edge gateway built around the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5. The system combines the BCM2712 quad-core Cortex-A76 processor with industrial interfaces, optional cellular connectivity, and support for wide operating temperatures. The gateway is based on the Broadcom BCM2712 processor with four Cortex-A76 cores clocked at 2.4GHz, paired […]
Sun, 05/10/2026 - 22:20
The UBports Foundation released the Ubuntu Touch OTA 1.3 update today for Ubuntu Phone users running the latest Ubuntu Touch 24.04 series based on the long-term supported Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) operating system series.