For nearly the past decade has been the kernel lockdown mode for tightening up kernel access from user-space such as when UEFI Secure Boot is enabled. The kernel lockdown mode restricts PCI BAR access, no writing to /dev/mem, and other restrictions so user-space can't can't modify the running kernel or access sensitive kernel memory. An oversight has allowed legacy I/O and memory interfaces via sysfs to remain open in lockdown mode, but a fix is on the way...

HWall is a new Rust-based Linux hardware monitor with detailed system information, live sensors, charts, alerts, and GTK and terminal interfaces.

NXP has released the FRDM i.MX 95 Pro, a development board designed for evaluating the company’s i.MX 95 applications processor in edge AI, industrial networking, robotics, vision processing, and advanced HMI applications. The board uses the 19 × 19mm version of the i.MX 95 processor, integrating up to six Arm Cortex-A55 application cores alongside Cortex-M7 […]

If you are an early customer of the Framework Laptop 13 Pro or other Intel Core Ultra Series 3 Panther Lake laptop and using Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, there can be real benefit from upgrading your Mesa stack for the newer Iris Gallium3D and ANV Vulkan drivers. In this article are some benchmarks of the Framework Laptop 13 Pro with Core Ultra X9 388H with Arc B390 Xe3 integrated graphics for looking at the performance impact of using Mesa Git on Ubuntu Linux.

Running Large Language Models (LLMs) locally has become increasingly popular for development, privacy, and offline testing. Ollama makes this incredibly straightforward, allowing you to run models like Llama 3 or Mistral directly on your machine. By leveraging Podman on Fedora Linux, you can isolate Ollama inside a container. This approach keeps your host system clean […]

A GitHub fight over the EU’s age verification app reveals a hardware rule that could shut out Linux, custom ROMs, and anything that isn’t Apple or Google.

Tindie recently listed Comu, a compact development board built around the WCH CH32V203 RISC-V microcontroller. Measuring 13 × 9.4mm, the board fits inside a USB-A port and combines programmable touch controls, LEDs, USB device support, and access to several GPIO signals. The CH32V203 operates at up to 144MHz using its internal oscillator and provides 224KB […]

Tails 7.10.1 has been released today as the latest version of this Debian-based distribution designed to protect you against surveillance and censorship by leveraging the Tor anonymous network.

Raspberry Pi introduced a new 3GB version of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B in April, positioning it between the existing 2GB and 4GB configurations. Four months after the announcement, the model is appearing through additional distributors, including TME, PiShop.us, and Waveshare. The 3GB configuration was introduced in response to rising LPDDR4 memory costs. According […]

Linux kernel developers are moving forward with plans to remove the crypto_rng API layer, a long-standing component of the kernel's cryptographic subsystem. The proposed change is part of a broader effort to simplify the kernel's internal architecture by eliminating redundant code paths and encouraging developers to rely on the kernel's modern random number generation interfaces instead.

The latest Hyprland patch release improves fullscreen handling, floating window rendering, monitor scale reporting, and screen capture behavior.

For those with one of the original Valve Steam Controllers from a decade ago and looking to make use of it with the native HID Linux driver outside of the Steam client or SDL, an important addition is coming with the Linux 7.3 kernel release later in the year...

The Rust-based core utilities project reaches a 93.48% GNU test pass rate while improving compatibility, security, and reliability.

The GNOME Project released GNOME 50.4 today as the fourth maintenance update to the latest GNOME 50 desktop environment series to fix more bugs across various core apps and components.

Mesa 26.2 is now available, delivering new features, performance optimizations, and broader hardware support across its open-source graphics drivers.

FEX 2608 is now available as the newest monthly feature update to this open-source emulator sponsored by Valve for running x86_64 binaries on ARM64, including Steam and Windows games with Steam Play (Proton)...

GStreamer 1.28.6 has been released today as the sixth maintenance update to the latest and greatest GStreamer 1.28 series of this powerful, free, open-source, and cross-platform multimedia framework.

Tails 7.10.1 patches critical Linux kernel and Expat vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to gain administrator privilege

The British Linux distro Peppermint OS, based on either Debian or Devuan, offers much to users of all stripes, yet presents itself as an empty vessel for the individual user to fill with their particular needs and wants. Which, in their opinion, is as it should be.

Cloudflare today announced the open-sourcing of Cloudflare OS as an "open platform for agents, apps, and work." Cloudflare OS is an AI "operating system" but not in the traditional OS sense...