Linux Hits an Important Milestone
Jul 21, 2025If you pay attention to the news in the Linux-sphere, you've probably heard that the open source operating system recently crashed through a ceiling no one thought possible.
more »CachyOS Now Lets Users Choose Their Shell
Jul 14, 2025Imagine getting the opportunity to select which shell you want during the installation of your favorite Linux distribution. That's now a thing.
more »Wayland 1.24 Released with Fixes and New Features
Jul 09, 2025Wayland continues to move forward, while X11 slowly vanishes into the shadows, and the latest release includes plenty of improvements.
more »Bugs Found in sudo
Jul 07, 2025Two critical flaws allow users to gain access to root privileges.
more »Fedora Continues 32-Bit Support
Jul 02, 2025In a move that should come as a relief to some portions of the Linux community, Fedora will continue supporting 32-bit architecture.
more »Two Local Privilege Escalation Flaws Discovered in Linux
Jun 24, 2025Qualys researchers have discovered two local privilege escalation vulnerabilities that allow hackers to gain root privileges on major Linux distributions.
more »Linux Mint 20 Reaches EOL
Jun 12, 2025With Linux Mint 20 at its end of life, the time has arrived to upgrade to Linux Mint 22.
more »TuxCare Announces Support for AlmaLinux 9.2
Jun 10, 2025Thanks to TuxCare, AlmaLinux 9.2 (and soon version 9.6) now enjoys years of ongoing patching and compliance.
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2,000 Vulnerabilities per Linux Release
Thanks to AI bug hunters, the Linux kernel is seeing record numbers of vulnerabilities, and it's overwhelming developers.
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Linux Exempt from California’s Age Verification Law
So long as Linux is distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses, the OS is exempt from being required to verify the age of its users in California.
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Roll Out the Cake: Linux Turns 35
35 years ago, a Finnish student began a humble project that would forever change the course of technology.
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China Switching from Windows to Linux
China has ordered several government agencies to drop a Chinese-developed version of Windows 10 in favor of either KylinOS or UOS.
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Pine64 Halts Production of Linux Devices
With continued DRAM and eMMC shortages, Pine64 has decided to discontinue production of Linux devices.
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The Bullet-Proof KDE Software Initiative Is Coming
KDE, Techpaladin, and Kubuntu Focus have announced a new initiative that will provide at least three years of support for KDE Plasma 6.6 LTS and related software.
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Linux Mint Shares a Possible Kernel Cleanup Solution
For those on Linux Mint who like to keep multiple kernels around but don't want them to take up too much space, you might be getting a new automated tool.
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CachyOS Gets an Update
CachyOS August 2026 release is now available with the latest version of KDE, some new features, and plenty of improvements.
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The Linux Kernel Dev Staging Area Now Rejects AI-Generated Patches
Unless a kernel patch is a valid security fix, it will be rejected if it was created using AI.
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Linux Surpasses Double-Digit Market Share
According to two sources, the Linux operating system has hit a major milestone in market share that naysayers thought would never happen.
