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Canonical Releases Ubuntu Core 24 for IoT, Edge, and Embedded Devices

Ubuntu Core 24 comes as a fully containerized variant of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat), introducing a fully preemptible kernel to ensure time-bound responses and enable advanced real-time features out of the box on Ubuntu Certified Hardware from Canonical’s partners.

Nasty Linux Bug, CVE-2024-1086, Is on the Loose

A few months back, CVE-2024-1086, a nasty use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter, was revealed. With a Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) score of 7.8, this bug, with the foundation for most Linux network firewall and Network Address Translation (NAT) programs, was a nasty little security hole. With...

Linux Mint’s Software Manager Is Now Faster & Safer

Linux Mint's Software Manager has been significantly improved with faster loading, instant window display, and secure Flatpak settings.

Fedora Approves Exception for macOS Binaries in Asahi-Installer

Fedora FESCo grants an exception for shipping prebuilt macOS binaries to support Apple Silicon. Here's more on that!

NetworkManager 1.48 Improves Detection of 6 GHz Band Capability for Wi-Fi Devices

NetworkManager 1.48 is here more than three months after NetworkManager 1.46 and introduces new features like the ability to allow IPv6 SLAAC and static IPv6 DNS server assignment for modem broadband when IPv6 device address is not explicitly passed on by ModemManager.

Ultramarine Linux 40: A Well-Crafted Fedora Spin

A new release of Ultramarine Linux 40 is now available, and we did a test drive for a quick review.

First Arch Linux ISO Release Powered by Linux 6.9 Is Now Available for Download

Arch Linux 2024.06.01 is the first Arch Linux ISO snapshot to come with the latest and greatest Linux 6.9 kernel series by default, which should give you a boost when detecting hardware, especially on newer devices but also older ones where previous Arch Linux ISOs didn’t detect some of...

Linux Kernel 6.10-rc2 Released With Lots of Bcachefs Patches

Linus Torvalds has announced the second release candidate (RC2) for the upcoming Linux kernel 6.10.

Exciting New Features Are Coming to Thunderbird Mail Client

Thunderbird is closer to new releases with Rust-enabled builds, Microsoft Exchange & native Linux system tray support, and more.

Linux Lite Celebrates 12 Years with 7.0 ‘Galena’ Release

Meet Linux Lite 7.0 'Galena,' now rebased on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, packed with XFCE 4.18, Linux kernel 6.8, and more.

CentOS 7’s Final Countdown: 30 Days Left Until Support Ends

CentOS 7 users, time's running out! Support ends June 30, 2024. Switch to a new Linux distribution ASAP. Here are the possible upgrade paths.

NixOS 24.05 “Uakari” Brings Fresh Features and Enhanced Stability

The immutable and declarative NixOS 24.05 "Uakari" launches with robust upgrades, including GNOME 46, Plasma 6, and Linux kernel 6.6.

Wine 9.10 Launches With Enhanced DPI Awareness

Wine 9.10 debuts with vkd3d 1.12, better DPI support, and C++ RTTI on ARM. Here's more on that!

22 Best Free and Open-Source Linux Application Launchers

Application launchers play an integral part in making the Linux desktop a more productive environment to work and play.

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