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Linux Kernel 6.17 Release

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After two months of development, Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux Kernel 6.17. Among the most notable changes are: enhanced Btrfs performance, the system calls file_getattr() and file_setattr(), unification of single-processor and multi-processor configurations in the task scheduler, the DAMON_STAT module for memory access statistics, support for live patches on ARM64 systems, core dump transmission via AF_UNIX socket, and limiting SCHED_EXT through cgroup, as well as simplified protection settings […]

Coreboot 25.09 Release, an open alternative to proprietary firmwares

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The release of CoreBoot 25.09 has been published, developing a free alternative to proprietary firmware and BIOS. The project's code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. The new version includes 684 changes prepared with the participation of 110 developers. Key changes: Support has been added for motherboards: ASROCK SPC741D8-2L2T/BCM, GIGABYTE GA_H81M_D2W, HP 260 G1 DM, HP Compaq Pro 6300 SFF/MT, HP ProDesk 600 G1 SFF. Intel […]

The release of the KaOS 2025.09 distribution.

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The release of KaOS 2025.09 has been published, a distribution with a continuous update model, aimed at providing a desktop based on fresh KDE releases and applications using Qt. Notable design features include a vertical panel on the right side of the screen. The distribution evolves looking towards Arch Linux but supports its own independent repository containing over 1500 packages, as well as offering […]

Google has confirmed the upcoming merger of Android and Chrome OS

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Sameer Samat, Google's president of ecosystem development related to Android, spoke at the Qualcomm summit about the work on merging the Android and Chrome OS platforms, the results of which will reach users in 2026. Android will remain the primary platform, with its capabilities expanded for use on laptops and PCs. The results of this project […]

The COSMIC desktop environment and the Pop!_OS 24.04 distribution have entered beta testing.

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System76 has announced the readiness of the beta version of the COSMIC desktop environment, written in Rust. At the same time, the first beta release of the Pop!_OS 24.04 distribution, shipped with COSMIC, has been introduced. Initially, the first stable release of COSMIC was planned for the first quarter of 2025, but the development has been delayed, and more than a year after the publication of the first alpha version, the project has only reached the beta version. Beta version testing […]

Release of the Ubuntu Touch OTA-10 Focal mobile platform

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The OTA-10 Focal firmware (over-the-air) has been introduced, developed by the UBports project, which took over the development of the Ubuntu Touch mobile platform after Canonical distanced itself from it. This is the ninth release of Ubuntu Touch, based on the package base of Ubuntu 20.04. The project is also developing an experimental port of the Unity 8 desktop, which has been renamed Lomiri. The Ubuntu Touch OTA-10 Focal update in […]

XLibre discusses support for Vulkan via X11

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Lead developer of XLibre, Enrico Weigelt, has submitted a proposal for implementing a Vulkan extension for X11, which would allow for network transparency at the X11 protocol level combined with low-latency GPU rendering of the interface. The creation of an intermediate layer, libvulkan, is proposed, which would handle the rendering of X protocol data via the GPU on the client side. The mechanism is put forward as an alternative to GLX and DRI. The proposal […]

Vulnerability in the io_uring subsystem allows privilege escalation in the system

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A vulnerability (CVE-2025-39698) has been identified in the asynchronous I/O interface io_uring provided by the Linux kernel, allowing an unprivileged user to execute their code at the kernel level. The vulnerability is caused by the lack of existence checks for an object before operations are performed on that object. The vulnerability has been addressed in kernel updates 6.16.4 and 6.12.44. The status of the new version of the package or a fix in distributions can be checked on the following pages […]

Two malicious packages were discovered in the Rust repository crates.io

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Rust language developers have warned about the discovery of malicious code in the faster_log and async_println packages in the crates.io repository. The packages were uploaded to the repository on May 25 and have since been downloaded 8424 times. Attackers exploited the similarity of the package names with those of popular legitimate packages (e.g., faster_log instead of fast_log) to deliver modified clones, hoping that users […]

Release of Database Management System PostgreSQL 18

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After a year of development, a new stable branch of the PostgreSQL DBMS 18 has been released. Updates for this new branch will be provided for five years until November 2030. Support for PostgreSQL 13.x, the oldest supported branch, will end on November 13. Key innovations include the addition of an asynchronous input/output subsystem, which increases input/output throughput and eliminates delays. Additionally available on all […]

Release of the elementary OS 8.0.2 distribution

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The release of elementary OS 8.0.2 has been published, positioned as a fast, open-source, and privacy-conscious alternative to Windows and macOS. The project focuses on high-quality design aimed at creating an easy-to-use system that consumes minimal resources and ensures high boot speed. Users are provided with their own Pantheon desktop environment. Bootable ISO images (3.3 GB) are prepared for download […]

Release of the Pale Moon browser 33.9.0

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The release of the Pale Moon web browser 33.9.0 has been announced, which forked from the Firefox codebase to provide greater efficiency, maintain a classic interface, minimize memory consumption, and offer additional customization options. Pale Moon builds are available for Windows and Linux (x86_64). The project's code is released under the MPLv2 (Mozilla Public License). The project adheres to classic interface organization without transitioning to […]

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