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A new version of mpv, the open-source command line media player is out. mpv v0.42 is now able to navigate DVD menus, and the two menu systems that Blu-ray discs use, HDMV and BD-J (the latter requires Java). DVD-Audio support was also added, a nich format that offers higher-resolution audio. Plus, if you have any .iso backups of DVDs or Blu-ray Discs, mpv 0.42 can play those directly – no need to…

With Linux 7.4 the AMDGPU driver enables HDMI 2.1 FRL functionality by default for driving higher refresh rate and higher resolution displays. That default enabling comes as HDMI FreeSync/VRR and ALLM features are also in place for Linux 7.4. Now coming by way of fixes for Linux 7.4 is also improving the Fixed Rate Link support with the newer HDMI 2.2 specification…

In September 2026, Amazon Web Services (AWS) published its first DLAMIs built on Ubuntu Pro in the Base GPU family. By choosing Ubuntu Pro, enterprises launching DLAMIs gain a stronger security maintenance posture at launch thanks to Expanded Security Maintenance (ESM). What are the DLAMIs? The DLAMIs are AWS-maintained machine images for GPU and accelerator…

One installer now offers conventional and read-only systems as separate Micro distro bows out

This time of the year, clocks spring forward and fall back across the globe, but some places are making permanent changes – and Ubuntu needs to keep pace. Over recent weeks, Canonical has refresh Ubuntu’s system time zone database package tzdata on all supported releases to ensure the system reflects the local time in parts of Canada, where: The system needs to show the right time for obvious…

For those that use Linux's raid6check command for checking/repairing an MD RAID6 software RAID array's device for errors, newly-merged code is showing up to a 3x performance improvement…

Which of PHP2Shell, Node2Shell, Plex2Shell, the CVSS 10 GitLab bug and eMudhra’s CA keys are exploited in the wild, what’s fixed, and what’s still open.

The rustification is ongoing, with Rust-written programs now allowed and existing C code not being ported.

Measuring just 100 × 72mm, the PICO-PTH4 is described by AAEON as the world’s first Pico-ITX SBC powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors (Panther Lake). The board supports up to 32GB of LPDDR5X memory, PCIe 5.0 NVMe storage, dual 2.5GbE, and Ubuntu, with up to 180 TOPS of combined AI performance. The PICO-PTH4…

OpenAI published a blog post outlining their work on autonomous vulnerability discovery. To showcase their AI potential, they found 948 valid local privilege escalation vulnerabilities within the Linux kernel…

Version 10.6p2 of OpenSSH has been released with a workaround for a critical vulnerability that affects Linux systems that use musl libc with PAM disabled, such as Alpine Linux. OpenSSH developer Damien Miller said: If you operate a Linux system that uses musl libc without PAM (Alpine Linux is one example) then stop reading and set PasswordAuthentication=no or disable SSH for these systems…

MPV as the open-source, cross-platform media player originally based on MPlayer/mplayer2 is finally out with a new release…

While the Linux 7.4 kernel will be released in the 2026 calendar year in the last week or two of December if the schedule holds, it turns out Linux 7.3 is likely to be this year's Long Term Support kernel version…

Canonical is fixing a critical Linux kernel flaw in Ubuntu, weeks after Debian and other distros did – and users aren’t happy about the wait. As of 3 November, patched kernels for CVE-2026-98432 are in testing for Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04 and 26.04 LTS, but are yet to hit the stable updates pocket. Canonical hasn’t given a date for when it expects them to. 9.8 CVE on Linux servers since 2016 The CVE…

Which of PHP2Shell, Node2Shell, Plex2Shell, the CVSS 10 GitLab bug and eMudhra’s CA keys are exploited in the wild, what’s fixed, and what’s still open.

A new vulnerability was disclosed today affecting Debian's APT package manager where a man-in-the-middle attacker could carry out arbitrary code execution as root…

Meanwhile, schools in six German states can choose an open source cloud solution.

The openSUSE Project has officially released openSUSE Leap 16.1, introducing a major change to how the distribution can be installed, maintained, and deployed. Released on November 3, 2026, the update brings an integrated Immutable Mode that allows users to install a transactionally updated operating system with a read-only root filesystem, while continuing to offer the traditional Linux…

Sipeed has recently shared additional details about the MaixStation, a Linux AI workstation powered by Axera’s AX8860P processor, which combines a 16-core Arm CPU with an NPU rated at 256 TOPS FP4. The system supports up to 128GB of LPDDR5X memory, 273GB/s memory bandwidth, 10G SFP+ networking, and PCIe 5.0 expansion for local AI inference…

In the first round of benchmarking the in-development Linux 7.4 kernel there are some performance improvements -- and some small regressions -- worth noting over the current Linux 7.3 stable kernel. This first round of Linux 7.4 kernel benchmarking was on a System76 Thelio Major workstation with AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X.