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A significant change has been merged into the x86 fixes for Linux 6.9, requiring the seeding of RNG (Random Number Generation) with RdRand for CoCo (Confidential Computing) environments. The change focuses on CoCo virtual machines , designed to be as isolated as possible, assuming the VM host is untrusted. RdRand is critical as a hardware random number generator instruction for entropy to guest VMs. Security expert and WireGuard developer Jason Donenfeld authored this change.

Founder and project leader of EndeavourOS Bryan Poerwoatmodjo published today a short blog post announcing the end of the road of the distribution’s ARM branch due to a lack of recent upstream changes and maintainers.

After a vibrant 5-year journey enhancing ARM device support, EndeavourOS ARM concludes, thanking its lead devs. Here's more on that!

The open-source Apache Airflow 2.9 release is out today, providing users of the widely deployed data orchestration platform with a series of advanced capabilities. The Apache Airflow technology was created by Airbnb as a way to help better organize and manage the flow of information in data pipelines. Airflow integrates with major data platforms and cloud provider systems including Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud

CoverGrid is a client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD). It concentrates on albums, and focuses on offering a different experience.

How InnerSource methodologies can help increase innovation in financial services Webinar Not all business sectors have taken open-source software development into their hearts, despite its growing reach and significance.…

For this article, we’re testing the gaming capabilities of this tiny PC using Ubuntu 23.10.

Network connectivity issues can be a common frustration for users of Ubuntu Linux. Whether you’re dealing with slow internet speeds, connection dropouts, or changes in network configuration, restarting your network services can often be a quick and effective solution. This guide will walk you through several methods to restart your network on Ubuntu Linux, ensuring you can get back online with minimal disruption.

The 182nd installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on April 7th, 2024, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world.

On Tuesday June 26, 2001, a hacker named 'ThePike' managed to deface the European defacement mirror Alldas.de. Visitors to the site saw a modified news banner on the left side saying "ALLDAS GOT CRACKED! READ IT HERE". . . .

Schleswig-Holstein Government agencies to adopt Linux and LibreOffice to move away from vendor lock-in.

The alarming discovery of a backdoor in the xz data compression library , which had the potential to compromise Linux systems, has dominated recent security news. While the backdoor did not make its way into production Linux distributions, the incident raises crucial questions about open-source security and the need for vigilance in the face of emerging threats.

Like many types of software, the selection of a favorite music player is, to some extent, dependent on personal preferences. Nevertheless, we are confident that the applications featured in this article represent the most appealing music players.

A simple tutorial to demonstrate how you can access any web server in VirtualBox from any host machine on the network.

Wayland integrates explicit sync, eliminating flickering and frame pacing issues with NVIDIA drivers on Linux. Here's more on that!

If you’ve ever wondered why some Linux users are experiencing issues with an NVIDIA GPU on Wayland and you aren’t, KDE developer Xaver Hugl explains in a recent post why the explicit sync protocol will finally settle the score for everyone.

PiVPN's journey concludes with v4.6.0. The last update brings bug fixes, refactors, and the addition of Pi-hole in unattended installs.

If you own a Linux server, you’re probably already doing some of these maintenance tasks. Our checklist will help you keep track of all the tasks you should do on your server to properly maintain it.

xfmpc is a graphical GTK+ Music Player Daemon (MPD) client focusing on a low footprint.

Fwupd developer and maintainer Richard Hughes announced today that future releases of the popular Linux firmware updater used by GNU/Linux distributions to update the firmware of various hardware devices are moving away from XZ Utils and will adopt Zstandard (zstd) instead.