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FreeRDP 3.26 is now available as a maintenance release with three high-ranking CVE fixes, macOS H.264 VideoToolbox support, and Android client improvements.

Linux hardware vendor System76 released COSMIC 1.0.12 today as the latest stable update to this Rust-based desktop environment used by default on the Pop!_OS Linux distribution.

PHP officially retires its legacy PHP License 3.01 after completing the move to the standard BSD 3-Clause license.

Last month a Fedora Linux change proposal was shared proposing that Fedora 45 be built with x86_64-v3 packages to complement the generic x86_64 (v1) packages currently being compiled. This has the possibility of providing greater performance out of packaged Fedora software but comes with the cost of greater burdens on web mirrors, QA / testing, and related infrastructure impact. The Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee "FESCo" decided today to wait on coming to a decision over this Fedora 45 change proposal...

Steam’s May client update adds controller connection popups, battery notification controls, Big Picture fixes, and a SteamVR reconnect fix.

The upcoming KDE Plasma 6.7 desktop environment will finally introduce the long-anticipated Union style engine designed to provide a unified style for KDE applications and the Plasma desktop.

I’ve written about NovaCustom hardware many times on this blog for three main reasons: its extensive customization options, its open source, privacy-oriented firmware, and its strong focus on sustainability. While NovaCustom still offers all three, it has now introduced a new line of preconfigured models, PrivacyGuard and SecurityTitan, offering a straightforward option with faster delivery for those who prefer to skip the detailed configuration process. If that sounds like you, and privacy and security are high priorities, you might be wondering what these new NovaCustom models are and how they can take your setup to the next level.

Researchers dropped a reliable root exploit and it didn’t sit idle for long CISA is warning that a newly-disclosed Linux kernel bug dubbed "CopyFail" is already being exploited, just days after researchers dropped a working root-level exploit.…

The Linux 7.1 development kernel that amounts to nearly 40 million lines has a lot of new features and changes in tow. While Linux 7.1 stable won't be out until mid-June, here is a look at the interesting changes coming with this next stable version of the Linux kernel.

Users submitting bug reports about GNOME packages to Fedora have received an auto-reply saying that the reports were not actively monitored. The practice seems to go against Fedora policy; FESCo has decided the auto-reply has to change, but has not decided about actual monitoring.

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.9 has been released today as the latest stable release of this user-friendly tool for creating bootable media for Raspberry Pi devices, introducing support for Raspberry Pi Connect for Organizations.

Shuttle’s new XPC cube SB860R8 is a 14-liter barebone system supporting Intel Core Ultra 200 series processors. Key features include up to 192 GB DDR5 memory, four 3.5-inch drive bays, PCIe Gen5 expansion, dual 2.5 GbE, and multiple display outputs including HDMI 2.1 with 8K support. The system is built around the LGA1851 socket for […]

In this article, you will learn about the special file /dev/zero and its various use cases, such as creating a swap file, a dummy file for testing, and formatting the drive for security reasons.

Amazon has launched Rex, an Apache 2.0-licensed runtime that enforces policy-based access controls for script execution on host systems.

For those eager to get their hands on Valve's new Steam Controller, the gaming controller is now shipping...

Calibre 9.8 open-source e-book management software is now available for download with the ability to reset the zoom to 100% by right-clicking in the preview panel.

CachyOS is a very fast out-of-the-box Linux distribution and for those concerned about Python performance, the newest updates to this Arch Linux based distribution will provide even better performance...

Warp opens its client code at last, though its broader AI ambitions for Oz orchestration remain firmly proprietary.

NVIDIA compiler engineers are looking to develop a standalone tool that could be upstreamed into the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) codebase for generating AutoFDO profiles for consumption by GCC in turn for better benefiting from automatic feedback directed optimizations (FDO) in the name of better performance...

AlmaLinux 10.2 Beta released today as their next AlmaLinux 10 release coming down the pipe and derived from the upstream Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 state. Plus this AlmaLinux release continues adding more changes on their own...