New story! Fedora Miracle Spin: A New Member to Fedora’s Family

Fedora Engineering Steering Committee approved Miracle, a new Wayland compositor based on Ubuntu’s MIR, as an official Fedora spin starting with F41.

New story! AlmaLinux 9.4 beta is out: 4 reasons to consider it for your desktop

  • Latest stories for ZDNET in Open-Source (Posted by bob on May 20, 2024 5:45 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Linux; Story Type: News Story
The server-centric, open-source Linux distribution's latest beta is available with plenty of updates, and it could be your new favorite desktop operating system. Here's why.

New story! IceWM 3.5 Lightweight Window Manager Released with New Features

  • 9to5linux.com; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on May 20, 2024 4:15 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
IceWM 3.5 lightweight window manager has been released today as a major update that introduces several new features, options, commands, improvements, and bug fixes.

New story! Endless OS 6 Review: Best Distro for Learning, Schools

  • debugpoint.com; By arindam (Posted by arindam1989 on May 20, 2024 2:45 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Reviews
A new release of Endless OS 6 is here. We spin it for a quick review, and here's what we found.

New story! Guardian Digital, Inc (linuxsecurity.com) Has Resorted to Plagiarism by Chatbots, Flooding the World Wide Web With Fake 'Articles' Wrongly Attributed to Brittany Day

  • Techrights; By Roy Schestowitz (Posted by schestowitz on May 20, 2024 1:15 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Linux
linuxsecurity.com was publishing some weird pages whose titles closely resembled other sites' articles

New story! Kopia – backup/restore tool

  • LinuxLinks.com; By LinuxLinks (Posted by sde on May 20, 2024 11:45 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Reviews; Groups: Linux
Kopia is a fast and secure backup/restore tool that allows you to create encrypted snapshots of your data and save the snapshots to remote or cloud storage of your choice, to network-attached storage or server, or locally on your machine.

New story! Grafana 11.0 Rolls Out with New Tools for Metrics and Logs Exploration

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on May 20, 2024 7:30 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Grafana 11.0: Now with subfolders, better visualizations, simplified metrics exploration, advanced alerting features, and more.

New story! KDE Unveils Frameworks 5.116.0, Here’s What’s New

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on May 20, 2024 5:41 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: KDE
KDE Frameworks 5.116.0 ships with an updated icons set, TGA support, security updates, and more.

New story! The top three Linux 6.9 kernel upgrades

The recently released Linux 6.9 kernel brings several significant updates and improvements. Here are the most important ones.

New story! Gomir Linux Backdoor Deployed by Kimsuky APT in South Korean Cyberattacks

The Kimsuky APT group, reportedly linked to North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), has been identified deploying a Linux version of its GoBear backdoor called Gomir. The Gomir backdoor is structurally similar to GoBear, leading to concerns within the cybersecurity community. The overlapping code between malware variants raises questions regarding the extent of the threat and the potential implications for targeted organizations.

New story! 15 Best Free and Open Source Audio Editors

The best free audio editors make it simple and easy to manage audio files for a variety of different purposes.

New story! Kinsing Hacker Group Exploits More Flaws, Expands Cryptojacking Botnet

  • LinuxSecurity.com - Hybrid RSS; By Dave Wreski (Posted by bob on May 19, 2024 10:27 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story, Security; Groups: Linux
The Kinsing hacker group, or H2Miner, has been orchestrating illicit cryptocurrency mining campaigns since 2019 and poses a persistent security threat. The group continuously evolves its toolkit by integrating newly disclosed vulnerabilities to expand its botnet.

New story! SUSE’s Agama Installer Shifts from Cockpit to HTTP

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on May 19, 2024 8:38 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: SUSE
SUSE's new installer, Agama, is taking shape. Now, with a faster startup, improved architecture, and a powerful new storage setup interface.

New story! Research Indicates All Linux Vendor Kernels Are Insecure - But There's a Fix!

Recent research sheds light on the security vulnerabilities prevalent in Linux vendor kernels due to flawed engineering processes that backport fixes. It emphasizes the importance of using the most up-to-date kernel releases for enhanced security, challenging the traditional vendor-bound kernel model.

New story! Plasma 6 Desktop Finally Landed in Void Linux

Void Linux users can now enjoy KDE Plasma 6 after the desktop environment is already available in the distribution's repositories.

New story! Open Source Initiative tries to define Open Source AI

  • The Register (Posted by bob on May 19, 2024 3:12 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Meanwhile, the creator of Open Source Definition argues the real problem is unauthorized copying The Open Source Initiative – the non-profit overseeing the Open Source Definition, which lays out the requirements for software licenses – is taking its effort to define Open Source AI to the wisdom of the crowds.…

New story! Tails 6.3 Rolls Out with Updated Tor Browser

Tails 6.3 security-focused Linux distro released with Romanian & Malayalam translations and an updated Tor Browser to 13.0.15.

New story! GNOME OS Migrates to Systemd-Sysupdate

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on May 19, 2024 11:35 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: GNOME
GNOME OS's transition to systemd-sysupdate promises secure and swift updates for a safer, more consistent OS.

New story! Vale – software to help you write with a consistent tone and style

  • LinuxLinks.com; By LinuxLinks (Posted by sde on May 19, 2024 10:05 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Reviews; Groups: Linux
Vale is open source software which enforces editorial style guidelines in documents. This syntax-aware linter for prose is built with speed and extensibility in mind.

New story! Important! Fedora 38 End of Life Approaches (May 21st). Upgrade to Latest Fedora Release Right Away.

Fedora Linux 38 will reach its end of life on May 21, 2024 and no longer receive updates or support of any kind. This includes security patches, bug fixes, and software upgrades.

New story! 17 Best Free and Open Source Linux Video Editors

  • LinuxLinks.com; By LinuxLinks (Posted by sde on May 19, 2024 7:05 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Roundups; Groups: Linux
Linux represents an excellent platform for editing video. We recommend the best free and open source video editors.

New story! PipeWire 1.2 Release Candidate Adds Explicit Sync and Snap Support

  • 9to5linux.com; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on May 19, 2024 5:35 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
The Release Candidate (RC) development version of the upcoming PipeWire 1.2 server for handling audio, video streams, and hardware on Linux is now available for public testing.

New story! Insight into Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) Plans

Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) aims to enhance the operating system, focusing on polish, provisioning, and app improvements. Here's more on that!

New story! 9 Best Free and Open Source Web-Based MPD Clients

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 9 best web-based MPD clients.

New story! Winamp Media Player Goes Open Source

Winamp, a popular media player created in 1997, is set to go open source in September 2024, following Llama Group's reorganization due to financial difficulties.

New story! https://linuxiac.com/wine-9-9-released/

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on May 18, 2024 11:36 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
New in Wine 9.9: Wow64 ODBC mode, better ARM CPU detection, and removed obsolete features. Here's more on that!

New story! Winamp is not going open source. Heres what it is doing - and why

  • ZDNET; By Steven Vaughan-Nichols (Posted by bob on May 18, 2024 10:06 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Multimedia
To refresh its once iconic Windows media player, Winamp is kind of, sort of opening up the source code. See what that means for users and developers.

New story! Exploring the Central Role of Linux in Quantum Computing

  • LinuxSecurity.com - Hybrid RSS; By Brittany Day (Posted by bob on May 18, 2024 8:36 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story, Security; Groups: Linux
The intersection of Linux and quantum computing has become increasingly apparent, emphasizing the importance of Linux-based operating systems in developing and deploying quantum computing technologies. As quantum computing technology advances, there is a growing need for operating systems that can support quantum computing frameworks. This interdisciplinary discussion should be particularly interesting to Linux admins, infosec professionals, internet security enthusiasts, and sysadmins as the impact on security and infrastructure is significant.

New story! How to Install VMware on Ubuntu (and Other Linux Distros)

Learn how to install VMware on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, and other popular Linux distros from the .bundle file with practical examples.

New story! NetBSD’s New Policy: No Place for AI-Created Code

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on May 18, 2024 5:36 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
NetBSD bans AI-generated code to preserve clear copyright and meet licensing goals. Here's more on that.

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