New story! Rescuezilla 2.6.2 System Recovery Live ISO Adds Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Support

Rescuezilla 2.6.2 has been released today as the latest stable version of this Ubuntu-based “Swiss Army Knife of System Recovery” distribution based on the popular Clonezilla open-source disk imaging/cloning software.

New story! Debian 13.5 “Trixie” Released with 144 Bug Fixes and 103 Security Updates

The Debian Project announced today the general availability of Debian 13.5 as the fifth update to the latest Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” operating system series.

New story! Memtest86+ 8.10 Improves Support For Newer Hardware

  • Phoronix (Posted by bob on May 16, 2026 8:28 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Memtest86+ 8.10 is out today as a significant update to this legendary open-source RAM testing software...

New story! Rescuezilla 2.6.2 Adds Ubuntu 26.04 LTS-Based Build

Rescuezilla 2.6.2 is out with new Ubuntu-based images, Partclone 0.3.47, and fixes cloning and shutdown menu issues.

New story! Linus Torvalds Merges New Linux Kernel Security Bug Guidelines

Linus Torvalds has merged new Linux kernel docs clarifying what counts as a security bug and how reports should be triaged.

New story! Shelly 2.3 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Brings Performance Improvements

Shelly developer Caroline Snyder released Shelly 2.3 today as the latest stable release of this open-source and free Pacman alternative for Arch Linux, designed with the user in mind, especially newcomers.

New story! Debian 13.5 Released To Ship The Latest Linux Security Fixes

Debian 13.5 is out today as the newest point release to Debian Trixie for incorporating all of the latest security fixes affecting the Linux kernel and dozens of user-space packages...

New story! AI Just Found Another Linux Zero-Day and Security Researchers Are Freaking Out

  • LinuxStans.com; By Linux Stans (Posted by Feenta on May 16, 2026 9:39 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Security
AI-powered code analysis uncovers fourth critical Linux kernel flaw in May 2026. CVE-2026-46333 targets ptrace. Get mitigation steps and patch info here.

New story! LTM Monthly Roundup #26.05: PrivacyGuard & SecurityTitan, HyprLTM-Net v0.3.0, Arch SDDM Refresh, Facial Authentication, Copy Fail Linux Flaw & More

This roundup features NovaCustom security gear, HyprLTM-Net updates, Arch SDDM refinements, Linux facial authentication, the Copy Fail kernel flaw, and more.

New story! KDE Plasma 6.6.5 Is Out Now to Improve Performance for NVIDIA GPU Users

  • 9to5linux.com; By Marcus Nestor (Posted by hanuca on May 16, 2026 6:20 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: KDE, Linux
KDE Plasma 6.6.5 is now available as the fifth maintenance update in the KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment series with various improvements and bug fixes.

New story! Milk-V Jupiter2 brings SpacemiT K3 RISC-V platform to Pico-ITX form factor

  • LinuxGizmos.com (Posted by bob on May 16, 2026 4:48 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Milk-V has introduced the Jupiter2, a compact RISC-V single-board computer based on the SpacemiT Key Stone K3 processor. Similar to the recently announced Sipeed K3 Pico-ITX platform, the board combines eight X100 RISC-V CPU cores with an eight-core A100 AI subsystem rated for up to 60 TOPS, LPDDR5 memory, and high-speed networking interfaces including 10GbE […]

New story! Rocky Linux Launches Optional Security Repository To Get Important Fixes Sooner

  • Phoronix (Posted by bob on May 16, 2026 3:17 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Linux; Story Type: News Story
In response to the likes of the Dirty Frag and Fragnesia vulnerabilities, Rocky Linux is introducing an optional security repository for shipping important security updates sooner...

New story! Counting Number of Files and Directories in a Specific Directory

Learn how to find and count the total number of file and directory occurrences in a specific directory using the find and wc commands.

New story! Wine 11.9 Improves Native Wayland Gaming Support

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on May 16, 2026 12:14 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Wine 11.9 improves native Wayland gaming with pointer warp support, helping Windows games handle mouse movement more reliably.

New story! Six-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Read Root-Owned Files

Here we go again! Another security flaw has been disclosed today in the Linux kernel, reported by security researchers at Qualys, that could allow an unprivileged user to read root-owned files, such as SSH keys.

New story! Rocky Linux Adds Security Repo for Urgent Fixes

Rocky Linux introduces an opt-in Security Repository for urgent fixes when critical vulnerabilities need patches before upstream updates arrive.

New story! M5Stack PaperColor is an ESP32-S3 dev kit with Spectra 6 e-paper panel

M5Stack has introduced the PaperColor, a compact development board built around the ESP32-S3R8 processor and a 4-inch Spectra 6 full-color e-paper display. The platform combines wireless connectivity, onboard sensors, audio hardware, battery operation, and expansion interfaces for low-power IoT and embedded display applications. The system is based on the ESP32-S3R8 SoC featuring dual Xtensa LX7 […]

New story! How Fedora is responding to recent Kernel vulnerabilities

Learn about Fedora's process for managing package security vulnerabilities.

New story! Linux 7.0.8 Released & LTS Kernels Updated For ssh-keysign-pwn

Following yesterday's disclosure of the ssh-keysign-pwn vulnerability that allows unprivileged users to read root-owned files, a slew of new stable kernel releases are out today to address this latest Linux security issue...

New story! Building Tyr in Rust: CSF architecture and booting the MCU

Learn how Tyr moves beyond MCU firmware boot to build the group, queue, VM, submission, and completion paths needed to run real Vulkan workloads on Mali CSF GPUs.

New story! OpenTofu 1.12 IaC Tool Adds Dynamic prevent_destroy Support

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on May 15, 2026 1:30 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
OpenTofu 1.12 IaC tool adds dynamic prevent_destroy support, provider checksum improvements, faster installs, and CLI output updates.

New story! Ubuntu 25.10 Users Can Now Upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Here’s How

  • 9to5linux.com; By Marcus Nestor (Posted by hanuca on May 14, 2026 11:59 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux, Ubuntu
The wait is finally over! As of today, May 14th, 2026, Canonical has opened the upgrade path for Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) users to the latest release, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon).

New story! Linux's Latest Vulnerability Allows Reading Root-Owned Files By Unprivileged Users

Following Dirty Frag, Fragnesia, and other Linux kernel vulnerabilities making themselves known in recent days, the latest now is ssh-keysign-pwn...

New story! Systemd Vs Init for Linux Beginners (Final Verdict)

Dive into the contentious world of 'init' vs. 'systemd' on Linux, uncovering their features, the heated debate surrounding them, and the choices they offer, all while exploring their impact on the Linux community.

New story! AGL combines Xen, Zephyr, and Linux containers in new SDV platform

  • LinuxGizmos.com (Posted by bob on May 14, 2026 6:28 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Linux; Story Type: News Story
Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) has announced the initial availability of its open source SoDeV reference platform for software-defined vehicles (SDVs), along with the addition of five new project members. The platform combines the AGL Unified Code Base (UCB) with Linux containers, VirtIO, Xen, Zephyr RTOS, and additional Linux Foundation technologies for automotive software development. According […]

New story! Wireless-Tag previews IDO Claw ARM platform with OpenClaw pre-installed

  • LinuxGizmos.com (Posted by bob on May 14, 2026 4:57 PM EDT)
  • Groups: ARM; Story Type: News Story
Kickstarter recently featured the IDO Claw campaign, a compact ARM-based system from Wireless-Tag designed for local OpenClaw deployment. The fanless platform combines the Rockchip RK3576 processor with LPDDR5 memory, onboard storage, dual Gigabit Ethernet, and hardware video acceleration for always-on AI and edge workloads. The system is built around the Rockchip RK3576 processor, which combines […]

New story! Fedora AI Desktop Initiative Blocked After Council Vote Reversal

Fedora’s AI Developer Desktop proposal is now blocked after two Council members reversed their initial approvals.

New story! KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta Released With Plasma Big Screen, Union Modules

  • Phoronix (Posted by bob on May 14, 2026 1:01 PM EDT)
  • Groups: KDE; Story Type: News Story
In working toward the stable Plasma 6.7 desktop release in mid-June, out today is the first beta of KDE Plasma 6.7...

New story! Germany Invests €1M in KDE as Big Tech Alternative

  • LinuxStans.com; By Linux Stans (Posted by Feenta on May 14, 2026 11:30 AM EDT)
  • Groups: KDE
Germany’s Sovereign Tech Fund invested over €1 million in KDE to build enterprise-ready infrastructure. Big Tech’s data mismanagement made it a national security issue. Here’s what changes.

New story! Arm Mali G1 Pro Now Working With Open-Source PanVK & Panfrost Drivers

  • Phoronix (Posted by bob on May 14, 2026 9:58 AM EDT)
  • Groups: ARM; Story Type: News Story
The PanVK Vulkan driver and Panfrost Gallium3D driver for Arm Mali graphics hardware is now supporting the latest "v14" hardware GPU hardware with the Arm Mali G1-Pro now being advertised as supported...

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