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A new release of Endless OS 6 is here. We spin it for a quick review, and here's what we found.

linuxsecurity.com was publishing some weird pages whose titles closely resembled other sites' articles

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.

Grafana 11.0: Now with subfolders, better visualizations, simplified metrics exploration, advanced alerting features, and more.

KDE Frameworks 5.116.0 ships with an updated icons set, TGA support, security updates, and more.

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

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.

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

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.

SUSE's new installer, Agama, is taking shape. Now, with a faster startup, improved architecture, and a powerful new storage setup interface.

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.

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

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.…

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

GNOME OS's transition to systemd-sysupdate promises secure and swift updates for a safer, more consistent OS.

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.

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.

Linux represents an excellent platform for editing video. We recommend the best free and open source video editors.

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.

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