Parrot Security OS 6.4 has been officially released, marking the final iteration of the sixth generation of this cybersecurity-focused Linux distribution. The development team has refreshed core components, introduced new tools, and begun preparations...
After 13 months of development, the stable release of Wayland 1.24 has been officially published—a protocol for interprocess communication and a suite of libraries powering modern graphical environments in Linux. This new version maintains...
In recent weeks, the Fedora community has found itself at the heart of intense debate, sparked by two proposed changes that could significantly reshape the future of the distribution. Following the release of Fedora...
Tensions have once again flared within the Linux kernel development community, this time centering on the Bcachefs file system — a project promoted as a reliable solution that “won’t eat your data.” While disputes...
On Friday evening, a surprising announcement introduced Tyr—a new graphics driver for the Linux kernel, written in Rust. Designed to support modern Arm Mali GPUs, the driver interfaces with the Direct Rendering Manager. Despite...
Users weary of pervasive surveillance and incessant advertising have long sought ways to reclaim a measure of control over their digital lives. Yet one must ask—what assurance exists that the latest privacy solution is...
Intel continues its development of the Linear Address Space Separation (LASS) security mechanism for the Linux kernel. The initial set of patches emerged as early as January 2023, and over two years have since...
A dispute has arisen within the Linux kernel development community over recent modifications proposed for the Bcachefs file system. These changes were submitted after the official feature merge window for the 6.16 release had...
Following the official release of Linux Kernel 6.7, the testing phase for version 6.8 has commenced. Recently, Linus Torvalds introduced the Linux Kernel 6.8 RC1. Should there be seven candidates in total, the official...
The Linux Kernel 6.8 has received pivotal updates that markedly enhance the performance of the TCP stack, potentially increasing efficiency in handling multiple parallel TCP connections by up to 40%. This enhancement became feasible...
In 2020, Red Hat (acquired by IBM in 2019) unilaterally announced the termination of CentOS Linux’s development. Consequently, updates for the CentOS Linux 8 series concluded in December 2021, and updates for the CentOS...
In the complex domain of cybersecurity, the emergence of RetSpill marks a significant shift in the landscape of Linux kernel exploitation. This ingenious technique exploits the kernel’s design to escalate privileges, bypassing multiple layers...
In August, the collaborative release of the Fedora Asahi Remix distribution by the Asahi Linux project team and the Fedora Linux project team. The primary goal of this distribution is to run the Linux...
A new threat has emerged, targeting the very core of Linux systems around the globe. This peril, identified as CVE-2023-6817, lurks within the NetFilter subsystem of the Linux kernel, a critical component that governs...
According to an announcement by Phoronix, the Linux system component systemd version 255 has been released, introducing a service called systemd-bsod, which displays full-screen error messages on Linux. The term BSOD, known as the...
After more than a month in the RC phase, Linus Torvalds has today announced the release of the final version of the Linux Kernel 6.5 series. This update is a significant one, introducing myriad...
