Linux NewsFOSS Weekly #26.45: Fedora 45, Immutable Ubuntu, Mint New Feature, Dual Boot Without USB and More Linux Stuff
Fedora 45 is finally here as Mint gears up for the next release with new features. Stay updated with the latest FOSS Weekly newsletter.
This Overlooked Linux mv Option Replaces Three Commands With One
Still swapping Linux files with three commands and a temporary filename? The mv command has an option that does it in one step. It works for directories too, with one detail you need to get right.
Systemd Wants Rust in, But its Core Will Have to Wait
The rustification is ongoing, with Rust-written programs now allowed and existing C code not being ported.
Linux Essentials 2.0: The Linux Community and a Career in Open Source Software
If you have ever wondered how the technology that powers the Internet, enterprise servers, or even your mobile phone works, the answer almost always leads us to the same place: Linux and the open-source community. This article summarizes the first ... Read more The post Linux Essentials 2.0: The Linux Community and a Career in Open Source Software appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
[$] User namespaces + file capabilities = trouble
User namespaces are a key part of the kernel's toolkit for assembling containers; processes within a user namespace can appear to have full root access to the system while gaining no extra privileges in the wider system. At least, that is the intent. In practice, keeping privilege contained within a user namespace has often turned out to be difficult. As an example, consider this small patch series from Josef Bacik, which is intended to address some situations where a process within a user namespace can elevate the privileges of processes outside of it.
Security updates for Thursday
Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (dpdk, httpd:2.4, kernel, kernel-rt, mysql:8.0, php:7.4, php:8.0, qt5, ruby:2.7, ruby:3.0, tesseract, webkit2gtk3, and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland), Debian (imagemagick, puppet-agent, symfony, trapperkeeper-authorization-clojure, and xen), Fedora (3proxy, bind, bind-dyndb-ldap, curl, dhcpcd, erlang-jose, forgejo, freetype, laszip, libical, libmongocrypt, markdownlint-cli2, mongo-c-driver, openbao, pipx, python-boto3, python-botocore, python-crate-ingredients, python-lxml-html-clean, python3.11, python3.13, python3.14, python3.15, roundcubemail, rply, ruby-build, rust-app-store-connect, rust-qemu-rdp, rust-redlib, scribus, and valkey), Mageia (minetest, python-pypdf, stunnel, znc, and zvbi), Oracle (.NET 10.0, bind, brotli, cockpit, dpdk, fence-agents, freerdp, gimp, glibc, grafana, gvfs, host-metering, kernel, python-dns, qemu-kvm, raptor2, tesseract, webkit2gtk3, and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland), Red Hat (grafana and pcs), Slackware (rsync), SU
KDE Gear 26.08.3 Released as the Last Update in the KDE Gear 26.08 Series
KDE Gear 26.08.3 open-source software suite is now available as the last update in the KDE Gear 26.08 series with various bug fixes for your favorite KDE applications.
KDE Gear 26.08.3 Released with Numerous Application Bug Fixes
KDE's latest Gear 26.08 maintenance update fixes issues affecting video editing, file management, debugging, and desktop integration.
Critical security vulnerability affects OpenSSH on Alpine Linux systems
Version 10.6p2 of OpenSSH has been released with a workaround for a critical vulnerability that affects Linux systems that use musl libc with PAM disabled, such as Alpine Linux. OpenSSH developer Damien Miller said: If you operate a Linux system that uses musl libc without PAM (Alpine Linux is one example) then stop reading and set PasswordAuthentication=no or disable SSH for these systems IMMEDIATELY. This vulnerability does not exist on non-Linux systems, Linux/glibc systems and Linux systems that use PAM for password authentication. We consider the root cause of this bug to be outside OpenSSH itself, but we're in a good position to deliver a mitigation quickly. The Alpine Linux project has announced that it will be backporting the OpenSSH fix "all the way back to Alpine 3.16", which was released in May 2022.
Servo Browser Engine Continues Broadening Web Compatibility, New Features
The Servo open-source browser engine project is finally out with their status report highlighting the improvements made back in September. There is expanded web compatibility, new HTML and JavaScript features, WebGL2 improvements, and continued work on expanding the embed capabilities of this engine...
Omarchy 4.5 Adds Floating Desktop Mode, Apple Silicon Support
Omarchy 4.5 introduces floating workspaces, Apple Silicon support, 50 languages, faster installation, and improved AI integration.
Arch-Based Artix Linux 2026.11 Switches KDE Plasma to Wayland
Artix Linux 2026.11 makes Wayland the default for KDE Plasma, adds full user service support for OpenRC and dinit, and updates the kernel.
Zlib 1.4 Released With More Than One Dozen Security Fixes
Zlib 1.4 is now available for this widely-used compression library. In these AI times, Zlib 1.4 ships with more than a dozen security fixes...
Shelly 3.2 Arch Linux Package Manager Adds Multi-Package Downgrades
Shelly 3.2 introduces multi-package downgrades, fixes AUR build issues, and improves Flatpak integration and AppImage updates.
mpv 0.42 Media Player Released with DVD and Blu-ray Menus, Better HDR Support
mpv 0.42 adds DVD and Blu-ray menu navigation, Dolby Vision improvements, Wayland color management, and a new context menu.
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