Linux NewsThis month in Linux Voice and Elvie.
KDE's Multi-Format Document Viewer
View and annotate documents with Okular, a powerful and extensible document viewer for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
This month we explore the top FOSS, including a privacy-focused YouTube client, a browser extension for annotating web pages, and an open source AirDrop alternative.
Governments Supporting Their Economies
The savings in license fees alone from governments (and businesses) switching to open source could mean considerable funds for their own economies.
UEFI Secure Boot with the Raspberry Pi
Strictly speaking, the Raspberry Pi family does not support either UEFI or Secure Boot. However, with a few tricks, implementation is still possible.
In the news: New Linux Flaw Lets Attackers Escape VMs; Three Lines of Code Improve Linux Storage Performance; AUR Hit Again with Malicious Packages; Alpine Linux 3.24 Features Fresh Desktops and a Newer Kernel; EU Open Source Strategy Plays Key Role in Tech Sovereignty Package; Linux Foundation Report Indicates AI Driving Tech Hiring; and United Nations Open Source Portal Goes Live.
How to Hijack a Webcam
If you still aren't convinced of the need for vigilance, find out how easy it is for an attacker to get control of a laptop camera.
Digital-First PDF Layouts
Use Inkscape's Page Tool to build reusable layouts for digital-first PDFs, including clipped layers, templates, and clean PDF exports.
Chronicler Zack Brown reports streamlining stability, and one patch to rule them all.
Protecting the Internal Attack Surface
Security is more than a firewall. The biggest worry is what happens when an intruder gets inside. We take a look at some common misconfiguration issues that can lead to privilege escalation.
Run a Shell on THEC64 and THEA500
Miniature retro computers like THEC64 and THEA500 let you replay some of the classic home computer games from the 1980s and 1990s. Under the hood, their modern CPUs run Linux, letting you do much more.
Stay safe with Flatseal, the Flatpak Permissions Manager
Use an intuitive graphical interface to manage Flatpak application permissions and secure your Linux desktop.
Configuring a Surveillance Camera with Udev and Systemd
You can use systemd to make your computer react when you change a file or plug in a device. We'll show you how to leverage these powerful features to build a surveillance system.
Additional Old Linux Drivers Face Removal Due To Noise From AI/LLM Coding Agents
There continues to be a lout of cleaning up of the kernel source tree to deal with noise generated by AI / LLM coding agents sending in reports and patches for old drivers that are likely not actively used by anyone on modern upstream kernel builds. Rather than continuing to carry these old drivers around with the uptick in AI/LLM-generated noise, kernel maintainers are finding it better to just retire the old drivers...
AMD Preps HDMI FRL Fixes, New Knob For Disabling Older AMD GPU DCE Display Support
Overnight AMD engineers sent out their latest round of AMDGPU DC display code updates for their Linux driver. This week's round of display code updates include some additional fixes for their recently introduced HDMI FRL (Fixed Rate Link) support as part of the work toward their HDMI 2.1 implementation finally coming together for their open-source, upstream Linux driver...