Linux NewsVitruvianOS 0.3 Debuts as Haiku-Inspired Linux OS Without X11 or Wayland
VitruvianOS 0.3 is the first public release, featuring a Haiku-inspired design and a custom graphics stack built on the Linux kernel, without X11 or Wayland.
Fedora Project Leader Suggests Linux Distros Could Adopt Apple's Age Verification API
He thinks a cross-distro API standard can be a practical solution to tackle age verification.
Android-Based GrapheneOS Refuses Age Verification, May Exit Regions That Enforce It
The privacy-focused Android fork would rather lose market access than collect user data at setup.
ASUS Armoury & HP WMI Drivers Add More Laptops Ahead Of Linux 7.0-rc6
Merged today was another round of platform-drivers-x86 changes for the ongoing Linux 7.0 cycle. There are bug fixes plus some new hardware support additions that make this merge notable. Due to the new hardware support amounting to just device IDs and not risking existing hardware support, it's fine for merging at this late stage of Linux 7.0 development...
After 26 Years at EFF, Cindy Cohn Is Handing EFF’s Reins to Nicole Ozer
Cohn, who helped lead a landmark crypto case and shape EFF’s agenda for decades, will hand leadership of the group to Nicole Ozer this summer. The post After 26 Years at EFF, Cindy Cohn Is Handing EFF’s Reins to Nicole Ozer appeared first on FOSS Force.
Garuda Linux Draws a Line on Age Verification as Arch Stays Keeps Mum
Garuda has taken an official stance on the age verification question, while Arch Linux is silent.
Firefox 150 Promises Support for the GTK Emoji Picker on Linux, Beta Out Now
Firefox 150 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with support for the GTK emoji picker on Linux, extended local network access restrictions, and more.
[$] Collaboration for battling security incidents
The keynote for Sun Security Con 2026 (SunSecCon) was given by Farzan Karimi on how incident handling can go awry because of a lack of collaboration between the "good guys"—which stands in contrast to how attackers collaboratively operate. He provided some "war stories" where security incident handling had benefited from collaboration and others where it was hampered by its lack. SunSecCon was held in conjunction with SCALE 23x in Pasadena in early March.
Ubuntu’s Security Center app adds Ubuntu Pro settings
Enabling Ubuntu Pro on Ubuntu is getting easier, with the latest update to the distro’s desktop Security Center app adding a dedicated panel. Currently, you can enrol and manage Ubuntu Pro for long-term support (LTS) versions of Ubuntu via the Software & Updates tool or the command-line. As Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will not include the Software & Updates utility by default (it’s still in the archives, for those who want it), a new graphical way to configure Ubuntu Pro enablement is needed. And the desktop Security Center, introduced in Ubuntu 24.10, is the logical place to put it as Ubuntu […]
Fedora 45 Plan Approved For Web Frontend To Linux's "Blue Screen of Death" DRM Panic
With just a few weeks to go until the official Fedora 44 release, there is already feature planning and activity beginning for Fedora 45 that will be released toward the end of 2026. Among the early feature approvals is a new web front-end feature to the DRM Panic "Blue/Black Screen of Death" functionality with a specialized QR code for kernel errors...
Setting up a Tor Relay at National Taiwan Normal University (Tor Blog)
The Tor Blog has an interesting article about the non-technical side of setting up a Tor Relay. It documents how a computer science student at National Taiwan Normal University worked with the university system to set up a relay and provides a template for future attempts: In Taiwan, anonymous networks do not lack technical documentation or ideological support. The real scarcity is experience from actually working through the real institutional system once. Especially in an environment where academic networks are highly centralized and outbound connectivity is tightly controlled, distributed anonymous infrastructure like Tor Relays is inherently difficult to sustain. This implementation at National Taiwan Normal University was not meant to provide a final answer for anonymous networks. It was a concrete attempt made within real-world institutions. It may not immediately improve the performance or security of anonymous networks, and it was not intended to become a directly reproducible
Master Key for Linux’s Different Take on Password Management
A deterministic password manager that generates, rather than stores, your logins — and makes versioning old passwords surprisingly handy. The post Master Key for Linux’s Different Take on Password Management appeared first on FOSS Force.
DevOps Tools Introduction #10: Basic Kubernetes Operations
Objective 703.2 of the DevOps Tools Engineer 2.0 exam covers Basic Kubernetes Operations. It represents a significant portion of the exam and requires a solid understanding of how to deploy and manage applications in Kubernetes. Candidates should be able to: ... Read more The post DevOps Tools Introduction #10: Basic Kubernetes Operations appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
LibreQoS v2.0 released
Version 2.0 of the LibreQoS traffic-management and network operations platform has been released. This release makes LibreQoS easier to operate, easier to understand, and much more useful for day-to-day network work. Now users can see more of what is happening across the network, troubleshoot subscriber issues with better tools, and work from a much stronger local WebUI. This release includes many capabilities that reflect ideas and direction long championed by our late colleague, Dave Täht. Dave's work helped shape the understanding of bufferbloat and the importance of latency under load across the networking community. His influence continues to guide both LibreQoS and the broader effort to improve Internet quality. The project has also announced the release of the LibreQoS Bufferbloat Test v2, also dedicated to Täht. It runs in a user's browser to look at "latency under load, jitter, loss, and what those things mean for the kinds of traffic people actually care about: browsing, stre
[$] More efficient removal of pages from the direct map
The kernel's direct map provides code running in kernel mode with direct access to all physical memory installed in the system — on 64-bit systems, at least. It obviously makes life easier for kernel developers, but the direct map also brings some problems of its own, most of which are security-related. Interest in removing at least some pages from the direct map has been simmering for years; a couple of patch sets under discussion show some use cases for memory that has been removed from the direct map, and how such memory might be efficiently managed.