Linux NewsThe First Rust CVE in Linux Kernel Only Makes Your System Crash
Greg Kroah-Hartman announced this alongside 150+ C code vulnerabilities that were addressed.
Arch Linux Makes Its WSL Image Fully Reproducible Across Builds
Arch Linux has made its official WSL image fully reproducible, ensuring bit-for-bit identical builds using archived repositories and normalized timestamps.
Armbian Team Launches New Official Imager for Flashing Armbian OS
The Armbian team has launched a new official imager that simplifies flashing Armbian OS on single-board computers across macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Firefox Will Ship with an “AI Kill Switch” to Completely Disable all AI Features
Mozilla is working on an AI kill switch for the Firefox open-source web browser to let users completely disable all AI features.
OpenZFS 2.4 Released With Faster Encryption Performance, Many Other Improvements
OpenZFS 2.4 is out as stable in time for the holidays! The big OpenZFS 2.4 feature release is now available for FreeBSD and Linux systems to continue advancing the open-source ZFS file-system support...
Kdenlive 25.12 Released With Interface and Workflow Improvements
Kdenlive 25.12 open-source video editor introduces a new docking system, redesigned menus, improved markers, audio monitor updates, and more.
OpenZFS 2.4 Released with Linux 6.18 LTS Support, Quotas, Uncached IO, and More
OpenZFS 2.4 file system and volume manager is now available for download with support for Linux kernel 6.18 LTS and several new features. Here’s what’s new!
NVIDIA 590 Linux Graphics Driver Released with More Wayland Improvements
NVIDIA 590.48.01 graphics driver is now available for download for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris systems with various bug fixes. Here's what's changed!
Linux Foundation Expects To Break $300M In Revenue This Year
The Linux Foundation today published their 2025 Annual Report where they offer a glimpse into the finances of the organization for this year...
The Upcoming Armbian Imager Tool is a Godsend for Non-Raspberry Pi SBC Owners
Official Armbian utility supports over 300 boards with smart image filtering and verified writes.
Looking Ahead: What 2026 Holds for the Linux Ecosystem
by George Whittaker Linux has always been more than just a kernel, it’s a living, breathing world of innovation, community collaboration, and divergent use cases. As we roll into 2026, the landscape is poised for exciting growth. From continuing evolution of core kernel infrastructure to newfound momentum in areas like gaming, AI-augmented tooling, hardware support and security, the coming year promises both refinement and transformation. Whether you’re a developer, system administrator, gamer, or casual user, here’s what you can expect from the Linux world in 2026. 1. Kernel Evolution: Performance, Security, and AI-Driven Behavior The Linux kernel remains the beating heart of the OS. In 2026, we’ll likely see: New Long-Term Support (LTS) Baselines: With releases like 6.18 already declared LTS and successor branches maturing, distributions will rally around kernels that offer both performance gains and security longevity. AI-Driven Infrastructure: Kernel subsystems may start experiment
Armbian's Raspberry Pi Imager alternative is here
It'll download and flash the Armbian OS edition of your choosing for its catalog of 300+ supported SBCs.
A change of maintainership for linux-next
Stephen Rothwell, who has maintained the kernel's linux-next integration tree from its inception, has announced his retirement from that role: I will be stepping down as Linux-Next maintainer on Jan 16, 2026. Mark Brown has generously volunteered to take up the challenge. He has helped in the past filling in when I have been unavailable, so hopefully knows what he is getting in to. I hope you will all treat him with the same (or better) level of respect that I have received. It has been a long but mostly interesting task and I hope it has been helpful to others. It seems a long time since I read Andrew Morton's "I have a dream" email and decided that I could help out there - little did I know what I was heading for. Over the last two decades or so, the kernel's development process has evolved from an unorganized mess with irregular releases to a smooth machine with a new release every nine or ten weeks. That would not have happened without linux-next; thanks are due to Stephen for help
Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” Enters Public Beta
Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” is now in public beta, offering users an early look at new features and improvements before the final release.
DevOps Tools Engineer Version 2.0: Major Changes in a Major Release
In November 2025, LPI launched version 2.0 of the DevOps Tools Engineer exam. This new version is a major release, which leads to significant changes, including the introduction of new topics while other topics were moved to other exams in ... Read more The post DevOps Tools Engineer Version 2.0: Major Changes in a Major Release appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).