Linux NewsFirefox 151 Now Available With Document Picture-in-Picture API
Firefox 151 release binaries are now available as the latest monthly update to Mozilla's open-source web browser...
Linux AF_ALG Crypto Code Removing Zero-Copy Support Out Of Security Concerns
Given all the recent Linux kernel security concerns and new bugs being discovered, the Linux cryptographic subsystem is proactively dropping zero-copy functionality from AF_ALG due to growing security concerns...
Torvalds: AI Tools Great When Not Causing Unnecessary Pain & Pointless Make-Believe Work
With yesterday's Linux 7.1-rc4 release are some additional comments by Linux creator Linus Torvalds around AI tooling and the surge in security bug reporting to the Linux kernel due to said LLM-powered tooling...
AMD's Lemonade SDK For AI Promotes macOS To GA Status, ROCm 7.13 Integrated
The Lemonade SDK for "refreshingly fast local AI" that is largely developed by AMD engineers as an open-source project continues advancing quite rapidly for serving optimized LLMs on GPUs and NPUs...
Canonical share Ubuntu 26.04 concept build for CIX P1 devices
Canonical has shared a new Ubuntu Concept image for the CIX P1, an Armv9 SoC powering single-board computers like the Radxa Orion O6 and Orange Pi 6 Plus. The image is based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and ships with a Linux 7.0 kernel from CIX’s open-source GitHub tree using only open-source drivers. A set of patches sits on top of the mainline kernel, but the goal for them to be upstreamed too. Canonical is also targeting ACPI rather than Device Tree in the CIX P1 concept image. This is the same approach taken with its Snapdragon X Elite builds and […]
gkh_clanker_t1000 & gkh_clanker_2000 Continue Uncovering Linux Kernel Bugs
As first reported on Phoronix in early April, Linux's second-in-command Greg Kroah-Hartman has been leveraging new AI fuzzing tools for uncovering Linux kernel bugs. Prominent due to his position within the Linux kernel community and also being the primary Linux stable maintainer. His AI-assistance for fixing Linux kernel bugs is based on a Framework Desktop powered by AMD Ryzen AI Max. The "gkh_clanker_t1000" continues assisting in Linux kernel development along with the less frequent "gkh_clanker_2000" references..
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: May 17th, 2026
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for May 17th, 2026, brings news about Debian 13.5, KDE Plasma 6.6.5, Fragnesia and ssh-keysign-pwn flaws, GStreamer 1.28.3, KDE Plasma 6.7 beta, fwupd 2.1.3, SparkyLinux 8.3, LibreOffice 25.8.7, PipeWire 1.6.5, Shelly 2.3, Rescuezilla 2.6.2, MX Linux 25.2 beta, and more.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 20, 2026 (May 11 – 17)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Debian 13.5, COSMIC Desktop 1.0.13, Plasma 6.7 Beta, Wine 11.9, Fragnesia vulnerability, new Linux kernel security bug guidelines, and more.
Kernel prepatch 7.1-rc4
The 7.1-rc4 kernel prepatch is out for testing. Some of the documentation updates might be worth highlighting: the continued flood of AI reports has basically made the security list almost entirely unmanageable, with enormous duplication due to different people finding the same things with the same tools. People spend all their time just forwarding things to the right people or saying "that was already fixed a week/month ago" and pointing to the public discussion. Which is all entirely pointless churn, and we're making it clear that AI detected bugs are pretty much by definition not secret, and treating them on some private list is a waste of time for everybody involved - and only makes that duplication worse because the reporters can't even see each other's reports. (He is referring to this pull request with patches from Willy Tarreau defining what constitutes a security bug and responsible ways to use AI to find bugs).
APT 3.3.1 Released to Debian Unstable with Solver Improvements
APT 3.3.1 package manager is now in Debian unstable, bringing small maintenance fixes for solver3, dirstream handling, and authentication config warnings.
RIP Peter G. Neuman
We have received word that Peter G. Neuman, who, among many other things, ran the RISKS Digest for decades, has passed away. He will be much missed.
Extrox Linux: Audiophile-Friendly MX Spin with an Arch Twin
From the MX Linux community comes Extrox, a duo of Xfce-based spins—one MX, one Arch—that emphasize audio tooling without sacrificing day-to-day usability. The post Extrox Linux: Audiophile-Friendly MX Spin with an Arch Twin appeared first on FOSS Force.
Some weekend stable kernel updates
The 7.0.9, 6.18.32, 6.12.90, and 6.6.140 stable kernels have been released. Each contains yet another set of important fixes.
Linux 7.1-rc4 Released With Many Fixes, New Documentation For Security/AI Topics
It was another busy week in the Linux 7.1 kernel space that has culminated with the release of Linux 7.1-rc4...
KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta Is Out, Here’s What to Expect in the Final Release
KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta is now available for testing, with the final Plasma 6.7 release scheduled for June 16. Here’s what to expect.