Linux NewsGNOME 50 Released With Many Fantastic Improvements
GNOME 50 is out today, on-schedule and just in time for being the default desktop of the likes of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora Workstation 44...
Fedora Asahi Remix 43 Released For Apple Silicon Macs
While Fedora 43 was released at the end of October and there is just one month to go now until the release of Fedora 44, Fedora Asahi Remix 43 debuted today as this spin of Fedora Linux for Apple Silicon Macs...
Samba 4.24 Brings Entra ID Password Reset Support and Kerberos Hardening
Samba 4.24 enhances Kerberos security, sets AES encryption as the default, and adds new KDC controls to strengthen Active Directory protection.
Linux gives users too much choice, and that its biggest weakness
In Linux land the boxes tick you off.
Btrfs Performance From Linux 6.12 To Linux 7.0 Shows Regressions
Last week I provided a look at the EXT4 and XFS performance from Linux 6.12 LTS through Linux 7.0 in its current development form. As mentioned in that article and as requested by many Phoronix readers, benchmarks have since wrapped up looking at how the Btrfs copy-on-write file-system performance has evolved since that late 2024 period and all major Linux kernel releases past that Long Term Support version.
Ubuntu's Snap Affected By Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Last week it was security issues with AppArmor to worry about on Ubuntu Linux while this week a "high" rated vulnerability for Ubuntu's Snap daemon has been revealed...
Linux MGLRU Improvements Net A 30% Increase For MongoDB, More Than 100% On HDDs
It's been a while since having any improvements to talk about for the MGLRU multi-gen LRU functionality for the Linux kernel to optimize page reclamation and help with system performance especially when enduring memory pressure. But this week a Tencent engineer posted some very promising patches for further enhancing this kernel feature...
Samba 4.24 Released With Remote Password Management Support, Other Improvements
Samba continues strong in 2026 for this leading open-source SMB protocol re-implementation for Microsoft Windows file and print services interoperability. Samba 4.24 brings more features, including remote password management support...
Meet Flow, a Fresh New Browser for Linux
If you miss Arc’s design and want something similar on Linux — but open source and without the AI baggage — Flow Browser is worth a look. The post Meet Flow, a Fresh New Browser for Linux appeared first on FOSS Force.
Google Engineers Launch "Sashiko" For Agentic AI Code Review Of The Linux Kernel
Google engineers have been spending the past number of months developing Sashiko as an agentic AI code review system for the Linux kernel. It's now open-source and publicly available and will continue to do upstream Linux kernel code review thanks to funding from Google...
GRUB Bootloader Development Moves To FreeDesktop.org
The widely-used GRUB bootloader is now being developed on FreeDesktop.org with a modern GitLab-based workflow...
Arm Preparing Live Firmware Activation Support For Linux
A new platform feature being worked on by Arm engineers for the Linux kernel is Live Firmware Activation to allow for updated firmware components to be deployed without requiring a system reboot...
Linux 7.0 Better Supporting The Logitech MX Master 4 Bluetooth Mouse
For those that happen to have the Logitech MX Master 4 wireless mouse or are considering this high-end ~$120 USD Bluetooth mouse, better support for it was merged yesterday to Linux 7.0...
Python Series Part 23: Text Widget - Part 1
Now that we've covered the primary commands, we can start on the Methods, Tags and Marks. If you intend on using a Text Widget, or multiples, these are very handy abilities other than the standard options. Methods Now, we can move on to doing something with text in the Text Object. Let's start with the five methods: insert delete get index see Insert Method We can insert text into the Text Object by specifying the line, character place and... https://www.linux.org/threads/python-series-part-23-text-widget-part-1.60068/
Firefox is adding built-in free VPN with 50GB monthly data
Mozilla has announced that a free, built-in VPN is coming to Firefox later this month. Firefox’s free VPN will offer 50 gigabytes of monthly data, which is pretty generous for a browser-based VPN. A Mozilla account is required to make use of it, which isn’t a hardship (they’re free), but is a point of friction some may wish to know upfront. This is not a full-device VPN; Firefox VPN only protects traffic inside of the browser, not data sent outside. It won’t rival the flexibility and security benefits of a full-featured VPN, like server switching to access geo-restricted streaming services […]