Linux NewsCOSMIC Desktop 1.0.16 Improves Bluetooth Pairing and File Handling
COSMIC Desktop 1.0.16 adds Bluetooth keyboard passkey dialogs and improves the Open With dialog in COSMIC Files.
COSMIC 1.0.16 Desktop Adds OpenRC Support for Bluetooth Service Management
COSMIC 1.0.16 desktop environment is now available with improvements across COSMIC Files, COSMIC Panel, COSMIC Settings, COSMIC Player, COSMIC Greeter, and COSMIC Launcher.
Why I'm sticking with systemd-based Linux distros
How I learned to stop worrying and love systemd.
Asahi Linux Users Told to Avoid macOS 27 Golden Gate for Now
Asahi Linux warns users not to install macOS 27 Golden Gate beta after boot picker changes make existing Linux installations no longer appear.
Fwupd 2.1.5 Improves Firmware Updates on Dual-Boot Linux Systems
Fwupd 2.1.5 allows updating the Windows-specific UEFI CA on dual-boot machines and adds support for Elan touchscreens.
Larson: Are insecure code completions a vulnerability?
Seth Larson, the Python Software Foundation's security developer-in-residence, has written about the difficulty in classifying insecure code completion in the PyCharm IDE using its Full Line code completion plugin. Larson discovered that the plugin, which uses a local "deep learning module" to offer code completions, suggests code that would lead to severe vulnerabilities. He was unsure whether it warranted a CVE or not, however: I reported this behavior to JetBrains for "Full Line Code Completion" v253.29346.142 and clearly their support staff weren't certain whether this defect was a security vulnerability or not either. When I asked to publish a blog post about this behavior after they confirmed this report wasn't a "direct security vulnerability" (which I agree with) but then was asked not to publicize my report and referred to PyCharm's Coordinated Disclosure Policy so... which is it? Security vulnerability or not? I ended up waiting the 90 days anyway and I didn't hear back with
Good News For Linux Terminal Junkies! Proton Drive Now Has a CLI
Something to work with before the GUI client for Linux drops.
Microsoft brings Coreutils to Windows – natively
Microsoft has released Coreutils for Windows, allowing a stack of familiar “Linux-like” command-line utilities to run natively on Windows. The project is based on uutils, the Rust-based reimplementation of GNU coreutils that Ubuntu (mostly) has adopted in recent releases. Microsoft’s package bundles uutils’ coreutils and findutils as well as a GNU-compatible grep in a single binary. It offers tools like cat, cp, ls, mv and uptime. Commands that use POSIX-only features are excluded, meaning chmod, chown, kill and others aren’t included. What’s notable – *nix tools working their way into the Windows ecosystem is notable – is that this isn’t […]
Framework Laptop 13 Pro To Begin Shipping In July
Framework Computer began informing those that pre-ordered the new Framework Laptop 13 Pro that it will begin shipping in July rather than their original June target. The setback is coming to address two issues that came up in their testing process that delayed the start of mass production...
Fwupd 2.1.5 Linux Firmware Updater Released with Support for Elan Touchscreens
Fwupd 2.1.5 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for Elan touchscreens, support for installing the database updates on broken hardware with new firmware, as well as various other improvements.
Intel XPU Manager 2.0 Overhauls Windows & Linux Management For Arc Pro GPUs
Just a week after the release of Intel XPU Manager 1.3.7, Intel today released XPU Manager 2.0 as a major overhaul for this software for monitoring and management of their data center GPUs on Microsoft Windows and Linux...
Linux Foundation Report Indicates AI Driving Tech Hiring
Within growing security and skills gaps, AI has been found to be a positive driving force behind tech hiring trends in Europe.
Linux 7.2 To Enable ESWIN SoC Support By Default For RISC-V Kernel Builds
An important one-liner is set to come for Linux 7.2 to enable ESWIN SoC support by default for RISC-V kernel builds. This change will allow default RISC-V kernel builds in turn to boot on the likes of SiFive's HiFive Premier P550 developer board...
[$] AI agent runs amok in Fedora and elsewhere
Agentic AI systems can be used to do a variety of things autonomously on behalf of a human user: open or manage bugs, generate code, submit pull-requests, and (apparently) even complain about rejection. In May, a Fedora developer discovered that an allegedly rogue agent had been pestering the project in a number of ways: reassigning bugs, fabricating unhelpful replies to bugs, and even persuading maintainers to merge questionable code into the Anaconda installer. It also submitted a number of pull requests (PRs), some accepted, to several upstream projects. The Fedora account associated with the agent has had its group privileges revoked and the messes have been mopped up, but the motive behind the agent's actions is still a mystery.
Buildroot 2026.05 released
Version 2026.05 of the Buildroot tool has been released. Buildroot simplifies and automates the process of building embedded Linux systems using cross-compilation. Notable changes in this release include support for Arm Neoverse cores, addition of XFS rootfs generation, as well as many package updates and bug fixes. See the CHANGES file for the full list.