📰 Arch Linux AUR Hit By Another Wave Of Now More Sophisticated Malware Attack
Just a day after Arch Linux developers believed they got their malware AUR incident under control with 1,500+ packages affected by malware, another round of of AUR malware is now being discovered. This latest round is more sophisticated as with code obfuscation to better conceal the intent...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-AUR-More-Malware
#arch #linux
Just a day after Arch Linux developers believed they got their malware AUR incident under control with 1,500+ packages affected by malware, another round of of AUR malware is now being discovered. This latest round is more sophisticated as with code obfuscation to better conceal the intent...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-AUR-More-Malware
#arch #linux
Phoronix
Arch Linux AUR Hit By Another Wave Of Now More Sophisticated Malware Attack
Just a day after Arch Linux developers believed they got their malware AUR incident under control with 1,500+ packages affected by malware, another round of of AUR malware is now being discovered
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📰 pkgcli As PackageKit's Modern, Nicer Command Line Interface
Open-source developer Matthias Klumpp wrote a blog post today outlining his recent work developing pkgcli, a new and modern command-line interface (CLI) around the PackageKit package management abstraction layer...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/PackageKit-pkgcli
#opensource
Open-source developer Matthias Klumpp wrote a blog post today outlining his recent work developing pkgcli, a new and modern command-line interface (CLI) around the PackageKit package management abstraction layer...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/PackageKit-pkgcli
#opensource
Phoronix
pkgcli As PackageKit's Modern, Nicer Command Line Interface
Open-source developer Matthias Klumpp wrote a blog post today outlining his recent work developing pkgcli, a new and modern command-line interface (CLI) around the PackageKit package management abstraction layer.
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📰 An AI Agent Infiltrated Fedora's Bug Tracker and Wreaked Havoc
A hijacked contributor account let an AI agent loose on Fedora's bug tracker, closing bugs, posting hallucinated fixes, and getting bad code into Anaconda.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17360848/fedora-bug-tracker-infiltrated-by-ai-agent
#fedora
A hijacked contributor account let an AI agent loose on Fedora's bug tracker, closing bugs, posting hallucinated fixes, and getting bad code into Anaconda.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17360848/fedora-bug-tracker-infiltrated-by-ai-agent
#fedora
It's FOSS
An AI Agent Infiltrated Fedora's Bug Tracker and Wreaked Havoc
A hijacked contributor account let an AI agent loose on Fedora's bug tracker, closing bugs, posting hallucinated fixes, and getting bad code into Anaconda.
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📰 AppGrid 1.9 KDE Plasma Launcher Brings Compact Mode
AppGrid 1.9 updates the KDE Plasma 6 launcher with Compact mode, smarter search, inline autocompletion, Discover integration, and more.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/appgrid-1-9-kde-plasma-launcher-brings-compact-mode/
#kde #plasma
AppGrid 1.9 updates the KDE Plasma 6 launcher with Compact mode, smarter search, inline autocompletion, Discover integration, and more.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/appgrid-1-9-kde-plasma-launcher-brings-compact-mode/
#kde #plasma
Linuxiac
AppGrid 1.9 KDE Plasma Launcher Brings Compact Mode
AppGrid 1.9 updates the KDE Plasma 6 launcher with Compact mode, smarter search, inline autocompletion, Discover integration, and more.
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📰 Linux Kernel 7.1 Officially Released, Here’s What’s New
Linux kernel 7.1 is now available for download with new features, enhanced hardware support through new and updated drivers, improvements to filesystems and networking, and much more.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-7-1-officially-released-heres-whats-new
#kernel #linux
Linux kernel 7.1 is now available for download with new features, enhanced hardware support through new and updated drivers, improvements to filesystems and networking, and much more.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-7-1-officially-released-heres-whats-new
#kernel #linux
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📰 Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 52: What Am I Going to Do With All This Cheese
Following the demise of Loki Software the future became very uncertain for commercial gaming on Linux.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/building-a-retro-linux-gaming-computer-part-52-what-am-i-going-to-do-with-all-this-cheese/
#linux
Following the demise of Loki Software the future became very uncertain for commercial gaming on Linux.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/building-a-retro-linux-gaming-computer-part-52-what-am-i-going-to-do-with-all-this-cheese/
#linux
GamingOnLinux
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 52: What Am I Going to Do With All This Cheese
Following the demise of Loki Software the future became very uncertain for commercial gaming on Linux.
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📰 Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
Looks like Epic Games may be looking to actually improve how Easy Anti-Cheat works on Linux, with a job listing for a Senior Game Security Engineer.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/epic-games-is-hiring-a-security-engineer-to-champion-linux-anti-cheat/
#linux
Looks like Epic Games may be looking to actually improve how Easy Anti-Cheat works on Linux, with a job listing for a Senior Game Security Engineer.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/epic-games-is-hiring-a-security-engineer-to-champion-linux-anti-cheat/
#linux
GamingOnLinux
Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
Looks like Epic Games may be looking to actually improve how Easy Anti-Cheat works on Linux, with a job listing for a Senior Game Security Engineer.
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📰 Linux 7.1 Released: New NTFS Driver, Intel FRED For Panther Lake, Faster Arc Graphics
Linus Torvalds just released the stable Linux 7.1 kernel and it's coming a half-day early thanks to his travel plans...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Released
#intel #kernel #linux
Linus Torvalds just released the stable Linux 7.1 kernel and it's coming a half-day early thanks to his travel plans...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Released
#intel #kernel #linux
Phoronix
Linux 7.1 Released: New NTFS Driver, Intel FRED For Panther Lake, Faster Arc Graphics
Linus Torvalds just released the stable Linux 7.1 kernel and it's coming a half-day early thanks to his travel plans
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📰 DietPi 10.5 Enables KMS/DRM Graphics System by Default for Raspberry Pi SBCs
DietPi 10.5 distribution for single-board computers is now available for download with KMS/DRM support enabled by default for Raspberry Pi SBCs, better NanoPi K2 support, and other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/dietpi-10-5-enables-kms-drm-graphics-system-by-default-for-raspberry-pi-sbcs
#raspberry
DietPi 10.5 distribution for single-board computers is now available for download with KMS/DRM support enabled by default for Raspberry Pi SBCs, better NanoPi K2 support, and other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/dietpi-10-5-enables-kms-drm-graphics-system-by-default-for-raspberry-pi-sbcs
#raspberry
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GNU Linux-libre 7.1-gnu Released With More Driver Deblobbing, Unhappy With i486 Removal
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Linux-Libre-7.1
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Linux-Libre-7.1
Phoronix
GNU Linux-libre 7.1-gnu Released With More Driver Deblobbing, Unhappy With i486 Removal
Following yesterday's release of the upstream Linux 7.1 kernel release, GNU Linux-libre 7.1 is out with its new build for de-blobbing various drivers from loading non-free-software microcode/firmware and other sanitizing of the kernel code in the name of…
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📰 Firefox’s free VPN now offers unlimited data, 28 server locations
You can now use Firefox’s free built-in VPN with no data limits until August 31, 2026. Mozilla is also temporarily expanding the list of VPN server locations you can proxy traffic through, up from the current set of 5 locations to 28. The Firefox 151 release in May added the option to select from a list of VPN servers (though it’s a feature yet to be enabled for everyone), which is handy when location matters more than speed (Firefox VPN selects...
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/firefox-vpn-unlimited-data-promotion
#firefox
You can now use Firefox’s free built-in VPN with no data limits until August 31, 2026. Mozilla is also temporarily expanding the list of VPN server locations you can proxy traffic through, up from the current set of 5 locations to 28. The Firefox 151 release in May added the option to select from a list of VPN servers (though it’s a feature yet to be enabled for everyone), which is handy when location matters more than speed (Firefox VPN selects...
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/firefox-vpn-unlimited-data-promotion
#firefox
OMG! Ubuntu
Firefox’s free VPN lifts data limit, offers 28 server locations
You can now use1 Firefox's free built-in VPN without a monthly data limit – but only until August 31, 2026. Mozilla is also temporarily expanding the list
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📰 Reading /proc/filesystems Is Surprisingly Done Very Often & Now As Much As 444% Faster
Reading /proc/filesystems for obtaining a list of file-systems supported by the running kernel is done frequently on Linux. Namely due to being read by the SELinux library (libselinux), reading of /proc/filesystems is done more often than one would typically expect and now the Linux 7.2 kernel is optimizing for it to yield much better performance...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Reading-Proc-FS
#kernel #linux #selinux
Reading /proc/filesystems for obtaining a list of file-systems supported by the running kernel is done frequently on Linux. Namely due to being read by the SELinux library (libselinux), reading of /proc/filesystems is done more often than one would typically expect and now the Linux 7.2 kernel is optimizing for it to yield much better performance...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Reading-Proc-FS
#kernel #linux #selinux
Phoronix
Reading /proc/filesystems Is Surprisingly Done Very Often & Now As Much As 444% Faster
Reading /proc/filesystems for obtaining a list of file-systems supported by the running kernel is done frequently on Linux
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📰 Flipper One is a Pocket-sized Linux Cyberdeck
Pocket-sized computer tools are the definition of cool, recruiting many people over to the developer side of things, including your humble writer.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17361542/flipper-one-announcement
#linux
Pocket-sized computer tools are the definition of cool, recruiting many people over to the developer side of things, including your humble writer.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17361542/flipper-one-announcement
#linux
It's FOSS
Flipper One is a Pocket-sized Linux Cyberdeck
And it needs your help to come to fruition.
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📰 Cache Aware Scheduling Merged For Linux 7.2 For Boosting Modern Intel & AMD CPUs
The scheduler updates were merged this morning for the Linux 7.2 kernel and it's exciting. Cache Aware Scheduling has finally been merged! This is a win for especially modern Intel and AMD processors with multiple last level caches (LLCs)...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Scheduler
#amd #intel #kernel #linux
The scheduler updates were merged this morning for the Linux 7.2 kernel and it's exciting. Cache Aware Scheduling has finally been merged! This is a win for especially modern Intel and AMD processors with multiple last level caches (LLCs)...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Scheduler
#amd #intel #kernel #linux
Phoronix
Cache Aware Scheduling Merged For Linux 7.2 For Boosting Modern Intel & AMD CPUs
The scheduler updates were merged this morning for the Linux 7.2 kernel and it's exciting
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📰 KDE is Going Wayland Only So This New Project Gives You KDE With X11
SonicDE went from a KWin patchset to a 40-repository desktop environment in a matter of months.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17361475/sonicde-x11-kde-plasma-fork
#kde #wayland
SonicDE went from a KWin patchset to a 40-repository desktop environment in a matter of months.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17361475/sonicde-x11-kde-plasma-fork
#kde #wayland
It's FOSS
KDE is Going Wayland Only So This New Project Gives You KDE With X11
SonicDE went from a KWin patchset to a 40-repository desktop environment in a matter of months.
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📰 Mozilla Firefox 152 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
Mozilla Firefox 152 open-source web browser is now available for download with experimental support for the new JPEG XL image format, better support for multi-monitor setups, and many other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-152-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new
#firefox #opensource
Mozilla Firefox 152 open-source web browser is now available for download with experimental support for the new JPEG XL image format, better support for multi-monitor setups, and many other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-152-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new
#firefox #opensource
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📰 Arch Linux Blocks New AUR Registrations Amid Malware Cleanup
Arch Linux’s AUR is still operational, while new account registration appears blocked during ongoing cleanup work.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-blocks-new-aur-registrations-amid-malware-cleanup/
#arch #linux
Arch Linux’s AUR is still operational, while new account registration appears blocked during ongoing cleanup work.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-blocks-new-aur-registrations-amid-malware-cleanup/
#arch #linux
Linuxiac
Arch Linux Blocks New AUR Registrations Amid Malware Cleanup
Arch Linux’s AUR is still operational, while new account registration appears blocked during ongoing cleanup work.
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📰 Red Hat gives Ubuntu a bootc up the backside at Canonical shindig
Bootable containers pitch shows how distro can be managed with familiar OCI tooling.
🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/06/15/red-hat-gives-ubuntu-a-bootc-up-the-backside-at-canonical-shindig/5255608
#distro #ubuntu
Bootable containers pitch shows how distro can be managed with familiar OCI tooling.
🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/06/15/red-hat-gives-ubuntu-a-bootc-up-the-backside-at-canonical-shindig/5255608
#distro #ubuntu
theregister
Red Hat gives Ubuntu a bootc up the backside at Canonical shindig
Bootable containers pitch shows how distro can be managed with familiar OCI tooling
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📰 ZeroFS Turns S3 Buckets Into Linux Filesystems and Block Devices
ZeroFS is a new open-source project that exposes S3-compatible storage over NFS, 9P, and NBD for Linux systems.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/zerofs-turns-s3-buckets-into-linux-filesystems-and-block-devices/
#linux #opensource
ZeroFS is a new open-source project that exposes S3-compatible storage over NFS, 9P, and NBD for Linux systems.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/zerofs-turns-s3-buckets-into-linux-filesystems-and-block-devices/
#linux #opensource
Linuxiac
ZeroFS Turns S3 Buckets Into Linux Filesystems and Block Devices
ZeroFS is a new open-source project that exposes S3-compatible storage over NFS, 9P, and NBD for Linux systems.
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📰 Intel Performance Skills: New Open-Source Project Leveraging AI For Linux Performance Optimizations
The newest open-source project out of Intel is the Intel Performance Skills project that is providing AI agent skills to help with CPU performance analysis and performance optimizations on Linux...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Performance-Skills
#intel #linux #opensource
The newest open-source project out of Intel is the Intel Performance Skills project that is providing AI agent skills to help with CPU performance analysis and performance optimizations on Linux...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Performance-Skills
#intel #linux #opensource
Phoronix
Intel Performance Skills: New Open-Source Project Leveraging AI For Linux Performance Optimizations
The newest open-source project out of Intel is the Intel Performance Skills project that is providing AI agent skills to help with CPU performance analysis and performance optimizations on Linux.
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