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  Vulnerability that lets hackers SSH into Linux devices is under active exploitation Hackers are actively exploiting a recently discovered critical vulnerability that allows them to log in to privileged accounts on many Linux systems, multiple researchers are reporting. The vulnerability, tracked under the name *sshole, arises from the interaction between OpenSSH and a code library known as musl. Linux systems that use both of these packages and meet certain other requirements can be hacked to...

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  Linux 7.5 To Provide More AMD Ryzen AI NPU AIE4 Enablement Even before the Linux v7.4 merge window was over, there were already two pull requests of drm-misc-next material targeting for what will be Linux 7.5. This week already saw the third drm-misc-next pull request of more feature patches targeting this next kernel version. This week’s drm-misc-next pull brings Rockchip RK3568 support to the Rockchip DRM display driver. The RK3568 is a quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 SoC with a Mali-G52 2EE GPU a...

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  Linux 7.4-rc2 Released With FAT32 Optimization, AMDGPU HDMI 2.2 Improvement Linus Torvalds just released the second weekly release candidate of Linux 7.4 with some notable bug fixes and other changes routed in past the merge window. It’s another big one in the AI era. This week brought some adjustments to the AMD PerfOpt feature for helping Radeon iGPU performance, fixing faulty BHI mitigation selection for some kernel configurations, a big improvement for FAT32 especially with synchronous mo...

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  Hate Chromium? Well, There’s a Linux Desktop Based on it Now Say the name “Chromium” out loud in Linux circles, and you will soon see what a mob looks like. Many people don’t like how much of the web rests on one engine led by Google, and they prefer to keep it away from their systems. Now we have Domicile, a new Rust-based Wayland compositor that uses a patched build of Chromium to draw the entire desktop as a web page. Apps still run natively, and each Wayland window goes straight into Ch...

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  Asahi Linux Drops MIT and Goes Full GPL After AI Tools Were Used to Steal Unreleased Code Well, well, well… Asahi Linux is the reason you can run Linux on an Apple Silicon Mac today. For years, the project put most of its own code under the MIT license so that anyone, including the BSDs, could reuse it as needed. That is changing because Asahi Linux is tired of code laundering. They have announced that Asahi is moving all of its repositories to the GNU General Public License version 2 or...

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  Slax 2026.11 Released with Debian 13, Redesigned Desktop, and AI Assistant Slax developer Tomas Matejicek has announced Slax 2026.11, a new version of the lightweight, portable Linux distribution designed to run from a USB drive. Based on Debian 13 and powered by the Linux kernel 6.12, the release features a redesigned desktop, a built-in AI assistant, Secure Boot support, and a graphical installer, all packed into a 512 MiB ISO image. The desktop has been overhauled with Alt+Tab window previ...

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  aerynOS Improves Moss Package Manager in Latest Unstable Stream Update The aerynOS team has published its latest unstable stream update, introducing Linux kernel 7.2.15, which marks the final release in the 7.2 series. The team is preparing to move to version 7.3, expected to arrive in the volatile repository soon. The update also includes Linux LTS 6.18.62, along with newer versions of several system components, including systemd 261.5, LLVM 23.1.5, and glibc 2.44 development snapshots. On...

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  TUXEDO OS Enters Final Beta Testing Ahead of Debian-Based Release TUXEDO Computers has just announced that its upcoming Debian-based TUXEDO OS has entered the final stage of its open beta. That brings the Linux distro right up to the point of being fully transitioned away from Ubuntu. The new edition, known as TUXEDO OS “Continuous Debian,” replaces the distribution’s traditional Ubuntu foundation with Debian Testing. The change denotes a significant shift for TUXEDO OS, which is developed by...

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  AlmaLinux OS 10.2 Highlights the Advantages of ABI Compatibility Embracing ABI compatibility, AlmaLinux OS branches out with new features and capabilities while maintaining compatibility with RHEL.

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  Affinity comes to Linux, Proton explains recent issues, macOS apps run on Linux | Linux Weekly News Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:38 Sponsor: Internxt 02:43 Affinity confirms Linux version is coming 04:33 Proton apologizes, publishes Al manifesto 08:10 Cutefish runs native macOS apps now 11:20 SUSE to let go of 10% of their workforce 13:24 Fedora 45 released 14:56 Linux Mint shows more of their new apps 17:08 OpenAl found about 1000 flaws in the kernel 19:07 Nvidia drivers upda...

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  Systemd-Free Artix Linux 2026.11 Is Out with Wayland-Only KDE Plasma Desktop The Artix Linux development team released Artix Linux 2026.11 today as the official ISO refresh for this Arch Linux-based, systemd-free distribution, which features multiple editions and init systems. Coming six months after Artix Linux 2026.04, the Artix Linux 2026.11 official ISO release is powered by the Linux 7.2 kernel series, namely Linux kernel 7.2.14, and ships with the Wayland-only KDE Plasma 6.8 desktop env...

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  SUSE Laying Off 10% Of Its Workforce Due To AI & Automation Bavarian-based enterprise Linux distribution vendor SUSE is laying off 10% of its global workforce as a result of AI and automation. SUSE CEO Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen sent out an internal memo to its staff that AI and automation are leading to changes in the industry… and resulting in a 10% global workforce reduction at SUSE. Those affected are set to be notified beginning tomorrow, 4 November. These layoffs follow voluntary sepa...

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  Fedora 45 Released With Many Leading-Edge Linux Innovations After challenged by two release delays, Fedora 45 is officially out as the latest six-month update to this leading Linux distribution. Fedora 45 introduces KMSCON to replace the in-kernel console, Stratis Storage support within the Anaconda installer, improved support for Qualcomm Snapdragon X laptops, restricting ptrace by default for better security, enforcing signature checking by default, and expecting package builds to be reprod...

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  Killed by Ubuntu, Linux Mint is Bringing This Classic Feature Back Okay, killed by Ubuntu is an exaggeration, as Ubuntu is not the only Linux distro doing this. Still, the big news is that Linux Mint is bringing hibernation back. In a recent blog post, the Mint team previewed a new Sleep Modes page in the System Administration tool. It’s meant to make enabling hibernation and setting it up correctly easy, without you editing config files by hand. The feature is planned for the upcoming Mint...

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  Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.7 Is Out with Support for Ubuntu 26.10 Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) R14.1.7 desktop environment has been released today for nostalgic KDE 3.5 users as the seventh maintenance release of the R14.1.x series, adding new features and enhancements. Coming seven months after Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.6, the Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.7 release introduces support for recent GNU/Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu 26.10, while dropping support for...

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  Budgie 10.10.4 Desktop Environment Released with More Improvements The Buddies of Budgie team released Budgie 10.10.4 today as the fourth maintenance update in the Wayland-only Budgie 10.10 desktop environment series, bringing more improvements and some new features. Coming a month after Budgie 10.10.3, the Budgie 10.10.4 release overhauls panel automatic hiding and dock mode as hidden panels now stay above windows and reappear when you move the mouse to the screen edge, panels set to hide no...

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  Steam On Linux Just Under 4% For October 2026 Valve just published their Steam Survey results for October and point to a small uptick in Linux gaming use on a relative basis. According to today’s published Steam Survey figures, for October 2026 the Steam on Linux use was up 0.05% and taking it to 3.95% overall. This is quite a bit different from the original Steam Survey figures for September that showed Linux diving down to 3.05% as a 0.85% decline over August. But as noted in that article l...

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  KDE Linux Nearing Its Beta Milestone, Now Ships With NTSYNC By Default Title KDE developer Nate Graham published his monthly blog post on Sunday to outline the current state of KDE Linux and some of the changes made to this in-house Linux distribution over the course of October. Additionally, KDE Linux is nearing its beta milestone after beinbg in development for over one year as a reference Linux distribution for KDE. For those installing KDE Linux for the first time, one of the improvements m...

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  Linux Mint Devs Introduce New System Monitor and Terminal Emulator Apps The Linux Mint devs keep working on new features and apps for the upcoming Linux Mint 27 “Adrien” release, due out in Christmas 2026, and they just unveiled new system monitor, terminal emulator, and archive manager tools today. Meet Superlight, a new system monitor app for Linux Mint that features graphs for CPU, RAM, swap, GPU, network, disk I/O, temperature, and fan speed. The app shows how much of the system’s resourc...

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  Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:54 Sponsor: TuxCare 02:14 Proton makes worrying move stowards Al 07:30 Ubuntu pushes Core Desktop again 11:16 Firefox 159, 160, and ad campaign 14:02 X.org dev praises the design of Wayland 16:10 SystemD adds Rust support for new modules 17:34 Rocky Linux creator wrote his own kernel using Al 20:27 Bottles dev talks vibe cloned software, Al and other...

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  Linux 7.4 Sound Changes Merged: "The AI Flood Continues" Linux sound subsystem maintainer Takashi Iwai of SUSE began the Linux 7.4 sound pull request by noting that “the AI flood continues” with there continuing to be a lot of new patches coming as a result of AI/LLM agents devising patches as well as uncovering new kernel bugs. Takashi went on to explain that it was another busy cycle with changes in the sound subsystem from lots of core code hardening to new platforms and codecs a...

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  systemd Officially Adds Rust Support for New Components EEE The systemd project has officially introduced support for developing programs in Rust, following the merger of a pull request submitted by Linux kernel developer Christian Brauner. The change, merged into the project’s main branch, establishes a new development option for systemd while keeping its existing C-based architecture intact. And before anyone assumes systemd is preparing a complete rewrite in Rust, that’s not the case....

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  What is happening to the Linux kernel, Bitwarden and Epic Games? - Linux Weekly News Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:50 Sponsor: Internxt 02:24 Kernel devs agree to remove Al disclosure, Torvalds goes off on A.I. 04:54 Kernel 7.3 released 06:24 Big influx of Rust code in Kernel 7.4 07:40 Bitwarden moves to a commercial license, mostly 10:06 KeePassXC supports auto-type on Wayland now 11:12 Mint shows more of their new apps 13:01 LibreOffice is getting record download numbers 14:4...

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  Canonical engineer mocks up an Ubuntu launcher that uses AI What would deeper AI integration on the Ubuntu desktop look like? Well, you don’t need to think too hard to find out. A Canonical engineer has published a prototype launcher that simulates how on-device AI could be used to enhance and aid users of the Ubuntu desktop. But the warty-prototype1 snap by Didier Roche-Tolomelli (aka didrocks) is not a real launcher. It’s a semi-interactive, automated mockup. It simulates things a user co...

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  17k Lines Of New Rust Kernel Code Heading Into Linux 7.4 Miguel Ojeda sent out his pull request of the new Rust kernel code slated for introduction in Linux 7.4. It’s a big one this round due to updating the Zerocopy vendored library plus updating other Rust crates for the kernel. The Zerocopy crate update is a big one in jumping eight versions ahead. This is the code providing traits and macros to safely convert between raw byte sequences and structured types. Rust for Linux 7.4 also has oth...

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  Several Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities Accidentally Posted To Public Kernel Mailing List Seemingly as an accident, overnight several new Linux kernel vulnerability reports were posted to the public Linux kernel mailing list rather than the private security mailing list. The vulnerabilities have yet to be patched on mainline but at least in some cases there are patches undergoing testing or queued in “-next” branches. The CVSS scores are as high as 9.0. Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative sent out...

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  openSUSE Releases Agama 25 Installer with Web-Based Terminal, Exit Option Today, the openSUSE project released version 25 of its Agama web-based installer for Tumbleweed, Slowroll, and MicroOS distributions with a web-based terminal, an option to exit the installer, and enhanced port selection. While openSUSE continues to work on adopting Agama as the default installer for Tumbleweed, they updated the web-based installer with a web-based terminal so you can access the shell without leaving th...

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  Red Hat Funded a Report That Estimates 25% of PRs Are AI Slop LF Research is the Linux Foundation’s research arm. It was set up in 2021 and publishes studies on how open source is built and used, drawing on surveys and project data. Its latest report, Navigating Open Source Software Development in the Generative AI Era, surveyed 234 contributors and maintainers on how generative AI is affecting the way open source gets made. The survey estimates that about 25% of incoming pull requests are...

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  The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs Security personnel around the world are on high alert Tuesday following the discovery of eight TLS certificates with private keys so weak they could allow anyone to mint trusted browser and app credentials for any site on the Internet. As of late morning Tuesday, browser makers and some major apps and programming languages had blocked all eight of the intermediate certificates. There are no reports of certificate trans...

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  SparkyOS 2026.10 Debuts as an Arch-Based Portable Linux Distro The team behind the Debian-based SparkyLinux distribution has introduced a new project called SparkyOS, with its first release, version 2026.10, now available. Unlike the familiar SparkyLinux, the new system is based on Arch Linux and is designed to run entirely from a USB drive. The idea is that, instead of installing Linux on internal storage, users can carry a fully functional operating system on a USB drive and boot it on any...