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Archman Linux is an Arch Linux-based distribution which features the Calamares system installer and a pre-configured desktop environment. Archman also features the Pamac package manager for easy installation of new software packages.

In a combined storage and filesystem session at the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit (LSFMM+BPF), Keith Busch led a discussion about zero-copy operations for the Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) subsystem. The session was proposed by his colleague, David Wei, who could not make it to the summit, so Busch filled in, though he noted that "I do not really know FUSE so well". The idea is to eliminate data copies in the data path to and from the FUSE server in user space.

The European Union's Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has caused a stir in the software-development world. Thanks to advocacy by the Eclipse Foundation, Open Source Initiative, Linux Foundation, Mozilla, and others, open-source software projects generally have minimal requirements under the CRA — but nothing to do with law is ever quite so simple. Marta Rybczyńska spoke at Linaro Connect 2025 about the impact of the CRA on the open-source ecosystem, with an emphasis on the importance of understanding a project's role under the CRA. She later participated in a panel discussion with Joakim Bech, Kate Stewart, and Mike Bursell about how the CRA would impact embedded open-source development.

Version 3.0 of the privacy-centric, open-source mobile operating system has been released. Notable changes in this release include improved privacy tools, a "find my device" feature, and more. LWN looked at /e/OS in March.

One of the more obscure features provided by Unix-domain sockets is the ability to pass a file descriptor from one process to another. This feature is often used to provide access to a specific file or network connection to a process running in a relatively unprivileged context. But what if the recipient doesn't want a new file descriptor? A feature added for the 6.16 release makes it possible to refuse that offer.

Security updates have been issued by Debian (chromium and mariadb-10.5), Oracle (firefox, ghostscript, git, go-toolset:ol8, golang, kernel, krb5, mingw-freetype and spice-client-win, nodejs:20, nodejs:22, perl-CPAN, python36:3.6, rsync, varnish, and varnish:6), Red Hat (firefox, thunderbird, and webkit2gtk3), Slackware (curl and python3), SUSE (apache-commons-beanutils, apache2-mod_security2, avahi, buildkit, ca-certificates-mozilla, cloud-regionsrv-client, cloud-regionsrv-client, python-toml, containerd, containerized-data-importer, cups, curl, dnsmasq, docker, elemental-operator, elemental-toolkit, expat, firefox, freetype2, gdk-pixbuf, git, glib2, glibc, gnuplot, gnutls, gpg2, gstreamer, gstreamer-plugins-base, gtk3, haproxy, helm, java-17-openjdk, java-1_8_0-openjdk, keepalived, kernel, kernel-firmware, krb5, kubevirt, less, libarchive, libcryptopp, libdb-4_8, libndp, libpcap, libsoup, libtasn1, libvirt, libX11, libxml2, libxslt, Mesa, mozilla-nss, nghttp2, nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed, opensc, openssh, openssl-3, openssl-3, libpulp, ulp-macros, orc, pam, pam_pkcs11, pam_u2f, patch, pcp, pcr-oracle, shim, perl-Crypt-OpenSSL-RSA, podman, postgresql16, procps, protobuf, python-dnspython, python-Jinja2, python-requests, python-setuptools, python-tornado6, python-urllib3, python311, python311, python-rpm-macros, qemu, rsync, runc, rust-keylime, selinux-policy, sevctl, skopeo, sssd, SUSE Manager Client Tools, systemd, thunderbird, tiff, tpm2.0-tools, tpm2-0-tss, u-boot, ucode-intel, unbound, util-linux, vim, wget, and wpa_supplicant), and Ubuntu (linux-nvidia, python-django, twitter-bootstrap3, twitter-bootstrap4, and wireshark).

WireGuard Easy 15.0, a web-based WireGuard VPN admin, lands with a full rewrite, introducing a sleek UI, IPv6 support, 2FA, CLI, and more.

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Still powered by the Linux 6.14 kernel series, the CachyOS ISO snapshot for May 2025 features the latest KDE Plasma 6.3.5 desktop environment, which is accompanied by the latest KDE Gear 25.04.1 and KDE Frameworks 6.14 software suites, all built against the Qt 6.9 open-source application framework.

The post CachyOS ISO Snapshot for May 2025 Improves Support for Older NVIDIA GPUs appeared first on Linux Today.

Incus 6.13 is out with Windows agent support, major CLI enhancements, improved migration tools, and dozens of upgrades for containers, VMs, and storage.

The post Incus 6.13 Container & Virtual Machine Manager Released appeared first on Linux Today.

Navidrome 0.56, a self-hosted music server and streamer, launches with playlist cover art, security fixes, and major UI improvements.

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GStreamer 1.26.2 multimedia framework is out with security fixes, AV1 decoder boosts, and subtitle and playback improvements.

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The yes command in Linux is often underrated, but it can be quite useful when combined with other tools in a pipeline. It automatically outputs a string repeatedly—by default, “y”—and this can be piped into commands that require user confirmation. This can be especially handy in testing, automation, or scripting. For example, when installing packages, you might use yes to bypass the confirmation prompt. For more on scripting and system setup, check out our guide on how to install Kernel 6.15 on Ubuntu.

However, it’s important to note that yes is not always the ideal solution. When available, it’s better to use the appropriate flags that make commands non-interactive (like -y or --assume-yes). This method is safer and more reliable, especially in production scripts. Blindly piping yes into commands can lead to unexpected consequences if those commands prompt for destructive actions. For more efficient scripting practices, explore tools like grep tricks for ps or understanding symbolic and hard links in Linux and Unix.

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Only six months after reaching Vulkan 1.1 conformance, the PanVK open-source graphics driver for ARM Mali GPUs is now officially conformant with the Vulkan 1.2 specification on Mali-G610 GPUs. With that crossed from the list, Collabora is now working on updating PanVK’s Vulkan specification to Vulkan 1.3 and 1.4.

The post PanVK Open-Source Vulkan Driver for ARM Mali GPUs Is Now Vulkan 1.2 Conformant appeared first on Linux Today.

The biggest selling point of the TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen7 laptop is its 1000 nits HDR (High Dynamic Range) mini-LED matte display with 2560×1600 resolution, 100% sRGB, 16:10 aspect ratio, and extremely fast 300 Hz refresh rates. The new display is paired with up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 24GB GDDR7 graphics card.

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Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has made headlines again with a controversial move that raises serious concerns about privacy and data ethics. According to a recent report by Heise, Meta is updating its privacy policy to explicitly allow user data—including public posts, comments, and interactions—to be used for training its generative AI models.

This news comes in the wake of broader privacy concerns tied to Meta’s messaging platforms, particularly WhatsApp. A deeper dive into how WhatsApp handles private data can be found in this post, which outlines how vague language and shifting terms make it difficult for users to truly understand what data is being collected—and how it’s used.

The implications of this new AI training policy are troubling. Meta’s ability to vacuum up user data and feed it into AI systems doesn’t just raise privacy issues; it highlights a deeper risk we rarely acknowledge: the illusion of safety when talking to or through AI-powered systems.

The post Meta’s Latest Move: Why You Shouldn’t Trust AI with Everything You Say appeared first on Linux Today.

AlmaLinux “Purple Lion” is here—fully RHEL 10 compatible with added support for frame pointers, x86-64-v2, Secure Boot, SPICE, and more.

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Version:next-20250605 (linux-next) Released:2025-06-05

BigLinux is a Brazilian Linux distribution localised into Brazilian Portuguese (with support for English). It is was originally based on Kubuntu, but starting from 2017 the distribution was re-born based on deepin. It then offered two desktop environments - Cinnamon and Deepin. In 2021 the distribution switched bases and desktop environments again, migrating to Manjaro Linux running KDE Plasma.

Inside this week's LWN.net Weekly Edition:

• Front: OpenH264 in Fedora; Wallabag; Safety certification; 6.16 Merge window; Bounce buffering; Hardening repository problems; Device-initiated I/O; Faster networking; OSPM 2025; Free software in science.
• Briefs: Kea vulnerabilities; Alpine Linux 3.22.0; Fedora strategy; Quotes; ...
• Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more.

Peer-to-peer DMA (P2PDMA) has been part of the kernel since the 4.20 release in 2018; it provides a framework that allows devices to transfer data between themselves directly, without using system RAM for the transfer. At the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit (LSFMM+BPF), Stephen Bates led a combined storage, filesystems, and memory-management session on device-initiated I/O, which is perhaps what P2PDMA is evolving toward. Two years ago, he led a session on P2PDMA at the summit; this year's session was a brief update on P2PDMA with a look at where it may be heading.