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Version 3.22.0 of the Alpine Linux distribution has been released. Notable changes in this release include the removal of the X11 session for KDE Plasma, a switch to systemd-efistub, and experimental support for user services with the OpenRC init system. See the release notes for a detailed list of changes.

Kees Cook's "hardening fixes" pull request for the 6.16 merge window looked like a straightforward exercise; it only contained four commits. So just about everybody was surprised when it resulted in Cook being temporarily blocked from his kernel.org account among fears of malicious activity. When the dust settled, though, the red alert was canceled. It turns out, surprisingly, that Git is a tool with which one can inflict substantial self-harm in a moment of inattention.

Software patents and workarounds for them are, once again, causing headaches for open-source projects and users. This time around, Fedora users have been vulnerable to a serious flaw in the OpenH264 library for months—not for want of a fix, but because of the Rube Goldberg machine methodology of distributing the library to Fedora users. The software is open source under a two-clause BSD license; the RPMs are built and signed by Fedora, but the final product is distributed by Cisco, so the company can pick up the tab for license fees. Unfortunately, a breakdown in the process of handing RPMs to Cisco for distribution has left Fedora users vulnerable, and inaction on Fedora's part has left users unaware that they are at risk.

BorgBackup (Borg) is a highly acclaimed deduplicating backup program. We recommend the best GUI, TUI, and CLI front-ends for Borg.

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Rhino Linux debuts its first official UBXI KDE 6 Desktop port and starts testing RPK2, a complete rewrite of its package manager.

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This week’s episode of Distro Fever finds our hero revisiting BunsenLabs, where he discovers that this blast from his past is more than good enough for his present.

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Sublime Text 4 Code Editor build 4200 adds right-side sidebar support, plugin host settings, TOML and Zsh syntax, and more.

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A newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in the Linux Kernel’s Server Message Block (SMB) module has sent shockwaves through the cybersecurity community.

This critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-2961, affects systems running kernel versions up to 6.5 and could allow local privilege escalation, giving attackers root-level access. This revelation comes amid a surge in cyberattacks targeting Linux systems, as highlighted in this report on global Linux threats.

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When working in a Linux or Unix environment, command-line tools like basename and dirname are fundamental for handling file paths. They become especially handy when you’re writing shell scripts or automating tasks that involve navigating or manipulating directory structures. These tools are part of a powerful suite of utilities that make scripting in Linux so flexible and effective. If you’re a fan of elegant, concise Bash tricks, you might also appreciate the tips shared in 3 Bash One-Liners, which help streamline your command-line workflow.

Understanding these commands also pairs well with learning how symbolic links function, a topic we covered extensively in this article on symbolic links. Together, these utilities give you fine control over your file system paths and behaviors. In this article, we’ll go over both basename and dirname, and demonstrate practical examples that you can try right away.

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When working with both Bash and Zsh, it can be incredibly helpful to maintain a consistent shell environment across both. Whether you’re scripting, switching between shells for different projects, or simply exploring alternatives, having the same aliases, PATH settings, and functions available in each shell saves time and reduces confusion. This guide explains a practical and portable approach for achieving this.

Before diving into the steps, you might also be interested in improving your command-line skills with articles like this trick to filter running processes with grep, or learning how to gather system hardware information via the CLI. These tools are made even more powerful when your shell environment is unified across platforms.

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Mozilla is sunsetting the Pocket and Fakespot services to focus on building a faster, smarter, and more independent Firefox browser.

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After a long break, the Terminator 2.1.5 Linux terminal app brings new features like split-session SSH cloning, reverse search, and UI fixes.

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Monado’s first stable release of 2025 is here. From enhanced Android support and driver updates to improved runtime stability and tooling, Collabora’s XR team delivered a wide array of improvements for the cross-platform, open source OpenXR runtime.

The post Monado v25.0.0: Driving the Future of Cross-Platform Open Source XR appeared first on Linux Today.

Security updates have been issued by Debian (espeak-ng, kitty, kmail-account-wizard, krb5, libreoffice, libvpx, net-tools, python-flask-cors, symfony, tcpdf, thunderbird, and twitter-bootstrap3), Fedora (chromium, dropbear, firefox, gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, python-tornado, systemd, and thunderbird), Mageia (coreutils, deluge, glib2.0, and redis), Oracle (firefox, kernel, and systemd), Red Hat (firefox, kernel, kernel-rt, varnish, varnish:6, and zlib), SUSE (bind, curl, dnsdist, docker, ffmpeg-7, firefox, glibc, golang-github-prometheus-alertmanager, govulncheck-vulndb, icinga2, iputils, java-11-openjdk, java-1_8_0-ibm, kea, kernel, libopenssl-3-devel, libsoup, libxml2, nodejs-electron, open-vm-tools, openbao, perl-Net-Dropbox-API, pluto, poppler, postgresql14, postgresql15, postgresql16, postgresql17, python312-setuptools, runc, s390-tools, skopeo, sqlite3, thunderbird, and unbound), and Ubuntu (apport and libphp-adodb).

After 25 years, 329 issues, and thousands of pages, Linux Format, a leading UK magazine dedicated to Linux and open-source software, ends its journey.

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The iRasptek Raspberry Pi 5 8GB Starter Kit gives you everything you need to get started with your adventures with the Pi 5. Read our review.

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Archinstall 3.0.7 is here to introduce a new option in the disk configuration menu that lets users configure a Btrfs snapshot type that can be set to either Snapper or Timeshift when choosing to install Arch Linux with the Btrfs file system. This release also moves the disk encryption configuration into the disk config menu.

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Mozilla Thunderbird 139 open-source email client lands with granular notification controls, message actions in alerts, folder sorting, and more.

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KaOS Linux 2025.05 drops Qt5 by default, embraces Qt6 across the board, and ships with Plasma 6.3.5, KDE Gear 25.04.1, and Frameworks 6.14.

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