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‘End of 10’ Campaign Highlights Benefits of Linux Transition

Linux Today - Fri, 05/23/2025 - 12:28

With Windows 10’s end near, Endof10.org advocates for Linux adoption, helping users keep their devices functional and secure.

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[$] Formally verifying the BPF verifier

Linux Weekly News - Fri, 05/23/2025 - 11:34

The BPF verifier is an increasingly complex and security-critical piece of code. When the kinds of people who are apt to work on BPF see a situation like that, they naturally question whether it's possible to use formal verification to ensure that the implementation of the code in question is correct. Santosh Nagarakatte led the first of two extra-long sessions in the BPF track of the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit about his team's work formally verifying the BPF verifier with a custom tool called Agni.

05/23 BlueOnyx 9.6

Updated Linux Distributions - Fri, 05/23/2025 - 10:50
BlueOnyx is a server distribution based on AlmaLinux OS, Rocky Linux and CentOS. It is the mission of BlueOnyx to provide a fully-integrated Internet hosting platform that includes web, e-mail, DNS and file transfer services from a simple, user-friendly web-based interface that is easily installed on commodity hardware or virtual private server.

Security updates for Friday

Linux Weekly News - Fri, 05/23/2025 - 09:34
Security updates have been issued by Fedora (dotnet9.0, dropbear, ghostscript, nbdkit, openssh, python-watchfiles, rpm-ostree, yelp, yelp-xsl, and zsync), Oracle (firefox and kernel), Red Hat (osbuild-composer), Slackware (aaa_glibc and mozilla), SUSE (chromedriver, open-vm-tools, postgresql14, python-cryptography, and thunderbird), and Ubuntu (linux-aws, linux-hwe-5.4, python, and sqlite3).

next-20250523: linux-next

Latest Linux Kernel - Fri, 05/23/2025 - 04:27
Version:next-20250523 (linux-next) Released:2025-05-23

05/22 Securonis 2.5

Updated Linux Distributions - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 22:45
Securonis Linux is a privacy- and security-focused Linux distribution based on Debian's "Testing" branch. It includes a preconfigured tool that forces all incoming and outgoing connections through the Tor network. The system comes preloaded with various privacy and security tools, along with some custom-developed utilities. Securonis Linux uses the MATE and GNOME desktop environments. It can be run in live mode or installed permanently using the Calamares installer. The goal of Securonis is to provide a secure system suitable for everyday use.

Mozilla is shutting down Pocket

Linux Weekly News - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 16:30
Mozilla has announced that it is shutting down Pocket, a bookmarking service acquired by Mozilla in 2017, this coming July. "Pocket has helped millions save articles and discover stories worth reading. But the way people use the web has evolved, so we're channeling our resources into projects that better match their browsing habits and online needs."

Home Assistant deprecates the "core" and "supervised" installation modes

Linux Weekly News - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 14:07
Our recent article on Home Assistant observed that the project emphasizes installations using its own Linux distribution or within containers. The project has now made that emphasis rather stronger with this announcement of the deprecation of the "core" and "supervised" installation modes, which allowed Home Assistant to be installed as an ordinary application on a Linux system.

These are advanced installation methods, with only a small percentage of the community opting to use them. If you are using these methods, you can continue to do so (you can even continue to update your system), but in six months time, you will no longer be supported, which I'll explain the impacts of in the next section. References to these installation methods will be removed from our documentation after our next release (2025.6).

Support for 32-bit Arm and x86 architectures has also been deprecated.

Fedora Council overturns FESCo provenpackager decision

Linux Weekly News - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 12:45

The Fedora Council has ruled on the Fedora Engineering Steering Council's (FESCo) decision last year to revoke Peter Robinson's provenpackager status. In a statement published to the fedora-devel-announce mailing list, the council has announced that it has overturned FESCo's decision:

FESCo didn't have a specific policy for dealing with a request to remove Proven Packager rights. In addition, the FESCo process was handled entirely in private. The contributor didn't receive a formal notification or warning from FESCo, and felt blindsided by the official decision when and how it was announced. The Fedora Council would like to extend our sincerest apology on behalf of the Fedora Project to them.

LWN covered the story in December 2024.

KDE Frameworks 6.14 Is Out, Here’s What’s New

Linux Today - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 12:12

KDE Frameworks 6.14 lands with updates across libraries, including fixes for Baloo, KIO, KWallet, and enhanced support for Telegram Snap icons.

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Kew v3.2.0 Improves Internet Radio Support and More

Linux Today - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 12:09

What’s kew? It’s a terminal-based music player which recently added support for internet radio. The latest version improves internet radio support by adding bitrate information and a favourites list. There are some other useful enhancements too!

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Oxidizr: Try Modern Rust Alternatives To Legacy Unix Tools In Ubuntu

Linux Today - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 12:06

Learn how oxidizr lets you safely switch to Rust-based Unix tools on Ubuntu and test their performance, safety, and stability.

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How to Install and Use Termius SSH Client on Linux

Linux Today - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 12:02

Termius is an all-in-one SSH client that allows you to manage and organize your SSH connections in an easy-to-use graphical interface. It supports not only SSH but also SFTP, Mosh, and Telnet, making it a versatile tool for network management.

In addition to these protocols, Termius offers features such as saving and organizing server connections, managing SSH keys, and syncing settings across devices.

The free version provides a rich set of features that are sufficient for most users, while the Pro plan unlocks advanced capabilities like encrypted cloud vaults and hardware key authentication.

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12 Best Free and Open Source Food and Drink Software

Linux Today - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 11:47

This article is not just limited to software that ensures you maintain a healthy diet. We also feature the best free Linux software for helping people to cook delicious food.

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[$] Long-duration stress-testing for filesystems

Linux Weekly News - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 11:08
Testing filesystems is a frequent topic at the Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit (LSFMM+BPF); the 2025 edition was no exception. Boris Burkov led a filesystem-track session to discuss stress-testing filesystems—and running those tests for lengthy periods. He reviewed what he has been doing when testing filesystems and wanted to gather ideas for what could be done to catch more bugs before the filesystems hit production.

Five new stable kernels

Linux Weekly News - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 11:05
Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the release of the 6.14.8, 6.12.30, 6.6.92, 6.1.140, and 5.15.184 stable kernels. As usual, each contains a long list of important fixes throughout the kernel tree.

Debian Endorses “End of 10” Campaign, Calls for Broader Action on Dormant Packages

Linux Today - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 10:52

The Debian Project supports “End of 10” to defend software freedom, while also seeking better tools to revive or retire neglected packages.

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‘End of 10’ to Windows 10 Users: The Environment Wants You to Use Linux

Linux Today - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 10:49

It’s almost like the good ol’ days of install fests and the like! ‘End of 10’ is an organization that’s making it easy for Windows 10 users with computers that can’t upgrade to Windows 11, to install Linux instead of sending good hardware to the landfill.

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Microsoft Fixes Linux Boot Issues on Dual-Boot Windows Systems

Linux Today - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 10:48

Microsoft has finally addressed a widespread issue affecting users who run Linux alongside Windows in a dual-boot setup. This fix resolves a bug where Linux distributions failed to boot correctly after installing recent Windows updates.

If you’re considering trying a Linux distro optimized for dual-booting and gaming, take a look at Nobara Linux 42, a Fedora-based system designed for performance and ease of use.

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Midori: Lightweight, Fast, and Privacy-Focused Web Browser for Linux

Linux Today - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 10:46

Midori is an open-source, lightweight, and fast web browser designed for people who want a simple but efficient way to browse the web.

It’s known for being easy on system resources, making it a favorite for older computers or anyone who wants to keep their Linux desktop uncluttered and speedy.

Midori uses the GTK interface toolkit, which integrates nicely with popular Linux desktop environments like XFCE, GNOME, and others.

It also relies on the WebKit rendering engine — the same engine that powers browsers like Safari and Chrome to deliver smooth and reliable web page rendering.

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