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Version:6.1.148 (longterm) Released:2025-08-15 Source:linux-6.1.148.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.1.148.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.1.148

EasyOS is an experimental Linux distribution which uses many of the technologies and package formats pioneered by Puppy Linux. The distribution features custom container technology called Easy Containers which can run applications or the entire desktop environment in a container. Packages, desktop settings, networking and sharing resources over the network can all be controlled through graphical utilities.

GStreamer 1.26.5 multimedia framework is out now with key bug fixes, improved WebRTC support, and Vulkan tweaks.

The post GStreamer 1.26.5 Brings WebRTC, Vulkan, and Audio Improvements appeared first on Linux Today.

After spending nearly a week with this distro, our Larry Cafiero tells us that RefreshOS “would be flawless if it wasn’t for the long boot time.”

The post RefreshOS 2.5: Smooth, Stylish, and Almost Spotless Linux appeared first on Linux Today.

Bottles secures NLnet Commons Fund grant, ensuring continued development of Bottles Next to improve running Windows software on Linux.

The post Bottles Project Receives EU-Backed Grant appeared first on Linux Today.

Nextcloud’s Digital Sovereignty Index ranks countries by self-hosted tech use, with Finland, Germany, and the Netherlands leading the way in digital independence.

The post Finland Tops Nextcloud’s First Digital Sovereignty Index appeared first on Linux Today.

Plague is a malicious program (a “backdoor”) specifically designed for Linux systems. Its main purpose is to allow attackers to secretly bypass system authentication.

The post A New Linux Backdoor ‘Plague’ Uses PAM to Bypass System Login appeared first on Linux Today.

XIVA Studio is a multimedia-oriented Linux distribution derived from Manjaro Linux and BigLinux. It's main goal is to cater to the needs of professional creators in the area of video, audio, graphics and animation production. XIVA Studio provides optimised Linux kernels built for a number of popular processor and graphics cards configurations. It uses KDE Plasma as the default desktop environment.

Version:next-20250815 (linux-next) Released:2025-08-15

One might imagine that managing a page full of zeroes would be a relatively straightforward task; there is, after all, no data of note that must be preserved there. The management of the huge zero folio in the kernel, though, shows that life is often not as simple as it seems. Tradeoffs between conflicting objectives have driven the design of this core functionality in different directions over the years, but much of the associated complexity may be about to go away.

Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (kernel, python3.11-setuptools, thunderbird, and toolbox), Debian (chromium), Fedora (open62541 and perl-Authen-SASL), Oracle (git, kernel, konsole, and webkit2gtk3), SUSE (framework-inputmodule-control and poppler), and Ubuntu (apache2, mysql-8.0, mysql-8.4, node-qs, request-tracker5, and ruby-sidekiq).

Mabox is a Manjaro-based rolling release distribution. Mabox Linux features the Openbox window manager as its default interface and provides a welcome screen with access to utilities which add additional software to the operating system.

In this guide, we’ll explain what userspace reboot is, its benefits, how it works, and how to perform a userspace reboot in Linux.

The post Understanding Userspace Reboot (Soft Reboot) Operation In Linux appeared first on Linux Today.

Learn how to use the timeout command in Bash scripts to prevent infinite loops when waiting for a service to come online.

The post How To Avoid Infinite Until Loops In Bash Scripts Using Timeout appeared first on Linux Today.

Understanding the ‘nobody’ user in Linux and Unix systems is essential for anyone managing services and processes. On these systems, processes typically run under specific users for better isolation and security. When a service doesn’t have a dedicated user, it may fall back to the ‘nobody’ user, which is a generic, non-privileged account. For related configuration topics, you may want to check out how to change a user’s default shell, share aliases and functions between Bash and Zsh, or set environment paths for csh/tcsh.

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Proton Authenticator is an open source, privacy-focused Authenticator app that lets you securely sync and manage 2FA codes across all your devices—without ads, tracking, or lock-in.

The post Inside Proton’s New Two-Factor Authenticator App appeared first on Linux Today.

Bottles, the go-to app for running Windows software on Linux, just landed surprise funding — right as things looked dire.

The post Bottles App for Running Linux Finds Funding appeared first on Linux Today.

SparkyLinux is a lightweight, fast and simple Linux distribution designed for both old and new computers featuring customised Enlightenment and LXDE desktops. It has been built on the "testing" branch of Debian GNU/Linux.

Mesa 25.2, an open-source OpenGL/Vulkan graphics API implementation, is out with Vulkan 1.4, new panvk features, and bug fixes for games like Ghost of Tsushima and DOTA 2.

The post Mesa 25.2 Lands with Vulkan 1.4 on PanVK, Drops X11 DRI2 Support appeared first on Linux Today.

AlmaLinux 9 and 10 users can now easily install open-source NVIDIA drivers and CUDA tools with full Secure Boot compatibility using native packages.

The post AlmaLinux 9/10 Introduces Native NVIDIA Driver Support appeared first on Linux Today.