Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Daily Builds Now Use Xorg by Default Instead of Wayland
Canonical announced today that it switched the daily build ISOs of its upcoming Ubuntu 18.04 LTS operating system to use the older X.Org Server display server...
Nintendo Switch Hacked to Run Linux
Hacking group fail0verflow has discovered a vulnerability in Nintendo Switch that allows the installation of Linux, basically opening the door to something that the parent company...
CloudLinux's KernelCare Promises to Fix Meltdown & Spectre Flaws without Reboots
CloudLinux has informed Softpedia about the availability of a new version of its KernelCare rebootless kernel patching service for Linux-based operating systems, promising to mitigate the...
KDE Slimbook II Plasma-Based Linux Ultrabook Laptop Is Cheaper, More Powerful
As of today, there’s a new KDE Slimbook Linux-powered, Plasma-based Ultrabook laptop available for sale and it comes with some impressive hardware specifications and a smaller...
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Microsoft Loves Linux: Skype Released as Snap on Ubuntu, Linux Mint
Microsoft’s commitment to Linux grows every day, and after working with the open-source community to improve Skype, the company is now releasing the application as a...
Deepin Linux Users Receive Security Updates to Patch Meltdown & Spectre Exploits
The development team behind the Deepin Linux open-source operating system have released last week patches against the Meltdown and Spectre security vulnerabilities. Earlier this month, the...
Linux Lite 3.8 Is the Last in the Series, Linux Lite 4.0 Will Arrive on June 1
Linux Lite developer Jerry Bezencon announced today the release and immediate availability for download of the Linux Lite 3.8 open-source operating system, a day earlier than...
Red Hat Buys CoreOS for $250M to Expand Its Kubernetes and Containers Leadership
Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, announced that it would acquire CoreOS, Inc., a company known for providing the Container Linux...
Linux Systems Running Newer Kernels Not Really Affected by Meltdown Patches
Renowned Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman shared today some interesting details on the performance impact of the Meltdown and Spectre patches on the Linux kernel. According...
