Valve Releases Big SteamOS Update with Linux Kernel 4.14, New Nvidia/AMD Drivers
Valve released today a new stable update of its Debian-based SteamOS gaming operating system that brings a new kernel version, new Nvidia and AMD drivers, and...
LibreELEC Linux OS Will Get Meltdown and Spectre Patches with Next Major Release
The development team behind the Kodi-based LibreELEC (Libre Embedded Linux Entertainment Center) open-source HTPC operating system for embedded systems and PCs released LibreELEC 8.2.3. LibreELEC 8.2.3...
Canonical Releases Spectre Patches for Ubuntu Linux, Meltdown Fix for PowerPC
Canonical published today a new set of kernel updates for all of its supported Ubuntu Linux releases that include patches for the Spectre and Meltdown security...
openSUSE Leap 42.2 Linux Distribution Reaches End of Life on January 26, 2018
The openSUSE Project announced on Monday that support for the openSUSE Leap 42.2 operating system ends this Friday, on January 26, 2018, urging users to upgrade...
Canonical Pulls Intel's Spectre Update from Ubuntu Repos Due to Hardware Issues
Canonical just announced today that it pulled the Intel microcode firmware update from the software repositories of all supported Ubuntu releases due to some hardware issues....
Linus Torvalds Calls Linux Patch for Intel CPUs "Complete and Utter Garbage"
In response to a patch submitted by long-time Linux kernel developer and former Intel engineer David Woodhouse, Linus Torvalds ended up calling it “complete and utter...
Canonical Says Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) Will Come with Boot Speed Boost
Canonical’s Will Cooke published a new Ubuntu Desktop newsletter today to inform the community on the development progress of the upcoming Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)...
LibreOffice 6.0 Launches January 31 with New Libraries to Export EPUB3 Files
The Document Liberation Project announced today the availability of five new or improved libraries designed to aid the export of EPUB3 files and import of several...
darktable 2.4 Open-Source RAW Image Editor Gets First Point Release
The developers of the darktable open-source and cross-platform RAW image editor application announced today the first point release to the major darktable 2.4 series. darktable 2.4...
Linux Kernel 4.15 Delayed Until Next Week as Linus Torvalds Announces a Rare RC9
While the Linux community was looking forwards to the final Linux 4.15 kernel release today, Linus Torvalds just delayed it for another week, announcing the ninth...
