Linux Kernels 4.14.15, 4.9.78, and 4.4.113 Bring x86 and PowerPC Security Fixes
Renowned Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman released new kernel updates for the Linux 4.14, 4.9 LTS, and 4.4 LTS series, which add more security fixes and...
Purism Plans to Bring Convergence to Its PureOS Linux Phone and Laptops
Purism, the computer technology company that sells Linux-powered laptops, is currently working hard on their first Linux phone, Librem 5, for which the company ran a...
Mozilla Firefox 58 "Quantum" Web Browser Is Now Available for Ubuntu Linux Users
Canonical announced today that the recently released Mozilla Firefox 58.0 web browser is now available for download from the software repositories of all supported Ubuntu Linux...
MKVToolNix 20.0 Open-Source MKV Manipulator Released with Important Changes
MKVToolNix developer Moritz Bunkus released a major version of his open-source and cross-platform MKV (Matroska) manipulation utility for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms. MKVToolNix 20.0 is...
Tails 3.5 Anonymous OS Released to Mitigate Spectre Vulnerability for AMD CPUs
Tails, the open-source Linux-based operating system designed to protect user’s privacy while surfing the Internet, also known as Anonymous OS, was updated today to version 3.5....
LibreOffice 6.0 Will Launch with Many Design Improvements, Use Elementary Icons
The major LibreOffice 6.0 release is coming next week, and The Document Foundation’s Mike Saunders talked with members of the community to get their perspectives on...
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...
