All Raspberry Pi Devices Are Immune to the Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities
Just in case you were wondering, Raspberry Pi Foundation founder Eben Upton confirmed today that none of the Raspberry Pi devices are affected by the recently...
Linux Kernel 4.14.12 Released to Disable x86 PTI for AMD Radeon Processors
It was bound to happen sooner or later, so Greg Kroah-Hartman just announced today the release of the Linux 4.14.12 kernel, which disables the x86 KPTI...
Valve Kicks Off 2018 with Massive SteamOS Beta Update, Adds Linux Kernel 4.14
Valve is kicking off 2018 with a new beta update of its Debian-based SteamOS gaming operating system that adds some of the latest GNU/Linux technologies. Powered...
Kubuntu 17.10 Users Can Now Update to the KDE Plasma 5.11.5 Desktop Environment
Kubuntu developer Rik Mills informs Softpedia today on the immediate availability of the recently released KDE Plasma 5.11.5 desktop environment for Kubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark). The...
Canonical Will Soon Patch all Supported Ubuntu Releases Against Meltdown/Spectre
After Red Hat and SUSE, now it’s Canonical’s turn to respond to the Meltdown and Spectre hardware bugs that affect billions of hardware device. According to...
SUSE Responds to Meltdown and Spectre CPU Vulnerabilities in SLE and openSUSE
SUSE’s Matthias G. Eckermann and Marcus Meissner have released statements today regarding the recently disclosed Meltdown and Spectre CPU vulnerabilities that affect us all. Like almost...
Red Hat Says Security Updates for Meltdown & Spectre Bugs May Affect Performance
Red Hat’s John Terrill informs Softpedia today that Red Hat is aware of the two hardware bugs (Meltdown and Spectre) affecting most modern microprocessors and they’re working...
Linux Kernels 4.14.11, 4.9.74, 4.4.109, 3.16.52, and 3.2.97 Patch Meltdown Flaw
Linux kernel maintainers Greg Kroah-Hartman and Ben Hutchings have released new versions of the Linux 4.14, 4.9, 4.4, 3.16, 3.18, and 3.12 LTS (Long Term Support)...
Linux Mint 19 "Tara" Slated for Release in May/June 2018, Based on Ubuntu 18.04
The Linux Mint project announced a few moments ago the codename and approximate release date of the upcoming Linux Mint 19 operating system. Announced during the...
KDE Plasma 5.13 Desktop Environment to Feature Better Web Browser Integration
While many are waiting impatiently for the release of the KDE Plasma 5.12 LTS desktop environment, the KDE community announced today on Twitter a new feature...
