📰 Cloud Hypervisor 54 Released With Live Migration Improvements

Cloud Hypervisor, the Rust-based Virtual Machine Monitor that began as an Intel open-source project and evolved into a multi-vendor Linux Foundation project, is out today with a sizable feature update...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Cloud-Hypervisor-54

#intel #linux #opensource #rust

📰 IPFire 2.29 Core Update 204 Fixes VPN DNS Issues, Updates Linux Kernel

IPFire 2.29 Core Update 204 fixes VPN-related DNS resolution issues, updates the Linux kernel to 6.18.54, and refreshes key packages.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/ipfire-2-29-core-update-204-fixes-vpn-dns-issues-updates-linux-kernel/

#kernel #linux

📰 Linux Finally Making It Easier To Answer The Question: "Is This RISC-V System RVA23?"

The RISC-V RVA23 profile is a big deal for reducing fragmentation in the RISC-V ecosystem and standardizing more of the ISA to make it easier to distribute modern RISC-V binaries and the like. Modern versions of Ubuntu mandate RVA23 even though compliant hardware is still quite limited. Somewhat surprisingly, only coming about now is an easy ability for Linux users to find the answer to "is my RISC-V system RVA23 compliant?" Pending Linux kernel...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Answering-RVA23-Question

#kernel #linux #ubuntu

📰 Rustls 0.23.46 Released With Four Security Fixes

Rustls as the modern TLS library written in the Rust programming language with an emphasis on memory safety is out today with its v0.23.46 release in order to ship four new security fixes...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rustls-0.23.46-Released

#rust

📰 Hirudo Android Trojan Uses Patched Banking Apps to Bypass Their Built-In Security Checks

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Android banking trojan called Hirudo that works by replacing legitimate banking apps with purpose-built patched versions designed to bypass security checks from inside the app itself, marking a new escalation in financial fraud. Dutch mobile security company ThreatFabric said it identified replacements for eight Indonesian banking.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/hirudo-android-trojan-uses-patched.html

#android

📰 HP EliteBook 6 G1q Powered By Snapdragon X1 Plus Sees Linux Patches

Canonical engineer Juerg Haefliger posted a set of Device Tree patches in working to support the mainline Linux kernel on the HP EliteBook 6 G1q laptop that is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X1 Plus SoC...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/HP-EliteBook-6-Q1q-Linux-Patch

#kernel #linux

📰 I built a $15 ESP32 display that shows exactly what my home server is doing

My home Debian server runs on a repurposed Dell Latitude laptop and hosts more than 20 self-hosted services. Soon after building the server, I learned about the importance of monitoring. I always have multiple monitoring and management tools inside and outside the server, like Pulse, Beszel, and Komodo. But they all have one gap: I have to open a dashboard or an app (ntfy) on my phone to check my server status.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/built-15-esp32-display-that-shows-what-my-home-server-doing/

#debian

📰 Linux Mint 23 is No More. A New Release Takes its Place

The new one, Linux Mint 27 "Adrien," is due Christmas with an Ubuntu 26.04 LTS base.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17497316/linux-mint-27-announced

#linux #ubuntu

📰 Epic Games Launcher preview arrives - Native Linux support, Fortnite for Linux is coming and upgraded Easy Anti-Cheat

Epic Games have announced their brand new Epic Games Launcher refresh has a Preview available, along with Native Linux support and Fortnite is coming to Linux.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/epic-games-launcher-preview-arrives-native-linux-support-fortnite-for-linux-is-coming-and-upgraded-easy-anti-cheat/

#linux

📰 New motherboards, old RAM, plenty of life left in yesterday's PCs

DDR4 makes a comeback as component costs rise, while Linux offers an escape from forced upgrades.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/10/14/new-motherboards-old-ram-plenty-of-life-left-in-yesterdays-pcs/5303018

#linux

📰 Epic Games To Improve Easy Anti-Cheat On Linux With Anti-Cheat Systemd Service & eBPF

In addition to Epic Games announced a preview of their new Epic Games Launcher, including Linux support, they also announced plans to improve their Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) software on Linux. Along with this improved EAC they are also working on official Linux support for the popular Fortnite game...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Easy-Anti-Cheat-Better-Linux

#linux #systemd

📰 Fastfetch 2.70 System Information Tool Released with Linux and Android Improvements

Fastfetch 2.70 arrives with better Android support, improved Linux audio detection, fewer dependencies, and bug fixes across platforms.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/fastfetch-2-70-system-information-tool-released-with-linux-and-android-improvements/

#android #linux

📰 Framework Computers Triples Their Financial Support To CachyOS

In addition to providing Framework systems to the CachyOS Linux distribution for optimizing the support, Framework Computers has also been providing monthly donations to the project. CachyOS confirmed today that Framework Computers has now tripled their monthly donations to this independent Linux distribution built atop Arch Linux...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Framework-More-CachyOS

#arch #linux

📰 Huawei Proposes Enabling CPU Boost By Default For ACPI CPPC Linux Driver

For those using the generic ACPI Collaborative Processor Performance Control (CPPC) CPUFreq driver such as on a number of ARM64 Linux server platforms, if the CPUs support a "boost" mode it's disabled by default. But a patch from Huawei is now looking to enable CPU boost mode by default on Linux...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Huawei-Proposes-Boost-Default

#linux

📰 Libreboot 26.10 Open-Source BIOS/UEFI Firmware Released with Full UEFI Support

Libreboot 26.10 open-source BIOS/UEFI firmware is now available for download with full UEFI support, support for over 200 Intel/AMD Chromebooks, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/libreboot-26-10-open-source-bios-uefi-firmware-released-with-full-uefi-support

#amd #intel #opensource

📰 GNOME Mutter Improves Damage Tracking For Secondary GPU Copy Buffers

As an early improvement to Mutter to look forward to with GNOME 52 (Update: It will first appear in GNOME 51.2), the compositor is now tracking damage for secondary GPU copy buffers. This should improve the experience for those with multi-GPU setups such as some hybrid laptops...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mutter-2nd-GPU-Damage-Track

#gnome

📰 Strata 1.0 Released, a New Linux File Manager Built for Omarchy

Strata 1.0 is a new Rust-based Linux file manager designed for Omarchy, featuring GTK4, Miller columns, keyboard navigation, and secure previews.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/strata-1-0-released-a-new-linux-file-manager-built-for-omarchy/

#linux #rust

📰 Claude Code / AI Shows Potential For Reverse-Engineering Hardware For Linux Support

AI/LLMs like Claude Code are beginning to prove capable of helping to reverse engineer hardware for Linux support, especially when it comes to the tedious reverse engineering tasks...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AI-Reverse-Engineer-Linux-HW

#linux

📰 Noctalia 5.3 Wayland Shell Released with Redesigned App Launcher

Noctalia 5.3 introduces a redesigned app launcher, expanded bar and dock customization, lock screen improvements, and numerous bug fixes.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/noctalia-5-3-wayland-shell-released-with-redesigned-app-launcher/

#wayland

📰 NGINX Fixes 5 Flaws, Including Possible RCE and a TLS Bug That May Skip Client-Cert Checks

NGINX released versions 1.30.6 and 1.31.7 on October 14 to fix five vulnerabilities, one of them present in every release since May 2005.There are three memory bugs that F5, the company behind NGINX, says could crash a worker process or possibly let an attacker run code, and each requires a specific configuration to exploit.A fourth lets an attacker forge a TLS session that could.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/nginx-fixes-5-flaws-including-possible.html

#nginx