📰 New Debian 13 Kernel Security Update Fixes “Zapscape” and “SCTPhantom”
A new Linux kernel security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” to fix 28 security vulnerabilities in Linux 6.12 LTS. Update as soon as possible!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/new-debian-13-kernel-security-update-fixes-zapscape-and-sctphantom
#debian #gnu #kernel #linux
A new Linux kernel security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” to fix 28 security vulnerabilities in Linux 6.12 LTS. Update as soon as possible!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/new-debian-13-kernel-security-update-fixes-zapscape-and-sctphantom
#debian #gnu #kernel #linux
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📰 Tenstrorrent Posts GCC Compiler Patches For Ascalon XG Core
While the Tenstorrent Ascalon X is known as their high performance out-of-order RISC-V RVA23 CPU core for extreme performance over the H and S models, a new GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) patch today from Tenstorrent makes known a new Ascalon XG core...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Tenstorrent-Ascalon-XG-GCC
#gnu
While the Tenstorrent Ascalon X is known as their high performance out-of-order RISC-V RVA23 CPU core for extreme performance over the H and S models, a new GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) patch today from Tenstorrent makes known a new Ascalon XG core...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Tenstorrent-Ascalon-XG-GCC
#gnu
Phoronix
Tenstrorrent Posts GCC Compiler Patches For Ascalon XG Core
While the Tenstorrent Ascalon X is known as their high performance out-of-order RISC-V RVA23 CPU core for extreme performance over the H and S models, a new GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) patch today from Tenstorrent makes known a new Ascalon XG core.
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📰 GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu Released Following More Driver Cleaning
Following yesterday's release of the Linux 7.2 kernel, GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu is now available for this kernel downstream that strips out support for drivers depending upon non-free-software microcode/firmware, the ability to load closed-source kernel modules, and other restrictions in the name of software freedom...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Linux-Libre-7.2
#gnu #kernel #linux
Following yesterday's release of the Linux 7.2 kernel, GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu is now available for this kernel downstream that strips out support for drivers depending upon non-free-software microcode/firmware, the ability to load closed-source kernel modules, and other restrictions in the name of software freedom...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Linux-Libre-7.2
#gnu #kernel #linux
Phoronix
GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu Released Following More Driver Cleaning
Following yesterday's release of the Linux 7.2 kernel, GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu is now available for this kernel downstream that strips out support for drivers depending upon non-free-software microcode/firmware, the ability to load closed-source kernel modules…
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📰 GCC Patch Adjusting AMD Zen 5 Misprediction Cost Nets 12% Win In Benchmark
An AMD compiler engineer posted a patch on Saturday for the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). The two-line patch adjusts the misprediction cost for Zen 4 and Zen 5 processors, which ends up yielding a 12% improvement in one SPEC CPU benchmark on Zen 5 and a 9% improvement on Zen 4...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Zen-5-Mispredict-Cost
#amd #gnu
An AMD compiler engineer posted a patch on Saturday for the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). The two-line patch adjusts the misprediction cost for Zen 4 and Zen 5 processors, which ends up yielding a 12% improvement in one SPEC CPU benchmark on Zen 5 and a 9% improvement on Zen 4...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Zen-5-Mispredict-Cost
#amd #gnu
Phoronix
GCC Patch Adjusting AMD Zen 5 Misprediction Cost Nets 12% Win In Benchmark
An AMD compiler engineer posted a patch on Saturday for the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)
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📰 GNU Emacs 31.1 Released With Mouse Control Enabled By Default, Theme For New Users
GNU Emacs 31.1 is out today as the newest feature release to this popular text editor...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Emacs-31.1-Released
#gnu
GNU Emacs 31.1 is out today as the newest feature release to this popular text editor...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Emacs-31.1-Released
#gnu
Phoronix
GNU Emacs 31.1 Released With Mouse Control Enabled By Default, Theme For New Users
GNU Emacs 31.1 is out today as the newest feature release to this popular text editor.
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📰 Vanilla OS 3 “Reunion” Released with Reproducible Builds, ARM64 Support
Vanilla OS 3 “Reunion” is now available for download based on Debian GNU/Linux and powered by Linux kernel 7.1 and featuring the latest GNOME 50 desktop environment.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/vanilla-os-3-reunion-released-with-reproducible-builds-arm64-support
#debian #gnome #gnu #kernel #linux
Vanilla OS 3 “Reunion” is now available for download based on Debian GNU/Linux and powered by Linux kernel 7.1 and featuring the latest GNOME 50 desktop environment.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/vanilla-os-3-reunion-released-with-reproducible-builds-arm64-support
#debian #gnome #gnu #kernel #linux
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📰 GCC Patches Added -mcpu=native -mtune=native Support For RISC-V
A SiFive engineer posted patches today for the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) for adding -mtune=native -mcpu=native support for the compiler on RISC-V...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GCC-RISC-V-mcpu-mtune-native
#gnu
A SiFive engineer posted patches today for the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) for adding -mtune=native -mcpu=native support for the compiler on RISC-V...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GCC-RISC-V-mcpu-mtune-native
#gnu
Phoronix
GCC Patches Added -mcpu=native -mtune=native Support For RISC-V
A SiFive engineer posted patches today for the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) for adding -mtune=native -mcpu=native support for the compiler on RISC-V.
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📰 GCC Patches Added -mcpu=native -mtune=native Support For RISC-V
A SiFive engineer posted patches today for the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) for adding -mtune=native -mcpu=native support for the compiler on RISC-V...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GCC-RISC-V-mcpu-mtune-native
#gnu
A SiFive engineer posted patches today for the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) for adding -mtune=native -mcpu=native support for the compiler on RISC-V...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GCC-RISC-V-mcpu-mtune-native
#gnu
Phoronix
GCC Patches Added -mcpu=native -mtune=native Support For RISC-V
A SiFive engineer posted patches today for the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) for adding -mtune=native -mcpu=native support for the compiler on RISC-V.
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📰 Rust Coreutils 0.11 Released With Some Nifty Debug Helper Messages
Rust Coreutils 0.11 was just released as this alternative to the GNU Coreutils. Besides the long-running task of catching up the GNU Coreutils compatibility with the GNU test suite and never-ending work on optimizing the performance, Rust Coreutils 0.11 is quite a nice release for its improved error messages...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rust-Coreutils-0.11
#gnu
Rust Coreutils 0.11 was just released as this alternative to the GNU Coreutils. Besides the long-running task of catching up the GNU Coreutils compatibility with the GNU test suite and never-ending work on optimizing the performance, Rust Coreutils 0.11 is quite a nice release for its improved error messages...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rust-Coreutils-0.11
#gnu
Phoronix
Rust Coreutils 0.11 Released With Some Nifty Debug Helper Messages
Rust Coreutils 0.11 was just released as this alternative to the GNU Coreutils
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📰 Grml 2026.09 Linux Distro Is Out with Linux Kernel 7.1, Based on Debian 14 Forky
Grml 2026.09 GNU/Linux distribution is now available for download based on Debian Testing/Forky and powered by Linux kernel 7.1. Here’s what’s new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/grml-2026-09-linux-distro-is-out-with-linux-kernel-7-1-based-on-debian-14-forky
#debian #distro #gnu #kernel #linux
Grml 2026.09 GNU/Linux distribution is now available for download based on Debian Testing/Forky and powered by Linux kernel 7.1. Here’s what’s new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/grml-2026-09-linux-distro-is-out-with-linux-kernel-7-1-based-on-debian-14-forky
#debian #distro #gnu #kernel #linux
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📰 Slackware 16 Alpha 1 Released with Linux 6.18 LTS, GCC 16.2, and Plasma 6
by George WhittakerOne of Linux's oldest surviving distributions is moving closer to its next major release. Slackware 16 Alpha 1 became available on September 5, 2026, marking the first formal alpha milestone on the road toward Slackware Linux 16. The release follows a major rebuild of Slackware-current using a substantially newer GNU toolchain and brings together several upgrades that have accumulated since Slackware 15.
🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/slackware-16-alpha-1-released-linux-618-lts-gcc-162-and-plasma-6
#gnu #linux #plasma
by George WhittakerOne of Linux's oldest surviving distributions is moving closer to its next major release. Slackware 16 Alpha 1 became available on September 5, 2026, marking the first formal alpha milestone on the road toward Slackware Linux 16. The release follows a major rebuild of Slackware-current using a substantially newer GNU toolchain and brings together several upgrades that have accumulated since Slackware 15.
🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/slackware-16-alpha-1-released-linux-618-lts-gcc-162-and-plasma-6
#gnu #linux #plasma
Linux Journal
Slackware 16 Alpha 1 Released with Linux 6.18 LTS, GCC 16.2, and Plasma 6
One of Linux's oldest surviving distributions is moving closer to its next major release. Slackware 16 Alpha 1 became available on September 5, 2026, marking the first formal alpha milestone on the road toward Slackware Linux 16. The release follows a major…
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📰 AMD Posts New GCC Compiler Patch For Extended Load Optimization
It's nice seeing a new GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) patch out of AMD today that is a general optimization for the x86_64 compiler code and not exclusively tied to their Zen processors. It's an Extended Load Optimization to benefit code where there is a narrower type and then an arithmetic type with a wider type...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-GCC-Extended-Load-Opt
#amd #gnu
It's nice seeing a new GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) patch out of AMD today that is a general optimization for the x86_64 compiler code and not exclusively tied to their Zen processors. It's an Extended Load Optimization to benefit code where there is a narrower type and then an arithmetic type with a wider type...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-GCC-Extended-Load-Opt
#amd #gnu
Phoronix
AMD Posts New GCC Compiler Patch For Extended Load Optimization
It's nice seeing a new GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) patch out of AMD today that is a general optimization for the x86_64 compiler code and not exclusively tied to their Zen processors
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📰 Calamares 3.4.3 Linux Graphical Installer Improves Disk Partitioning, Locale
Calamares 3.4.3 open-source universal graphical installer for GNU/Linux distributions is now available for download with improvements to disk partitioning, locale, and Wayland support.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/calamares-3-4-3-linux-graphical-installer-improves-disk-partitioning-locale
#gnu #linux #opensource #wayland
Calamares 3.4.3 open-source universal graphical installer for GNU/Linux distributions is now available for download with improvements to disk partitioning, locale, and Wayland support.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/calamares-3-4-3-linux-graphical-installer-improves-disk-partitioning-locale
#gnu #linux #opensource #wayland
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📰 Mold High Speed Linker Being Rewritten In Rust, Hopes To Be The Default Linker On Linux
The Mold high performance linker that typically outperforms the likes of LLVM lld, GNU LD, Wild, and others is being rewritten in the Rust programming language and also has an ambitious goal of being adopted as the default linker on Linux systems...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mold-Linker-In-Rust-Coming
#gnu #linux #rust
The Mold high performance linker that typically outperforms the likes of LLVM lld, GNU LD, Wild, and others is being rewritten in the Rust programming language and also has an ambitious goal of being adopted as the default linker on Linux systems...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mold-Linker-In-Rust-Coming
#gnu #linux #rust
Phoronix
Mold High Speed Linker Being Rewritten In Rust, Hopes To Be The Default Linker On Linux
The Mold high performance linker that typically outperforms the likes of LLVM lld, GNU LD, Wild, and others is being rewritten in the Rust programming language and also has an ambitious goal of being adopted as the default linker on Linux systems.
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📰 Ubuntu's Rustification Has a New Milestone! Coreutils Migration is Complete
The Ubuntu 26.10 release moves its last three GNU commands, cp, mv, and rm, to Rust.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17462674/ubuntu-rustification-coreutils-migration
#gnu #rust #ubuntu
The Ubuntu 26.10 release moves its last three GNU commands, cp, mv, and rm, to Rust.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17462674/ubuntu-rustification-coreutils-migration
#gnu #rust #ubuntu
It's FOSS
Ubuntu's Rustification Has a New Milestone! Coreutils Migration is Complete
The Ubuntu 26.10 release moves its last three GNU commands, cp, mv, and rm, to Rust.
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📰 GNU Wget 2.3 Released With --progress=dot, OS/2 Improvements
GNU Wget2 is up to version 2.3 today with the first new release of 2026 for this popular command-line tool for non-interactive file downloading and being able to easily fetch website contents...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Wget-2.3-Released
#gnu
GNU Wget2 is up to version 2.3 today with the first new release of 2026 for this popular command-line tool for non-interactive file downloading and being able to easily fetch website contents...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Wget-2.3-Released
#gnu
Phoronix
GNU Wget 2.3 Released With --progress=dot, OS/2 Improvements
GNU Wget2 is up to version 2.3 today with the first new release of 2026 for this popular command-line tool for non-interactive file downloading and being able to easily fetch website contents. One of the user visible changes of Wget 2.3 is now supporting…
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📰 Emmabuntüs Debian Edition 1.03 Adds New Accessibility Features, Debian 13.7 Base
Emmabuntüs Debian Edition 6 1.03 distribution is now available for download based on the Debian GNU/Linux 13.7 “Trixie” operating system and introducing new accessibility features.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/emmabuntus-debian-edition-1-03-adds-new-accessibility-features-debian-13-7-base
#debian #gnu #linux
Emmabuntüs Debian Edition 6 1.03 distribution is now available for download based on the Debian GNU/Linux 13.7 “Trixie” operating system and introducing new accessibility features.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/emmabuntus-debian-edition-1-03-adds-new-accessibility-features-debian-13-7-base
#debian #gnu #linux
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📰 Mold 3.0 High Speed Linker Released Following Rust Rewrite
The Mold high speed linker alternative to the likes of GNU Gold/LD and LLVM LLD recently has been going through a rewrite from C++ to Rust as well as having high ambitions of eventually becoming the default linker on Linux systems. Today marks the release of Mold 3.0 for this Rust-based high performance linker...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mold-3.0-Released
#gnu #linux #rust
The Mold high speed linker alternative to the likes of GNU Gold/LD and LLVM LLD recently has been going through a rewrite from C++ to Rust as well as having high ambitions of eventually becoming the default linker on Linux systems. Today marks the release of Mold 3.0 for this Rust-based high performance linker...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mold-3.0-Released
#gnu #linux #rust
Phoronix
Mold 3.0 High Speed Linker Released Following Rust Rewrite
The Mold high speed linker alternative to the likes of GNU Gold/LD and LLVM LLD recently has been going through a rewrite from C++ to Rust as well as having high ambitions of eventually becoming the default linker on Linux systems
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📰 Intel Compiler Engineer Shares Latest Project Gains For APX
Last week at the GNU Tools Cauldron 2026 conference in Prague there was an x86 BOF with presentations both by AMD and Intel compiler engineers. There are a few interesting nuggets out of that with both Advanced Performance Extensions (APX) and AI Compute Extensions (ACE) talked about as part of their ongoing enablement in the GCC compiler...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-APX-Projected-Gains
#amd #gnu #intel
Last week at the GNU Tools Cauldron 2026 conference in Prague there was an x86 BOF with presentations both by AMD and Intel compiler engineers. There are a few interesting nuggets out of that with both Advanced Performance Extensions (APX) and AI Compute Extensions (ACE) talked about as part of their ongoing enablement in the GCC compiler...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-APX-Projected-Gains
#amd #gnu #intel
Phoronix
Intel Compiler Engineer Shares Latest Project Gains For APX
Last week at the GNU Tools Cauldron 2026 conference in Prague there was an x86 BOF with presentations both by AMD and Intel compiler engineers
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📰 GNU Guix Package Manager Improves Extension Loading, Adds New Commands
GNU Guix introduces faster extension loading through compiled Guile modules, alongside a collection of ready-to-use commands.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/nu-guix-package-manager-improves-extension-loading/
#gnu
GNU Guix introduces faster extension loading through compiled Guile modules, alongside a collection of ready-to-use commands.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/nu-guix-package-manager-improves-extension-loading/
#gnu
Linuxiac
GNU Guix Package Manager Improves Extension Loading, Adds New Commands
GNU Guix introduces faster extension loading through compiled Guile modules, alongside a collection of ready-to-use commands.
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