HP just became the third major hardware manufacturer to throw serious cash at the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS). We’re talking $100,000+ per year as a premier sponsor, matching the commitments Dell and Lenovo made just weeks ago. Richard Hughes, the LVFS creator and fwupd maintainer, announced HP’s sponsorship on […]
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If you thought the security circus was over after copyfail, dirty frag, and fragnesia, think again. The Linux kernel just took another hit with CVE-2026-46333, and the timing couldn’t be worse.
Germany’s Sovereign Tech Fund dropped over a million euros on KDE this week, and it’s not charity. It’s a calculated bet that the desktop environment running on millions of Linux machines worldwide needs to become bulletproof infrastructure, not just a solid alternative to Windows and macOS.
Security researcher Hyunwoo Kim just dropped a bomb on the Linux community. Meet Dirty Frag, the latest “Dirty” vulnerability that gives attackers root access on basically every major Linux distribution you’re running right now.
OnlyOffice thought they found a clever loophole in the AGPL license. They were wrong, and now a coalition of European tech companies is calling their bluff with a fork called Euro Office.
The PS5 hacking scene just dropped something huge. A group of developers have released ps5-linux, a project that completely transforms your PlayStation 5 into a legitimate Linux desktop PC. We’re talking full hardware access, 8-core CPU at 3.5GHz, GPU at 2.23GHz, and the ability to run Steam games and emulators. […]
The distro that’s been your daily driver since 2008 might be about to change in ways you really won’t like. Remember when Ubuntu was just a solid, dependable Linux distro that did what it was supposed to do without trying to be everything to everyone? Well, buckle up, because Canonical […]
Remember when every laptop manufacturer swore up and down that “nobody wants Linux pre-installed”? That customers would be “confused”? That there’s “no market demand”? Yeah, about that.
Ubuntu 26.04 is the latest Long-Term Support release of Ubuntu, codenamed Resolute Raccoon. It brings new features and a few changes if you’re coming from Ubuntu 24.04. In this article, you’ll learn what the new features are, what the changes are, basic info like release date, and more.
When it comes to choosing an operating system (OS) that prioritizes privacy, macOS and Linux are two strong contenders. Both are often favored over Windows for being more mindful of user data, but which one is better at keeping your information safe?