BSD Release: GhostBSD 26.2
Posted: 2026-10-28 09:32:47 Source: https://distrowatch.com/13006
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Eric Turgeon has announced the release of GhostBSD 26.2, the latest version of the project's desktop operating system based on FreeBSD, featuring the MATE and Xfce desktops. This release updates the base system to FreeBSD 15.1: "I am happy to announce the release of GhostBSD 26.2-R15.1p6. This release....
Distribution Release: RefreshOS 3.1
Posted: 2026-10-27 20:03:41 Source: https://distrowatch.com/13005
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. eXybit Technologies has announced the release of RefreshOS 3.1, an updated version of the project's Debian-based desktop Linux distribution featuring a refined KDE Plasma desktop: "RefreshOS 3.1 builds on RefreshOS 3.0 'Colorful Cosmos', incorporating updated Debian packages, RefreshOS repository integration, improved package management, and system configuration fixes. Debian....
Windows 10 Is Done. Now What?
Posted: 2026-10-27 19:46:00 Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TuTHkQF0ORo
RefreshOS 3.1 Strengthens Its Debian Foundation With Independent Package Management
Posted: 2026-10-27 16:00:00 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/refreshos-31-strengthens-its-debian-foundation-independent-package-management
The RefreshOS project has released RefreshOS 3.1, bringing an updated Debian foundation, a dedicated software repository, improved 32-bit application compatibility, and several refinements to its KDE Plasma desktop experience. Released on October 27, 2026, the update advances the distribution's 3.x "Colorful Cosmos" series while introducing infrastructure that could significantly improve how RefreshOS delivers its own packages and configuration changes.
The new release moves from Debian 13.4 to Debian 13.7 "Trixie", incorporates Linux kernel 6.12.113, and continues using KDE Plasma 6.3.6. However, the most important development is the introduction of an official RefreshOS APT repository with separate Stable, Testing, and Experimental channels. This gives the project a more structured way to distribute customized software while continuing to benefit from Debian's established package ecosystem.
RefreshOS 3.1 also enables i386 architecture support, making it easier to install compatible 32-bit software and dependencies required by applications such as Steam. Additional changes address desktop localization, KDE integration, installer configuration, package permissions, and installation image cleanup. Together, these improvements represent an effort to make RefreshOS easier to maintain while preserving its focus on a ready-to-use Linux desktop.
RefreshOS Builds on Debian's Stable Release Model
RefreshOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution developed by eXybit Technologies, designed to provide a polished desktop environment without requiring users to configure every component manually. The project combines Debian's stable package foundation with KDE Plasma, preinstalled applications, hardware support, multimedia capabilities, and custom desktop styling.
Unlike distributions that emphasize constant adoption of the newest software versions, RefreshOS prioritizes a relatively predictable desktop experience. Its Debian foundation provides access to established security maintenance, package management, and compatibility practices, while RefreshOS adds its own configuration choices to simplify everyday use.
Version 3.1 continues that philosophy by incorporating Debian 13.7, the seventh point release of Debian 13 "Trixie." Debian published this update on September 12, 2026, primarily to consolidate security corrections and fixes for significant software problems. These point releases do not represent entirely new Debian generations. Instead, they refresh installation media and package selections so newly installed systems begin with a more current collection of fixes.
Distribution Release: ZelixOS 2026.10.26
Posted: 2026-10-27 10:44:59 Source: https://distrowatch.com/13004
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Muhammed Yasir Peker has announced the availability of an updated build of ZelixOS, an Arch-based Linux distribution with a focus on a clean and streamlined desktop experience, dedicated in-house utilities and user freedom: "After extensive testing and polishing, the full ZelixOS Aurora 1.0.0 release is here. It refines....
Distribution Release: Maze Linux 2026.10.26
Posted: 2026-10-26 16:34:25 Source: https://distrowatch.com/13003
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Berk Küçük has announced the release of a new version of Maze Linux, an Arch-based Linux distribution focused on security, privacy and artificial intelligence (AI). It ships a customised and hardened KDE Plasma desktop with defensive and anonymity tools installed and pre-configured: "Maze Linux 2026.10.26 - Qlam 2,....
How to Add More Storage to Your Linode (Step-by-Step)
Posted: 2026-10-26 15:00:00 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlG2LXcSD60
Distribution Release: Kali Linux 2026.3
Posted: 2026-10-26 09:31:05 Source: https://distrowatch.com/13002
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Kali Linux, a Debian-based distribution built for penetration testing, security research, digital forensics and reverse engineering, has been updated to version 2026.3 - now with build scripts for generating a personalised Kali Linux distribution: "We are back with Kali Linux 2026.3, the third release of the year. We....
DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1196
Posted: 2026-10-26 00:41:02 Source: https://distrowatch.com/13001
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly:
Review: Ubuntu 26.10
News: Fedora updates virtual console driver, OpenBSD tests new WINE port, installing FreeBSD with web-based installer, SparkyLinux publishes new branch
Questions and answers: Gazing into the future
Released last week: OpenBSD 8.0, siduction 2026.1.0, Distribution Release: Essora Eos 20261021, UBports 24.04-2.2 and 24.04-1.6
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Systemd Merges Support for Rust Programs
Posted: 2026-10-26 00:08:00 Source: https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/10/25/2227243/systemd-merges-support-for-rust-programs?utm_source=atom1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
"As of today in systemd Git it's now possible for the systemd programs to be written in the Rust programming language as an alternative to C," reports Phoronix: Core systemd code like the systemd library doesn't yet support Rust code, but for the various systemd programs / leaf components there is now support for using Rust... The new systemd-keyring-setup utility in Rust is used for provisioning keyrings and enrolling X.509 certificates into the kernel's dm-verity / fs-verity / BPF keyrings during the boot process while dealing them afterward. This systemd-keyring-setup code hasn't been merged yet but is expected soon now that the Rust infrastructure has landed. Originally it was all part of a single big commit before being split-up for the Rust enablement, systemd-keyring-setup, and other preparations for this new component. Systemd developers aren't planning on porting existing C code to Rust, all the Rust code is built with Meson [no Cargo usage], and C linkage only is mandated. Systemd Rust components come out slightly larger than C with a test program being 32KB compared to 20KB for its C twin. For now at least the systemd Rust support is optional and toggled by the -Drust= Meson option with it being auto by default.
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A Newly Proposed Linux Filesystem Can Fix Corrupted Data
Posted: 2026-10-25 21:56:00 Source: https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/10/25/2153202/a-newly-proposed-linux-filesystem-can-fix-corrupted-data?utm_source=atom1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
BeamFS creator Aurelien Desbrieres is not calling for a merge, but is requesting feedback on an 18-patch proposal that takes the place of FTRFS, an earlier filesystem he proposed in April. The Linux/Open Source blog It's FOSS reports: Filesystems that can repair damage, like Btrfs and ZFS, usually do it by falling back on a spare copy of the data. BeamFS skips that and stores Reed-Solomon error-correcting codes inside every block. Every read gets checked against those codes, and small amounts of damage are corrected before the data reaches the application. If the filesystem can tell the damage is beyond repair, the read fails with an error instead of returning the wrong bytes... In his technical report, ext4 and ext3 returned wrong data without any error, while Btrfs refused to read the file. BeamFS returned the correct file every time except once, when a flip hit a pointer to the file's data and it refused the read. "Aurelien says he used Anthropic's Claude to write the code, the tool that checks the patches, and the cover letter..."
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Ubuntu 26.10 Is Out – Here’s How to Install It
Posted: 2026-10-24 19:06:43 Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UHBZBEpG-hY
Bottlenecks Discovered by Meta Engineers Lead to Scalability Improvements
Posted: 2026-10-23 20:52:54 Source: http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Bottlenecks-Discovered-by-Meta-Engineers-Lead-to-Scalability-Improvements
Thanks to a small group of engineers at Meta, the Linux kernel module kernfs has been improved, which has led to some serious gains.
Ubuntu 26.10 Is Here! Here’s How to Install It
Posted: 2026-10-23 14:00:30 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRXKvD267VA
PwnEscape Poses VM Vulnerability
Posted: 2026-10-22 16:18:31 Source: http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/PwnEscape-Poses-VM-Vulnerability
A guest-to-host escape flaw in Linux KVM, named PwnEscape, might be yet another means of attacking Linux.
Several Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities Accidentally Posted To Public Kernel Mailing List
Posted: 2026-10-22 16:16:00 Source: https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/10/22/1612227/several-linux-kernel-vulnerabilities-accidentally-posted-to-public-kernel-mailing-list?utm_source=atom1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative appears to have accidentally disclosed several unpatched Linux kernel vulnerabilities on the public LKML instead of the private security list, including two CVSS 9.0 flaws that could enable remote code execution through SMB Direct and KSMBD. "This seemingly was a mistake with Linux's second-in-command Greg Kroah-Hartman responding to each report asking about their submission to the public mailing list," adds Phoronix. The newly-disclosed vulnerabilities include: ZDI-CAN-33549 as a CVSS 9.0 scored vulnerability for SMB Direct remote code execution vulnerability due to integer underflow. For this one there is a patch in a Git branch of code intended for Linux v7.5 but now presumably will be expedited for getting to mainline. ZDI-CAN-33774 as a KSMBD race condition that can lead to remote code execution. Another CVSS 9.0 rated vulnerability. ZDI-CAN-33367 is a vulneravbility for skbuff skb_zerocopy in the network code that can lead to local privilege escalation. For this one Linux kernel developers received a security report from another source last week over the same issue and a patch is expected to be posted soon. ZDI-CAN-34068 as a VMWGFX VMware graphics driver bug with an out-of-bounds write leading to local privilege escalation. ZDI-CAN-34076 an uninitialized resource in the NVMET code leading to information disclosure. ZDI-CAN-32005 was also posted to the mailing list a day prior for a search-domain TCP query stack buffer overflow leading to local privilege escalation.
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Tails 7.15.1 Blocks Compromised HTTPS Certificates in Urgent Privacy Security Fix
Posted: 2026-10-22 16:00:00 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/tails-7151-blocks-compromised-https-certificates-urgent-privacy-security-fix
The Tails project has released Tails 7.15.1, an emergency security update addressing a compromised certificate authority that could allow attackers to impersonate legitimate HTTPS websites. Released on October 23, 2026, the update focuses on protecting users against a potentially serious man-in-the-middle attack involving certificates associated with eMudhra, an authority whose intermediate certificates were compromised.
The emergency release updates Tor Browser to version 15.0.26, addressing CVE-2026-113470, and modifies the distribution's trusted certificate authorities to block all eMudhra certificates. These changes are particularly important for Tails because the operating system routes internet traffic through the Tor network, where malicious exit nodes or other network intermediaries could potentially exploit compromised certificates to impersonate secure websites.
Unlike a conventional maintenance update, Tails 7.15.1 does not introduce major desktop features, new applications, or significant interface changes. Its purpose is to close a security gap that could undermine the authenticity of HTTPS connections. The developers recommend upgrading promptly, especially for users who rely on Tails for sensitive communications, anonymous research, journalism, or other privacy-critical activities.
Why Tails 7.15.1 Was Released as an Emergency Update
Tails, short for The Amnesic Incognito Live System, is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed to help users preserve their privacy and reduce traces of their computing activity. It typically runs from a USB stick and routes internet connections through Tor, making it useful for people who need stronger privacy protections than those provided by a conventional desktop operating system.
The distribution also emphasizes minimizing persistent data. By default, Tails operates as a live environment and does not retain ordinary session activity after shutdown. Users who need to preserve selected files and settings can configure encrypted Persistent Storage on their USB device, allowing them to maintain important information across sessions without changing the operating system's general amnesic behavior.
Because Tails is built around privacy and secure communication, problems involving HTTPS certificate validation deserve particular attention. Tor helps obscure the relationship between a user's network location and the websites they visit, but it does not automatically guarantee that every website encountered through an exit node is authentic. HTTPS provides an additional layer of protection by authenticating websites and encrypting communications between the browser and the destination server.
Top 5 Linux Community Habits That Really Annoy Me
Posted: 2026-10-22 15:00:39 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK-QhBT92hg
AMD Brings Ryzen Overclocking Driver to Linux
Posted: 2026-10-21 22:00:00 Source: https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/10/21/2030239/amd-brings-ryzen-overclocking-driver-to-linux?utm_source=atom1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
AMD has published Linux kernel patches for an official Ryzen overclocking driver that allows users to adjust CPU power and current limits through a firmware interface exposed via sysfs. Phoronix reports: AMD engineer Shyam Sundar S K posted the patches for the AMD Overclocking "AOD" WMI driver as an interface to the platform firmware for managing overclocking and power/current limits of modern Ryzen CPUs. The driver in its initial form allows setting via sysfs a number of CPU tunables including the Package Power Tracking (PPT), Thermal Design Current (TDC), and Electrical Design Current (EDC) limits along with reading their supported range. SMT toggling can also be done via the interface as an alternative to the likes of Linux's "nosmt" option in disabling SMT at the platform level rather than kernel disabling. The current memory clocks can also be read via this AOD driver. The power tunables aren't applied in real-time but go into effect at next reboot. The firmware does support many more commands compared to the few initially wired up and hopefully in time more of these controls will be enabled with this driver.
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Everything New with AlmaLinux OS: A Talk with benny
Posted: 2026-10-20 18:45:33 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk0Lgf_sazw