4+ hour, 12+ min ago  (303+ words) OpenSSH 10.3 introduces security fixes, new SSH features, and improvements to agent forwarding, multiplexing, and key handling. The OpenSSH project, developed and maintained under the OpenBSD umbrella, announced the release of OpenSSH 10.3, a maintenance update now available for download from the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (235+ words) In what we're assuming to be partly an April Fools' Day jest, Gentoo announced on April 1 that they've ported the distro to Hurd. They also said that by the end of the year they'll be dropping the Linux kernel entirely…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (686+ words) Note that CAs can certify data other than domain names, like the name of a company or individual. Commercial CAs generally charge a premium for this, but there are also non-profit CAs like cacert.org that certify personal details via…...

2+ day, 12+ min ago  (244+ words) OpenVPN 2.7.1 has been released today as the first maintenance update to the latest OpenVPN 2.7 series of this open-source software for connecting to virtual private networks (VPN). OpenVPN 2.7.1 adds a new username-only flag argument to the --auth-user-pass parameter to make OpenVPN…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (254+ words) The Document Foundation, creator of LibreOffice, urges Europeans to adopt open source solutions and reduce dependence on proprietary software and major technology platforms. The Document Foundation has published an open letter to European citizens, calling for a shift to free…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (382+ words) This is the kind of thing that makes you set your coffee down and think for a minute. The implications cascade. If a model can understand obscure 1980s architectures this fluently, then the effective attack surface now includes every compiled binary…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (423+ words) After about a dozen years at the helm of the Linux distribution he started, Martin Wimpress says it's time for somebody else to take charge at Ubuntu MATE. He started the distro in October 2014. About three years previously, in April…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (340+ words) Archinstall 4.0 introduces a modern textual UI, replacing the curses interface to enhance usability and accessibility in the Arch Linux installer. Arch Linux's guided installer has been significantly updated in Archinstall 4.0, featuring a redesigned terminal interface and extensive internal changes. The…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (336+ words) Yes, it's that time of the year when the GNOME developers are planning for the next major release of this popular desktop environment for Linux-based OSes, GNOME 51, due out on September 16th, 2026. GNOME 50 "Tokyo" was just released earlier this month, and…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (442+ words) Canonical continues to expand Rust adoption in Ubuntu by targeting time synchronization with ntpd-rs, aiming to improve security in core services. Canonical plans to introduce ntpd-rs, a Rust-based time synchronization tool, into Ubuntu as part of its ongoing effort to…...