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9to5 Linux Weekly Roundup: May 17th, 2026
12+ hour, 1+ min ago (225+ words) 9to5 Linux I want to thank everyone who sent us donations; your generosity is greatly appreciated. I also want to thank all of you for your continued support by commenting, liking, sharing, and boosting the articles, following us on social media,…...
Debian 13. 5 "Trixie" Released with 144 Bug Fixes and 103 Security Updates
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (250+ words) The Debian Project announced today the general availability of Debian 13. 5 as the fifth update to the latest Debian GNU/Linux 13 "Trixie" operating system series. In numbers, the Debian 13. 5 release includes a total of 144 bug fixes for miscellaneous packages and 103 security…...
Shelly 2. 3 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Brings Performance Improvements
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (308+ words) Shelly developer Caroline Snyder released Shelly 2. 3 today as the latest stable release of this open-source and free Pacman alternative for Arch Linux, designed with the user in mind, especially newcomers. Shelly 2. 3 introduces performance improvements to both the graphical user interface…...
Six-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Read Root-Owned Files
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (354+ words) 9to5 Linux Here we go again! Another security flaw has been disclosed today in the Linux kernel, reported by security researchers at Qualys, that could allow an unprivileged user to read root-owned files, such as SSH keys. Patched kernels will arrive…...
KDE Plasma 6. 7 Desktop Environment Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing
4+ day, 25+ min ago (270+ words) The KDE Project announced today the release of the beta version of the upcoming KDE Plasma 6. 7 desktop environment series for public testing, a major update that introduces many new features and improvements. Some of the highlights of KDE Plasma 6. 7 include…...
Fragnesia Is Yet Another Local Privilege Escalation Flaw in Linux Kernel
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (302+ words) Here we go again! Security researcher William Bowling of the V12 security team has disclosed a new local privilege escalation flaw in the Linux kernel, named Fragnesia, which may lead to local privilege escalation. Fragnesia (CVE-2026-46300) is a bug in the…...
Pipe Wire 1. 6. 5 Brings Extra Security Checks and Hardening Fixes to Pulse Server
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (361+ words) Pipe Wire 1. 6. 5 has been released today as the fifth maintenance update in the latest Pipe Wire 1. 6 series of this open-source software for handling audio and video streams under Linux-based operating systems. Coming three weeks after Pipe Wire 1. 6. 4, the Pipe Wire…...
KDE Receives Over "1 M from Sovereign Tech Fund for Software Development
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (379+ words) The KDE Project announced today that The Sovereign Tech Fund will invest over "1 million EUR (~ $1, 5 million USD) in the KDE e. V. non-profit organization over the next few years. The Sovereign Tech Agency is well known for funding open source projects through…...
KDE Plasma 6. 6. 5 Is Out Now to Improve Performance for NVIDIA GPU Users
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (587+ words) The KDE Project released KDE Plasma 6. 6. 5 today as the fifth maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6. 6 series of this popular desktop environment for Linux-based operating systems. KDE Plasma 6. 6. 5 is mostly a bugfix release, improving performance for NVIDIA GPU users…...
Debian 14 "Forky" to Ship with Reproducible Packages, Loong Arch64 Support
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (321+ words) The Debian 14 "Forky" release is about halfway through the development cycle, and more features have surfaced, including support for the Loong Arch64 architecture and reproducible builds. Debian's Paul Gevers reports that the decision was taken for Debian to ship reproducible packages,…...