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Extrox Linux: Audiophile-Friendly MX Spin with an Arch Twin
17+ hour, 27+ min ago (775+ words) From the Land of the Rising Sun, courtesy of lead developer Tsuyoshi Nakamura comes this week Distro of the Week, Extrox Linux. The distro is based on MX Linux. Another spin, Extrox Arch, is based-on MX Arch, an unofficial Arch-based…...
9to5 Linux Weekly Roundup: May 17th, 2026
12+ hour, 4+ min ago (247+ words) The 292nd installment of the 9to5 Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending May 17th, 2026, keeping you updated on the most important developments in the Linux world. I want to thank everyone who sent us donations; your generosity is greatly appreciated....
AI Discovers CVE-2026-46333 Linux Kernel Vulnerability
2+ day, 41+ min ago (754+ words) 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. Security researchers dropped this bomb on May 15th, and the…...
LTM Monthly Roundup #26. 05: Privacy Guard & Security Titan, Hypr LTM-Net v0. 3. 0, Arch SDDM Refresh, Facial Authentication, Copy Fail Linux Flaw & More
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (866+ words) Welcome to your LTM dose of Linux and open source goodness! In this issue, you'll find a handpicked mix of content for all levels, from curious beginners to experienced users, featuring cybersecurity topics, new Linux hardware, step-by-step tutorials, open source…...
Counting Number of Files and Directories in a Specific Directory
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (384+ words) There are many ways to find or count the number of files and directories in a specific directory, but today we will show you how it's done using the most popular Linux find command, which comes preinstalled in most Linux…...
Rocky Linux Adds Security Repo for Urgent Fixes
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (436+ words) Rocky Linux introduces an opt-in Security Repository for urgent fixes when critical vulnerabilities need patches before upstream updates arrive. Rocky Linux has launched an optional Security Repository to provide urgent fixes in exceptional security cases before upstream Enterprise Linux packages…...
How Fedora is responding to recent Kernel vulnerabilities
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (275+ words) Illustration by Boxicons on Unsplash It may sound clich, but for most users the best thing you can do to keep your system secure is regularly updating it. Security package updates in Fedora are tagged with their severity and CVE…...
Ubuntu 25. 10 Users Can Now Upgrade to Ubuntu 26. 04 LTS, Here's How
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (460+ words) The wait is finally over! As of today, May 14th, 2026, Canonical has opened the upgrade path for Ubuntu 25. 10 (Questing Quokka) users to the latest release, Ubuntu 26. 04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon). Ubuntu 26. 04 LTS was released on April 23rd, 2026, but the upgrade path wasn't open…...
Why Germany Is Paying "1 Million to Make KDE Bulletproof (Hint: It's Not About Linux Fans)
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (583+ words) 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…...
Dirty Frag, Copy Fail, and How Tails Under Tor Delivers 'Open Source Done Right"
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (287+ words) Tails, which has been around since 2009, became part of the Tor Project in late 2024. "This release is an emergency release to fix a critical security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, as well as security vulnerabilities in Tor Browser and in…...