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Microsoft is adding a new WSL Containers feature to Windows Subsystem for Linux, giving Windows users a built-in way to create, run, and manage Linux containers through WSL using a Docker-like command-line interface. The feature, now available in public preview…

Powered by Linux kernel 7.0, Fyra Labs has released Ultramarine 44, the latest version of its Fedora-based distribution, which offers a comprehensive out-of-the-box experience and multiple desktop editions while preserving compatibility with Fedora’s package base. A key feature is the Plasma…

Fwupd 2.1.6 was released as the latest maintenance update to the Linux firmware update daemon, with a new –filter-protocol option for both fwupdmgr and fwupdtool, allowing users and administrators to narrow firmware operations by protocol. The release also adds a new Host Security ID (HSI)…

Tails 7.9.1 is now available as a security-focused update to the Debian-based, privacy-oriented Linux distribution known for routing connections through the Tor network and leaving no traces on the computer it runs on. The main change in this release is…

The Incus team has announced the release of Incus 7.2, a system container and virtual machine manager developed as a community-led fork of LXD. The update addresses eight security issues, including six critical vulnerabilities. These include flaws that could permit…

Although KDE Plasma 6.8 is not expected to arrive until mid-October, development is progressing steadily, and several upcoming features have already been revealed. One of the most significant improvements is that KWin will enable triple buffering by default for systems…

System76 has expanded its COSMIC desktop ecosystem by introducing a native System Monitor application, providing users with an integrated way to track system performance and manage running processes. Designed specifically for the COSMIC Desktop, the application combines hardware resource monitoring…

Calibre 9.9 has been released as the latest update to the popular open-source e-book manager, with the Content Server introducing a modern interface with a sidebar to improve navigation when browsing libraries in a browser. PWA support has also been…

Just when Linux admins were starting to put DirtyFrag behind them, another closely related kernel flaw has entered the spotlight, showing the story is not quite over yet. Security researchers at JFrog have disclosed DirtyClone, a new Linux kernel local privilege escalation vulnerability…

Fastfetch, the popular command-line system information tool among users for displaying a sleek summary of system information in the terminal alongside an OS’s ASCII logo, has just rolled out version 2.65. One visible change is that long lines wrap by…