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APT 3.3 Lands in Debian Unstable with CLI Versioning Support

APT 3.3 Lands in Debian Unstable with CLI Versioning Support

APT 3.3 has arrived in Debian Unstable, introducing a notable user-facing change: the removal of the long-standing warning about APT’s “unstable” command-line interface. For years, users invoking apt in certain scenarios were shown a cautionary message stating that its CLI…

Uptime Kuma 2.3 Adds OracleDB Monitoring and Status Page Groups

Uptime Kuma 2.3 Adds OracleDB Monitoring and Status Page Groups

Uptime Kuma 2.3 is now available as the latest stable release of the self-hosted monitoring tool. A standout addition in this version is the new OracleDB monitor, which expands its database monitoring capabilities. The update also enhances WebSocket functionality, including…

DavMail 6.7 Exchange Gateway Adds TOTP MFA Support

DavMail 6.7 Exchange Gateway Adds TOTP MFA Support

DavMail 6.7 has been released as a bugfix update for the open-source Exchange and Microsoft 365 gateway. It introduces PhoneAppOTP support for TOTP-based multi-factor authentication and continues progress on the Microsoft Graph backend. For those unfamiliar, DavMail acts as a…

Calibre 9.8 E-Book Manager Adds Local OpenAI-Compatible AI Provider Support

Calibre 9.8 E-Book Manager Adds Local OpenAI-Compatible AI Provider Support

Calibre 9.8 has been released, bringing a range of improvements across its content server, ebook editor, AI features, text-to-speech system, and bundled news sources. A major highlight is expanded AI integration. Calibre now supports any local provider that offers an…

Linux Mint Starts Publishing HWE ISOs with Newer Kernels

Linux Mint Starts Publishing HWE ISOs with Newer Kernels

Linux Mint has announced that it will start offering updated HWE (Hardware Enablement) ISO images to improve installation support on newer hardware. These refreshed images will include more recent Linux kernels than those found in the standard release ISOs. In…

AerynOS Gets New Branding and Updated Desktop Stacks

AerynOS Gets New Branding and Updated Desktop Stacks

AerynOS, an atomic-update-focused Linux distribution still in its alpha stage, has published its April 2026 progress report alongside a new Alpha ISO, AerynOS 2026.05, powered by Linux kernel 7.0. Previously known as Serpent OS, the project has now fully transitioned…

Copy Fail Linux Kernel Flaw Allows Local Users to Gain Root

Copy Fail Linux Kernel Flaw Allows Local Users to Gain Root

Security researchers have revealed Copy Fail, a serious Linux kernel vulnerability that allows a local attacker to gain root privileges. Specifically, an unprivileged user can write four controlled bytes into the page cache of any readable file and potentially leverage…

LibreOffice 26.2.3 Released with More Than 40 Bug Fixes

LibreOffice 26.2.3 Released with More Than 40 Bug Fixes

The Document Foundation has released LibreOffice 26.2.3, the third maintenance update in the 26.2 series that debuted in early February. It is now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux users. This update delivers a range of fixes in Writer, particularly…

How to Set Up Samba File Sharing on Ubuntu 26.04

How to Set Up Samba File Sharing on Ubuntu 26.04

Setting up Samba file sharing on Ubuntu 26.04 enables seamless file exchange between Linux and Windows systems on your local network. Samba implements the SMB/CIFS protocol, allowing Ubuntu to act as a file server that Windows, macOS, and other Linux…

nftables Firewall Mastery: The complete Configuration for Ubuntu 26.04

nftables Firewall Mastery: The complete Configuration for Ubuntu 26.04

Introduction If you have been relying on UFW for years, it has probably served you well for basic scenarios. But the moment you need NAT, port forwarding, rate limiting with custom thresholds, or complex chain logic, you quickly hit a…