Security updates for Friday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1102546/

#LWN #Linux #security

Bazzite Linux announce ROG XBOX Ally X20 and Acer Predator Atlas support is in testing https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/bazzite-linux-announce-rog-xbox-ally-x20-and-acer-predator-atlas-support-is-in-testing/

#Bazzite #Beta #Linux #AllyX20 #PredatorAtlas

Tomorrow, Saturday, October 24, 2026, I'll be speaking at Linux Day in Modena, with a talk titled "Beyond Linux: A Journey Through the Open Source Ecosystem."

Will I talk about Linux? Of course. But I'll also talk about BSD, illumos, monocultures, and why we should never forget that there are always other paths worth exploring.

Linux proved that an alternative was possible. It would be a shame if that alternative became, in turn, a new imposition.

Because monocultures are a problem, even in the Open Source world. And because freedom isn't about everyone doing things the same way, but about being able to choose a different way.

Open Source and closed minds don't mix.

https://makeitmodena.comune.modena.it/makeitmodena/eventi/24-ottobre-2026-linux-day

#Linux #LinuxDay #IT #OwnYourData #RunBSD #BSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #illumos #LinuxDay2026

Domani, sabato 24 ottobre 2026, sarò al Linux Day di Modena con un intervento dal titolo «Oltre Linux: viaggio nell'ecosistema Open Source».

Parlerò di Linux? Certamente. Ma parlerò anche di BSD, illumos, di monoculture e di quanto sia importante non dimenticare che esistono sempre altre strade.

Linux ha dimostrato che un'alternativa era possibile. Sarebbe un peccato se quell'alternativa diventasse, a sua volta, una nuova imposizione.

Perché le monoculture sono un problema, anche nel mondo Open Source. E perché la libertà non è fare tutti le cose allo stesso modo, ma poter scegliere di farle diversamente.

Open Source e Closed Mind non vanno mai d'accordo.

https://makeitmodena.comune.modena.it/makeitmodena/eventi/24-ottobre-2026-linux-day

#Linux #LinuxDay #IT #OwnYourData #RunBSD #BSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #illumos #LinuxDay2026

Lovely to see that websites are slowly ditching Windows technology.

Linux has jumped from 58% to 63% over the last year whilst Windows has slumped from 10% to 8%.

The trend has been sure and steady in the last ten months. If it continues, Windows will pretty much be annihilated as a website technology within 4 years. (Although, I imagine, it's far more nuanced than that.)

https://w3techs.com/technologies/comparison/os-linux,os-unix,os-windows

#Linux #Windows #Microslop #WebSite

If anyone is going to #seagl2026 #seagl , on Saturday, Im giving away a whole bin of Mac minis and small form factor PCs perfect for little home #linux servers

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Container full of Mac minis and small form factor pcs

LOL.. i've never seen this message before. Why do I hear gollum? #linux #devOps

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[mkelly@nixos:~]$ ./amazon_2026.sh alolefalolefalololojololofalololajojolefalalelojelolofajolalolalolefalololalalolofalolefalelolefajololalelolefalolo] @ WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED! @ ololofalolefalolalojojolofalololejololefalalolojalolefajolelalalolofalolelalaolofalololalelalofajololalelolefalole] IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE IS DOING SOMETHING NASTY! Someone could be eavesdropping on you right now (man-in-the-middle attack)!

I've noticed that my home feed is looking bare here, so I think it is time for a re #introduction of sorts (even though I've been here forever)

I'm a gaming journalist who covers handheld gaming mostly. So if you're interested in:

#gaming
#emulation
#RetroGaming
#Linux
#OpenSource
#Nintendo, #Sony & #Xbox
#SteamDeck
#FOSS and the
#PSP

...or know someone I might be interested in following, then let me know! Time to populate my feed again :)

KeePassXC 2.8.0 is out.

The update finishes off the port to Qt6, and adds Quick Unlock, AppImage buffs and long-awaited support for auto-type on Wayland.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/keepassxc-2-8-auto-type-wayland?v1

#Linux #OpenSource #security

[$] The end of __get_user() and __put_user()

Linus Torvalds rarely writes significant amounts kernel code these days, so the merging of a 48-part patch series from him is an unusual event. This series, destined for the 7.4 k [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1102061/

#LWN #Linux #kernel #ArchLinux #Git

There's a difference between simply using an operating system and truly understanding it.

Slackware encourages you to take that extra step.

Its simplicity isn't about hiding complexity behind layers of abstraction. It's about giving you the freedom to explore, understand, and control your system.

That's one of the reasons I've stayed with Slackware for over 20 years.

#Slackware #Linux #Unix

KeePassXC 2.8.0 released

https://lwn.net/Articles/1102270/

#LWN #Linux #security

[$] Rust features in the future

There are several Rust features that kernel developers have been hoping to stabilize, but Josh Triplett wanted to describe all of the other features that the Rust project is curren [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1099606/

#LWN #Linux #Rust #Zig

Security updates for Thursday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1102265/

#LWN #Linux #security

Epic Games Launcher Preview is slowly becoming actually usable on Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/epic-games-launcher-preview-is-slowly-becoming-actually-usable-on-linux/

#EpicGames #Linux #SteamOS #PCGaming #LinuxGaming

Yesterday, as I sat here, using a laptop running on Free software written and maintained by volunteers, to connect, by means of a secure tunnel formed by Free software written and maintained by volunteers, to multiple servers, all running Free software written and maintained by volunteers, to apply patches prepared urgently by volunteers to resolve security vulnerabilities, I felt *incredibly* grateful for every single one of those volunteers, who makes the fact that I could do *any* of this possible.

Thank you, genuinely.

#FOSS #FreeSoftware #Linux

An interesting #Linux kernel RFC https://lore.kernel.org/all/20261019-cells-rfc-6f4c85415f29@toxicpanda.com/ wanting to bring forth a kernel object to tie together what is a container.

CW: the entire RFC pitch seems to be written in LLM tone…

[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for October 22, 2026

The LWN.net Weekly Edition for October 22, 2026 is available.

https://lwn.net/Articles/1100612/

#LWN #Linux

Heya folks! We're doing an emergency mid-week sync to address the recent ca-certs issue, and the PHP issue. You can probably expect more random updates over the coming days as more affected packages are found and updated.

https://discuss.getsol.us/d/13080-week-43-2026-mid-week

#FOSS #Linux #Solus #OpenSource

- Evan

Today's PHP Security Release, and How We're Strengthening PHP Security (PHP Foundation)

https://lwn.net/Articles/1102060/

#LWN #Linux #security

See all your drives and partitions – and their free space – on one page in Nautilus file manager with a community add-on.

It also includes a Miller columns view, for browsing folders in columns.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/nautilus-my-computer-view?v1

#openSource #linux #ubuntu

More vulnerabilities in widely deployed software

https://lwn.net/Articles/1102044/

#LWN #Linux #security

[$] Hash-based module integrity for reproducible distributions

We last looked in on hash-based integrity checking for kernel modules just over a year and half ago. Since that time, the patch set has undergone multiple revisions. At the 2026 [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1100026/

#LWN #Linux #kernel #Debian #ArchLinux #Android #Git #BPF #LPC

Fellow #Fedora #Linux #php users - please help test this update that patches #php2shell:

Fedora 44: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-a9eba4bbc3
Fedora 43: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-d5f8446449

#Linux #InfoSec

Upstreaming Tyr: Rust, DRM, and the Linux Kernel (Collabora)

https://lwn.net/Articles/1102024/

#LWN #Linux #kernel #Rust

[$] Understanding Nix flakes

Nix flakes are an experimental feature of the Nix package-management tool designed to build projects in a more self-contained and reproducible way. Despite the feature's experiment [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1094226/

#LWN #Linux #Debian #Rust #Git #Zig

PHP patches released for two critical RCEs

https://lwn.net/Articles/1102014/

#LWN #Linux #security

Four stable kernels for Wednesday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1101758/

#LWN #Linux #kernel

Security updates for Wednesday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1102005/

#LWN #Linux #security

The thing I'd really like to see is the time between the PHP fix being released and the binary packages being available to install across different operating systems and distributions.

#Linux #BSD

Combolands will take away all your free time https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/combolands-will-take-away-all-your-free-time/

#Linux #Steam #IndieGame #CityBuilder #Roguelike #Strategy #Turnbasedstrategy

Fixed a couple of annoying things in EasySpeak tonight, the local voice control project.

Saying "new line" on its own in dictation did nothing. The formatter trims blank space off everything you say, and a line break is blank space. Oops.

Head tracking opened a hardcoded camera number. One webcam can own four /dev/video nodes and only one streams, so it asks the kernel now.

https://easyspeak.dev/latest

#Linux #OpenSource #a11y #GNOME

#Memes #Security #SysOp #SecOps #Vuln #CVE #Exploit #WordPress #PHP #Linux #SysAdmin

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A guy changing 0 paper in place of 1, sign text saying: "Days without a new CVE - WordPress, PHP, Linux, 2026"

Oh interesting! Gnome OS isn't intended strictly for the developer community anymore. There's now a Gnome OS "Preview" build that aims to appeal to a wider user base.

"[...] we’re feeling confident that Preview is going to be reliable enough for daily use by non-developer enthusiasts."

"[...] long-term our goal is an OS for the broader public [...]"

Main Site: https://os.gnome.org
Blog Post: https://blogs.gnome.org/adrianvovk/2026/10/16/gnome-os-preview/

#gnome #linux

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A laptop displaying a GNOME OS desktop preview against a blue background, with “GNOME OS Preview” text beside it.

reading about nvme and #linux for #openzfsmastery and seeing lots of references to people booting nvme-only hosts off usb drives.

does linux really have trouble booting off an nvme? Is this actually a thing??? #sysadmin

(ETA: looks like this might be a debian thing? https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/793960/how-can-i-boot-into-linux-on-an-nvme-drive-when-my-systems-uefi-firmware-doesn )

Critical PHP security update coming

https://lwn.net/Articles/1101687/

#LWN #Linux #security

Another day, another old computer.

This one's a fairly well-equipped HP. AMD A8-6410 (four cores; pretty slow), 8GB DDR3, and a 1366x768 touch display. The original 750GB HDD was missing, so I swapped in a salvaged 500GB SSD.

Battery is also shot, but luckily a replacement was only $17!

I think this one is getting antiX, assuming touch support works (so far so good).

#upcycle #repair #hardware #laptop #linux #antix

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A 12ish year old HP laptop, showing an antiX live environment. Networking seems to work (my local network is visible) and the screen looks pretty good for the age. Some miscellanous hardware is visible on the desk in the background.

Happy 22nd Birthday, Ubuntu. 🧡
Dapper Drake is ready to paarrtyyy!

#art #mastodon #fediart #animals #portrait #drake #cute #linux #digitalart #noai #krita

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One of the first artworks from the ongoing series (45 artworks and counting). Inspired by Ubuntu release name 6.06 LTS. Dapper Drake. A cute drake with fluffy feathers wearing a melon hat, a monocle and a bow tie. In the background we can see intricate patterns created out of precious metal. https://www.deviantart.com/sylviaritter/art/Dapper-Drake-585054419

[$] SUSE's efforts to disable setuid system-wide

Setuid (and setgid) binaries have long been a source of headaches, and security vulnerabilities, on Linux systems. They are largely seen as something to be avoided; SUSE's security [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1100257/

#LWN #Linux #SUSE #glibc #systemd #FUSE

Bad News Monday: We Are Losing Linux https://drglowcatsdebuglog.bearblog.dev/bad-news-monday-we-are-losing-linux/ #Linux

[$] Discussing a rewrite of XArray

The work to support block sizes larger than the page size on XFS has been difficult. Many users of XFS run stable kernels, which means that they aren't testing new XFS code as it i [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1100520/

#LWN #Linux #kernel #LLVM #Rust #XFS #BPF