It's easy to get it free or cheap elsewhere. (Framework says it's not counting the "None (bring your own)" option in these Ubuntu numbers.) Two, there are precious few places to order a new laptop with any kind of Linux pre-loaded you've got Framework, a few smaller vendors like System76 and Slimbook, and a few models from Dell

Colorado's "age-attestation" bill left the House committee with new exemptions for open-source operating systems, applications, code repositories, and containerized software distribution, reports the blog Linuxiac: [The bill] focuses on operating system providers and application stores

Microsoft released the "Windows Subsystem for Linux" in 2016, adding an optional Linux environment into every operating system since Windows 10

"Old code like amateur radio and NFC have long been a burden to core networking developers," reads the pull request. And so Thursday Linus Torvald merged the pull request "to rid the Linux kernel of the old Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) subsystem," reports Phoronix, "and various other old network drivers largely for PCMCIA era network adapters." This was the code suggested for removal given the recent influx of AI/LLM-generated bug reports against this dated code that likely has no active upstream users remaining..

New LTS is here, with more tooling for GPGPU and AI workloads Ubuntu 26.04 "Resolute Raccoon," the latest LTS release from Canonical, arrives with GNOME 50, Linux kernel 7.0, and drops the Xorg option from Ubuntu Desktop while still running X11 applications through Xwayland

One way to deal with bug hunting LLMs: ditch the old drivers One tactic to deal with LLM-powered vulnerability detection is simple just speed up the removal of old code

Android 17 QPR1 beta 1 brings new performance features to the Terminal app.

The latest Android 17 QPR1 Beta 1 adds a dedicated theme menu with support for custom Alacritty .toml imports.

WSL9x enables users to run the most modern Linux kernels in Microsoft OSes as old as Windows 95

When authentication fails, things can go very, very wrong.

Colorado amendments could exempt open source OSes, code repos, and containers The prospect of OS-level age checks applying to open source systems is a serious concern for FOSS advocates

'I think this might be one of my greatest hacks of all time,' says dev behind unholy abomination The Windows Subsystem for Linux is an invaluable tool, but anyone wanting to run it on a Windows 9x system would find themselves out of luck until now.

Linux kernel developers are reviewing a proposal to remove obsolete ISA and PCMCIA-era Ethernet drivers from the mainline kernel, citing rising maintenance burden from AI-driven bug reports and fuzzing

The Framework Laptop Pro will start at $1,199 for a DIY edition with a Core Ultra 5 325 processor, and no RAM, SSD, or operating system. A prebuilt version with Ubuntu Linux installed will start at $1,499, and Windows 11 will cost another $100 on top of that

Plus news from its Dublin neighbors, Linux Mint The latest point release of Zorin OS is here, as an interesting alternative to Linux Mint for those still searching for a replacement for Windows 10 as the dust settles over the ruins.

"We actually have slightly more Linux users than Windows users."

The Framework Laptop 13 Pro is the company's first redesign of its chassis, with CNC aluminum, a haptic touchpad, larger battery, and an option for pre-loaded Ubuntu

Good news for those working with Windows, bad news for Paragon Software The feature list for Linux kernel 7.1 is taking shape, and a standout addition has already landed: a new read-write NTFS driver.

Linux 7.1 is bringing what might be the biggest under-the-radar storage change in years: a new in-kernel NTFS driver

While paying to support a browser is not controversial, charging users specifically to remove features raises questions about whether those additions are seen as value or clutter. The situation gets even stranger on Linux, where Brave Origin is reportedly available at no cost, creating an uneven experience across platforms and leaving some users wondering why they are being asked to pay for something others get for free

Slashdot reader Bismillah shared this report from ITNews: Research and development engineer Romain Marchand of Paris headquartered Quarkslab obtained a telematic control unit (TCU) from a salvage yard in Poland... Marchand tore down the TCU, which is based on a Qualcomm system on a chip, and extracted the Linux-based file system from the Micron multi-chip package (MCP) which contained NAND-based non-volatile storage memory

The idea is to give companies full control over their data, models, and workflows while still offering things like chat, research tools, automation, and integration with enterprise systems through the Haystack AI framework. Native apps are planned for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android

Valve has released Proton 11.0-Beta1, with support for Arm devices

BrianFagioli writes: The developers behind Linux Mint say the project is rethinking its release strategy and moving toward a longer development cycle, with the next version now expected around Christmas 2026

Nothing Warp was a new app that let you transfer files between Android phones and Mac, Windows, and Linux computers, but for some reason, it's disappeared

This could be the most powerful Arm-based Linux handheld on the market.

While Google has already given its two newest flagship smartphone series support for AirDrop, and Samsung is slowly following suit, Nothing is releasing its own system for easily transferring files between Android devices and computers running macOS, Windows, or Linux

Kamila Szewczyk prefers old software, as back then people understood something could actually be finished No one can tell software developer Kamila Szewczyk that newer is better: She just fixed a 20-year-old bug in Enlightenment E16, the old-school Linux window manager she favors partly because, she tells us, it is actually finished software.

"The new Linux kernel was released and it's kind of a big deal," writes longtime Slashdot reader rexx mainframe

Linux developers are permitted to use AI assistance, but individual contributors are still wholly accountable for their work

Proton VPN has officially launched the stable version of its Linux CLI app, promising users stronger stability, advanced terminal tools, and smoother navigation without the need for a GUI

A single reaction animation, frequently duplicated in chats by community members, added 377GB to a site's backup quota

As part of France's push for digital sovereignty, Windows machines are being replaced with open-source Linux alternatives

Linux Foundation Europe boss predicts EU will run as fast as it can from US tech companies Opinion You want to know who's even sicker of President Donald Trump than American liberals? European governments and companies who are realizing that putting all their eggs in one US basket was a stupid move.

Aprs a, le dluge, as plans call for move away from plenty more American software and hardware Frances Interministerial Directorate for Digital Affairs (DINUM) will drop Windows desktops, and adopt Linux instead.

Makes Rust support official, adds code for ancient Alpha and SPARC CPUs Linus Torvalds has released version 7.0 of the Linux kernel.

The word clanker a disparaging term for AI and robots "has made its way into the Linux kernel," reports the blog It's FOSS "thanks to Greg Kroah-Hartman, the Linux stable kernel maintainer and the closest thing the project has to a second-in-command." He's been quietly running what looks like an AI-assisted fuzzing tool on the kernel that lives in a branch called "clanker" on his working kernel tree

After months of fierce debate, Linus Torvalds and the Linux kernel maintainers have laid down the law on AI-generated code

The Linux 7.0 kernel has merged support for three new keycodes intended for a coming wave of laptops with dedicated AI agent keys

Natalie Vock, a dev on Valve's Linux graphics driver team has introduced new fixes that optimize VRAM usage for games in Linux

Google Chrome meanwhile continued to dominate in the JavaScript heavy benchmarks... In some of the WebAssembly benchmarks, there was at least some healthy competition between Firefox and Chrome on Linux

Linux kernel drops support for Intel 486 CPUs, prioritizing modern architectures, while retro users can still run old software and Linux apps

Microsoft releases standardized battery dataset through Linux Foundation to address fragmented testing practices and enable consistent analysis of lithium-ion performance data

As the president sows chaos and distrust around the globe while taking aim at EU tech regulations, Europe is looking for ways to adopt its own alternatives. The latest example is France, which said it's dropping Microsoft Windows in favor of Linux

France says it plans to move some government computers from Windows to Linux as part of a broader push for digital sovereignty and reduced dependence on U.S

France is accelerating its digital sovereignty plans. In an official press release this week, the countrys DINUM announced its exit from Windows in favor of workstations running on the Linux operating system

"Even if my lack of low-level experience resulted in failure, attempting this project would still be an opportunity to learn something new." Keller didn't allow something as trivial as a flight to get in the way of the task at hand. Bryan Keller / GitHub Keller noted that the Wii is a phenomenally hackable console, with other enterprising hackers porting Windows 95 and NT, Linux and NetBSD onto it

BrianFagioli writes: Little Snitch, the well known macOS tool that shows which applications are connecting to the internet, is now being developed for Linux

Ubuntu raises its minimum RAM to 6GB despite global shortages, calling it an honesty bump for modern web browsing and multitasking

The most serious challenge, he wrote, "is that Microsoft terminated the account I have used for years to sign Windows drivers and the bootloader." "Regarding VeraCrypt, I cannot publish Windows updates. Linux and macOS updates can still be done but Windows is the platform used by the majority of users and so the inability to deliver Windows releases is a major blow to the project," he continued

NordVPN launches a streamlined desktop app designed for quicker connections, a cleaner interface, and faster search on Windows, Mac, and Linux

Elsewhere, a 16-years old vulnerability found in video software has survived five million hits from other automated testing tools without ever being discovered. And it autonomously found and chained together several in the Linux kernel allowing an attacker to escalate from ordinary user access to complete control of the machine

Anthropic has announced a new initiative called Project Glasswing to help address those concerns by working "to secure the worlds most critical software" against AI-powered attacks. The endeavor includes Amazon Web Services, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Google, JPMorganChase, the Linux Foundation, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Palo Alto Networks as partners

Linux devs think even one second spent on 486 support is a second too many.

Pada tahun tersebut cip Intel 486 (i486) pun sudah berusia 9 tahun. Sungguhpun begitu, cip yang mencapai status legenda ini masih disokong sistem operasi Linux

CUPS server shown spilling out remote code execution and root access In the latest chapter on leaky CUPS, a security researcher and his band of bug-hunting agents have found two flaws that can be chained to allow an unauthenticated attacker to remotely execute code and achieve root file overwrite on the network.

After a year of patchwork, maintainers look ready to start retiring 486-class CPUs It's taken nearly a full version number to get the pieces in order, but the long-awaited end of 486 chip support in the Linux kernel appears to be nigh with Linux 7.1's release later this year

"It's finally time," writes Phoronix since "no known Linux distribution vendors are still shipping with i486 CPU support." "A patch queued into one of the development branches ahead of the upcoming Linux 7.1 merge window is set to finally begin the process of phasing out and ultimately removing Intel 486 CPU support from the Linux kernel." More details from XDA-Developers: Authored by Ingo Molnar, the change, titled "x86/cpu: Remove M486/M486SX/ELAN support," begins dismantling Linux's built-in support for the i486, which was first released back in 1989

Linux kernel developers appear to have started to dismantle support for the legendary Intel 486 CPU

Socket reports that another maintainer was targetted with an invitation to appear on a podcast. (During the recording a suspicious technical issue appeared which required a software fix to resolve....) Even just technical implementation, "This is among the most operationally sophisticated supply chain attacks ever documented against a top-10 npm package," the CI/CD security company StepSecurity wrote Tuesday The dropper contacts a live command-and-control server, delivers separate second-stage payloads for macOS, Windows, and Linux, then erases itself and replaces its own package.json with a clean decoy..

This GRUB is not an advert for some tasty fried food Bork!Bork!Bork! It's one thing to bare your undercarriage in private. It's a whole other thing to do so on the side of a road, risking the possibility that passing drivers will question your Linux competence.

However, there doesn't seem to be anything that would prevent the platform from working on a Steam Deck via the console's Proton layer. This lets players run Windows-specific titles on the console's Linux-based OS

Valve's March 2026 Steam Survey shows Linux gaming usage jumping to a record 5.33% share -- more than double macOS's 2.35%

The release notes for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS show that Canonical has quietly raised the minimum RAM requirement for its popular Linux-based operating system by 50%

And other handy tools that could save your data in a crisis The latest update to the handy SystemRescue is here with a new kernel

Hot DRAM! Who is going to drop nearly $400 on an underpowered Linux computer? Raspberry Pi has introduced a 3 GB variant of the Pi 4 as soaring memory costs are passed on to customers.

Yep, you read that right. And there's no official Linux client from Google Canonical has just released the beta of the next Ubuntu LTS but what's grabbed the attention of many is that it features GNOME 50 as its default desktop environment

Mullvad Browsers testers get faster access to updates as the interface has just transitioned to the Firefox Rapid channel

Sentry is one of the few vendors that systematically maps its dependency tree and then actually cuts checks to the people maintaining that stack, as opposed to just talking about "giving back." Sentry is on to something. We have the Linux Foundation to manage commercial open source projects, the Apache Foundation to oversee its various open source programs, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) to coordinate open source licenses, and many more for various specific projects

It's FOSS interviewed a software engineer whose long-running open source contributions include Python code for the Arch Linux installer and maintaining packages for NixOS

Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman tells The Register that AI-driven code review has "really jumped" for Linux