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Two Critical Sudo Privilege Escalation Flaws Patched

Linux News - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 22:20
Yesterday, while I was making the final touches on LTM Monthly Newsletter 25.01, exactly in its Cyberwatch section and almost ready to hit the send (and publish) button, I got the news of two very serious vulnerabilities hitting the sudo utility you use frequently—if not daily—on your terminal: CVE?2025?32462 and CVE?2025?32463.This should storm your brain with two questions: What do these two sudo flaws offer attackers? And what should you do to protect your Linux system?While I already highlighted the answers in the last LTM newsletter issue, I believe such an important event deserves a dedicated post. So without further ado, let’s dive in.
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Wayback gives X11 desktops a fighting chance in a Wayland world

Linux News - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 22:20
Minimalist glue code offers surprising lifeline for stubborn display setupsA new project addresses one of the biggest differences between how X11 and Wayland work, and that could be a winning combination.…
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Red Pitaya and Texas Instruments Collaborate on New STEMlab Boards for High-Performance Data Acquisition

Linux News - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 22:20
Red Pitaya has unveiled new open-source STEMlab TI boards developed with Texas Instruments for demanding signal processing tasks in photonics, sensing, and laboratory automation. By incorporating TI’s precision analog components, the boards aim to combine accuracy and low jitter in a compact design. The new models build on the Zynq-7000 SoC architecture, which integrates a […]
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8 Best Free Linux Screen Capture GUI Tools

Linux News - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 22:20
We recommend the best free and open source GUI software for taking screenshots.
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digiKam 8.7 Released With AI Auto-Rotation Tool, OpenCV OpenCL + CUDA Support

Linux News - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 22:20
The digiKam 8.7 professional photo management software has been released for this KDE/Qt-aligned open-source solution for digital photography...
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Latest Tumbleweed Update Marks Myrlyn’s Introduction

Linux News - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 22:20
The latest openSUSE Tumbleweed update brings Myrlyn, the application set to replace YaST for future software management tasks.
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A Microsoft engineer made a Linux distro...

Linux News - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 22:20
AnduinOS is the brainchild of Anduin Xue, a software engineer at the company famous for not building Linux distros. It's not Windows, but it has that familiarity.
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Fedora 43 won't drop 32-bit app support or adopt Xlibre

Linux News - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 16:04
Community vetoes plans to axe i686 compatibility and switch X11 forksThe Fedora community has quickly dropped a couple of recent proposed changes – one highly controversial, the other rather less so.…
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Steam On Linux Usage Dips Slightly For June, AMD Linux CPU Usage Hits 69%

Linux News - Thu, 07/03/2025 - 22:20
Steam Survey issues prevented the survey results from being posted on the evening of the 1st as is traditionally done, but the results were just uploaded now to the Steam website. Steam on Linux usage dipped slightly but overall remains healthy with much excitement still around the Steam Deck and SteamOS efforts...
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Coming to PostgreSQL: On-disk database encryption

Linux News - Thu, 07/03/2025 - 22:20
Open source initiative aims to offer enterprise security feature without vendor lock-inTransparent Data Encryption (TDE) is a popular approach to encrypting data at the storage layer, beefing up database security. While PostgreSQL has steadily climbed in popularity – especially among professional developers – it has so far lacked this enterprise feature, at least in open source.…
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Thunderbird 140 ESR Focuses on Enterprise Needs

Linux News - Thu, 07/03/2025 - 22:20
Thunderbird 140 ESR is out now, bringing smarter notifications, dark mode message rendering, UI polish, and dozens of bug fixes across mail, calendar, and chat.
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RoyalBlue54L Feather with Nordic nRF54L15 and RISC-V Coprocessor for Thread, Matter, and Zigbee

Linux News - Thu, 07/03/2025 - 22:20
The RoyalBlue54L Feather is an upcoming development board designed to deliver a full-featured experience in the familiar Feather footprint. This board integrates Nordic’s next-generation nRF54L15, targeting developers working on modern wireless IoT applications. The nRF54L15 combines an ultra-low power multiprotocol 2.4?GHz radio with an ARM Cortex-M33 processor running at 128?MHz and an integrated RISC-V co-processor […]
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Manjaro 25.0: A Bold Leap into Flatpak Integration and Gaming Optimization

Linux News - Thu, 07/03/2025 - 22:20
Manjaro Linux has long been celebrated for blending the power of Arch Linux with user-friendly features. With the release of Manjaro 25.0 “Zetar”, the distribution takes significant strides in enhancing application management through Flatpak integration and optimizing the system for gaming enthusiasts. This update also brings advancements in desktop environments, file system choices, and hardware support.
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Darktable: The Open Source Lightroom Alternative Every Shooter Needs

Linux News - Thu, 07/03/2025 - 22:20
Darktable brings advanced, nondestructive photo editing and management to Linux—no subscription or proprietary software required.
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Shuttle NT10H Leverages Intel Core Ultra and Available in Barebones option

Linux News - Thu, 07/03/2025 - 22:20
The Shuttle NT10H is part of the XPC nano lineup and is designed as a compact, NUC-style mini PC for multitasking and heavier workloads. It uses Intel Core Ultra processors based on the Meteor Lake architecture, combining CPU cores, integrated Intel Arc graphics, and a dedicated AI Boost NPU providing up to 34 TOPS of […]
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Firefox 120 To Firefox 141 Web Browser Benchmarks

Linux News - Thu, 07/03/2025 - 22:20
For those curious about the direction of Mozilla Firefox web browser performance over the past year and a half, here are web browser benchmarks for every Firefox release from Firefox 120 in November 2023 through the newest Firefox 140 stable and Firefox 140 beta releases from a few days ago. Every major Firefox release was benchmarked on the same Ubuntu Linux system with AMD Ryzen 9 9950X for evaluating the performance and memory usage of this open-source web browser.
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YY3588 Development Board with up to 32GB RAM, 2.5GbE Port and Onboard NFC

Linux News - Thu, 07/03/2025 - 22:20
Youyeetoo has just launched a platform based on Rockchip’s RK3588 SoC with a modular system-on-module design, targeting industrial automation and edge IoT projects that demand high performance and flexible connectivity. Key features include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support, optional 4G connectivity, and dual RJ45 Ethernet ports, including a 1GbE and an extra 2.5GbE port. The platform […]
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Great News! Linux Reaches 5% Desktop Market Share In USA

Linux News - Thu, 07/03/2025 - 08:49
Linux desktop market share reaches 5.03% in the USA (June 2025) according to StatCounter. Discover why more users are choosing Linux.
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NVIDIA Confirms 580 Linux Driver Is The Last For Maxwell / Pascal / Volta

Linux News - Thu, 07/03/2025 - 08:49
NVIDIA previously warned CUDA users that CUDA 12.x is the last for Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta GPUs. NVIDIA overnight now officially confirmed that the Maxwell / Pascal / Volta GPU support is going to end in their Linux driver with the upcoming NVIDIA R580 Linux driver series...
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How to Install Docker on AlmaLinux 10: A Step-by-Step Guide

Linux News - Thu, 07/03/2025 - 08:49
Learn how to install Docker on AlmaLinux 10 easily—ideal for users of Enterprise Linux systems who want a reliable container runtime.
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