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Canonical Also Patches Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Against the Stack Clash Vulnerability

  • Softpedia; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Jun 22, 2017 7:02 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Ubuntu
Canonical today announced that it released a new kernel security update for the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system series to patch the infamous Stack Clash vulnerability discovered recently by Qualys Research Labs.

OpenMandriva Lx 3.02 Released with Updated Wayland and X.Org Infrastructures

OpenMandriva announced today the release and immediate availability of the second point release to the stable OpenMandriva Lx 3 series of the open-source computer operating system.

Firefox Focus for Android Promises to Block Annoying Ads, Protect Users' Privacy

Mozilla announced today that the Firefox Focus web browser that the Open Source company launched last year for iPhone and iPad devices is now also available for Android.

Shotwell, GNOME's Open-Source Image Viewer and Organizer, Gets Important Update

The Shotwell open-source image viewer and organizer that is installed by default in various GNU/Linux distributions has been recently updated to version 0.27, a major release that adds numerous improvements and fixes annoying bugs.

Escuelas Linux 5.4 Educational Distribution Officially Released, Based on Bodhi

If you can't get enough educational-oriented GNU/Linux distributions, here's another one for you, Escuelas Linux 5.4, an open-source computer operating system based on Bodhi Linux and designed for deployment in schools.

Canonical Wants to Add Hardware Accelerated Video Playback by Default to Ubuntu

  • Softpedia; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Jun 20, 2017 12:22 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Ubuntu
In his latest report, Canonical's Will Cooke reports on the efforts the Ubuntu Desktop team is making to enable hardware-accelerated video playback for the upcoming Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) by default.

New SparkyLinux Tool Notifies Users About New Updates Right on Their Desktops

Users of the Debian-based SparkyLinux operating system have a new tool to play with, namely an in-house built utility that notifies them when new updates are available for their systems.

Linus Torvalds Hopes to Release the Linux 4.12 Kernel in Two Weeks, on July 2

A day later than usual, here's the sixth Release Candidate (RC) milestone of the upcoming Linux 4.12 kernel series, as announced today by Linus Torvalds on the kernel mailing list.

Debian Edu 9 "Stretch" Released as a Complete GNU/Linux Solution for Schools

The Debian Edu GNU/Linux distribution (also known as Skolelinux) has been updated today to version 9 based on Debian the recently released Debian GNU/Linux 9 "Stretch" operating system.

openSUSE Tumbleweed OS Is Now Built with PIE as Default for Increased Security

After finishing the transition of the GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) 7 to the Tumbleweed repos as the default compiler, it looks like the rolling GNU/Linux distro is now built with PIE (Position Independent Executables) by default.

Canonical Updates Snapcraft on Ubuntu with Support for Resuming Snap Downloads

Canonical has released a new stable version of its in-house built Snapcraft utility for creating Snap packages, the universal binary format, that can be distributed across multiple GNU/Linux operating system.

Security-Oriented Alpine Linux 3.6.2 OS Adds Linux Kernel 4.9.32 and Tor 0.3.0.8

Alpine Linux, the security-oriented, independently-developed, and lightweight GNU/Linux distribution based on musl libc and BusyBox, was updated today to version 3.6.2.

Linux 4.14 to Be the Next LTS Kernel Series, Supported for at Least 2 Years

Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman announced earlier this morning on his Google+ page that the upcoming Linux 4.14 kernel series will be an LTS (Long Term Support) branch.

Android-Based RaspAnd Linux OS for Raspberry Pi 3 Gets Better Video Performance

Developer Arne Exton is today informing us about the availability of an updated build of his Android-Based RaspAnd operating system for Raspberry Pi 3 and Raspberry Pi 2 single-board computers that adds various improvements.

Ubuntu's Snapd Daemon Now Works Properly on Raspberry Pi and Raspberry Pi Zero

More than a month after Canonical's Simon Fels announced that he's working on bringing Snappy's Snapd daemon to the Debian-based Raspbian operating system for Raspberry Pi SBCs, the developer updated Snapd to version 2.26.4.

You Can Now Print Out Sound Waves with a Raspberry Pi, Thanks to Waves Project

Raspberry Pi Foundation's Alex Bate is informing the Raspberry Pi community today about the launch of a new audiovisual project called Waves, which makes it possible to print out sound waves with your favorite SBC.

Parrot Security OS Devs Mock systemd: It's an Immature Init System for GNU/Linux

We reported last week that the developers of the Parrot Security OS ethical hacking and penetration testing GNU/Linux distribution are evaluating a possible migration of their operating system from Debian GNU/Linux to Devuan GNU/Linux.

Mozilla Launches Firefox 54, First Release to Use Multiple Content Processes

  • Softpedia; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Jun 14, 2017 12:49 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Mozilla
Mozilla promoted today the Firefox 54.0 web browser to the stable channel for all supported operating systems, including GNU/Linux, macOS, and Microsoft Windows.

Parted Magic Disk Partitioning Live CD Updated with Linux 4.11.4, ZFS on Linux

Parted Magic creator Patrick Verner announced today the release and immediate availability of the Parted Magic 2017_06_12 updated ISO image of the commercial GNU/Linux distribution designed for disk partitioning and maintenance tasks.

Ubuntu Devs Begin Testing Wayland on Computers with AMD, Nvidia and Intel GPUs

  • Softpedia; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Jun 13, 2017 2:47 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Ubuntu
Now that they choose to ditch their powerful Unity desktop environment for GNOME, the Ubuntu Desktop development team has a lot of work on their hands testing various components and technologies that aren't quite familiar.

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