Debian published kernel security advisory DSA-6528-1 on September 29 for its stable Trixie release. The Debian kernel security update addresses multiple flaws that could lead to privilege escalation, denial of …
openSUSE Leap 16.1 has reached the release candidate stage, and its biggest change is ready for hands-on testing. In a September 28 announcement, the project invited users to try a new Immutable Mode before the…
Arch Linux users who rely on TPM2 to unlock encrypted disks should check their setup before the next restart. The Arch project says mkinitcpio version 42-1 changes the measurements used by some systemd-based LU…
Debian published a jq regression update on September 25, 2026, after an earlier security fix disrupted some module-loading workflows. The corrected package is available for Debian 13 “Trixie.” Administrators wh…
Ubuntu issued a libpcap security update today, for a flaw in the packet-capture library used by many network tools. Canonical says specially crafted data could crash an application that relies on libpcap. The n…
The Ubuntu 26.10 beta will arrive a week later than planned. On September 24, the Ubuntu release team moved its public beta target from September 24 to October 1 after an unforeseen infrastructure issue. The te…
Fedora CoreOS 45 Test Week is underway, and there is still time to contribute. The Fedora community is accepting results through September 25 as it checks the next CoreOS release. Participants can test on a vir…
MX Linux 25.3 is now available with refreshed installation images built around the latest Debian 13.7 updates and the project’s own package changes. The “Infinity” point release is aimed mainly at new installat…
Fresh Linux stable kernel updates are now available for three maintained branches: 7.2.7, 6.18.53, and 6.12.111. For desktop and server users, the release numbers matter less than the practical question behind …
Linux 7.2.6 is now listed as the latest stable kernel release on kernel.org. That makes it a useful maintenance milestone, but it does not mean every Linux computer should install it by hand today. Most users r…
Linux can run out of inodes even when gigabytes remain free. Use df and du to identify the affected filesystem before choosing a cleanup.
Track down Linux DNS problems with resolvectl and getent. Check per-interface settings and understand 127.0.0.53 before changing your configuration.