BigLinux: Samba, Software, and Surprises
Brazil’s BigLinux delivers a feature-packed, user-friendly Linux experience — with a few playful twists along the way. The post BigLinux: Samba, Software, and Surprises appeared first on Linux Today.
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Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: Avoid snap Pollution
I’m not a heavy user of snaps particularly on the Raspberry Pi 5. I find that installing software with Flatpak is a better solution than snap in most instances even though both are wasteful of disk space. But occasionally it’s useful to use a snap. The post Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: Avoid snap
Godfather Android Trojan Creates Sandbox on Infected Devices
The Godfather Android trojan uses on-device virtualization to hijack legitimate applications and steal users’ funds. The post Godfather Android Trojan Creates Sandbox on Infected Devices appeared first on SecurityWeek.
KDE Gear 25.04.2 Released with More Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps
Coming almost a month after KDE Gear 25.04.1, the KDE Gear 25.04.2 release is here to fix an issue with bin clip effects disappearing after disabling a timeline clip in the Kdenlive video editor, fix the inconsistent availability of undoing after the end of a game in the KReversi game, and fixes the “whatsnew” actions
The Morning After: Can the golden Trump Phone actually be made in USA?
When the Trump family announced its debut into the glitzy world of phone carriers with Trump Mobile, it came with a phone, too: a not-gold slab called the T1. The biggest heady claim (beyond the fact that its sole $47.25 plan would be ‘true value”) is: how can any modern smartphone claim to be made
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: June 8th, 2025
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for June 8th, 2025, brings news about Ubuntu Touch OTA-9, VirtualBox 7.1.10, Rocky Linux 9.6, Raspberry Pi Imager 1.9.4, fwupd 2.0.11, Wireshark 4.4.7, KDE Gear 25.04.2, LibreOffice 25.2.4, Linux 6.16 RC, and more. The post 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: June 8th, 2025 appeared first on Linux Today.
Sway 1.11 Tiling Wayland Compositor Adds Support for Explicit Synchronization
Based on wlroots 0.19.0, which introduces support for the color-management-v1 protocol for HDR10 support and multi-GPU support for display-only devices, Sway 1.11 brings support for the linux-drm-syncobj-v1 protocol for explicit synchronization and support for the ext-data-control-v1 protocol as an alternative for clipboard managers. The post Sway 1.11 Tiling Wayland Compositor Adds Support for Explicit Synchronization
Motors Theme Vulnerability Exploited to Hack WordPress Websites
Threat actors are exploiting a critical-severity vulnerability in Motors theme for WordPress to change arbitrary user passwords. The post Motors Theme Vulnerability Exploited to Hack WordPress Websites appeared first on SecurityWeek.
DXVK 2.6.2 Improves Support for Rocketbirds 2, Red Orchestra: Ostfront, and More
DXVK 2.6.2 is here more than two months after DXVK 2.6.1 with improvements for the Pirate Hunter, Red Orchestra: Ostfront, Rocketbirds 2, theHunter Classic, and Thumper video games, improved WSI backend selection in dxvk-native, and improved vendor ID override logic for D3D9. The post DXVK 2.6.2 Improves Support for Rocketbirds 2, Red Orchestra: Ostfront, and
Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” to Remove the GNOME on Xorg (X11) Session
Following the decision of the GNOME project to remove support for the Xorg Server for a more secure, faster, and modern Linux desktop experience, Ubuntu devs decided to remove the Xorg-based Ubuntu session, which was known as Ubuntu on Xorg, from the Ubuntu 25.10 (codename Questing Quokka) release. The post Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” to