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AerynOS 2026.08 Released with Linux 7.1, GNOME 50.3, COSMIC 1.5, and More

The biggest change in the AerynOS 2026.08 release is that the underlying OS is now powered by the latest and greatest Linux 7.1 kernel series. As expected, this change alone should provide AerynOS users with slightly faster performance, better hardware support, and some other enhancements.

Fedora Linux 45 to Enable Shadow Stack Protection by Default on 64-Bit

Shadow Stack is a hardware-backed security feature designed to prevent control-flow hijacking attacks, including Return-Oriented Programming (ROP) or Jump-Oriented Programming (JOP) attacks. This will protect the majority of Fedora binaries, but will add a small performance overhead.

New Debian 13 “Trixie” Kernel Security Update Fixes 68 Vulnerabilities

Coming ten days after the previous Linux kernel security update, which only fixed 12 vulnerabilities that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service, or information leaks, the new Debian 13 Linux kernel security update is a massive one, and it patches no less than 68 security vulnerabilities in the Linux 6.12 LTS kernel.

Mozilla Firefox 153.0.1 Web Browser Brings Fixes for Multiple Issues and Crashes

Firefox 153.0.1 is here to fix an issue with audio going silent on some music and audio streaming websites after pausing and resuming playback, a crash that occurred when a web page loaded a frame using a javascript: address, and an issue with View Page Source failing to load blob: documents.

Arch Linux-Based Archcraft 26.08 Brings New Sway Wayland Session, Linux 7.1

Powered by the latest and greatest Linux 7.1 kernel series, Archcraft 26.08 introduces a brand-new Qt 6 SDDM login theme, a new Sway Wayland session, more reliable encrypted installation, better GTK/GNOME application integration, improved VirtualBox compatibility, and support for Btrfs and XFS installations.

Gentoo-Based MocaccinoOS 26.08 Is Out with COSMIC 1.5, KDE Plasma 6.6.6

Powered by the Linux 6.18.41 LTS kernel, MocaccinoOS 26.08 is here to update the Mesa graphics stack to version 26.1.5, update the Calamares graphical installer to the latest 3.4.2 release, and update the Vajo GUI/TUI frontend for the Luet container-based, zero-dependency static package manager.

First Arch Linux ISO Powered by Linux Kernel 7.1 Is Now Available for Download

Arch Linux 2026.08.01 is out today as the first Arch Linux ISO release to ship with Linux kernel 7.1 by default, which should give users a boost when detecting hardware, especially on newer devices, but especially on older ones where previous Arch Linux ISOs failed to detect some of the components.

4MLinux 52.0 Released with Better Support for Legacy GPUs, Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS

Coming four months after 4MLinux 51.0, the 4MLinux 52.0 release is powered by the Linux 6.18 LTS kernel series for better hardware support compared to Linux 6.12 LTS used in the previous release, and uses the Mesa 26.0 graphics stack to improve graphics and gaming support.

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Radxa Linkr Brings Remote KVM Access and Tailscale Support to a Thumb-Sized Device

Radxa has unveiled the Linkr, a compact remote-control device for accessing computers, servers, and development boards through a web browser. The unit combines HDMI video capture with USB keyboard and mouse emulation, allowing users to view and operate a target system without connecting a dedicated monitor, keyboard, or mouse.

ELM11-Feather Debuts with Native Lua and Reconfigurable FPGA Hardware

First seen in March, Brisbane Silicon has now launched the ELM11-Feather to Crowd Supply. Priced at $39, the Feather-compatible development board combines native Lua support with the Arvore IDE and a configurable hardware architecture programmable in C, SystemVerilog, and VHDL.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 24, 2026

William Wells Brown

Updated This Past Day

  1. The Grapevine Says IBM's American RAs (Mass Layoffs) Soon to Follow European RAs, PIPs and "Reviews" as Pretext for a Likely Baseless Dismissal
    The days of honourable corporations and work ethics are long gone it seems...
  2. Links 23/01/2026: Growing Censorship, Intel Falls (Another Bubble, Propped Up by Cheeto Bailout), and Huge GAFAM Layoffs Continue
    Links for the day
  3. Working for Freedom Makes You a Target
    it's not about what you do but about who gets served
  4. Claim That IBM Mass Layoffs Began Again in Europe, With Rumours It'll Close Offices
    Unless IBM issues a statement (admission) to the media or issues WARN notices (in the US), the lousy media will simply assume - however wrongly - that nothing is happening and there's nothing to report

    New

  5. Senior management and HR email privacy: Martin Ebnoether (venty), Axel Beckert (xtaran) & Debian abuse in Switzerland
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
  6. Pierre-Elliott Bécue, ANSSI & Debian cybertorture
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
  7. MJ Ray, Micah Anderson & Debian on drugs, prostitution at DebConf6 fight
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
  8. Excellence in Ethics: a list of victories for the truth
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
  9. Richard Stallman Giving Public Talk, Answering Questions From the Audience
    We understand (from the organisers) that there will be a video of the talk
  10. Forbes Covers in 2026 What Was Already Clear for Over a Decade: Microsoft's BitLocker 'Encryption' is a Back Door
    One that's promoted by the loudest boosters of UEFI 'secure boot' as well
  11. Links 23/01/2026: Minus 24 deg C in South Korea, "Iran Internet Blackout Passes Two-Week Mark"
    Links for the day
  12. Gemini Links 23/01/2026: "Witch Watch" and English on the Net
    Links for the day
  13. Projection Tactics - Part IV: SLAPP by Americans Against Techrights (UK) to Hide Serious Abuses Against American Women
    "PRs need to stop being complicit in suppression of information via SLAPPs"
  14. Reminder That "Linux" in the Site's Name (and Domain) Does Not Imply Authentic Journalism About GNU/Linux
    the sad fact that some once-legitimate sites became slopfarms
  15. Further Comments Illuminate Observations Regarding IBM's Layoffs (RAs) Plan for Europe
    Some shed light on the expected scale
  16. Appeasing Bullies Doesn't Work
    The reason we're still here and very active is that we're good at what we do
  17. How Microsoft Will Tell Shareholders That the Business is Failing in a Few Days
    It'll resort to "AI" storytelling (lying about slop having potential for some unspecified future year)
  18. Flying to See Today's Talk by Richard Stallman
    It's probably not too late to reserve a seat for today's talk
  19. The Fall of Freenode Didn't Kill IRC and the Web's Issues (Not Limited to LLM Slop) Didn't Kill Everything
    As long as there are enough people willing to keep the simple (or "old") stuff it'll refuse to die
  20. GAFAM Layoffs by Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) Hide the Real Scale of Their Financial Troubles
    the "official" numbers of layoffs will never tell the true story
  21. 'Domesticated' Animals Not More Valuable Than Free-range Wildlife, Proprietary ('Commercial') Software Isn't Better Than Free Software
    the proprietary software giants (companies like SAP or Microsoft) have a lot of lobbyists
  22. The "Alicante Mafia" - Part IX - EPO Budget Funnelled Into Cocaine and Moreover Rewards Cocaine-Addicted Management for Getting Busted by Police
    Any day that passes without European media and European politicians doing anything about it merely discredits the media and the EU (or national governments)
  23. Richard Stallman Won't Talk About "AI", He'll Talk About Chatbots and LLMs Lacking Any Intelligence
    This really irritates people who dislike the message; so they attack the person
  24. Slopfarms Still Fed by Google, Boosting Fake 'Articles' That Pretend to Cover "Linux"
    At this point about 80-90% of the search results appear not to be slopfarms
  25. Gemini Links 23/01/2026: The Danish Approach to Deepfakes and Random vi Things
    Links for the day
  26. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  27. IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 22, 2026
    IRC logs for Thursday, January 22, 2026
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Friday contains all the text.

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