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Forlinx FAI-ARA240-M Packs Ara240 NPU into M.2 2280 Module

Forlinx Embedded has officially launched the FAI-ARA240-M, an M.2-based AI accelerator built around the NXP Ara240 processor. The module provides a discrete NPU for offloading inference workloads from embedded host systems.

Shuttle XPC slim DB860 Leverages Core Ultra 200 in Compact 1.3L Barebone

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Linux Mint Will Adopt a Longer Development Cycle Starting with Linux Mint 23

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Canonical Releases Mir 2.26 with Initial Rust Implementation of Wayland Frontend

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KDE Gear 26.04 Software Suite Is Out with Many Improvements for KDE Apps

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Archinstall 4.2 Arch Linux Installer Brings Granular KDE Plasma Configuration

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Zorin OS 18.1 Boosts Windows App Support by 40%, Improves Window Tiling

Zorin OS 18.1 comes six months after Zorin OS 18 with an up-to-date base from the Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS (Noble Numbat) operating system, featuring the Linux 6.17 HWE (Hardware Enablement) kernel and Mesa 25.2 graphics stack, as well as the latest LibreOffice 26.2 office suite.

GNOME 50.1 Released with Basic Zoom Support for the Captive Portal

GNOME 50.1 adds basic zoom support to the captive portal in GNOME Shell, enables the network agent on the lock screen, updates the on-screen keyboard to better fit on very small screens, and adds support to GNOME Shell for using a triangular noise shape for dithering the lightbox vignette.

COSMIC 1.0.10 Desktop Environment Brings Small Tweaks and Bug Fixes

COSMIC 1.0.10 is a small release that updates the COSMIC Files file manager with support for user-defined context menu actions, a workaround for delays in the availability of clipboard data, and the ability to cycle through items starting with the same letter in type-to-select mode.

XOrg Server 21.1.22 and Xwayland 24.1.10 Released with Multiple Security Fixes

These releases are here to fix CVE-2026-33999, an XKB integer underflow in the XkbSetCompatMap() function that can lead to buffer read overrun when processing a future request if a “compat” buffer was previously truncated, leaving unused space in the buffer. The code in XkbSetCompatMap() will use that space, but fails to update the number of valid entries actually in the buffer.

OpenSSL 4.0 Released with Support for Encrypted Client Hello, SNMP KDF, and More

Highlights of OpenSSL 4.0 include support for Encrypted Client Hello (ECH, RFC 9849), support for SNMP KDF and SRTP KDF, support for signature algorithm sm2sig_sm3, support for RFC 8998, support for [tls-hybrid-sm2-mlkem] post-quantum group curveSM2MLKEM768, and key exchange group curveSM2 support.

Latest Raspberry Pi OS Release Disables Passwordless sudo by Default

Still powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.12 LTS kernel series, which will receive support until December 2028, the new Raspberry Pi OS release (2026-04-13) disables passwordless sudo by default for an extra layer of protection and security.

Tor Project blog

New Release: Tails 7.6.2

This vulnerability can only be exploited by a powerful attacker who has already exploited another vulnerability to take control of Tor Browser.

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Reality check: These 4 pain points are still holding Linux back

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 12, 2026

Quoting: Reality check: These 4 pain points are still holding Linux back —

Linux is better than ever, but seems only slightly closer to being relevant to mainstream users. While the improvements by the Linux community have been substantial and appreciated, most of the gains Linux has enjoyed in recent years are mostly thanks to missteps by Microsoft and concerted effort by Valve.

The fact is that there are still several pain points preventing Linux from gaining more ground as a mainstream desktop operating system, and I think these are the four big ones.

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