📰 Ubuntu’s Security Center app adds Ubuntu Pro settings

Enabling Ubuntu Pro on Ubuntu is getting easier, with the latest update to the distro’s desktop Security Center app adding a dedicated panel. Currently, you can enrol and manage Ubuntu Pro for long-term support (LTS) versions of Ubuntu via the Software & Updates tool or the command-line. As Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will not include the Software & Updates utility by default (it’s still in the archives, for those who want it), a new graphical way to...

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-security-center-ubuntu-pro

#ubuntu #distro

📰 Fedora Project Leader Suggests Linux Distros Could Adopt Apple's Age Verification API

He thinks a cross-distro API standard can be a practical solution to tackle age verification.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17306020/fedora-leader-suggests-age-verification-api

#fedora #linux #distro

📰 Firefox 150 Promises Support for the GTK Emoji Picker on Linux, Beta Out Now

Firefox 150 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with support for the GTK emoji picker on Linux, extended local network access restrictions, and more.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/firefox-150-promises-support-for-the-gtk-emoji-picker-on-linux-beta-out-now

#opensource #linux #firefox

📰 Proton Experimental brings fixes for Crimson Desert, Steam Overlay with EA games, Death Stranding 2

Valve just pushed out another excellent update for Proton Experimental - further improving Windows games running on Linux / SteamOS.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-crimson-desert-steam-overlay-with-ea-games-death-stranding-2/

#steam #linux

📰 PolyShell attacks target 56% of all vulnerable Magento stores

Attacks leveraging the 'PolyShell' vulnerability in version 2 of Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce installations are underway, targeting more than half of all vulnerable stores.

🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/polyshell-attacks-target-56-percent-of-all-vulnerable-magento-stores/

#opensource

📰 VitruvianOS 0.3 Debuts as Haiku-Inspired Linux OS Without X11 or Wayland

VitruvianOS 0.3 is the first public release, featuring a Haiku-inspired design and a custom graphics stack built on the Linux kernel, without X11 or Wayland.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/vitruvianos-0-3-debuts-as-haiku-inspired-linux-os/

#wayland #linux #kernel

📰 ASUS Armoury & HP WMI Drivers Add More Laptops Ahead Of Linux 7.0-rc6

Merged today was another round of platform-drivers-x86 changes for the ongoing Linux 7.0 cycle. There are bug fixes plus some new hardware support additions that make this merge notable. Due to the new hardware support amounting to just device IDs and not risking existing hardware support, it's fine for merging at this late stage of Linux 7.0 development...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-rc6-More-Platform-Drv

#linux

📰 Troubleshooting "AppImages require FUSE to run" on Linux

AppImage complained of missing libfuse.so.2 even though fuse2 and fuse3 both were installed. Here's what I did to fix the issue.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17306359/appimage-fuse-issue

#linux #appimage

📰 Inside the Systemd Age Verification Debate: Developer Responds to Criticism

A single pull request turned a quiet open source contributor into the unlikely target of one of the Linux community's most heated controversies. We interacted with Dylan Taylor to hear his side of the story.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17306445/dylan-taylor-systemd-controversy

#systemd #linux #opensource

📰 Tails 7.6 Introduces Automatic Tor Bridges to Bypass Censorship

Tails 7.6 adds built-in Tor bridge support for restricted networks and switches to GNOME Secrets as the default password manager.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/tails-7-6-introduces-automatic-tor-bridges-to-bypass-censorship/

#gnome

📰 Fedora 45 Aims For IPv6-Mostly Support Out-Of-The-Box

One of the early features for Fedora 45 that was approved this week is enabling IPv6-mostly support within NetworkManager for a more modern out-of-the-box network experience...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-IPv6-Mostly

#fedora

📰 NXP Neutron NPU Kernel Driver Blocked For Now By A Closed-Source User-Space Blob

Last month NXP posted open-source Linux kernel driver patches for their Neutron NPU accelerator. The NXP Neutron NPU aims to help with edge AI applications and this neural processing unit is found in their different SoCs. Unfortunately, their GitHub repository for the user-space software ends up containing a binary-only blob that will end up delaying plans on getting this driver into the mainline Linux kernel...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NXP-Neutron-NPU-User-Blob

#opensource #linux #kernel

📰 Steam Client Beta bring fixes for the new Linux SteamRT3 Beta

Valve released a fresh update to the Steam Client Beta, bringing a few useful bug fixes and more work on the new Linux SteamRT3 Beta.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/steam-client-beta-bring-fixes-for-the-new-linux-steamrt3-beta/

#steam #linux

📰 Firefox 149 brings free VPN, tab splits and better Linux integration

The Firefox 149 update is now rolling out to users, adding a new split view feature, a free built-in VPN and a welcome Linux-specific change. Split View in Firefox lets you view two web pages side-by-side inside a single browser window, which is a cleaner approach than how you might have been doing this previously, i.e., snapping two separate browser windows against each other.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/firefox-149-released-tab-split-free-vpn

#linux #firefox

📰 Chaotic party battler where vacuum cleaners face off - Roombattle is out now

Need a new silly party game? Roombattle looks properly hilarious and it recently launched on Steam with full Linux support too.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/chaotic-party-battler-where-vacuum-cleaners-face-off-roombattle-is-out-now/

#steam #linux

📰 Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.7 Released With UI Fixes and Improved Device Support

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.7 delivers UI fixes, improved device support, better search, and multiple bug fixes across Linux, Windows, and macOS.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/raspberry-pi-imager-2-0-7-released-with-ui-fixes/

#linux #raspberry

📰 AI bug reports went from junk to legit overnight, says Linux kernel czar

Greg Kroah-Hartman can't explain the inflection point, but it's not slowing down or going away Interview I was at a press luncheon at KubeCon Europe this week when, to my surprise, who should sit down next to me but long-term Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman. Greg, who lives in the Netherlands these days, was there to briefly comment on AI, Linux, and security.

🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/03/26/greg_kroahhartman_ai_kernel/

#linux #kernel

📰 LibreOffice 26.2.2 Open-Source Office Suite Released with More Than 80 Bug Fixes

LibreOffice 26.2.2 is now available for download as the second point release to the LibreOffice 26.2 office suite series with 65 bug fixes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-26-2-2-open-source-office-suite-released-with-more-than-80-bug-fixes

#opensource

📰 Ubuntu Will Switch To ntpd-rs As Its Next Rust System Component

Canonical engineers are planning a switch to ntpd-rs as the newest Rust-based system component for Ubuntu Linux for handling time synchronization...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Switching-To-ntpd-rs

#ubuntu #linux

📰 RTS game PERIMETER: Legate Edition gets Linux ARM64 binaries and Steam Workshop support

PERIMETER: Legate Edition is an enhanced version of the retro 2004 RTS game and the latest update expands it even further with modding and Linux ARM64.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/rts-game-perimeter-legate-edition-gets-linux-arm64-binaries-and-steam-workshop-support/

#steam #linux

📰 Open-Source Nouveau Performance With Linux 7.0 + NVK Mesa 26.1-dev vs. NVIDIA Linux Driver

As a few months have passed since our prior round of testing the fully open-source NVIDIA Linux driver stack with the Nouveau kernel driver and Mesa NVK Vulkan driver plus Zink, here is a fresh round of benchmarks using Linux 7.0 and Mesa 26.1-dev compared to the open-source stack shipped by Ubuntu 25.10 (Linux 6.17 + Mesa 25.2) for showing how far the open-source NVIDIA driver has progressed the past few months.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-70-nouveau

#opensource #ubuntu #linux #kernel