📰 This Overlooked Linux mv Option Replaces Three Commands With One

Still swapping Linux files with three commands and a temporary filename? The mv command has an option that does it in one step. It works for directories too, with one detail you need to get right.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17515859/mv-exchange

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📰 Linux Kernel Patches Posted For Review In Enabling Apple AirDrop Support

A set of Linux kernel patches have been posted for review with a hope of reaching the mainline kernel to provide Apple AirDrop support for Macs equipped with the T2 chip...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kernel-Apple-AirDrop-Code

#kernel #linux

📰 Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives hit by APT flaw that could give attackers root access

Got root? Someone else might have on your system - if you're running Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives you'll want to get updating soon.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/11/debian-ubuntu-and-derivatives-hit-by-apt-flaw-that-could-give-attackers-root-access/

#debian #ubuntu

📰 Servo Browser Engine Continues Broadening Web Compatibility, New Features

The Servo open-source browser engine project is finally out with their status report highlighting the improvements made back in September. There is expanded web compatibility, new HTML and JavaScript features, WebGL2 improvements, and continued work on expanding the embed capabilities of this engine...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-0.7-Changes

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📰 Linux's RAID6 Check Tool Sees 3x Performance Via Batching

For those that use Linux's raid6check command for checking/repairing an MD RAID6 software RAID array's device for errors, newly-merged code is showing up to a 3x performance improvement...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-3x-Faster-raid6check

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📰 Get root on a musl Linux system by slamming it with an overly long password

Decade-old vulnerability in OpenSSH is now fixed, so get a-patchin'.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/11/05/get-root-on-a-musl-linux-system-by-slamming-it-with-an-overly-long-password/5307910

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📰 A new GOG Galaxy is coming in 2027 with full Linux support

GOG just held their first GOG Showcase, and in it they confirmed that in 2027 we'll see GOG Galaxy fully supported on Linux.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/11/a-new-gog-galaxy-is-coming-in-2027-with-full-linux-support/

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📰 Your Linux desktop has two clipboards, and the reason goes back to a 1980s design decision Wayland chose to keep

Middle click to paste is a separate clipboard from what you may normally use.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-desktop-two-clipboards-reason-1980s-decision-wayland/

#linux #wayland

📰 Gamers go to ridiculous lengths to "improve" GTA VI with Nvidia's DLSS 5

Using a capture card and open source software to run PS5 video through a PC GPU.

🔗 Source: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/11/gamers-go-to-ridiculous-lengths-to-improve-gta-vi-with-nvidias-dlss-5/

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📰 OpenVPN 2.7.9 Fixes Two Security Vulnerabilities, Improves Linux Networking

OpenVPN 2.7.9 patches two Windows security flaws, enables Linux TUN/TAP backpressure support, and includes multiple bug fixes.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/openvpn-2-7-9-fixes-two-security-vulnerabilities-improves-linux-networking/

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📰 Kodi started life on the original Xbox, and that history explains why it still feels so different

Kodi has changed a lot, but its Xbox roots still show.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/kodi-started-life-on-the-original-xbox-and-that-history-explains-why-it-still-feels-so-different/

#kodi

📰 OpenSSH Issues Emergency Fix for Flaw Letting Long Passwords Bypass SSH Auth on Alpine Linux

Attackers can log in to accounts that have no password, such as SSH key-only accounts, on some Alpine Linux servers running the standard openssh-server package. They need network access to the server, an account name, and a password between 257 and 1,024 bytes long.OpenSSH, which rates the flaw critical, released version 10.6p2 today to block it. Alpine has published fixed packages for every.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/openssh-issues-emergency-fix-for-flaw.html

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📰 AMDGPU Driver Seeing HDMI 2.2 FRL Fixes For Linux 7.4

With Linux 7.4 the AMDGPU driver enables HDMI 2.1 FRL functionality by default for driving higher refresh rate and higher resolution displays. That default enabling comes as HDMI FreeSync/VRR and ALLM features are also in place for Linux 7.4. Now coming by way of fixes for Linux 7.4 is also improving the Fixed Rate Link support with the newer HDMI 2.2 specification...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMDGPU-HDMI-2.2-FRL-Fixes

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📰 Meet *sshole, the vulnerability that lets hackers SSH into Linux devices

Certain configurations of Alpine are affected. Other distros may be as well.

🔗 Source: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/11/vulnerability-allows-attackers-to-log-into-some-linux-devices-sans-password/

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📰 Passbolt is an Open Source Password Manager Built Specially For Teams

Passbolt offers both a free self-hosted edition and a managed cloud version of its team focused password management solution.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17516378/passbolt-review

#opensource

📰 Hackers Hide Linux Backdoor in Control Web Panel Server to Execute Commands Without Logs

A backdoor has been found hiding in the web server that runs Control Web Panel (CWP), a free panel for managing Linux hosting servers, researchers at QiAnXin's XLab said this week.The backdoored web server executes commands that attackers send via web requests, and those requests never appear in its access logs. Installing it takes root access, so the attackers must already control the server.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/hackers-hide-linux-backdoor-in-control.html

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📰 Someone used Claude Code to reverse-engineer the Apple AirPods 3, and now head-tracking works on Linux

Getting Linux to play nicely with Apple hardware has been notoriously difficult, but that doesn't mean the open-source community has given up. In fact, there's active development on getting Linux to work on MacBooks.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/someone-used-claude-code-to-reverse-engineer-the-apple-airpods-3-and-now-head-tracking-works-on-linux/

#linux #opensource

📰 Bottles 67.6 Improves Wine Compatibility and Bottle Management

Bottles 67.6 adds directory moves, per-bottle notes, DPI scaling options, and fixes for Battle.net, Wine, and external storage.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/bottles-67-6-improves-wine-compatibility-and-bottle-management/

#wine

📰 Alchi, a deck-builder built around a unique card-mixing system adds Linux and macOS versions

With some fun looking scribbly artwork, Alchi is a deck-builder for those of you that want something a bit different with the mixing system.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/11/alchi-a-deck-builder-built-around-a-unique-card-mixing-system-adds-linux-and-macos-versions/

#linux

📰 Linux Developers Look To Drop RT_GROUP_SCHED As It's "Broken Beyond Repair"

Linux kernel developers are looking at dropping the RT_GROUP_SCHED feature that is used for group scheduling of real-time tasks using cgroups...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Drop-RT_GROUP_SCHED

#kernel #linux

📰 Sound Subsystem Seeing Lots Of Fixes & Laptop/Device Quirks For Linux 7.4-rc2

The sound subsystem is seeing a "unsurprisingly high amount" fixes and device workarounds/quirks for this weekend's Linux 7.4-rc2 kernel release...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-rc2-Sound

#kernel #linux