Linux Mint 22 Adopts PipeWire, New Linux Kernel Cadence - OMG! Ubuntu (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
Ubuntu 24.04 Beta Delayed Due To XZ Nightmare (www.phoronix.com)
Your first distribution
What was the first ever distro you installed and used? For me, it was Mint as I seemed like the closest thing to Windows minus all the forced updates and chappy changes....
Nine: a tui sliding puzzle (Bash) (lemmy.world)
https://gitlab.com/christosangel/nine...
Some thoughts on the xz backdoor
While the exact details of this vulnerability are still investigated (see hereif you want to catch up on the topic), I wanted to share some of the thoughts I had regarding to what this incident means for the wider open source ecosystem....
if you installed a linux distro on a macbook pro, can you change the mac address?
I installed ubuntu xfce 23.04 on a 2014 macbook pro 11.1....
The XZ Utils backdoor is a symptom of a larger problem (ariadne.space)
Found in this huge list : security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-3094
Tried Arch for the first time | My experience and impressions (lemmy.ml)
I used linux intermittently in the last 15 or so years, migrating from early Ubuntu versions, to Manjaro, Pop!_OS, Debian, etc. And decided to give Arch a try just recently; with all the memes around its high entry point, I was really expecting to struggle for a long time to set it up just as I want....
Why can’t I macchange my 2014 macbook with ubuntu 23.10 on it?
I followed all steps: I disabled network manager’s automatic search for networks with sudo systemctl disable NetworkManager.service, I executed sudo ip link set wlp4s0 down as well, sudo macchanger -r wlp4s0 returned [ERROR] Could not change MAC: interface up or insufficient permissions...
fwupd and xz metadata (blogs.gnome.org)
Will antivirus be more significant on Linux desktop after this xz-util backdoor?
I understand that no Operating System is 100% safe. Although this backdoor is likely only affects certain Linux desktop users, particularly those running unstable Debian or testing builds of Fedora (like versions 40 or 41), **Could this be a sign that antivirus software should be more widely used on Linux desktops? ** ( I know...
I've Installed multiple Linux Distros on my Editing Rig to see how well Davinci Resolve Studio works. Here are the results.
So a couple of weeks ago, I made this post asking for help from those who used Linux and Davinci Resolve, and their experience. To those who’s response was effectively “I use arch btw”, I hear you, but that wasn’t the question I wanted to ask....
Flowblade 2.14 Arrives with Slow motion, Title Editing, and More (debugpointnews.com)
Aesthetics matter (nibblestew.blogspot.com)
Switch to Container Tabs – These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 157 (blog.nightly.mozilla.org)
have you successfully installed a custom rom / foss on a redmi 10c?
the device is so bloated
Tilde in /usr/local/share/applications~?
I’m creating shortcuts for Syncthing, when I noticed this: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/7385aa13-aa7a-4ff8-b0c6-483f91e0eba6.pngIs there supposed to be a “~” after the folder name?
reflections on distrusting xz - joeyh blog (joeyh.name)
Podcast -- A chat about the xz backdoor with the guy who found it - Risky Business (risky.biz)
LibreOffice 24.2.2 Is Now Available for Download with More Than 70 Bug Fixes - 9to5Linux (9to5linux.com)
Marknote, KDE’s New WYSIWYG Note-Taking Application, Finally Released! (blogs.kde.org)
Best article about XZ backdoor?
Hey, I’ve been hearing a LOT about the xz backdoor. Crazy story, but rather than reading 10 different articles about it from 3 days ago when the story was quite new, does anybody know a high quality write-up that has all the juicy details and facts? I really like in-depth guides that cover every aspect of the story....
Qt 6.7 released (www.qt.io)
Qt 6.7 is out with lots of large and small improvements for all of us who like to have fun when building modern applications and user experiences. Several additions are released as technology previews, and we are looking forward to your feedback so that we can get everything ready for the next LTS release!
Who of you guys are on an "Unknown" OS? (gs.statcounter.com)
I’ve been wondering how many Linux users are being listed as unknown by statcounter out of curiosity. There has been a big global bump “Unknown”....