Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18725 · 09.05.2026 г., 18:55
📰 Good Job Dell and Lenovo! Hope Others Follow You
Lenovo and Dell are now funding the service that ships firmware to millions of Linux devices.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17337295/lvfs-finally-has-premier-sponsors
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18721 · 09.05.2026 г., 16:24
📰 The Linux desktop's biggest upgrade was learning when not to ask the user
It finally learned when to stay quiet and let us get back to work.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-desktops-biggest-upgrade-learning-not-ask-user/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18720 · 09.05.2026 г., 13:27
📰 I stopped recommending Linux Mint after trying Lubuntu on a nine-year-old laptop
It's often said that Linux is the perfect way to breathe new life into an old laptop, but the exact version of Linux you should choose is always up in the air. Linux Mint is a common recommendation that's stable and modern enough to have all the features you need, but there are others that are more focused on even older hardware, like antiX and MX Linux.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/stopped-recommending-linux-mint-trying-lubuntu-nine-year-old-laptop/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18709 · 08.05.2026 г., 08:26
📰 Dirty Frag Vulnerability Made Public Early: Root Privilege On All Distributions
One week after the Copy Fail vulnerability, a new Linux local privilege escalation bug has been made public. This time around there are no patches or CVEs yet for this "Dirty Frag" vulnerability as the embargo was broken early and thus the security researcher went ahead and published earlier than anticipated...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Dirty-Frag-Linux
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18704 · 07.05.2026 г., 20:58
📰 StarFighter Linux laptop with detachable webcam and premium specs finally launches
Star Labs has been selling Linux laptops and mini PCs since 2017. While most of the company’s products have featured budget or mid-range hardware, Star Labs introduced a premium laptop called the StarFighter in 2022… and then never managed to ship that laptop. Until now. The Star Labs StarFighter is a Linux laptop with a .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/starfighter-linux-laptop-with-detachable-webcam-and-premium-specs-finally-launches/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18689 · 06.05.2026 г., 14:20
📰 Dell & Lenovo Now Sponsoring The Linux Vendor Firmware Service
Dell and Lenovo have stepped up to become premier sponsors for the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) that provides for seamless system firmware and device/component firmware updating under Linux with the Fwupd client...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Dell-Lenovo-Sponsoring-LVFS
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18685 · 06.05.2026 г., 05:49
📰 New stealthy Quasar Linux malware targets software developers
A previously undocumented Linux implant named Quasar Linux (QLNX) is targeting developers' systems with a mix of rootkit, backdoor, and credential-stealing capabilities.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-stealthy-quasar-linux-malware-targets-software-developers/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18684 · 05.05.2026 г., 21:41
📰 Orion for Linux adds a content blocker and download manager
A new beta build of Orion for Linux is available, with the v0.3 update ready for ‘broader, real-world use and feedback’, according to Kagi, the company behind it. Orion for Linux is a native GTK4/libadwaita web browser powered by WebKitGTK, aiming for feature parity with established macOS version (platform-specific features notwithstanding). It launched an alpha in early 2026 and an initial beta in March.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/orion-for-linux-public-beta
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18682 · 05.05.2026 г., 20:57
📰 Orion for Linux’s latest beta is out
A new beta build of Orion for Linux is available, with the v0.3 update described by its makers, the search company Kagi, as being “ready for broader, real-world use and feedback”. Orion for Linux is a native GTK4/libadwaita web browser powered by WebKitGTK. It launched an alpha build in early 2026 followed by early beta in March. The goal is to offer feature parity with the macOS version (platform-specific features notwithstanding).
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/orion-for-linux-public-beta
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18678 · 05.05.2026 г., 14:12
📰 Linux is finally ready for gamers, but gamers are still not ready for Linux
We're in a golden age of Linux gaming, but most people are not ready to switch.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-ready-for-gamers-but-gamers-not-ready-for-linux/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18667 · 04.05.2026 г., 11:42
📰 Moving to mainframe can be cheaper than sticking with VMware: Gartner
Serious Linux VMs will enjoy big iron – if you can learn to love lock-in risks and skills challenges VMware users considering a new home might find it cheaper to move to an IBM mainframe than adopting Broadcom’s new licenses, according to Gartner Vice President Analyst Alessandro Galimberti.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/05/04/gartner_state_of_mainframes/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18661 · 03.05.2026 г., 10:28
📰 CISA Adds Actively Exploited Linux Root Access Bug CVE-2026-31431 to KEV
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a recently disclosed security flaw impacting various Linux distributions to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score: 7.8), is a case of local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw that could allow an.
🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/cisa-adds-actively-exploited-linux-root.html
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