Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18746 · 11.05.2026 г., 13:18
📰 F2FS Preparing FSERROR Reporting Support
Introduced in Linux 7.0 was FSERROR as generic I/O error reporting infrastructure. Linux to that point had no standardized mechanism for reporting metadata corruption or file I/O errors to user-space with each file-system doing its own thing. The Flash-Friendly File-System (F2FS) is now the latest Linux file-system preparing for FSERROR usage...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/F2FS-FSERROR
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18744 · 11.05.2026 г., 11:26
📰 Linux 7.0.6 Released To Finish Mitigating the Dirty Frag Vulnerability
Linux 7.0.6 is out as stable this morning to finish mitigating the Dirty Frag vulnerability that was made public last week...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0.6-Released
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18742 · 11.05.2026 г., 09:40
📰 PeaZip 11.1 File Archiver Adds Security Fixes and Updates 7z Backend
PeaZip 11.1 updates its 7z backend, fixes security issues, and improves archive extraction workflows across Linux and Windows.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/peazip-11-1-file-archiver-adds-security-fixes-and-updates-7z-backend/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18736 · 10.05.2026 г., 19:33
📰 The year of the Linux desktop already happened, just not on desktops
Fans have been waiuting for the year of the Linux desktop, but it arrived without us realizing it.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/year-linux-desktop-already-happened-just-not-desktops/
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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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