📰 Ubuntu Snap Prompting Improvements
If you haven’t tried Ubuntu’s ‘Permission Prompting’ feature for a while, there’s more reason to do so in the latest release. Canonical’s Oliver Calder has shared an update on recent improvements to the security feature, which sets out to “empower users” by letting them decide what software can access on the rest of the system at runtime rather than retrospectively.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/ubuntu-snap-prompting-client-improved
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🛑 ALERT - A new flaw in #Ubuntu 24.04+ lets attackers gain full root access from low privileges.
By timing system cleanup, they replace a snap directory and execute code as root—no user action required.
🔗 Exploit steps and patched versions → https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/ubuntu-cve-2026-3888-bug-lets-attackers.html
Linux Mint 宣布采用更长的开发周期
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基于 Ubuntu 的发行版 Linux Mint 正式宣布放慢发布周期。Ubuntu 是每半年发布一个新版本,Linux Mint 此前采用的发布周期类似。项目联合创始人 Clem Lefebvre 指出,每六个月发布一个新版本,此外还包括 LMDE,他们花在测试、修 bug 和发布上的时间远多于开发时间。Linux Mint 决定改变现状,采用更长的开发周期:下一个版本计划于 2026 年圣诞节发布,它将基于预计四月晚些时候释出的 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS,使用 Linux kernel 7.0(刚刚发布)。
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5019
Linux Mint 考虑采用更长的开发周期
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基于 Ubuntu 的发行版 Linux Mint 考虑放慢发布周期。Ubuntu 是每半年发布一个新版本,Linux Mint 发布周期类似。项目联合创始人 Clem Lefebvre 指出,每六个月发布一个新版本,此外还包括 LMDE,他们花在测试、修 bug 和发布上的时间远多于开发时间。Linux Mint 考虑改变现状,采用更长的开发周期,未来会公布更多信息。
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4991
📰 Ubuntu 26.10 Development Officially Begins as ‘Stonking Stingray’ Takes Shape
by George WhittakerCanonical has officially kicked off development planning for Ubuntu 26.10, the next interim release of the popular Linux distribution. Codenamed “Stonking Stingray,” the release is scheduled to arrive on October 15, 2026, continuing Ubuntu’s predictable six-month development cycle.Although Ubuntu 26.
🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/ubuntu-2610-development-officially-begins-stonking-stingray-takes-shape
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