Tech News Digest – May 21, 2025
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[$] An update on continuous testing of BPF kernel patches
Category: Linux
Tags: Linux
Published: Tue, 20 May 2025 17:51:18 +0000
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Ihor Solodrai has been developing continuous-integration (CI) testing for the BPF subsystem over the past six months and recently presented an update at the Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-Management, and BPF Summit. His work includes both specific BPF-related tests as well as more generic improvements that could be useful to other subsystems, with lessons learned from his experience also shared.
Ihor Solodrai has been working on the BPF subsystem's continuous-integration (CI) testing for the last six months. At the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-Management, and BPF Summit, he remotely shared an update on his work, and solicited feedback on how the tests could be further improved. Much of the work he's done has been specific to the BPF subsystem, but some is more generic and could potentially be of use to other subsystems. He also shared some general lessons learned from working on the BPF CI tests.
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[$] Debian AI General Resolution withdrawn
Category: Linux
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 20 May 2025 17:38:34 +0000
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Debian developer Mo Zhou has withdrawn his proposed General Resolution (GR) that would have required original AI training data to be released, citing the need for more time to address questions around AI models and Debian's Free Software Guidelines. Despite months of warning, Zhou acknowledges that the project needs more time to grapple with these issues before moving forward.
Despite careful planning and months of warning, Debian developer Mo Zhou has acknowledged that the project needs more time to grapple with the questions around AI models and the Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG). For now, he has withdrawn his proposed General Resolution (GR) that would have required the original training data for AI models to be released in order to be considered DFSG-compliant—though the debates on the topic continue.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 released
Category: Linux
Tags: Linux, Red Hat
Published: Tue, 20 May 2025 14:58:10 +0000
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Red Hat has released Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10, featuring new features such as encrypted DNS, a developer preview for RISC-V, and image mode using bootc. The release includes updates to the kernel, GCC, Binutils, glibc, Python, and Perl, among others, and provides a common experience and total control over the environment for developers and image maintainers.
Red Hat has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10. A blog post accompanying the release provides details on some of the more notable features, such as encrypted DNS, a developer preview of RHEL 10 for RISC-V, and image mode for RHEL using bootc.
Image mode for RHEL lets you deploy your OS as a bootc image to your hardware, virtual machine or cloud, and then layer your app on top of it. That's a far less complex operation than traditional packaged deployments, and it gives developers and image maintainers a common experience and total control over their environment.
RHEL 10 includes the 6.12.0 kernel, GCC 14.2, GNU Binutils 2.41, GNU C Library (glibc) 2.39, Python 3.12, Perl 5.40, and more. See the release notes for a full list of changes. LWN covered CentOS Stream 10 in December, which provided an early look at what would be in the RHEL 10 release.
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Security updates for Tuesday
Category: Linux
Tags: Red Hat
Published: Tue, 20 May 2025 10:20:22 +0000
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Multiple Linux distributions have issued security updates to fix vulnerabilities. The affected distributions include Debian (firefox-esr, openjdk-11, openjdk-17, and wireless-regdb), Fedora (iputils, open-vm-tools, sfnt2woff-zopfli, and woff), Red Hat (postgresql:12), SUSE (apache2-mod_auth_openidc, brltty, helm, python-maturin, and rubygem-rack), and Ubuntu (linux-azure-fips).
Security updates have been issued by Debian (firefox-esr, openjdk-11, openjdk-17, and wireless-regdb), Fedora (iputils, open-vm-tools, sfnt2woff-zopfli, and woff), Red Hat (postgresql:12), SUSE (apache2-mod_auth_openidc, brltty, helm, python-maturin, and rubygem-rack), and Ubuntu (linux-azure-fips).
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Go cryptography security audit (The Go Blog)
Category: Linux
Tags: General
Published: Mon, 19 May 2025 17:48:44 +0000
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A recent security audit of Go's standard library cryptography packages found one low-severity vulnerability and several informational findings, specifically related to the legacy "Go+BoringCrypto" integration. The issue was fixed in the Go 1.25 development tree, but no CVE or vulnerability database entry was issued since the code is not supported for external use outside of Google.
Roland Shoemaker has published a blog post about a recent security audit of the cryptography packages shipped as part of the Go standard library. The audit, performed by the Trail of Bits security firm, uncovered one low-severity vulnerability in the legacy Go+BoringCrypto integration, as well as a handful of informational findings.
During the review, there were a number of questions about our cgo-based Go+BoringCrypto integration, which provides a FIPS 140-2 compliant cryptography mode for internal usage at Google. The Go+BoringCrypto code is not supported by the Go team for external use, but has been critical for Google's internal usage of Go.
The Trail of Bits team found one vulnerability and one non-security relevant bug, both of which were results of the manual memory management required to interact with a C library. Since the Go team does not support usage of this code outside of Google, we have chosen not to issue a CVE or Go vulnerability database entry for this issue, but we fixed it in the Go 1.25 development tree.
The entire report is available as a PDF for those who enjoy a little light security reading.
[Read more](https://lwn.net/Articles/1021745/)
GIMP 3.0.4 Is Out Focused on Fixes
Category: Linux Today
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 21 May 2025 08:27:14 +0000
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The latest version of GIMP, 3.0.4, has been released with bug fixes, UI improvements, and performance enhancements, particularly for font handling and non-destructive filters. The update focuses on fixing issues rather than introducing new features, according to Linux Today.
GIMP 3.0.4 is out, bringing bug fixes, UI polish, and performance improvements—especially for font handling and non-destructive filters.
The post GIMP 3.0.4 Is Out Focused on Fixes appeared first on Linux Today.
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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: May 18th, 2025
Category: Linux Today
Tags: AI
Published: Wed, 21 May 2025 08:26:08 +0000
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The 240th edition of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup has been published, covering the most important news and updates from the Linux world for the week ending May 18th, 2025. The roundup can be read on the Linux Today website, where it originally appeared.
The 240th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on May 18th, 2025, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world.
The post 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: May 18th, 2025 appeared first on Linux Today.
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Hanko: Open-source authentication and user management
Category: Linux Today
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 21 May 2025 08:24:25 +0000
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Hanko is an open-source, API-first authentication solution designed specifically for the passwordless era. It provides a scalable and secure way to manage user authentication and identity, ideal for modern applications that prioritize convenience and security.
Hanko is an open-source, API-first authentication solution purpose-built for the passwordless era.
The post Hanko: Open-source authentication and user management appeared first on Linux Today.
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LogKeys: Monitor Keyboard Keystrokes in Linux
Category: Linux Today
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 21 May 2025 08:23:00 +0000
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This article explains how to use the open-source Linux keylogger LogKeys for educational or testing purposes only. It emphasizes that unauthorized use of keyloggers to monitor someone else's activity is unethical and illegal.
This article explains how to use a popular open-source Linux keylogger called LogKeys for educational or testing purposes only. Unauthorized use of keyloggers to monitor someone else’s activity is unethical and illegal.
The post LogKeys: Monitor Keyboard Keystrokes in Linux appeared first on Linux Today.
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Vivaldi Browser 7.4 Lands with Per-Site Shortcut Control
Category: Linux Today
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 21 May 2025 08:21:50 +0000
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The latest update to Vivaldi browser, version 7.4, brings new features such as per-site keyboard shortcut control, improved performance, and personalized address bar dropdowns with up to 42 results. This update aims to enhance user experience and productivity by providing more customization options and speed improvements.
The latest Vivaldi 7.4 update brings per-site keyboard shortcut control, performance boosts, and personalized address bar dropdowns with up to 42 results.
The post Vivaldi Browser 7.4 Lands with Per-Site Shortcut Control appeared first on Linux Today.
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The pursuit of better drugs through orbital space crystals
Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-21T08:00:00-04:00
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Michael Crichton's sci-fi novel "The Andromeda Strain" features killer alien space crystals, but in reality, crystals grown in space could have the opposite effect - they could lead to new cancer treatments. A Colorado-based startup, Sierra Space, is close to launching a mission to grow crystals in space that may help develop life-saving treatments for cancer patients.
In The Andromeda Strain, Michael Crichton wrote about killer alien space crystals that are (spoiler alert) ultimately stymied by Earth's breadth of pH values. In reality, crystals grown in space could be key to a new generation of cancer-fighting treatments that save lives, not threaten them. Colorado-based startup Sierra Space is nearly ready to launch […]
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AMD takes aim at Intel with new 96-core Threadripper 9000 series CPU
Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-21T07:49:17-04:00
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AMD has announced its new Ryzen Threadripper 9000 Series CPUs, specifically designed for the demanding workstation market. The top-of-the-line Threadripper Pro 9995WX will feature 96 cores and 192 threads, making it ideal for professionals working on resource-intensive projects.
AMD has announced its latest Zen 5-based Ryzen Threadripper 9000 Series of CPUs at Computex today. The 9000 Series and 9000 WX-Series are built for the demanding workstation market, and the top Threadripper Pro 9995WX will ship with 96 cores and 192 threads. This flagship Threadripper chip is designed for professionals who are working on […]
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Google’s future is Google Googling
Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-21T07:30:00-04:00
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Google I/O was dominated by AI-related announcements, with the company showcasing its vision of using artificial intelligence to do more of the searching and decision-making for users. A key part of this vision is AI Mode in Google Search, which is being rolled out to users and aims to provide more personalized and relevant search results.
Google I/O was, as predicted, an AI show. But now that the keynote is over, we can see that the company's vision is to use AI to eventually do a lot of Googling for you. A lot of that vision rests on AI Mode in Google Search, which Google is starting to roll out to […]
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Windows 11 is getting a macOS-like Handoff feature between phone and PC
Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-21T07:11:06-04:00
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Microsoft is developing a "Cross Device Resume" feature for Windows 11, similar to Apple's Handoff feature, which allows users to resume activities across devices. The feature was briefly demonstrated at Microsoft Build 2025 before being edited out, showing an example of resuming a mobile Spotify session on a PC.
Microsoft is working on a new “Cross Device Resume” feature for Windows 11 that works similarly to Apple’s Handoff feature in macOS. The feature was spotted in a Microsoft Build 2025 session, before Windows Central noticed Microsoft editing out the demo that showed a mobile Spotify session resuming on a PC. “When you open the […]
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Microsoft blames Apple for its delayed Xbox mobile store
Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-21T05:48:53-04:00
TL;DR: Microsoft had planned to launch a new Xbox mobile web store in July 2024, but it never materialized. It appears that the hold up may be due to Apple, as Microsoft filed an amicus brief recently suggesting that there is ongoing litigation between the two companies regarding app stores and the App Store Review Guidelines.
A year ago Xbox president Sarah Bond revealed that Microsoft was planning to launch a new Xbox mobile web store in July 2024. That never happened. I’ve been wondering what the hold up has been over the past year, and it seems we might have an answer: Apple. Microsoft filed an amicus brief late on […]
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AMD’s $299 Radeon RX 9060 XT brings 8GB or 16GB of RAM to fight the RTX 5060
Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 21 May 2025 03:00:43 +0000
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AMD's new mid-range RDNA 4 GPUs will start launching on June 5, shortly following the release of NVIDIA's RTX 4060 graphics card. This competitive move aims to provide gamers with more options and alternatives in the mid-range GPU market.
New midrange RDNA 4 GPUs launch starting on June 5, just weeks after RTX 5060.
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How 3D printing is personalizing health care
Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 20 May 2025 21:43:26 +0000
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Prosthetic limbs are becoming more affordable due to the advancements in 3D printing technology, which allows for mass production at a lower cost. As a result, prosthetics are also becoming increasingly accessible to people who may not have had access to them previously, improving their quality of life and mobility.
Prosthetics are becoming increasing affordable and accessible thanks to 3D printers.
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Self-hosting is having a moment. Ethan Sholly knows why.
Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 20 May 2025 21:22:42 +0000
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We conducted an interview with Ethan Sholly, who is involved with the selfh.st podcast, newsletter, and directory.
We interview Ethan Sholly of the selfh.st podcast/newsleter/directory.
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Gemini 2.5 is leaving preview just in time for Google’s new $250 AI subscription
Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 20 May 2025 21:03:25 +0000
TL;DR: Google has released an update to its Gemini platform, version 2.5, which is now available globally. The company is also offering a premium version of the platform for $250 per month, which provides additional features and capabilities beyond those available in the standard version.
Gemini 2.5 is rolling out everywhere, and you can pay Google $250 per month for more of it.
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Trump’s trade war risks splintering the Internet, experts warn
Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 20 May 2025 20:27:51 +0000
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US President Donald Trump is being urged to reevaluate his trade policy to prevent foreign governments from attacking US digital services, such as cloud computing and data storage companies. The request comes amid growing concerns about the vulnerability of these critical infrastructure sectors to cyberattacks and intellectual property theft.
Trump urged to rethink trade policy to block attacks on digital services.
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12 Best Mattresses Online—We Slept on All for at Least a Week (2025)
Category: Wired
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 21 May 2025 11:31:00 +0000
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Wired magazine has extensively tested over 100 bed-in-a-box mattresses, each for a week. As a result, their top recommendation is the Helix Midnight Luxe hybrid mattress, which they consider the best bed you can buy online.
WIRED has tested hundreds of bed-in-a-box mattresses for a week each. Our top pick, the Helix Midnight Luxe hybrid, is the best bed you can buy online.
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Eating Disorder Content Is Infiltrating TikTok. Some Creators Are Going Viral Debunking It
Category: Wired
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 21 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000
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Some social media influencers on "SkinnyTok" are promoting unrealistic beauty standards by advising followers to ignore their hunger and starve themselves, perpetuating harmful pro-eating disorder attitudes. In response, other creators are using humor to counter these messages and encourage young people to prioritize their health and well-being over societal pressures.
As “SkinnyTok” posts advise people to suck up their hunger, some creators are using blunt humor to dissuade young people from pro-eating disorder messaging.
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The Time Sam Altman Asked for a Countersurveillance Audit of OpenAI
Category: Wired
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 21 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000
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Journalist Karen Hao has written a book called "Empire of AI" that explores the concerns and anxieties surrounding OpenAI's early years. The book provides insight into the atmosphere within OpenAI's office during this time period.
In her new book Empire of AI, journalist Karen Hao chronicles the anxieties around the OpenAI office in its early days.
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New Bacteria Have Been Discovered on a Chinese Space Station
Category: Wired
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 21 May 2025 10:49:59 +0000
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The bacteria Niallia tiangongensis was discovered on the Tiangong space station and seems to thrive in its environment. There is no known record of this bacterium existing naturally on Earth, suggesting it may be unique to the conditions found in space.
On Earth there is no record of Niallia tiangongensis, a bacterium found aboard the Tiangong station that appears to be well adapted to conditions there.
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The Best Memorial Day Mattress Sales (2025)
Category: Wired
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 21 May 2025 10:34:00 +0000
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Mattress and bedding sales have started early, giving shoppers ample time to take advantage of deals before Memorial Day arrives.
There’s still plenty of time between now and Memorial Day, but the mattress and bedding sales are already underway.
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[$] An update on continuous testing of BPF kernel patches
Category: LWN.net
Tags: Linux
Published: Tue, 20 May 2025 17:51:18 +0000
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Ihor Solodrai has been working on continuous-integration testing for the Linux BPF subsystem over the past six months and recently presented an update at the Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-Management, and BPF Summit. His work has specific benefits for the BPF subsystem, but some of it is generic and could be applied to other subsystems as well, with lessons learned from his experience also being shared.
Ihor Solodrai has been working on the BPF subsystem's continuous-integration (CI) testing for the last six months. At the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-Management, and BPF Summit, he remotely shared an update on his work, and solicited feedback on how the tests could be further improved. Much of the work he's done has been specific to the BPF subsystem, but some is more generic and could potentially be of use to other subsystems. He also shared some general lessons learned from working on the BPF CI tests.
[Read more](https://lwn.net/Articles/1020266/)
[$] Debian AI General Resolution withdrawn
Category: LWN.net
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 20 May 2025 17:38:34 +0000
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Debian developer Mo Zhou withdrew his proposed General Resolution that aimed to require the release of original training data for AI models to comply with Debian's Free Software Guidelines. Despite planning and warning, Zhou acknowledged that the project needs more time to consider the implications of AI models on the guidelines.
Despite careful planning and months of warning, Debian developer Mo Zhou has acknowledged that the project needs more time to grapple with the questions around AI models and the Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG). For now, he has withdrawn his proposed General Resolution (GR) that would have required the original training data for AI models to be released in order to be considered DFSG-compliant—though the debates on the topic continue.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 released
Category: LWN.net
Tags: Linux, Red Hat
Published: Tue, 20 May 2025 14:58:10 +0000
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Red Hat has released Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10, featuring notable updates such as encrypted DNS, a developer preview for RISC-V, and image mode using bootc. Image mode allows developers to deploy their OS as a bootable image and layer their app on top of it, providing a simpler and more controlled deployment experience.
Red Hat has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10. A blog post accompanying the release provides details on some of the more notable features, such as encrypted DNS, a developer preview of RHEL 10 for RISC-V, and image mode for RHEL using bootc.
Image mode for RHEL lets you deploy your OS as a bootc image to your hardware, virtual machine or cloud, and then layer your app on top of it. That's a far less complex operation than traditional packaged deployments, and it gives developers and image maintainers a common experience and total control over their environment.
RHEL 10 includes the 6.12.0 kernel, GCC 14.2, GNU Binutils 2.41, GNU C Library (glibc) 2.39, Python 3.12, Perl 5.40, and more. See the release notes for a full list of changes. LWN covered CentOS Stream 10 in December, which provided an early look at what would be in the RHEL 10 release.
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Security updates for Tuesday
Category: LWN.net
Tags: Red Hat
Published: Tue, 20 May 2025 10:20:22 +0000
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Multiple Linux distributions have issued security updates to fix various vulnerabilities, including Debian, Fedora, Red Hat, SUSE, and Ubuntu. The updates affect packages such as Firefox, OpenJDK, PostgreSQL, Apache, and others, and are intended to improve system security and protect against potential exploits.
Security updates have been issued by Debian (firefox-esr, openjdk-11, openjdk-17, and wireless-regdb), Fedora (iputils, open-vm-tools, sfnt2woff-zopfli, and woff), Red Hat (postgresql:12), SUSE (apache2-mod_auth_openidc, brltty, helm, python-maturin, and rubygem-rack), and Ubuntu (linux-azure-fips).
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Go cryptography security audit (The Go Blog)
Category: LWN.net
Tags: General
Published: Mon, 19 May 2025 17:48:44 +0000
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A recent security audit of the cryptography packages in Go's standard library by Trail of Bits uncovered one low-severity vulnerability and some informational findings, specifically related to Google's internal use of the Go+BoringCrypto integration. The issue was fixed in the Go 1.25 development tree, but no CVE or vulnerability database entry was issued since the code is not supported for external use outside of Google.
Roland Shoemaker has published a blog post about a recent security audit of the cryptography packages shipped as part of the Go standard library. The audit, performed by the Trail of Bits security firm, uncovered one low-severity vulnerability in the legacy Go+BoringCrypto integration, as well as a handful of informational findings.
During the review, there were a number of questions about our cgo-based Go+BoringCrypto integration, which provides a FIPS 140-2 compliant cryptography mode for internal usage at Google. The Go+BoringCrypto code is not supported by the Go team for external use, but has been critical for Google's internal usage of Go.
The Trail of Bits team found one vulnerability and one non-security relevant bug, both of which were results of the manual memory management required to interact with a C library. Since the Go team does not support usage of this code outside of Google, we have chosen not to issue a CVE or Go vulnerability database entry for this issue, but we fixed it in the Go 1.25 development tree.
The entire report is available as a PDF for those who enjoy a little light security reading.
[Read more](https://lwn.net/Articles/1021745/)
Fender’s New Music Creation Software Supports Linux
Category: OMG! Ubuntu!
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 20 May 2025 22:16:00 +0000
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Fender Studio is a new, free, cross-platform digital audio workstation (DAW) for Linux that is backed by Fender, the iconic instrument maker. The DAW allows users to create music and can be downloaded, with details on what it can do available through OMG! Ubuntu's blog post.
Fender Studio is a new free cross-platform DAW for Linux, backed by the iconic instrument maker. Learn what it can do and where to download.
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Microsoft Open-Sources Windows Subsystem for Linux
Category: OMG! Ubuntu!
Tags: General
Published: Mon, 19 May 2025 19:49:53 +0000
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Microsoft has released the source code for its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), making it open-source nearly a decade after development began. WSL allows users to run Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu, within Windows with tight system integration, and the source code was made available on Microsoft's GitHub.
Well here’s a turn up: Microsoft just released the source code for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), making the nifty tech open-source nearly a decade after development began. The tech giant announced the news at this year’s BUILD event, where it made some other open-source related announcements, including its own CLI text editor called Edit. Source code for WSL was quickly made available on the Microsoft GitHub. For those not familiar with it, WSL is a specialised virtualisation setup that lets Windows users run Linux distributions (like Ubuntu) inside of Windows, with tight system, software and hardware integration. Microsoft says […]
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Vivaldi 7.4 Update Adds New Keyboard Shortcut Controls
Category: OMG! Ubuntu!
Tags: General
Published: Mon, 19 May 2025 12:49:01 +0000
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Vivaldi has released version 7.4 of its web browser, which aims to make everyday browsing smoother and faster by introducing new keyboard shortcut controls that allow users to fine-tune how shortcuts behave on a per-site basis. This feature gives users more control over their shortcuts, prioritizing website-specific shortcuts if desired, according to Vivaldi's co-founder Jon von Tetzchner.
A new version of the Vivaldi web browser is available to download, carrying changes said to make our collective “everyday browsing smoother, faster, and just a little more delightful.” How does Vivaldi 7.4 make browsing the increasingly gamified, algorithmically manipulative and AI slopified modern web more ‘delightful’? Shortcuts. More specifically, Vivaldi 7.4 gives you the ability to “fine-tune” how shortcuts behave on a per-site basis. If you want a website’s shortcuts to take priority over Vivaldi’s, you can. “It’s about putting you in control, making sure your shortcuts work where and when you need them most”, says Jon von Tetzchner, […]
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elementary OS Preview Cool Upcoming Features
Category: OMG! Ubuntu!
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 16 May 2025 15:15:57 +0000
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The elementary OS 8.x release brought several improvements, including an updated Files app, and the project founder has recently highlighted some smaller feature updates that have been issued as software updates. An early look at an exciting new app was also shared, giving users a sneak peek at what's to come in future releases of the Ubuntu-based Linux distribution.
The elementary OS 8.0.1 release back in March brought an appreciable set of improvements with it, including a much-improved Files app, but as ever in development: the work never stops! Project founder, Danielle Foré, recently recapped a few smaller features that have been issued to users of the Ubuntu-based Linux distribution as software updates, including: If you run elementary OS 8.x, install your updates and eat your greens, you should be benefitting from the changes listed above (if you don’t have them, go update to get ’em). But Danielle also gave us an early-look at an exciting new app and […]
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Ubuntu is Replacing its Image Viewer and Terminal Apps
Category: OMG! Ubuntu!
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 16 May 2025 01:55:06 +0000
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The upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 'Questing Quokka' release will include Loupe and Ptyxis as the default image viewer and terminal apps, respectively. These new apps are set to replace existing ones in the October release of the popular Linux operating system.
Ubuntu 25.10 'Questing Quokka' will ship Loupe and Ptyxis as default image viewer and terminal apps in the upcoming October release.
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Use Multi-Cursor in VS Code to Edit Multiple Lines Simultaneously
Category: It's FOSS
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Published: Wed, 21 May 2025 02:40:20 GMT
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This tutorial will teach you how to unlock the power of Visual Studio Code (VS Code) by mastering the skill of multi-cursor editing, which allows you to edit multiple places in your code simultaneously. By learning this technique, you'll be able to improve your coding efficiency and productivity with VS Code.
Unleash the superpower of VS Code with multi-cursor editing. Learn how to do that in this tutotial.
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Those Blinking LEDs on Your Raspberry Pi Have Special Meanings
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Published: Tue, 20 May 2025 03:07:08 GMT
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The Raspberry Pi's status LEDs can be a useful diagnostic tool, particularly when working with headless setups where there is no visual display to rely on. These LEDs provide valuable information about the board's power and operation, making it easier to troubleshoot issues without needing to physically access the device.
Raspberry Pi’s status LEDs are a surprisingly powerful diagnostic tool, especially for headless setups.
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Automatically Format Code On File Save in Visual Studio Code
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Published: Sun, 18 May 2025 05:23:03 GMT
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Setting up automatic formatting (auto format) in Visual Studio Code (VS Code) can save you time and effort by applying consistent formatting to your code files whenever you save them. This feature helps keep your code looking neat and organized, giving it a "good vibe" as you work on it.
Save time and effort by setting up auto format when you save files in VS Code. Let the code have good vibe.
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Play With Words in Linux Terminal With This Bookworm Inspired Game
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Published: Fri, 16 May 2025 14:25:21 GMT
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The classic board game Bookworm is a word-based puzzle game, and Sausage is a terminal-based version that offers similar gameplay experience. Players can enjoy a similar level of fun and challenge in the terminal environment.
Remember the classic Bookworm game? You can have similar fun in the terminal with Sausage.
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FOSS Weekly #25.20: KDE Widgets, Deepin Security Issues, New GNOME Player and More Linux Stuff
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Published: Thu, 15 May 2025 04:47:12 GMT
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OpenSUSE, an open-source operating system, has expressed dissatisfaction with the Deepin desktop team. The exact nature of their unhappiness is unclear, but it suggests some kind of disagreement or issue between the two teams.
openSUSE is not happy with Deepin desktop team.
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Render a Guitar Pro Score in Real Time
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Published: Mon, 12 May 2025 08:00:21 +0000
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We will use Tuxguitar to render the audio of a Guitar Pro score, which contains a complete band score transcribed for instruments such as guitars, bass, drums, and synthesizers. Tuxguitar is a powerful application that can render scores in real-time, written in a combination of Java and C programming languages.
We will use Tuxguitar to render the audio of a Guitar Pro score [5]. Guitar Pro scores are files with a complete band score transcribed (guitars, bass, drums, synths and more). Introduction Tuxguitar is a quite powerful application written in a mixture of Java / C. It is able to render a score in real […]
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Nominate Your Fedora Heroes: Mentor and Contributor Recognition 2025
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Published: Wed, 07 May 2025 23:41:42 +0000
TL;DR: The Fedora Project is driven by the tireless efforts of dedicated contributors who go above and beyond to support the community through various tasks such as reviewing pull requests, onboarding new members, and writing documentation. The Fedora Mentor Summit celebrates these quiet champions who make a significant impact in keeping the project thriving.
The Fedora Project is built on the dedication, mentorship, and relentless efforts of contributors who continuously go above and beyond. From reviewing pull requests to onboarding new community members, from writing documentation to organizing events — it’s these quiet champions who make Fedora thrive. As a part of the Fedora Mentor Summit , we would […]
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Start Planning Fedora 43 Test Days!
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Published: Wed, 07 May 2025 08:00:00 +0000
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The Fedora project relies on the dedication of many contributors to produce each release. One way to get involved is by participating in Test Days, which are being planned for Fedora 43 development, and this article outlines the steps to propose and schedule these events.
Each Fedora release is only possible thanks to the dedication of many contributors. One of the most important ways you can get involved is by participating in Test Days! This article describes the steps in proposing and scheduling test days. As Fedora 43 development moves ahead, it’s time to start planning and proposing Test Days. […]
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Building your own Atomic (bootc) Desktop
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Published: Mon, 05 May 2025 08:00:00 +0000
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Building a personalized desktop using Bootc and associated tools allows you to create a custom installation, but it's done "at your own risk" as it may be harder to find support compared to mainstream solutions. The process will be described in this article, allowing you to build your own custom installation.
Bootc and associated tools provide the basis for building a personalised desktop. This article will describe the process to build your own custom installation. Disclaimer Building and using a custom installation is “at your own risk”. Your installation may be harder to find support for when compared with a mainstream solution. Motivation There has been […]
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Enabling system-wide DNS over TLS
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Published: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0000
TL;DR: This article provides guidance on setting up and enforcing DNS over TLS (DoT) on a running system and at boot time, including support for Fedora 42. It also covers how to set up encrypted DNS during system installation for those using current Fedora Rawhide (Fedora 43).
This article will guide you to enforcing DoT (DNS over TLS) on your running system and at boot time. Support is avaliable in Fedora 42. It will also guide you to set up encrypted DNS for system installation, if you want to try it with current Fedora Rawhide (Fedora 43). Background Traditionally, DNS queries are […]
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