Kafdrop Security Flaw Exposes Kafka Clusters Data

Researchers at Spectral recently discovered a security flaw in Kafdrop, a popular open-source UI and management interface for Apache Kafka clusters that has been downloaded more than 20 million times. The Kafdrop flaw has allowed the data from Kafka clusters – everything from financial transactions to mission-critical data – to be exposed internet-wide. It can […]

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Gamebuntu Makes Gaming on Ubuntu Painless for Newcomers

While it may sound like a new Ubuntu-based distribution, Gamebuntu is in fact a simple application that automatically installs things needed for a complete and fully functional gaming setup on Ubuntu. The app is targeted at ex-Windows users (a.k.a. Linux newcomers) who want to switch from Windows to Linux/Ubuntu and do some gaming. It works […]

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openSUSE 15.4 Alpha Build Available to Download and Test

The openSUSE team has announced the availability of a new development snapshot for openSUSE Leap. The new snapshot is labeled openSUSE 15.4 Alpha. Learn more here.
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Systemd-Free Nitrux 1.7.1 Released with Linux Kernel 5.15 LTS

The monthly Nitrux releases continue, and Nitrux 1.7.1 is here as what would appear to be a minor point release to last month’s Nitrux 1.7 update. But, in fact, it’s an important milestone as it ships with the latest and greatest Linux 5.15 LTS kernel by default. On top of that, this release comes with […]

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Firefox 95 Available with New Picture-in-Picture Feature, More

Firefox 95 is here as the last release of the web browser in 2021, coming seven weeks after Firefox 94. It’s not a big update, but it brings a few cool changes to make your web browsing experience more enjoyable and secure. This release further improves the Picture-in-Picture (PiP) feature with a new right-click context […]

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Firefox 95 Enhances Security, Slack, and CPU Usage

Mozilla Firefox 95 is now available to download. The latest stable release of this flagship FOSS browser comes with a couple of interesting feature tweaks, improved online security, and lower CPU usage too. We’ll start with the most obvious chang…

Blender 3.0 is Out, And It’ll Blow Your Socks Off

A new version of the free 3D creation software Blender is out and it looks phenomenal. Blender 3.0 comes with new features and updates like an upgraded ‘Cycles X’ rendering engine, 2-3 times better mesh editing performance, and much faster …

Vivaldi 5.0 Introduces Shareable Browser Themes, Automatic Translation

Vivaldi 5.0 has been released with impressive updates, arguably making it the best Linux web browser today. Read on for the release coverage.
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Qt Creator 6 Open-Source IDE Officially Released, This Is What’s New

Based on the Qt 6.2 LTS series of the popular widget toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces for cross-platform apps, Qt Creator 6 is here a little over three months after Qt Creator 5 with various new features and many improvements for Qt application developers. Highlights of Qt Creator 6 include separate launching of external […]

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Vivaldi Web Browser Turns 5, Celebrates with New Features

If feels like only yesterday that I leaned back in this chair wondering how best to introduce you all to the ‘new’ Chromium-based web browser Vivaldi. Vivaldi 5.0 on Android introduces something of a first: a two-row tab bar Thankfully I di…

Krita 5.0 Arrives, New Beta Is Out Now for Public Testing

The third beta of Krita 5.0 is here with lots of improvements and bug fixes to make the final release more stable and reliable. For example, it improves the alpha-mask PNG brush tips, adds support for loading the thumbnails for MYB mypaint brushes in a bundle, and fixes performance issues in the Magnetic Selection tool […]

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First Arch Linux ISO with Linux Kernel 5.15 LTS Available for Download

Arch Linux 2021.12.01 is now available for download and it comes with Linux kernel 5.15 LTS by default. The ISO image includes Linux kernel 5.15.5, but it looks like Linux kernel 5.15.6 was also released today, so expect it to join the stable archives by the end of the week. Apart from being an LTS […]

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NixOS 21.11 “Porcupine” Released with GNOME 41

Dubbed “Porcupine” and coming six months after the NixOS 21.05 release, NixOS 21.11 is here with a lot of goodies, starting with the GNOME 41.1 desktop environment for its dedicated GNOME edition. It also offers continuing Wayland support for the KDE Plasma 5.23 edition, as well as version 6 of elementary OS’ Pantheon desktop. This […]

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AlmaLinux Now Has Mailing Lists for Both Users and Devs

AlmaLinux has opened some doors to make it easier for its community to stay in touch with the Linux distribution, with AlmaLinux mailing lists for both users and devs. Learn more here.
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Xiaomi’s CyberDog Robot Runs Ubuntu

Ubuntu runs on all sorts of things, from gateways to games consoles, and now we can add robot dog to the list! Chinese hardware company Xiaomi recently unveiled an experimental four-legged robot called CyberDog. Their mechanical manifestation of man&#8…

Linux Mint 20.3 Arriving Soon with a Surprise New App

Read on for more updates about what’s in store for Linux Mint 20.3 “Una,” with a gift from the team: a new app.
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KDE Plasma 5.23.4 Update Brings Back the Touchpad Applet

KDE Plasma 5.23.4 is here three weeks after the KDE Plasma 5.23.3 update, restoring the Touchpad applet that was previously available in the Plasma 5.22 series. The applet is now available as a read-only status notifier that only shows when your laptop’s touchpad has been disabled. This point release also improves the Plasma Wayland session, […]

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elementary OS 6 Intros a Simpler Alt Tab Experience

Switching between open windows in elementary OS 6 has changed. A recent update replaced the distro’s flashy (in both senses of the word) alt + tab experience with a simpler version. The new approach is more akin to the sort of switchers found in …

SQLite 3.37 Lightweight Database Comes Packed with New Features

SQLite 3.37 just got better with new features such as CLI enhancements and additional interfaces. The biggest new feature in this release is support for STRICT tables.
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Clonezilla Live 2.8 Disk Cloning/Imaging Tool Released

Clonezilla Live 2.8 is here as a modest update that bumps the kernel from Linux 5.10 LTS to the newer Linux 5.14 series, which is no longer supported upstream. Linux kernel 5.14.6 is included in Clonezilla Live 2.8 mainly to provide users with better hardware support, but there won’t be any further updates released to […]

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