A Kernel Potato: Ubuntu is one of most popular Linux distributions available, it is a free and open source operating system based on Debian, and is used by both end users and enterprise ventures. It's ...

A newly discovered vulnerability in the Linux kernel allows attackers with access to a system to extend their rights and take over the system. Working test exploits for the kernels of current Linux ...

Some time ago, Linus Torvalds made a throwaway comment that sent ripples through the Linux world. Was it perhaps time to abandon support for the now-ancient Intel 486? Developers had already abandoned ...

Canonical has announced the release of Ubuntu 24.10 'Oracular Oriole.' It is now available to download from the Ubuntu website. This version comes with the latest Linux kernel, toolchains, and the new ...

Computing performance for Linux VMs running the latest kernel update could have seen a decrease of up to 70%, new figures have found. Recent research by VMWare performance engineering staffer ...

Despite being a free and open source OS, Linux has one of the quickest development cycles. Every 70 days, a major new version of the Linux kernel rolls out. This deprecates any older versions except ...

For those having issues with their new AMD Ryzen CPU’s SMT functionality in Linux, the latest kernel version 4.10.3 rectifies the issue which was present in kernel version 4.9 and below. Older ...

The latest version of the long-awaited Linux 2.6 test kernel is being unveiled today to software developers and vendors around the world for continued testing, validation and improvements as it moves ...