New KORA Linux Distro to Harness the Power of Local AI
Posted: 2026-11-12 17:47:22 Source: http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/New-KORA-Linux-Distro-to-Harness-the-Power-of-Local-AI
The development team behind CyanogenMod, Android, and Playtron unveils KORA, a Linux distribution built specifically for AI nerds.
Critical Apache HTTP/2 Flaw Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Execute Code Remotely
Posted: 2026-11-12 17:00:00 Source: https://apache.slashdot.org/story/26/11/12/073240/critical-apache-http2-flaw-could-let-unauthenticated-attackers-execute-code-remotely?utm_source=atom1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
A critical flaw in Apache HTTP Server's HTTP/2 module could allow unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute code and potentially take control of affected server processes. Tracked as CVE-2026-119618, the vulnerability affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.55 through 2.4.70 when HTTP/2 is enabled and is fixed in version 2.4.71. The Hacker News reports: The vendor's assessment, published yesterday, also says "public research has demonstrated a reliable exploit" against a server in its default configuration with mod_http2 enabled. It does not name or link that research. Security company Wiz said later that day that no exploit was available and that no exploitation in the wild had been reported. HTTP/2 runs only where the Protocols directive turns it on, as the module documentation explains. The directive uses h2 for HTTP/2 over TLS and h2c for HTTP/2 over plain TCP. It can be set for the whole server or for a single virtual host, so admins should check the server-wide setting and every virtual host. Standalone builds of the module, released on GitHub as mod_h2, are affected from version 2.0.8 through 2.0.42. Admins who run the Apache HTTP Server project's own releases should move to version 2.4.71, the fixed release named in its security advisory. That release also fixes a crash in mod_md, rated important, and a one-byte overwrite of stack memory in mod_vhost_alias, rated low.
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next-20261112: linux-next
Posted: 2026-11-12 16:51:14 Source: https://www.kernel.org/
| Version: | next-20261112 (linux-next) |
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| Released: | 2026-11-12 |
How to Dual Boot Windows 11 and Ubuntu 26.10 (Step-by-Step)
Posted: 2026-11-12 16:17:59 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRQynrUONV4
Distribution Release: openKylin 3.0 SP1
Posted: 2026-11-12 13:34:42 Source: https://distrowatch.com/13038
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The openKylin project has published an update to its 3.0 release which introduces improved performance, updates the distribution's AI tools and fixes various bugs across the system. "Added support for Arabic, Korean and Dai languages, further improving the input, display and interaction experience for these languages, bringing a....
Epic Games Targets Linux for New Launcher
Posted: 2026-11-11 22:28:14 Source: http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Epic-Games-Targets-Linux-for-New-Launcher
The Epic Games new launcher is still in preview, but it looks to land on several Linux distributions.
next-20261111: linux-next
Posted: 2026-11-11 17:42:38 Source: https://www.kernel.org/
| Version: | next-20261111 (linux-next) |
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| Released: | 2026-11-11 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.3, 9.9
Posted: 2026-11-11 17:37:57 Source: https://distrowatch.com/13037
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Red Hat, Inc. has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10.3 and 9.9. Besides the usual round of software application updates, these two new version also introduce new tools to combat the increasingly ominous AI-driven security threats: "Today, we are proud to announce the availability....
Distribution Release: deepin 25.3.0
Posted: 2026-11-11 13:14:28 Source: https://distrowatch.com/13036
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The deepin project has published a new release with improved snapshot management, an updated kernel and an updated AI agent: "UOS AI gets a major upgrade - system-level intelligence for the Agent OS, within easy reach. Retrieve anything from your entire disk with a single sentence - every....
next-20261110: linux-next
Posted: 2026-11-11 01:36:24 Source: https://www.kernel.org/
| Version: | next-20261110 (linux-next) |
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| Released: | 2026-11-11 |
Distribution Release: Unraid OS 7.4.0
Posted: 2026-11-10 23:41:41 Source: https://distrowatch.com/13035
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Lime Technology, Inc. has announced the release of Unraid OS 7.4.0, an updated version of the company's commercial Linux distribution designed for Network-Attached Storage (NAS) deployments. The new release updates the Linux kernel to version 6.18.60 and brings various improvements to its web-based administration user interface: "Unraid OS....
7.3.4: stable
Posted: 2026-11-10 18:11:12 Source: https://www.kernel.org/
| Version: | 7.3.4 (stable) |
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| Released: | 2026-11-10 |
| Source: | linux-7.3.4.tar.xz |
| PGP Signature: | linux-7.3.4.tar.sign |
| Patch: | full (incremental) |
| ChangeLog: | ChangeLog-7.3.4 |
6.18.63: longterm
Posted: 2026-11-10 18:07:55 Source: https://www.kernel.org/
| Version: | 6.18.63 (longterm) |
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| Released: | 2026-11-10 |
| Source: | linux-6.18.63.tar.xz |
| PGP Signature: | linux-6.18.63.tar.sign |
| Patch: | full (incremental) |
| ChangeLog: | ChangeLog-6.18.63 |
6.12.117: longterm
Posted: 2026-11-10 18:05:20 Source: https://www.kernel.org/
| Version: | 6.12.117 (longterm) |
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| Released: | 2026-11-10 |
| Source: | linux-6.12.117.tar.xz |
| PGP Signature: | linux-6.12.117.tar.sign |
| Patch: | full (incremental) |
| ChangeLog: | ChangeLog-6.12.117 |
Distribution Release: XXRI OS 2.7
Posted: 2026-11-10 17:31:40 Source: https://distrowatch.com/13034
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Jantzen Maximillian Kimlim has announced the release of XXRI OS 2.7. XXRI OS is an ultra-lightweight desktop Linux distribution designed specifically for older and low-specification computers, including 32-bit systems. It features a custom desktop, called XXRI. The project's latest version promises a smoother desktop experience and improved hardware....
Epic Games Comments On Planned Linux Distribution Support
Posted: 2026-11-09 22:00:00 Source: https://games.slashdot.org/story/26/11/09/2154207/epic-games-comments-on-planned-linux-distribution-support?utm_source=atom1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Epic Games says it plans to support its new Linux launcher on as many distributions as possible, specifically naming Fedora, SteamOS, CachyOS and Omarchy. GamingOnLinux's Liam Squires-Hand reports: Speaking to Jake Jones, Communications Director at Epic Games, they said: "Hey Liam! The new Epic Games Launcher is still in Preview and we plan to support as many Linux distributions as possible, including Fedora, SteamOS, Cachy, Omarchy, and more. We're testing and evaluating packaging formats for distribution, and we'll restore AppImage this month." With that in mind, until things settle down, you might see different packaging types appear or disappear until they decide firmly how they plan to support different distributions each with their own different packaging formats. Or, perhaps they might see the Flatpak light and just put it up officially on Flathub. Would make it even easier for SteamOS then too with Flathub, since it would just be a quick pop to Desktop Mode to install it directly in the Discover app.
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next-20261109: linux-next
Posted: 2026-11-09 15:01:48 Source: https://www.kernel.org/
| Version: | next-20261109 (linux-next) |
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| Released: | 2026-11-09 |
Asahi Linux Drops MIT and Goes Full GPL After Spotting LLM-Assisted License Laundering
Posted: 2026-11-09 05:35:00 Source: https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/11/09/0440238/asahi-linux-drops-mit-and-goes-full-gpl-after-spotting-llm-assisted-license-laundering?utm_source=atom1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
It's FOSS reports: Asahi Linux is the reason you can run Linux on an Apple Silicon Mac today. For years, the project put most of its own code under the MIT license so that anyone, including the BSDs, could reuse it as needed... They have announced that Asahi is moving all of its repositories to the GNU General Public License version 2 or later. Going forward, all Asahi Linux code will be under strong copyleft licenses only. Asahi Linux compares their dilemma to the 1990s, when "permissively licenced projects were viewed by tech companies as free real estate to pilfer and exploit," adding that "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it... The malicious practices of the 90s and 2000s have reared their ugly heads once again, this time driven in large part by both the insatiable appetite of frontier AI labs for high-quality training data, and militant animosity toward the Free Software community." In short, they argue that for Asahi Linux, using the permissive MIT license "is no longer viable." Some time ago, we were made aware of multiple attempts to exploit our permissive licensing to hijack our work, with a direct view to replacing the project and aggressively monetising Linux on Apple Silicon. In some extreme cases, in-development feature code was being lifted straight out of our personal forks and published without attribution or lazily rewritten with LLM assistance to obfuscate its origin. The MIT licence explicitly allows this, and has no carveouts to protect against bad faith actors. As such, we made the difficult decision to begin the process of transitioning all of our repositories to the GNU General Public License version 2 or later. Going forward all Asahi Linux code will be licenced under strong copyleft licences only. It's FOSS explains that "Under the GPL, anyone who distributes a modified version has to release the source under the same license. You can't legally build a closed, paid Apple Silicon distro on top of GPL code. And if a product's source has to be public, the copying is easier to spot." And their article also points out that before AI, bad actors attempting code laundering "usually meant manually rewriting code line by line, renaming variables and stuff, and shuffling functions around until it no longer looked like the original. LLMs made it much more easy and cheaper of course." In case you did not know, Asahi Linux forbids AI generated code contribution... As far as I can tell, this is the first time a major open source project has moved to copyleft specifically because of AI-assisted code laundering. Projects have relicensed before, but usually to stop cloud providers from reselling their work as a service. This one is specifically about AI... The move has drawn criticism, particularly from the BSD side, which was one of the main reasons Asahi chose MIT in the first place. OpenBSD's Apple Silicon support relies on Asahi's m1n1 bootloader.
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Distribution Release: Slax 2026.11
Posted: 2026-11-09 02:58:51 Source: https://distrowatch.com/13033
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Tomáš Matějíček has announced the release of Slax 2026.11, a major new update of the project's minimalist, Debian-based live Linux distribution with a customised Fluxbox window manager. This new version comes with a refreshed desktop look and a built-int AI assistant: "Slax 2026.11 is out. For a while....
DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1198
Posted: 2026-11-09 01:06:40 Source: https://distrowatch.com/13032
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly:
Review: Fedora 45
News: Rocky Linux creator directs AI to make a Linux-compatible kernel, aerynOS trials new system installer, GhostBSD publishes fix for repository bug, Alpine explains new OpenSSH exploit
Questions and answers: Preventing users from browsing the Web
Released last week: aerynOS 2026.11. openSUSE 16.1,....