Vancouver Linux Users Group
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Google Chrome arrives for ARM64
Google Chrome is (finally) coming to ARM64 Linux machines. We’re excited to announce that Google will launch Chrome for ARM64 Linux devices in Q2 2026, following the successful expansion of Chrome to Arm-powered macOS devices in 2020 and Arm-powered Windows devices in 2024. Launching Chrome for ARM64 Linux devices allows more users to enjoy the…
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Fedora Linux 44 Beta
On Tuesday, 10 March 2026, it is our pleasure to announce the availability of Fedora Linux 44 Beta! As with every beta release, this is your opportunity to contribute by testing out the upcoming Fedora Linux 44 Beta release. Testing the beta release is a vital way you can contribute to the Fedora Project. Your…
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Ubuntu adds asterisks in SUDO
Ubuntu 26.04 ends a 40-year old sudo tradition. What’s this about? When you run a command in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS using sudo and enter your password, you now see asterisks (*) appear as you type. Previously you’d see nothing but a gaping black void reflecting your own uncertainty back at you. Ubuntu uses a new…
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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN vulnerabilities
Five Eyes warn: Patch your Cisco SD-WAN or risk root takeover.A rare joint alert from all five spy agencies means serious business. The Five Eyes intelligence alliance is urgently warning defenders to patch two Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN vulnerabilities used in attacks. First discovered by the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), all five of the alliance’s intelligence…
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Removal of GTK2 from Forky
Debian 14 will drop Gtk2 – unless Ardour rides to the rescueMany dependent apps, including FreePascal and Lazarus, face the chop. Version 2 of the widely used Gtk toolkit will be dropped from the next Debian release. The problem is that many things still need it, including FreePascal and its Lazarus IDE. Debian 14, codenamed…
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Danes Push for Digital Sovereignty
Danish government agency to ditch Microsoft software in push for digital independence Denmark’s tech modernization agency plans to replace Microsoft products with open-source software to reduce dependence on U.S. tech firms. In an interview with the local newspaper Politiken, Danish Minister for Digitalisation Caroline Stage Olsen confirmed that over half of the ministry’s staff will…
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