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MX Linux on Xfce
The latest MX Linux turns Xfce into a desktop anyone can use.If you’re looking for a Linux distribution with a user-friendly desktop that’s also very highly customizable, MX Linux presents the Xfce desktop in a way that anyone can use and grow with over time. One of the things about many user-friendly Linux desktops is…
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Asahi Remix 41 for Macs out
The Fedora 41 version of Asahi Linux is out – the go-to Linux distro for Apple Silicon Macs. Fedora Asahi Remix 41 is the latest version of Fedora for Macs with Apple’s M1 or M2 SoCs. As we covered last year, Fedora is the official flagship version of Asahi Linux, which is the effort to…
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M$ ‘hijacks’ keyboard for Copilot
Copilot has gone native for Windows Insiders and commandeered a popular keyboard shortcut in the process. The move from a Progressive Web App (PWA) to a native binary – although most of it appears to still be a website, just not running as a PWA – will be welcomed. Microsoft noted that once the app…
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UEFI ‘Bootkit’ hits bootloader
Researchers at security firm ESET said Wednesday that they found the first UEFI bootkit for Linux. The discovery may portend that UEFI bootkits that have targeted Windows systems in recent years may soon target Linux too. Bootkitty—the name unknown threat actors gave to their Linux bootkit—was uploaded to VirusTotal earlier this month. Compared to many…
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OSS: 86% “Contributions” are Labor
The Linux Foundation partnered with GitHub and Harvard’s Laboratory for Innovation Science to research organization-driven investments in open source software — the how and the why — surveying over 500 organizations around the world. So what are the highlights from the published report?The median responding organization invests $520,600 (2023 USD) of annual value to OSS. Responding organizations annually invest $1.7…
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Chinese Spyware targets Android
Researchers uncover Chinese spyware used to target Android devices Security researchers have uncovered a new surveillance tool that they say has been used by Chinese law enforcement to collect sensitive information from Android devices in China. The tool, named “EagleMsgSpy,” was discovered by researchers at U.S. cybersecurity firm Lookout. The company said at the Black…
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