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Linux Action News 256

September 1st, 2022  |  17 mins 27 secs

accessibility, bios, canonical, debian, debian debates, dhcp, feral interactive, firmware, foss, fwupd, gamemode, gaming on linux, general resolution, ipv6, linux action news, linux hardware support, linux kernel, linux news podcast, lvfs, mptcp, multi-path tcp, networking, networkmanager, non-free firmware, pine64, risc-v, snap packages, snapcraft, software freedom, star64, starfive, ubuntu, uefi

Debian’s firmware future is up for debate, Pine64 teases a RISC-V SBC, and some of your favorite tools just got new tricks.

Linux Action News 243

June 2nd, 2022  |  17 mins 24 secs

almalinux 9.0, benchmarking, calamares, david airlie, decentralization, dendrite, embedded recipes 2022, federation, firmware, fwupd, hwardware, linux 5.18, linux action news, linux news podcast, lvfs, marcelo tosatti, matrix rocket.chat, mesa, michael larabel, nix, nixos 22.05, nixos-conf-editor, nouveau, nvidia, open source graphics drivers, phoronix, red hat, rhel 9, richard hughes, selinux, vlinkz

Our thoughts on NixOS' new GUI installer, winning hearts and minds one firmware update at a time, the performance bug that hit Linux 5.18, and preparation begins for the open-source NVIDIA driver.

Linux Action News 235

April 7th, 2022  |  19 mins 13 secs

android, bain capital, chromeos, containerization, desktop linux, docker, fingerprint reader, flatpak, fwupd, gaming on linux, gui-based linux recovery environment, lenovo, linux action news, linux news podcast, live migration, logitech, lutris, lxd 5, mathieu comandon, new anaconda, packaging, pci device passthrough, steam deck, virtualization, vtpm, wacom, wizard

Docker surprises everyone, new Fedora tools in the works, and an old debate with a fresh take.

Linux Action News 224

January 20th, 2022  |  23 mins 41 secs

arch, fwupd, gnome 42, heap-based buffer, linux action news, linux news podcast, lvfs, overflow flaw, protondb, suse liberty linux, ubuntu 22.04, wine 7.0, wow64

We explain SUSE Liberty Linux and contemplate why the community seems to be selecting distributions with newer kernels.

Linux Action News 218

December 5th, 2021  |  21 mins 42 secs

amd, best known configuration, blender 3.0, centos stream 9, cycles x, epel 9, fedora, fwupd, linux action news, linux news podcast, lvfs, michael larabel, nvidia, richard hughes, uefi

Industry-changing open-source project releases, and why the new CentOS Stream 9 might be more noteworthy than you realize.

Linux Action News 216

November 21st, 2021  |  17 mins 18 secs

almalinux, apt 2.3.12, bind, canonical, dan kaminsky, daniele procida, dns cache poisoning, dns resolver, dnsmasq, entropy, ephemeral port, fwupd, halium 9, icmp, kernel 5.16, kernel 5.17, linux action news, linux news podcast, lvfs, mtd block devices, nvme optimizations, openzfs 2.1, port 53, proxmox ve 7.1, qemu 6.1, richard hughes, rocky linux, saddns, side channel attack, spoofed addresses, tcp performance optimization, transaction id, ubuntu documentation, ubuntu touch ota-20, udp packet, unbound, university of california

Just how severe is this DNS cache poisoning attack revealed this week? We'll break it down and explain why Linux is affected. Plus, the feature now removed from APT, more performance patches in the Kernel, and a big batch of project updates.

Linux Action News 214

November 7th, 2021  |  17 mins 28 secs

.net, asahi, collabra, cramer, fedora 35, flutter, fwupd, george kiagiadakis, github, google bug bounty, hector martin, hot reload, ibm, julia liuson, jupiter broadcasting, kernel exploitation, linux action news, linux news podcast, linux vendor firmware service, lvfs, lxqt, m1 pro, matthew miller, microsoft, nat friedman, pipewire, rhel 9, thomas dohmke, timothy cramer, ubuntu firmware tool, weekly linux news, wireplumber

Significant changes at GitHub, Ubuntu starts work on a new desktop tool, why WirePlumber is a big deal, and we bust some Red Hat FUD.

Linux Action News 207

September 19th, 2021  |  23 mins 49 secs

alyssa rosenzweig, apple m1 gpu support, asahi linux, black lotus labs, cab file, chromeos, fedora, firefox snap, fwupd, gallium3d, gcc, gnome, gtk hdr, high dynamic range, krita, ksmbd, ksmbd vulnerability, linux action news, linux hdr display support, linux news podcast, lvfs, m1, m1 firmware distribution, m1 port, metal, mozilla, opengl, plasma, qt hdr, rebootless firmware update, red hat workstation engineering team, richard hughes, ubuntu, uefi, wayland, wsl elf flaw, x.org developers conference, xdc

Desktop Linux graphics are about to get a significant investment, Mozilla and Canonical work together on a Firefox Snap, and some key new insights into the Linux port to Apple’s M1.

Plus, why WSL’s first Linux malware in the wild matters.

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November 24th, 2019  |  19 mins 3 secs

android secuirty rewards, bug bounty, chromebooks lvfs, fwupd, general resolution, gitlab, ibm, init systems, init systems and systemd, jupiter broadcasting, linux academy, linux action show, linux foundation, linux news podcast, microsoft, monero website hacked, mozilla web bounty program, open invention network, patent trolls, sam hartman, systemd

Google, Mozilla, and GitLab make serious upgrades to their bug bounty programs, insights into Debian's renewed systemd debate, and how Microsoft and IBM are working together to fight patent trolls.

Linux Action News 123

September 15th, 2019  |  25 mins 4 secs

centos 8, cloudflare, dns-over-https, doh, firefox test pilot program, firefox vpn, fwupd, gnome 3.34, gnome firmware, linux academy, linux action show, linux news podcast, linux watch, lvfs, pinetime, private network beta

Speed is the big story around GNOME 3.34, two new major Firefox security features start to roll out, and we explain the CentOS 8 delay.