Linux dodged a bullet. If the XZ exploit had gone undiscovered for only a few more weeks, millions of Linux systems would have been compromised with a backdoor. We were lucky. But can we stay lucky? The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSF) and the OpenJS Foundation revealed that a similar hacking attempt had targeted several JavaScript programs. The post OpenSSF Warns of Open-Source Social Engineering Threats appeared first on Linux Today ..read more

MPV 0.38.0 video player rolls out with new scripting options, enhanced macOS functionality, and Vulkan support. The post MPV 0.38.0 Launches with Advanced Video & Audio Upgrades appeared first on Linux Today ..read more

After recently patching a security bug that Red Hat decided not to patch, the RHEL clone AlamaLinux has now returned support for many devices that are no longer supported by RHEL in beta releases of AlmaLinux 9.4 and 8.10. The post AlmaLinux’s New Beta Releases Return Support for Devices Dropped by RHEL appeared first on Linux Today ..read more

OpenProject is an open-source task management software written in Ruby on Rails and Angular JS. This tutorial will show you how to install OpenProject on Ubuntu 22.04. The post How to Install OpenProject on Ubuntu 22.04 appeared first on Linux Today ..read more

Odoo, previously recognized as OpenERP, is a collection of open-source business applications. It is a highly utilized open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Odoo provides a variety of modules that can be installed within a single application, contributing to its current popularity. In this guide, we will demonstrate the process of how you can install Odoo 17 on Ubuntu 24.04 servers. The post How to Install Odoo 17 on Ubuntu 24.04 appeared first on Linux Today ..read more

Archinstall 2.8 has been released today as the latest version of Arch Linux’s text-mode installer to address various bugs, update translations, and also add a few improvements. The post Arch Linux Installer Archinstall 2.8 Increase ESP Size to 1 GiB, Fixes More Bugs appeared first on Linux Today ..read more

Ardour 8.6 Digital Audio Workstation fixes crucial bugs, including a drawing error and a crashing issue with JACK2. Here’s more on that! The post Ardour 8.6 DAW Targets Stability with Critical Bug Fixes appeared first on Linux Today ..read more

The LXQt 2.0 desktop environment has been released today as a major milestone, bringing Qt 6 support and advancing support for the Wayland display protocol to more components. The post LXQt 2.0 Desktop Environment Officially Released, This Is What’s New appeared first on Linux Today ..read more

APT developer and Canonical engineer Julian Andres Klode took to LinkedIn to present the revamped APT interface powered by the upcoming APT 3.0 package manager that looks to give users a more concise and well-laid-out command-line output when updating, installing, or removing packages via the terminal emulator. The post Ubuntu 24.10 and Debian Trixie Are Getting a Refined APT Command-Line Interface appeared first on Linux Today ..read more

Gentoo Council forbids AI-generated content from being made in contributions due to copyright and quality concerns. The post Gentoo Council Implements Ban on AI-Assisted Contributions appeared first on Linux Today ..read more