Oracle Announces Availability of New DTrace 2.0 for LinuxOnApril 12, 2024Initially developed for Solaris, Oracle's new DTrace version promises feature-complete system tracing for all Linux users.
The Journey of Linux’s ext2 Filesystem Comes to an EndOnMarch 27, 2024The 30-year-old ext2 filesystem is marked as deprecated in the upcoming Linux kernel 6.9 for lacking dates support beyond 2038.
Linux Is about to Get Bcachefs Support, Here’s More on ThatOnOctober 31, 20233 CommentsLinux kernel 6.7's merge window is now open, and Bcachefs slid in! All indications point to things happening this time.
Linux Kernel 6.1 LTS Becomes SLTS with 10 Years of SupportOnOctober 14, 2023Linux Kernel 6.1 LTS gets a decade of support through the Civil Infrastructure Platform and its super-long-term stable (SLTS) kernel program.
Linux LTS Kernels Moves to a 2-Year Support PeriodOnSeptember 20, 2023Breaking changes: the Linux LTS (Long Term Support) kernel support will be reduced from six to two years. Learn more about it here!
What a Typical Linux Distribution Looks Like in 2023OnSeptember 5, 2023UpdatedSeptember 6, 20235 CommentsNavigating Linux in 2023: Which are the most preferred essential components like desktop environment, init system, X and sound server, etc.?
Torvalds Sees No Reason to Keep i486 Support in the Linux KernelOnOctober 24, 20223 CommentsLinus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, suggested it is probably time for Intel i486 CPUs support to be dropped from the Linux kernel.
The Future of the NTFS Linux Driver as Part of the Kernel Is in QuestionOnApril 27, 20222 CommentsAfter Paragon's NTFS3 driver was accepted to become part of the Linux kernel last year, it has not received a single line of code maintenance.
Linux Kernel Bug Called ‘Dirty Pipe’ Discovered, Emergency Patch ReleasedOnMarch 13, 2022The Dirty Pipe vulnerability allows attackers to overwrite data in read-only files and to privilege themselves with code injection.
Intel Is Bringing an Important Feature to Linux Kernel 5.17OnJanuary 13, 2022The feature is limited to Linux systems, but probably will be possible for Windows and other operating systems soon.