• Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS Makes It Easier to Patch the Linux Kernel without Rebooting

• GNOME Wants to Make Linux Firmware Updates Easier to Deploy with New Tool

• Microsoft wants to bring exFAT to the Linux kernel

• Neptune 6.0 Linux Distro Released, It’s Based on Debian GNU/Linux 10 “Buster”

• Drauger OS Makes a Capable Linux Game Console Platform

• Kali Linux Ethical Hacking OS Switches to Linux 5.2, Now Supports OnePlus 7

• BlackArch Linux Ethical Hacking OS Adds over 150 New Tools in Latest Release

• ExTiX 19.8 “The Ultimate Linux System” Ditches Ubuntu & Debian for Deepin Linux

• Linux Lite 4.6 Officially Released, It’s Based on Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS

• Open source Kodi 18.4 ‘Leia’ now available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and more

• SparkyLinux 2019.09 with Xfce 4.14 available

• Knoppix 8.6 is Now Based on Debian 10 “Buster”

• System76 Unveils Graphical Firmware Updater for All Debian-Based Linux Distros

• A Raspberry Pi Based Open Source Tablet is in the Making and It’s Called CutiePie

• [Gnome 3.34 Desktop Gets a Second Beta** https://news.softpedia.com/news/gnome-3-34-desktop-gets-a-second-beta-final-release-lands-s eptember-11th-527078.shtml

• Backdoor Found in Webmin, a Popular Web-based Utility for Managing Unix Servers

• Changing the Chair of the openSUSE Board

• Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye

• SparkyLinux Gets New Development Cycle Based on Debian 11

• Capsule8 Adds Significant Funding from Intel Capital

• Three Weeks After Closing Red Hat Deal, IBM Rolls Out New Cloud Offerings

• FFMPEG “Ada” Open Source Multimedia Framework Released

• Ubuntu 19.10 to Support ZFS on Root as an Experimental Option in the Installer

• Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS Released

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Released(

• purism’s Security Key Will Generate Keys Directly on the Device, Made in the USA

• Mageia 7 Linux Distro Available for Download

• Debian 10 “Buster” Released

• FreeDOS turns 25

• Linux Mint 20 Will Drop Support for 32-bit Installations

• MintBox 3 Linux Mint-Powered Mini PC Announced as the Most Powerful MintBox Ever

• GNU Rush 2.0 Released

• Ubuntu 19.10 Wallpaper Competition Is Now Open for Submissions

• Linux Overtakes Windows Server As Most Used Operating System on Azure

• Microsoft Asks To Join Private Linux Security Developer List

• Linux Command Line Editors Vulnerable to High Severity Bug

• KDE 5.16 Is Now Available for Kubuntu

• Debian 10 Buster-based Endless OS 3.6.0 Linux Distribution Now Available

• Introducing Matrix 1.0 and the Matrix.org Foundation

• System 76’s Supercharged Gazelle Laptop is Finally Available

• Lenovo Thinkpad P Laptops Are Available with Ubuntu

• Atari VCS Linux-powered Gaming Console Is Now Available for Pre-order

• Docker Hub Breached, Impacting 190,000 Accounts

• Fedora 30 Released

• Debian GNU/Linux 9.9 Released

• Parrot Security 4.6 Ethical Hacking OS Officially Released

• Ubuntu 19.10 Now Open for Development

• Purism launches Chat, Email and Social Media services with Librem One

First episode with new host Leo Chavez

• First Arch Linux ISO Snapshot Powered by Linux Kernel 5.0 Is Here

• MX Linux 18.2 is here – download the Debian-based operating system now

• Fedora 30 Beta Released For Bleeding-edge Linux Experience

• GNOME 3.32 “Taipei” Desktop Environment Gets First Point Release, Update Now

• Red Hat And Fedora Working To Bring Linux-powered ARM Laptops

• Ubuntu MATE 19.04 and 18.04.2 Are Now Available for GPD Pocket & GDP Pocket 2

• ‘SPURV’ Project Lets You Run Android Apps On Desktop Linux

• privacyIDEA 3.0 released

• Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS Is Here With New Hardware Enablement Stack Source

• Debian GNU/Linux 9.8 Released with over 180 Security Updates and Bug Fixes Source

• Slax 9.8 Linux Distro Released with Various Updates from Debian GNU/Linux 9.8 Source

• Linux Foundation launches ELISA, an open source project for building safety-critical systems

• Tor traffic from individual Android apps detected with 97 percent accuracy

• 10-year-old critical gap discovered in Linux kernel crypto function

• Kali Linux 2019.1 Launched With Metasploit 5.0 Source

This month

• Command & Conquer
• How-To : Python, Ubuntu on an Honor 5C, and Darktable for Photographers
• Graphics : Inkscape
• Everyday Ubuntu: Retro Games
• Course Review: Ruby
• UBports Devices: OTA-7
• Ubuntu Games: Hatari

Plus: News, Linux Loopback, The Daily Waddle, Q&A, and more.

• Open Source Software: 20-Plus Years of Innovation

• IBM Buys Linux & Open Source Software Distributor Red Hat For $34 Billion

• We (may) now know the real reason for that IBM takeover. A distraction for Red Hat to axe KDE

• Ubuntu Founder Mark Shuttleworth Has No Plans Of Selling Canonical

• Mark Shuttleworth reveals Ubuntu 18.04 will get a 10-year support lifespan

• Debian GNU/Linux 9.6 “Stretch” Released with Hundreds of Updates

• Fresh Linux Mint 19.1 Arrives This Christmas

• Linux-friendly company System76 shares more open source Thelio computer details Source

• Linus Torvalds Says Linux 5.0 Comes in 2019, Kicks Off Development of Linux 4.20

• Canonical Adds Spectre V4, SpectreRSB Fixes to New Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Azure Kernel

• Trivial Bug in X.Org Gives Root Permission on Linux and BSD Systems

• Security Researcher Drops VirtualBox Guest-to-Host Escape Zero-Day on GitHub

• Ubuntu 18.10 “Cosmic Cuttlefish” Beta Released: Download All Flavors Here

• Emmabuntüs Releases Debian Edition 2 1.03

• Solid: Web inventor launches free web platform

• XCOM 2: War of the Chosen - Tactical Legacy Pack Is Coming to Linux and macOS

• Major Debian GNU/Linux 9 “Stretch” Linux Kernel Patch Fixes 18 Security Flaws

• Arch Linux’s October 2018 ISO Snapshot Released with Linux Kernel 4.18.9

• DARPA introduces ‘third wave’ of artificial intelligence

• Israel to end licensing agreement with Microsoft

• Ubuntu-based elementary OS 5.0 ‘Juno’ Beta 2 Linux distro now available

• Solus 3.9999 ISO Refresh Released

• New SparkyLinux 5.5 “Nibiru” ISOs Released with Latest Debian Buster Updates

• New Firefox browser bug causes crashes on Windows, Mac and Linux

• Linux Developers Threaten to Pull “Kill Switch”

• Concerns about the behavioral guidelines of Linux kernel developers

• ‘Mutagen Astronomy’ Linux kernel vulnerability sighted