The idea of updating your Linux kernel can sound intimidating, especially if you're new to the ecosystem or if your experience with Linux is limited to occasional tinkering. After all, the kernel is ...

Linux and open source are also on track to become more secure in 2026, as the ecosystem simultaneously hardens the kernel, ...

The Linux kernel, written in C, is no longer experimental. The 'experimental' tag has been removed after a discussion at the Maintainers Summit. The Linux kernel is written in C, which means it is ...

Documentation master Christian Brauner got fed up in 2024, stating "years of writing Groff have made me tired," and he ...

Researchers at the Graz University of Technology in Austria have found a new cross-cache attack (PDF) that can bypass modern kernel defenses and provide arbitrary read and write access. The exploits ...

Kernel drivers are the bridge between the Linux operating system and the hardware components of a computer. They play a crucial role in managing and facilitating communication between the OS and ...

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hammerspace, the company orchestrating the next data cycle, today announced the appointment of Mike Snitzer, a long-time leader in the Linux kernel community, as ...

Linux founder Linus Torvalds has proposed changes to the Linux kernel development process designed to make it easier for kernel developers to respond to questions of source code ownership, like those ...

At the Linux Plumbers Conference in Richmond, Virginia, Linux and Rust developer Miguel Ojeda gave the Linux kernel developers an update on the state of Rust in the Linux kernel. In brief, Rust Linux ...