The Linux kernel remains the beating heart of the OS. In 2026, we’ll likely see: New Long-Term Support (LTS) Baselines: With releases like 6.18 already declared LTS and successor branches maturing, ...

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

Linus Torvalds announced the first release candidate (RC1)of the upcoming Linux Kernel version 6.19. Here's what's new in Kernel 6.19-rc1.

Known primarily for aggressive performance tuning on consumer hardware, CachyOS has built a following among users who prioritise responsiveness, low latency and modern kernel features. The proposed ...

Finding and fixing Linux security vulnerabilities amounts to the usual whack-a-mole. The real solution is to harden the Linux kernel and let it protect itself Linux has quietly taken over the world.

It finally happened. After years of efforts and rewrites, Linus Torvalds has signed offon a new optional feature for Linux that locks down the kernel much earlier in the boot process than was ...

A group that supplies a hardening patch for the Linux kernel has sued a well-known free and open-source practitioner for claiming that the patches in question violate the licence under which the ...