Linux 6.18 crowned LTS kernel – and Alpine 3.23 wastes

Linux 6.18 crowned LTS kernel – and Alpine 3.23 wastes

Kernel 6.18 has already been designated the new LTS release – just as we predicted – and Alpine Linux 3.23 has arrived carrying it ahead of a flurry of other year-end distro updates. It seems to be new version season in distro-land. In the last week, lots of Linux...
Google and Linux Foundation form Chromium love club

Google and Linux Foundation form Chromium love club

While Google awaits a decision about whether it will be required to sell its Chrome browser as an antitrust remedy, the search giant has joined with the Linux Foundation to announce an initiative to support the open source Chromium project upon which the Chrome...
Linux geeks cheer as Arm wrestles x86

Linux geeks cheer as Arm wrestles x86

Encouraging noises are coming from multiple directions around Linux support for both current and next-generation Arm64 kit. The performance of the Apple Silicon-powered Macs has provoked new levels of interest in Arm64 kit by showing that modern Arm devices can equal...