Linux fixed a Windows frustration I didn’t know I had
I don’t know about you, but when I tuned into this week’s episode of The Full Nerd I was mostly just excited to hear about the Steam Frame. I haven’t bought a VR headset since…
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This free tool lets you run Windows apps on Linux
If you’ve ever thought about switching to Linux, but worried about leaving your favorite Windows programs behind, Wine is a great way to ease the transition. Despite the name, Wine isn’t a drinking app—sorry to…
Hold up. Is the year of Linux actually happening?
The “year of Linux” has been a thing for literally decades, but never delivered. Yet 2026 seems to be an indication that it’s finally gaining traction. Before now, the gains have been anecdotal, largely borne…
No, Linux didn’t actually hit 10% market share. Blame bots
News has been going around that Linux has finally crossed the 10 percent market share milestone among desktop PCs in North America, rocketing up from last year’s 5 percent milestone hit. If you look only…
Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
A Linux vulnerability that allows untrusted virtual machines to gain root access to host machines is one of two high-severity flaws to surface this week in the open source operating system. The vulnerability resides in…
Windows and Linux users: The deadline to update Secure Boot keys is near
In 2012, a new form of bootkit was demonstrated. Instead of targeting machines through the BIOS or master boot record, one such bootkit attacked Mac OS X systems by infecting the EFI, a package of…
High-severity vulnerability in Linux caused by a single errant character
When a verdict map is deleted from memory, catchall elements are deactivated and a chain’s reference counter is decremented. When errors occur the deletion can be reversed and the counter incremented. CVE-2026-53111 allows for that…
This deal unlocks Microsoft’s full-featured IDE for Windows, Linux, and cloud development for a flat $33
TL;DR: Get Visual Studio Pro 2026 for $32.97 through June 7 and unlock Microsoft’s latest IDE for building C#, .NET, and cross-platform apps with AI-assisted coding tools and real-time collaboration features. Visual Studio remains a go-to choice for…
Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks
Both privilege escalation vulnerabilities stem from bugs in the kernel’s handling of page caches stored in memory, allowing untrusted users to modify them. They target caches in networking and memory-fragment handling components. Specifically, CVE-2026-43284 attacks…
U.S. government warns of severe CopyFail bug affecting major versions of Linux
A severe security vulnerability affecting almost every version of the Linux operating system has caught defenders off-guard and scrambling to patch after security researchers publicly released exploit code that allows attackers to take complete control…