KDE Plasma 6.8 Is Less Than Two Weeks Away, and the Second Beta Is Already Out
KDE Plasma 6.8 is due on October 14, and the project has just shipped a second beta to get there.…
Cloudflare Wants to Become a Free Certificate Authority, and Let’s Encrypt Finally Gets Company
On September 29, Cloudflare announced that it is applying to become a public certificate authority (CA). It has submitted applications…
Linux Just Got a New Way to Collect System Information
On September 25, 2026, systemd introduced systemd-report, a new reporting system that collects Linux system information and runtime metrics into…
Everyone’s Making Videos with Opus 5.5. So Why Do Some People Get Magic and Others Get “Meh”?
If you’ve been anywhere near social media lately, you’ve probably seen them: ink-wash landscapes blooming across the screen, data charts…
Linux Namespaces Explained: How They Work With Practical Examples
Background Containers aren’t magic. They’re ordinary Linux processes with a limited view of the system. Here’s how that works, with…
Kubernetes Is Learning to Run Without Host Root — Here’s What Changes
For most of its history, Kubernetes has assumed that the important parts of a Linux node run as root. The…
systemd 262 Is Here: What It Changes for Linux Boot, Containers, and AI-Generated Code
If you manage Linux servers, you’ve probably had to deal with systemd more times than you can remember. For most…
Ubuntu Kernels Are Moving to Weekly Releases. What Does That Mean for Linux Admins?
If you work as a system administrator, you’ve probably run into this situation before. A security vulnerability is announced, a…
Using Linux Commands Every Day? Explore Advanced Features to Simplify Your Routine
If you spend a lot of time in a Linux terminal, you probably already know the commands you use dozens…
Is TanStack Charts the “Next-Gen ECharts”? Inside Tanner Linsley’s New Visualization Engine
The frontend data visualization space just gained a formidable new contender. Recently, Tanner Linsley—the creator behind the wildly popular TanStack ecosystem—unveiled…