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Short answer: Epic Games confirmed on October 14, 2026 that Fortnite is coming to Linux, but there’s no release date yet. It will launch through the new Epic Games Launcher (Linux preview), and it will need a Linux setup with Secure Boot, TPM 2.0 and a signed kernel. The Steam Deck is not supported at… Read More »Fortnite on Linux: Release Date, Requirements and Which Distros Will Work
A Linux kernel vulnerability that has been hiding in plain sight since 2011 was publicly disclosed on July 7, 2026, along with a fully working exploit that turns any unprivileged local user into root in about five seconds, at 97% reliability. Researchers at Nebula Security named it GhostLock, tracked as CVE-2026-43499, and Google awarded them… Read More »GhostLock: A 15-Year Linux Kernel Bug Has a 5-Second Public Root Exploit
A new Linux kernel vulnerability nicknamed “pedit COW” has become one of the biggest security stories of June 2026. Tracked as CVE-2026-46331, the bug lets an ordinary, unprivileged user on a Linux machine climb all the way to root — without ever touching a file on disk. A working exploit went public within a day… Read More »Pedit COW Explained: The Linux Kernel Flaw Letting Local Users Become Root
Here is something most Arch Linux users have never thought carefully about: the Arch User Repository — the AUR, the place millions of Arch users go to install software that isn’t in the official repos — has no code review process at all. Anyone can upload a package. Anyone can take over a package whose… Read More »The AUR Malware Attack Exposed a Fact Most Arch Users Don’t Know
Published: June 18, 2026 | Released June 14, 2026 | Covers desktop, gaming, and server impact Linux Kernel 7.1 is here. Linus Torvalds tagged the release on June 14, 2026 — slightly ahead of schedule, fitting it in around travel plans — and it is a genuinely interesting mid-cycle release. Linux Kernel 7.1 pairs a… Read More »Linux Kernel 7.1 Released — New NTFS Driver, Intel FRED, and What’s New
Secure Boot Linux 2026 has a deadline most users don’t know about. On June 27, 2026, Microsoft’s original 2011 Secure Boot signing certificate expires — and the misinformation circulating about what that actually means is making things worse. Your machine will not suddenly stop booting on June 28. But if you do nothing and your… Read More »Microsoft’s Secure Boot Certificates Expire June 27 — What Every Linux User Must Know
Published: June 2026 | Category: News & Analysis If you blinked last week, you might have missed one of the more interesting distro-world developments of 2026: Origami Linux is gone. Not abandoned — merged. And the project it merged into, RakuOS, is doing something genuinely different in the increasingly crowded immutable Linux space. Here’s what… Read More »Origami Linux Is Dead — and That Might Be Great News for Immutable Linux
How to Fix Copy Fail – Updated: May 5, 2026 Covers all major distributions with verified patch commands If you read our original Copy Fail coverage and are now ready to actually fix it — this is the article you need. Patches are now available for most major distributions, and where they are not yet,… Read More »How to Fix Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) on Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, RHEL, AlmaLinux and Arch
Published: May 2026 | Affects every major Linux distribution built since 2017 A critical Linux kernel vulnerability has been publicly disclosed that security researchers are calling one of the most significant privilege escalation flaws in years. Tracked as CVE-2026-31431 and nicknamed “Copy Fail”, it allows any unprivileged local user to obtain full root access on… Read More »Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431): The Worst Linux Security Vulnerability in Years
In a move that could reshape the European public-sector IT landscape, France has officially confirmed plans to accelerate its transition away from proprietary, non-European technologies—starting with a large-scale migration from Windows to Linux across government workstations. France Shifts to Linux The announcement, delivered during a ministerial seminar on April 8, 2026, signals a decisive shift… Read More »France Shifts to Linux in Landmark Digital Sovereignty Push
