Kali Linux 2024.3 Adds 11 New Hacking Tools, Improves Raspberry Pi Support

Offensive Security announced today the release and general availability of Kali Linux 2024.3 as the latest live and installation media of this Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution for ethical hacking and penetration testing.

Coming more than three months after Kali Linux 2024.2, the Kali Linux 2024.3 release introduces 11 new tools, including graudit for source code auditing, gsocket for communication between two machines on different networks, hekatomb for extracting and decrypting all credentials from all domain computers, mxcheck for scanning e-mail servers, and sqlmc for checking all URLs of a domain for SQL injections.

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A New Default Cinnamon Theme and Linux Mint Tweaks Announced
Linux Mint, popular for beginners switching from Windows, continues to evolve. Earlier this year, Linux Mint 22 was released, based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, featuring upgrades like a new Cinnamon version and a recent Linux kernel. Recently, project leader Clement Lefebvre announced upcoming changes, including a design upgrade for the Cinnamon desktop’s Mint-X theme, making it more modern. Developers have also tackled issues with upgrading from Linux Mint 21.3 to 22, resolved package conflicts, and streamlined APT libraries. Additionally, repository servers now offer faster downloads, and LMDE 5 has reached its end-of-life.


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Fedora Linux 41 Enters Public Beta Testing with Linux Kernel 6.11 and GNOME 47

Powered by the latest and greatest Linux 6.11 kernel series, the Fedora Linux 41 beta is here to showcase the soon-to-be-released GNOME 47 desktop environment on the flagship Fedora Workstation edition, which is now Wayland-only and once again supports installing the NVIDIA drivers with Secure Boot enabled, as well as the latest KDE Plasma 6.1 desktop environment on the Fedora KDE Spin.
Fedora Linux 41 finally switches to DNF5 for a faster and more enhanced package management experience, enables systemd service hardening features for default system services to improve security, accelerates the GnuTLS implementation with software Kernel TLS (KTLS), adds ROCm 6.2 for AMD users, and enables bootupd for Fedora Atomic Desktops and Fedora IoT.

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Real-Time Linux finally makes its way to the mainline kernel

After two decades of development, the Linux real-time patch finally has been merged into the mainline kernel. This milestone marks the culmination of years of work by kernel developers to bring deterministic, low-latency performance to Linux.

With it, the Linux kernel is fully preemptible, which enables it to respond to events within microseconds. This capability is crucial for applications that require precise timing, such as industrial control systems, robotics, and audio production.
With the merging of the real-time patch, Linux is now poised to be a serious player in the RTOS world. This is a victory not just for real-time manufacturers but for all Linux users.

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COSMIC Alpha 2 Released

Denver — System76, the premiere Linux computer manufacturer and creator of the COSMIC desktop environment, has updated COSMIC’s Alpha release to Alpha 2. The latest release includes more Settings pages, the bulk of functionality for COSMIC Files, highly requested window management features, and considerable infrastructure work for screen reader support, as well as some notable bug fixes.

With COSMIC, System76 aims to liberate the computer with a new desktop environment powerful enough to build custom OS experiences — for users, developers, and makers of any device with a screen.

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Fedora Linux 41 Released with Linux Kernel 6.11, DNF5, GNOME 47, and More

The Fedora Project officially released today Fedora Linux 41 as the latest version of their Red Hat-sponsored GNU/Linux distribution for the masses featuring some of the latest and greatest software.

Powered by Linux kernel 6.11, Fedora Linux 41 comes with the latest GNOME 47 desktop environment on the flagship Fedora Workstation edition, which has been stripped of the X11 session to deliver a Wayland-only experience to users. In addition there’s also a new spin in Fedora Linux 41, called Fedora MiracleWM, featuring the up-and-coming Miracle-WM tiling window manager based on the Mir compositor library. Another new Fedora Spin is included in this release, this time for phones, tablets, and 2-in-1 laptops, featuring the KDE Plasma Mobile. Other new features in Fedora Linux 41 include support for MIPI cameras in recent laptops, as well as PipeWire camera support in the Mozilla Firefox web browser.

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Immutable Distro Nitrux 3.7.1 Released with Linux Kernel 6.11, NVIDIA 565, and More

Uri Herrera announced today the release of Nitrux 3.7.1 as a new snapshot of this Debian-based, systemd-free, and immutable GNU/Linux distribution built around the KDE Plasma desktop environment.

Powered by the latest and greatest Linux 6.11 kernel series, Nitrux 3.7.1 ships updated Sysctl settings for better security and increased performance including increased Linux autotuning TCP buffer limits, increased maximum number of packets queued for processing, reused TIME_WAIT TCP connections, enabled reverse path filtering, disabled source routing, restricted access to kernel pointer addresses, disabled SysRq key, disabled timer migration across CPUs, changed dirty page settings to reduce I/O disk access, and more. It also comes with an updated SDDM login screen configuration, updated base-files package to reflect the Debian base codename to Trixie/Testing, updated desktop settings, and updated Calamares installer configuration with support for AMD GCN 2.0 (CIK) GPUs, additional security checks for user copy operations, Kernel Control Flow Integrity (KCFI) support, and more.

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COSMIC Linux Desktop Gets Alpha 3 Release

System76’s COSMIC desktop environment for Pop!_OS Linux is evolving rapidly, with Alpha 3 adding key features aimed at customization and accessibility. COSMIC now supports screen readers, customizable fonts, and icons, alongside an enhanced COSMIC Files app with better file search, preview, and gallery modes. A significant update to the libcosmic framework improves the app library and launcher, though some bugs are expected. COSMIC also includes a “Made for COSMIC” section in the app store for apps tailored to the environment. Available for testing, COSMIC will eventually replace GNOME on Pop!_OS.

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EA Drops Linux (and Steam Deck) Support for Apex Legends to Curb Cheating

EA recently ended support for Apex Legends on Linux and Steam Deck, citing cheating concerns. They argue that Linux's open environment makes cheat detection harder, leading to exploits. With few Linux/Steam Deck users compared to the overall player base, EA chose to cut support for the “greater health” of the game’s community. The decision disappointed Linux gamers, who feel unsupported by major gaming companies.

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Linux Lite 7.2 Released with Lite Theme Manager, Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Linux Lite 7.2, recently released, brings new features and updates based on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS. This lightweight Linux distribution, designed for ease of use, now includes the Lite Theme Manager, allowing users to easily switch between dark and light themes. The release also features updates in the Xfce 4.18 desktop environment, with enhancements like a split-view in Thunar (the file manager), improved panel customization, and initial support for Wayland, a display server protocol.

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