CachyOS Rewrites Its Package Manager from C# to Zig — and the Results Are Worth It
The August 2026 CachyOS release lands a fully rewritten Shelly package manager in Zig, dropping the managed runtime for native binaries with faster startup and lower memory use. »
SCTPhantom: An 18-Year-Old Linux Kernel Bug Lets Attackers Get Root on Your System
CVE-2026-64564 has been lurking in the Linux kernel since 2007. It lets unprivileged users escalate to root and escape containers — patches are available now for all major distros. »
Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS Arrives — and It Opens the Upgrade Path from 24.04
The first point release of Ubuntu 'Resolute Raccoon' landed August 4th, fixing months of post-launch bugs and unlocking the upgrade path for 24.04 LTS users. »
Google Chrome Finally Arrives on ARM64 Linux — Widevine DRM Included
After missing its Q2 2026 target by a few weeks, Google quietly shipped official ARM64 .deb and .rpm packages for Chrome, closing a six-year gap for Linux ARM users. »
Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS Lands: The Upgrade Path from 24.04 Is Finally Open
The first point release of Resolute Raccoon arrived yesterday, and with it, the direct upgrade path from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is now officially open. »