GoKawiil - Tech News

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After Six Years Of Work and Over 360 Patches, Linux 7.2 Finally Removes Bug-Prone strncpy (slashdot.org)

2026-06-21 | by Posted | tags: linux, kernel, strncpy

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The Rust Ecosystem Gets an AI Security Engineer in Residence (slashdot.org)

2026-06-21 | by Posted | tags: rust foundation, rust ecosystem, ai security engineer

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Epoll vs. io_uring in Linux (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | get Linux Kernel io_uring Book → | tags: epoll, io_uring, linux

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Linux eliminates the strncpy API after six years of work, 360 patches (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | get Linux Kernel Development Book → | tags: linux, linux kernel, strncpy

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Linux Eliminates the Strncpy API After Six Years of Work, 360 Patches (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | get Linux Kernel Development Book → | tags: linux kernel, strncpy api, linux 7.2

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AURpocalypse now: a look at the recent AUR attacks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | get Linux Security Toolkit → | tags: aurpocalypse, arch linux, aur attacks

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2028 Mercedes-Benz VLE first drive: Your 8K living room on wheels has arrived (engadget.com)

2026-06-19 | by Tim Stevens | get Mercedes-Benz VLE Model Kit → | tags: mercedes-benz, vle, mbux

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An Embedded Linux on a Single Floppy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | tags: floppinux, linux kernel, intel 486dx

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Researchers Turn Old Junk Drawer Smartphones Into a Mini Cloud Computing Platform (cnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by See Full Bio | get Smartphone Cloud Computing Kit → | tags: google pixel, cloud computing, linux

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Linux users face a Microsoft Secure Boot headache - here's the painkiller (zdnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Secure Boot Disable Switch → | tags: secure boot, microsoft, uefi

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SteamOS Linux 3.8 released as stable (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | get Steam Deck Docking Station → | tags: steam os, linux 3.8, valve

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Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI Back Linux Foundation's Appia AI Standards Initiative (slashdot.org)

2026-06-17 | get Linux Foundation Appia Kit → | tags: linux foundation, appia ai standards, openai

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I tested the best MacOS alternative on Linux again - and it even mimics Liquid Glass now (zdnet.com)

2026-06-17 | by Jack Wallen | get KDE Plasma Desktop Environment → | tags: pearos, liquid glass, arch linux

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Malicious apps got into the Arch User Repository - how to protect yourself (zdnet.com)

2026-06-17 | by Jack Wallen | get Malware Scanner for Linux → | tags: arch user repository, sonatype, pacman

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KDE Plasma 6.7 has way more useful features than I expected - and you'll likely get it soon (zdnet.com)

2026-06-17 | by Jack Wallen | get KDE Plasma Desktop Theme → | tags: kde plasma, kde neon, zdnet

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I've spent years with immutable Linux - RakuOS fixed my biggest annoyance (zdnet.com)

2026-06-17 | by Jack Wallen | get RakuOS Linux Distribution → | tags: rakuos, immutable linux, flatpak

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Commodore's New Flip Phone Focuses on 'Digital Detox' and Blocks Social Media Apps (cnet.com)

2026-06-16 | by See Full Bio | get Flip Phone with Digital Detox → | tags: commodore, callback 8020, social media

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Frood, an Alpine Initramfs NAS (2024) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | get Alpine Linux Bootable USB → | tags: alpine linux, initramfs, frood

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Frood, an Alpine Initramfs NAS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | get Alpine Linux Initramfs Kit → | tags: alpine linux, initramfs, nas

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SprySOCKS Windows Variant Abuses Kernel Drivers to Evade Detection (darkreading.com)

2026-06-16 | tags: sprysox, windows, fishmonger

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I tried AnduinOS 2.0, and it may be the easiest way to ditch Windows for Linux (zdnet.com)

2026-06-16 | by Jack Wallen | get Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 → | tags: anduinos, linux, aiursoft

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Russian Spam and Profanities Are Now Plaguing the Arch Linux AUR (slashdot.org)

2026-06-16 | get Linux Security Toolkit → | tags: arch linux, aur, malware

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Immutable Linux distros always frustrated me for one reason - until RakuOS (zdnet.com)

2026-06-16 | by Jack Wallen | get RakuOS Linux Distro → | tags: rakuos, immutable linux, flatpak

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Linux 7.1 is here to end the Intel 486 CPU era - and do some serious legacy clean up (zdnet.com)

2026-06-16 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Linux Foundation Certified Engineer → | tags: linux 7.1, ntfs, linus torvalds

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Commodore announces Linux-based flip phone with ‘no social media, no browser’ — the Callback 8020 will be available in five retro colorways starting at $499, runs 99% of Android apps (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Mark Tyson | get Retro Flip Phone Emulator → | tags: commodore, callback 8020, linux

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Mechanical Watch (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | get Seiko Men's Mechanical Watch → | tags: mechanical watch, horology, swiss watch

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This startup’s super metals could soon be in military drones, luxury watches, and chef’s knives (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-16 | by Tim De Chant | get Graphene Metal Composite Kit → | tags: alloying technique, foundation alloy, aerospace

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CISA warns of another cPanel plugin flaw exploited in attacks (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-16 | get cPanel Security Plugin → | tags: cpanel, cisa, litespeed

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RefreshOS is a top contender for new Linux users - here's why (zdnet.com)

2026-06-15 | by Jack Wallen | get Linux Beginner's Kit → | tags: refreshos, linux distributions, debian

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Boot Naked Linux (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-15 | get Linux Boot Naked Kit → | tags: linux, boot, kernel