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Simplex
Product showcase: SimpleX Chat removes user identifiers from messaging

SimpleX Chat is a free, private, open-source messenger that uses encryption and does not require user identifiers. It is available on mobile and desktop platforms, including …

Stratis
Linux storage management tool Stratis 3.9.0 adds online encryption and cache-less pool startup

Stratis is a tool for configuring pools and filesystems with enhanced storage functionality within the existing Linux storage management stack. It focuses on a command-line …

BleachBit
Open-source privacy tool BleachBit 6.0.0 upgrades code signing across Windows and Linux

System cleaning utilities have grown more relevant as web browsers stockpile larger volumes of cached data, tracking artifacts, and site storage on local disks. The …

open-source security tools
25 open-source cybersecurity tools that don’t care about your budget

Regardless of the operating system you use, managing secrets, apps, cloud, compliance, and security operations can be overwhelming. The free, open-source tools presented in …

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Resolute Raccoon
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS delivers memory-safe system tools and live patching for Arm servers

Linux distributions have spent the past few years absorbing GPU vendor toolchains, Rust-based system components, and more stringent encryption defaults. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, …

access
Raspberry Pi OS 6.2 disables passwordless sudo by default

Raspberry Pi OS 6.2, based on the Trixie version, introduces small changes, bug fixes, and disables passwordless sudo by default for new installations. Screenshot of password …

NGINX
What changed in nginx 1.30.0 and what it means for your upstream config

nginx 1.30.0 brings together features accumulated across the 1.29.x mainline series. The release covers a broad range of changes, from protocol support additions to …

Linux
The fully free Linux OS Trisquel gets a major update with version 12.0 Ecne

Trisquel GNU/Linux, a free operating system aimed at home users, small enterprises, and educational centers, released version 12.0. The release, codenamed Ecne, is declared …

Little Snitch for Linux
Little Snitch for Linux shows what your apps are connecting to

Network monitoring on Linux has long been a gap for users who want per-process visibility into outbound connections. Existing tools either operate at the command line or were …

chaos malware
Chaos malware expands from routers to Linux cloud servers

Chaos, Go-based malware first documented by Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs, has historically targeted routers and edge devices. A new variant observed in March 2026 shows the …

Flatpak
Flatpak 1.16.4 fixes sandbox escape and three other security flaws

Flatpak, a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework, released version 1.16.4, patching four security vulnerabilities. The most severe fix addresses a complete …

Linux
SystemRescue 13 updates its kernel to Linux 6.18 LTS, adds new recovery tools

Bootable Linux recovery environments occupy a specific niche in the systems administration and incident response toolkit. SystemRescue, an Arch-based live distribution built …

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