The code for displaying QR codes in kernel panics is based on the"drm_panic" feature, which Linux has offered since version 6.10 and also comes from Jocelyn Falempe.

Linux kernels and distributions doing physical damage to desktop hardware is rare but not unheard of. Mandrake 9.2 was found in October 2003 to be capable of killing specific LG CD-ROM drives.

Exploit code will soon become available for a critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel that a security researcher discovered and reported to Linux administrators in mid-June. The bug, which the ...

The latest version of the Linux kernel cleans out nearly 100K lines of code, adds file encryption and the Berkeley Packet Filter, plus makes a nod to gamers and mobile devices.

Also: How to choose a Linux distro for your old PC CNET Linux developers had a code before, but the earlier "Code of Conflict," failed to make the kernel community a more civil group.As Greg Kroah ...

Linux issued a new kernel version on April 17, but the bug itself wasn’t widely reported; now, distributions like Debian, Red Hat, SUSE and Ubuntu have issued updates in the last week.

Also: Kubuntu 23.10 strikes a perfect balance of form and function They're the people who take the code from thousands of developers, check it for errors, make sure there are no regressions ...

However, don’t expect your Linux distribution of choice to pick up that kernel that soon. For example, Ubuntu will ship with the 5.13 kennel in October (with the release of 21.10).