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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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fwupd 2.0.5 releasedd (github.com)

submitted 6 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This release adds the following features:

Allow emulating devices reading EFI keys
Allow skipping device tests by CPU architecture

This release fixes the following bugs:

Cleanup Dell kestrel devices when disconnected
Correctly build binary EFI_SIGNATURE_LIST objects
Do not allow dbx updates when no ESP was found
Ignore BootXXXX entries that do not exist when checking the dbx
Ignore EFI binaries that are zero-sized, or not well formed
Inhibit dbx updates if snapd is not available when using Ubuntu-style FDE
Only match the device checksum if the protocol matches
Raise authentication requirements for emulation-load
Request to upload failed reports for install/downgrade too
Use the kernel architecture when building the dbx instance ID
Write sbatlevel to PE/COFF files correctly

This release adds support for the following hardware:

More ELAN Fingerprint readers
Star Labs StarLite Magnetic Keyboard

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

A system daemon to allow session software to update firmware

(In case I'm not the only one who hasn't heard of it)