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Making the Case for a Modern Synaptic-Style Package Manager on Linux

• Desktop Linux is in a better place than it used to be. • App stores have made software discovery much simpler, and it’s become normal to install an app without even needing to kn

Ubuntu 26.04 splits firmware package to reduce update sizes

• Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) is changing how hardware support updates are handled, splitting its single linux-firmware package into 17 vendor-specific sub-packages. • The

Catching malicious package releases using a transparency log

• Catching malicious package releases using a transparency log We’re getting Sigstore’s rekor-monitor ready for production use, making it easier for developers to detect tampering