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Linux kernel will soon have initial support for Apple’s M1 chipset

Linux kernel will soon have initial support for Apple’s M1 chipset

April 12, 2021
Apple revealed its first desktop-class System-on-a-Chip design last year, the Apple M1, based on the same ARM architecture as most smartphones and tablets. While Linux has worked well on ARM devices (like the Raspberry Pi) for years, Apple's hardware is heavily customized and requires specific software support. Thankfully, we're now one step closer to running...
WSL Hello sudo brings Windows Hello authentication to Windows Subsystem for Linux

WSL Hello sudo brings Windows Hello authentication to Windows Subsystem for Linux

March 20, 2021
The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is an important part of Windows 10. Originally meant for developers building web and cloud applications, WSL nowadays turned into something a lot more powerful that brings two very different operating systems together. Since WSL 2, the Linux layer is powered by a variant of Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization technology,...
7-Zip, the open source file archiver, is now available for Linux

7-Zip, the open source file archiver, is now available for Linux

March 12, 2021
An official build of 7-Zip is now available for Linux x86, x86-64, ARMv7, and ARM64 architectures, extending the popular open source file compression program from PCs running Microsoft Windows to thousands of Linux-powered devices, including Chromebooks and the Raspberry Pi. Linux users have been able to use the 7-Zip archive (*.7z) for a while using applications...
An XDA Recognized Developer is being funded by Google to improve Linux Kernel security

An XDA Recognized Developer is being funded by Google to improve Linux Kernel security

February 24, 2021
Google and the Linux Foundation announced plans to provide funds to two Linux kernel security developers, one of whom is Nathan Chancellor, a well-known kernel developer on our forums. The two developers will focus their time on improving kernel security and associated initiatives. The news comes on the heels of the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Security...
How to Install ADB on Windows, macOS, and Linux

How to Install ADB on Windows, macOS, and Linux

February 2, 2021
Lately here at XDA we have been writing a number of tutorials to show you how to access certain features of the Android platform that simply are not visible to the user. These have generally been done with the help of some command line Android Debug Bridge (ADB) commands, a tool that Google offers for...
OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T seeing work for mainline Linux kernel support

OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T seeing work for mainline Linux kernel support

January 30, 2021
One of the perks of buying a OnePlus smartphone is the aftermarket development support. The company is generally known for its timely kernel source code releases (they have been slow at publishing sources a couple of times) and promotion of custom ROMs for EOL devices among other things, which makes it a fan favorite in...
PSA: If your PC runs Linux, you should update Sudo now

PSA: If your PC runs Linux, you should update Sudo now

January 27, 2021
Despite the fact that tens of thousands of contributors actively pore over the source code of the Linux kernel and various Unix utilities looking for security flaws, it's not unheard of for serious bugs to go unnoticed. Just a day ago, the folks over at Qualys revealed a new heap-based buffer overflow attack vector that...
Here’s why the Termux app is no longer receiving updates on Google Play

Here’s why the Termux app is no longer receiving updates on Google Play

January 22, 2021
As many of you may well be aware, the Android operating system is powered by the Linux kernel underneath. Despite this, Android and Linux apps are not readily exchangeable because of different runtime systems and libraries. You can, however, get a terminal emulator app like Termux up and running on any Android device. For years,...
Linux can now be run on the Mac Mini with Apple Silicon

Linux can now be run on the Mac Mini with Apple Silicon

January 21, 2021
Ever since Apple launched its new Macs with the company's new high-performance ARM chips, third-party software developers have been hard at work getting alternative operating systems up and running on the new hardware. Early last month, a few developers booted Windows 10 and Fedora Linux on an M1 Mac via virtualization, but the biggest breakthrough...
Developers boot Windows 10 and Linux via virtualization on Apple Silicon Mac

Developers boot Windows 10 and Linux via virtualization on Apple Silicon Mac

December 2, 2020
Ever since Apple announced its custom ARM-based chipset for the Mac lineup, the Apple M1 SoC, modding enthusiasts have waited for the platform to be blown wide open. Users have theorized for a long time now whether it would be possible to boot Windows or standard Linux distributions on ARM Macs. After all, the mainline...
Google adds WireGuard VPN to Android 12’s Linux Kernel

Google adds WireGuard VPN to Android 12’s Linux Kernel

October 26, 2020
With remote work becoming the norm at many businesses thanks to COVID-19, it's more important than ever to secure network connections with a virtual private network, or VPN. There are multiple VPN tunneling protocols that services can make use of, but a relatively new implementation called WireGuard has taken the tech world by storm. As...
Developer brings mainline Linux Kernel support to the Sony Xperia M4 Aqua with unofficial Android 11 custom ROM

Developer brings mainline Linux Kernel support to the Sony Xperia M4 Aqua with unofficial Android 11 custom ROM

October 5, 2020
In the past few weeks, we’ve made a lot of posts about official Android 11 updates and Android 11-based custom ROMs. There is even a special custom Generic System Image (GSI) build through which anyone can get the taste of Android 11 on their Project Treble compatible devices. However, a similar achievement has yet to...