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Linux 6.11 EFI Will Fake That It's Booting Apple macOS To Fix Some Dual-GPU Macs   Apple   2024-07-17
Debian Seeing Work To Support systemd-boot   Debian   2024-06-03
SUSE Working On Upstream Linux Kernel Support For Booting The Raspberry Pi 5   Raspberry Pi   2024-05-13
RHEL 9.4 Beta Brings Full Support For Intel SGX & DSA Accelerator Drivers   Red Hat   2024-03-27
openSUSE Tumbleweed Is Finding Success Moving From GRUB To systemd-boot   SUSE   2024-03-05
Coreboot 24.02 Released - Supporting Three New Motherboards   Coreboot   2024-03-01
GRUB2 Working On TPM2 Automatic Disk Unlock, TrenchBoot & More   GNU   2024-02-05
Limine 7.0 Bootloader Released   Free Software   2024-01-14
Linux Mint 21.3 Released With Full SecureBoot Support, Cinnamon 6.0 Desktop   Operating Systems   2024-01-12
systemd In 2023 Added Windows-Inspired "Blue Screen Of Death" & macOS-Inspired T.D.M.   systemd   2024-01-02
openSUSE Tumbleweed Trying Out systemd-boot & systemd Full Disk Encryption   SUSE   2023-12-21
GRUB 2.12 Bootloader Brings SDL2 Support, Boot Loader Interface   GNU   2023-12-20
Fedora 40 Eyes The Ability To Boot Unified Kernel Images Directly   Fedora   2023-12-06
Canonical Brings Intel TDX Tech Preview To Ubuntu 23.10   Ubuntu   2023-11-07
Canoeboot 20231026 Released As Another Fork Of Coreboot-Downstream Libreboot   Coreboot   2023-10-27
Libreboot 20231021 Brings Some Additional Laptops, Desktops / Motherboards For Testing   Coreboot   2023-10-21
Arch Linux Installer Update Allows More Control Over Parallel Downloads, Ly   Arch Linux   2023-09-23
AMD To Enable Seamless Boot Across Modern Radeon Graphics Hardware   Radeon   2023-09-14
Ubuntu 23.10 Adding Experimental TPM-Backed Full Disk Encryption   Ubuntu   2023-09-07
Red Hat Is Hiring To Improve The Bootloader   Red Hat   2023-08-10
GRUB 2.12 RC Delivers Two Years Worth Of Bootloader Improvements   GNU   2023-07-11
Fedora May Make It Easier To Switch To systemd-boot, Making A GRUB-Free System   Fedora   2023-06-22
Debian 12.0's Installer Reaches RC4 Status   Debian   2023-05-27
Linux Developers Still Working To Retire Intel Itanium/IA-64 Support   Intel   2023-05-12
Microsoft's Linux Distribution Finally Adds Support For XFS Root File-Systems   Microsoft   2023-05-03
Debian Installer Bookworm RC2 Released   Debian   2023-04-29
Debian Fixes Secure Boot For 64-bit ARM After Being Broken For Two Years   Debian   2023-04-24
Libreboot 20230319 Released With ThinkPad T530/W530 Support   Coreboot   2023-03-19
Coreboot 4.19 Released With AMD Mayan Motherboard, MSI Alder Lake Board   Coreboot   2023-01-29
Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS Delayed To End Of February Over Kernel & Signed Shim Woes   Ubuntu   2023-01-19
AMD Continued Its Great Linux Embrace In 2022 With Better Launch-Day Support + Optimizations   AMD   2022-12-31
openSUSE ALP "Punta Baretti" Prototype Released With More Changes   SUSE   2022-12-20
Endeavour OS 22.9 "Artemis Nova" Released   Operating Systems   2022-09-14
TrenchBoot To Pursue AMD & Arm Secure Launch Support   Free Software   2022-09-13
Debian 11.5 Released With NVIDIA Driver Security Fixes, Linux Retbleed Mitigation, Other   Debian   2022-09-10
Increased Use Of Windows BitLocker Is Causing Headaches For Linux Dual Booting   Microsoft   2022-07-27
Asahi Linux Update Brings Experimental Apple M2 Support   Apple   2022-07-18
Libreboot 20220710 Released As Coreboot Downstream Focused On Boot Firmware Freedom   Coreboot   2022-07-10
Fedora 37 Gets A Batch Of New Features Approved   Fedora   2022-06-28
Coreboot 4.17 Brings New Motherboards, AMD PSB, Doom Game Ported To Run As A Payload   Coreboot   2022-06-02
Intel Trust Domain Extensions Ready For Linux 5.19 (Intel TDX)   Intel   2022-05-23
Microsoft Releases CBL-Mariner 1.0 May 2022 Linux Distro Update   Operating Systems   2022-05-12
Legacy BIOS Support Remains Important For Some On Fedora, May Shift Responsibility To SIG   Fedora   2022-04-18
How To Use The New AMD P-State Driver With Linux 5.17   AMD   2022-03-22
GRUB 2.12 Planned For Release This Year, Continues Improving Boot Security   Free Software   2022-02-10
Archinstall 2.3.1 Released With PipeWire App Profile Added, Btrfs Install Improvements   Arch Linux   2022-01-26
Ubuntu Had A Great Year In Switching To Wayland, Continued Commercial Success   Ubuntu   2021-12-30
Ubuntu Developers Figuring Out Dual-Boot Changes Ahead Of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS   Ubuntu   2021-12-19
Archinstall 2.3 Released For Easily Installing Arch Linux   Arch Linux   2021-11-25
Libreboot 20211122 Rebases Against Newer Coreboot, Drops "Very Bloated" TianoCore   Coreboot   2021-11-22
Arch Linux Installer Updated With Btrfs Subvolumes Support, Reworked Partitioning   Arch Linux   2021-11-07
IBM Engineer Has Been Exploring Possible Rust Modules For GRUB   GNU   2021-09-24
Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS Released To Correct Broken Install Media   Ubuntu   2021-09-17
Oracle Sends Out Newest Patches For Trenchboot / Secure Launch For The Linux Kernel   Oracle   2021-08-09
FWUPD 1.6.2 Released With Exciting Improvements For Hardware Firmware Updates On Linux   LVFS   2021-08-02
Oracle Sends Out Latest Linux Patches So Trenchboot Can Securely Launch The Kernel   Oracle   2021-06-19
Debian 11 "Bullseye" Installer RC2 Released   Debian   2021-06-15
GRUB 2.06 To Be Succeeded By... GRUB 2.11 Bootloader Next Year   GNU   2021-06-10
GRUB 2.06 Released With BootHole Fixes, LUKS2 Encrypted Volume Support   GNU   2021-06-08
GRUB Adds Backup/Restore Safeguard, Support For Going Beyond Year 2038   Free Software   2021-06-03
Archinstall 2.2 Released For Improving This Easy-To-Use Arch Linux Installer   Arch Linux   2021-05-28
LinuxBoot Pulls In netboot.xyz For Easily Booting Different OS Installers   Coreboot   2021-05-05
Debian Installer 11 "Bullseye" RC1 Released   Debian   2021-04-23
Xen 4.15 Hypervisor Brings Live Updates To Xenstored   Virtualization   2021-04-08
GRUB 2.06 Release Candidate Available For Testing   GNU   2021-03-13
Multiple New Security Issues Hit GRUB Bootloader Around Secure Boot   Linux Security   2021-03-02
Watch Out For Possible Data Loss On Early Linux 5.12 Kernels   Linux Kernel   2021-02-26
Devuan 3.1 Released - Debian Fork Now Offers Runit Plus Sysvinit, OpenRC   Debian   2021-02-15
GRUB 2.06 Should Be Released This Year, Cooperation Increasing With Distro Vendors   GNU   2021-02-10
GNU Had A Busy 2020 With The GCC Toolchain Still Rocking, Finally Converted To Git   GNU   2020-12-31
A Specification Is Being Discussed For Passing Firmware/Bootloader Logs To The OS   Standards   2020-11-15
U-Boot 2020.10 Released With Many Improvements   Free Software   2020-10-06
Trenchboot Secure Launch Support For Linux Sees New Patches   Linux Security   2020-09-25
Ubuntu 18.04.5 + Ubuntu 16.04.7 LTS Released   Ubuntu   2020-08-13
Debian 10.5 Released To Address The GRUB2 BootHole Vulnerability, Other Security Fixes   Debian   2020-08-01
BootHole Blows Hole In GRUB2 Bootloader Security, Including UEFI SecureBoot   Linux Security   2020-07-29
Fedora Developers Discussing Possibility Of Dropping Legacy BIOS Support   Fedora   2020-06-30
Fedora Looking To Offer Better Upstream Solution For Hiding/Showing GRUB Menu   Fedora   2020-06-30
Canonical Developers Preparing For More ZFS Improvements In Ubuntu 20.10   Ubuntu   2020-05-06
Linux 5.7 Git Restores The Ability To EFI Boot Following Fallout In 5.7-rc1   Linux Kernel   2020-04-16
ZFS/Zsys Code Seeing Important Performance Fix Ahead Of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS   Ubuntu   2020-04-13
Linux 5.7 EFI Changes: "The GRUB Project Is Showing Signs Of Life Again"   Hardware   2020-03-31
Oracle Engineers Send Out Linux Patches For Trenchboot Secure Late-Launch Kernel Support   Linux Security   2020-03-25
Trying Out Ubuntu 20.04 With ZFS + Zsys Automated APT Snapshots   Ubuntu   2020-03-23
Ubuntu 20.04 Atop ZFS+Zsys Will Take Snapshots On APT Operations   Ubuntu   2020-03-07
Linux EFI Going Through Spring Cleaning Before RISC-V Support Lands   Linux Kernel   2020-02-21
Making Use Of Btrfs 3-Copy/4-Copy Support For RAID1 With Linux 5.5+   Linux Storage   2020-02-11
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Aims To Enhance The Certified OEM Experience From Its Installer   Ubuntu   2020-02-07
GRUB 2.06 Planning For Release This Year - Possibly With Intel TXT + AMD SKINIT Support   Oracle   2020-02-03
Linux Mint Debian 4 Coming - Rebased Against Debian 10, Adds "Boot With NVIDIA" Option   Operating Systems   2020-01-31
Debian Enabling Support For Booting From Root F2FS File-Systems   Debian   2020-01-11
GRUB Boot Loader Adds Support For LUKS2 Encrypted Disks   GNU   2020-01-10
The Hurd Microkernel Still Isn't Ready But GNU Had A Great 2010s With GCC + Other Projects   GNU   2019-12-25
GRUB Now Supports Btrfs 3/4-Copy RAID1 Profiles (RAID1C3 / RAID1C4 On Linux 5.5+)   Linux Storage   2019-12-07
Debian Installer Bullseye Alpha 1 Released   Debian   2019-12-05
ZFS/Zsys Improvements Are Already Underway For Ubuntu 20.04 LTS   Ubuntu   2019-11-05
Ubuntu Desktop ZFS Install Support Lands In Ubiquity Installer   Ubuntu   2019-10-05
Ubuntu's ZFS Installation Work Will Continue Into The 20.04 LTS Cycle   Ubuntu   2019-09-24
Canonical Confirms Their Experimental ZFS Plans For The Ubuntu 19.10 Desktop   Ubuntu   2019-08-07
Ubuntu's Zsys Client/Daemon For ZFS On Linux Continues Maturing For Eoan   Ubuntu   2019-07-18
Linux Kernel Looks To Remove 32-bit Xen PV Guest Support   Virtualization   2019-07-17
GRUB 2.04 Bootloader Released With RISC-V Support, Native UEFI Secure Boot, Btrfs RAID   GNU   2019-07-05
Debian Installer Buster RC3 Brings Last Minute Improvements   Debian   2019-07-03
Mageia 7 Sets Sail With Linux 5.1, KDE Plasma 5.15.4 Desktop   Operating Systems   2019-07-01
Debian Installer Buster RC2 Released   Debian   2019-06-26
Fedora's GRUB2 EFI Build To Offer Greater Security Options   Fedora   2019-06-24
Clear Linux Gets Questions Over Steam Integration, Other Plans For This High-Perf Distro   Clear Linux   2019-06-20
Ubuntu Moving Ahead With Compressing Their Kernel Image Using LZ4   Ubuntu   2019-06-06
Ubuntu 19.10's ZFS TODO List Goes Public - A Lot To Of Work Left   Ubuntu   2019-06-04
ZFS On Linux, Intel Cascadelake, Linux 5.1/5.2 Excited Phoronix Readers In April   Phoronix   2019-05-01
Ubuntu 19.10 To Be The Eoan ________   Ubuntu   2019-04-18
ZFS Indications Have Us Already Eager For Ubuntu 19.10   Ubuntu   2019-04-17
Debian 10 Buster's Installer Reaches RC Phase - Finally Offers Secure Boot Support   Debian   2019-04-15
GRUB 2.04 Release Candidate Brings Globs Of New Features   GNU   2019-04-09
GRUB2 EFI Support In Fedora 31 Likely To Include New Security Modules   Fedora   2019-03-26
Secure Launch Boot Protocol Being Worked On For The Linux Kernel, Advancing TrenchBoot   Linux Kernel   2019-03-11
RISC-V Support Added To The GRUB Bootloader   RISC-V   2019-02-25
GRUB 2.04 Is On The Way This Year Along With Other New Bootloader Features   GNU   2019-02-07
Debian Installer Buster Alpha 5 Has Initial UEFI Secure Boot Support   Debian   2019-02-02
Alpine 3.9 Brings ARMv7 Support, Switches Back To OpenSSL, Improves GRUB   Operating Systems   2019-01-29
Debian 10 "Buster" Working To Have UEFI SecureBoot In Good Shape   Debian   2019-01-07
Debian Installer Buster Alpha 4 Released   Debian   2018-12-16
GRUB Picks Up Zstd Support To Handle Compressed Btrfs File-Systems   GNU   2018-11-27
GRUB Bootloader Picks Up A Verifier Framework For Secure Boot, TPM, PGP Verification   GNU   2018-11-09
GhostBSD 18.10 Released, Built Off FreeBSD-Based TrueOS With MATE Desktop   BSD   2018-11-01
GRUB Bootloader Now Supports Reading Disks With Btrfs RAID 5/6   GNU   2018-10-31
Systemd Adds Feature To Fallback Automatically To Older Kernels On Failure   systemd   2018-10-20
Fedora 29 Succeeds At Flicker-Free Boot Experience On Intel Hardware   Fedora   2018-10-01
Fedora 29 Is On Track With A Lot Of Changes   Fedora   2018-09-25
You Can Now Tell Linux At Boot-Time If You Don't Trust Your CPU Random Number Generator   Hardware   2018-09-09
It's Looking Like UEFI SecureBoot Will Be Ready In Time For Debian 10.0 Buster   Debian   2018-08-03
Fedora 29 Is Shaping Up To Be A Very Exciting Release   Fedora   2018-07-25
Linux Mint Debian Edition 3 Is On The Way, Cinnamon 4.0 Working On Speed   Operating Systems   2018-07-20
Oracle Solaris 11.3 SRU 34 Brings GCC 7.3, Other Package Updates   Oracle   2018-07-17
FreeNAS 11.2 Beta Rolls Out With FreeBSD Bootloader, Self-Encrypting Drives   BSD   2018-07-09
Fedora 29's User PATH Will Prioritize Local User Binaries   Fedora   2018-06-25
Another Older ASUS Board Now Works With Coreboot, Can Be Found Refurbished $50~70   Coreboot   2018-06-24
Coreboot Now Supports Directly Booting To A Linux Kernel FIT Image   Coreboot   2018-06-20
Fedora 29 Will Cater i686 Package Builds For x86_64, Hide GRUB On Boot   Fedora   2018-06-16
Fedora 29 To Fully Embrace The FreeDesktop.org Boot Loader Specification   Fedora   2018-06-15
There's A Discussion Again About Flipping On Intel "Fastboot" DRM Driver Support   Intel   2018-06-07
Fedora 29 Might Hide The GRUB Boot Menu & It's Causing Lots Of Debate   Fedora   2018-05-31
HP Elitebook 8770w Ported To Coreboot, But Need To Disassemble The Laptop For Flashing   Coreboot   2018-05-13
Debian Making Progress On UEFI SecureBoot Support In 2018   Debian   2018-04-30
System76 Releases Updated Pop!_OS Based Off Ubuntu 18.04   Operating Systems   2018-04-30
Xen 4.11 Hypervisor Reaches The Release Candidate Stage   Virtualization   2018-04-18
GRUB Boot-Loader Picks Up Support For F2FS File-System   GNU   2018-04-11
U-Boot 2018.03 Released, Now Supports iSCSI For Network Booting   Hardware   2018-03-21
GRUB Now Supports Multiple Early Initrd Images   GNU   2018-03-14
Fedora 28's Grubby Could Deal With /boot On Btrfs   Fedora   2018-03-07