If you were hoping to help test the upcoming release of Ubuntu 24.04 by way of the official beta that was due for release this week, I’ve some bad news: it’s been delayed. However, I reckon you may have expected this. Ubuntu 24.04 beta was scheduled for release on April 4, giving developers, testers, and enthusiasts several weeks to test the new features, find and report issues, check compatibility with and performance on real-world hardware, and all of that hyper-useful stuff. But then a major security issue was announced: an (obfuscated) backdoor was discovered in recent versions of xz compression […]

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Researchers at Aqua Security say they’ve discovered a significant security issue with Ubuntu’s “command not found” feature. When you run a command for a package not installed Ubuntu’s “command not found” feature kicks in to tell you a) command not found and b) proactively suggests the relevant package(s) you need to install to run the command you tried. Packages recommendations are drawn from DEB software available in the Ubuntu repos (queried against a local database that doesn’t change often), and for snap packages on the Snap Store (which involves connecting to the store’s online database). Using snaps, security researchers say […]

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Ubuntu is working on a new Desktop Security Center that aims to make it easier for users to access some of the distro’s underlying security features. An early version of the Flutter-based tool was made available to install from the Canonical Snap Store this week — but before anyone gets too excited I should stress it’s very much a WIP and not entirely functional (so set expectations accordingly)! Even so, there’s enough to pique interest. Read on for a more detail on what this tool is, the features Canonical plans to surface through, and how you can install the early […]

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