Recently Products Editor, James Gray, caught up with IBM's Inna Kuznetsova, Worldwide Director for IBM's Linux strategy. They discuss IBM's Big Green Linux initiative and IBM's own power-saving move to Linux on its own data center.
Welcome to the March 20th edition of the "Linux Product Insider", our weekly round-up of new products and services in Linux and open source.
Here is what's fresh out of the ovens this week:
SpectSoft's RaveHD Basic
Learn how the Linux kernel's planned removal of the legacy crypto_rng API aims to simplify the Crypto API and improve long-term maintainability by encouraging use of modern random number generation interfaces.
Learn how GNU Binutils 2.47 strengthens the Linux development toolchain with expanded RISC-V support, improved assembler and linker capabilities, reproducible source archives, and numerous reliability enhancements.
This article explores how NanoKVM-Go combines compact USB-C KVM-over-IP hardware with AI integration to simplify remote administration and hardware-level automation across Linux and other platforms.
In this article, we learn how the AI-discovered GhostLock vulnerability exposed a 15-year-old Linux kernel privilege escalation flaw, highlighting both the importance of timely kernel updates and AI's growing role in cybersecurity research.
Azure Linux 4.0 is Microsoft's latest enterprise Linux distribution, and this article explores its new features, security improvements, updated software stack, and expanded role beyond Azure cloud infrastructure.
A great article about KDE Plasma 6.7.1 explains how the latest maintenance release improves desktop stability, Wayland reliability, performance, and overall user experience through a wide range of bug fixes and refinements.
A great article about PorteuX 2.6, highlighting its Linux 6.19 kernel, improved battery life, updated desktop environments, and performance enhancements for a fast, portable, Slackware-based Linux experience.
As CachyOS continues gaining popularity, this article explores how the June 2026 release enhances performance, security, hardware support, and usability with a new Hyprland desktop and system-wide optimizations.
