I tried the new Linux Mint 22.3 - it's a masterclass in polish and quality-of-life fixes

Mint Zena provides more information than ever on what your hardware's doing.

Linux Mint: Version 22.3 "Zena" with a long support period

The Linux distribution Linux Mint has been released in version 22.3, codename "Zena". It will receive security updates until ...
Pro-Linux

Sicherheit: Pufferüberlauf in Xorg-X11

Plattformen: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4, SUSE SLE SDK 10 SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 xorg-x11-6.9.0-50.76.4 xorg-x11-Xnest-6.9.0-50.76.4 xorg ...
Pro-Linux

Sicherheit: Ausführen beliebiger Kommandos in xorg-x11-server

Plattformen: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15-SP4, SUSE Linux ...
Bleeping Computer

Trivial Bug in X.Org Gives Root Permission on Linux and BSD Systems

A vulnerability that is trivial to exploit allows privilege escalation to root level on Linux and BSD distributions using X.Org server, the open source implementation of the X Window System that ...
Ars Technica

Mint XFCE and Xorg.conf -- where is it?

Having some (anticipated, honestly) issues getting nvidia proprietary drivers working on my new Mint XFCE install. I installed nvidia-glx and nvidia-settings, then rebooted. My desktop resolution ...
Ars Technica

Ubuntu Xorg maintainer demonstrates bulletproof X

Ubuntu Xorg maintainer Bryce Harrington recently demonstrated the BulletProof-X feature that is planned for inclusion in Ubuntu 7.10. BulletProof-X provides a failsafe mode which will ensure that ...
Neowin

Wayland display server will be on by default in Ubuntu 17.10

Canonical's Didier Roche has confirmed that the Wayland display server will be used by default in Ubuntu 17.10. The older Xorg will still be available on all installs if you need to fall back but ...