Canonical has just released the beta of the next Ubuntu LTS – but what's grabbed the attention of many is that it features ...

Ubuntu 26.10 plans to strip ZFS, Btrfs, LVM, and LUKS encryption from the signed GRUB bootloader to improve security.

Ubuntu engineers are debating ways to reduce the number of features included in the signed version of GRUB, the boot loader that's used on systems with ...

There are some situations where you'll wish you had one.

A new Qualcomm GBL exploit is reportedly affecting Qualcomm SoCs, mainly the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. This enables bootloader unlocking on flagship phones that were previously difficult to ...

The iOS bootloader just got its first name change, from 'iBoot' to 'mBoot.' As to why, nobody outside of Apple Park knows yet. While the second iOS 26.4 developer beta makes it possible to test end-to ...

Debian and Ubuntu are similar, but they're not the same Debian is more stable, and Ubuntu is easier to use. I'd only recommend one of them to users new to Linux. Ubuntu is based on Debian, and ...

When using Cloud Hypervisor with the --firmware option to enable EFI/UEFI booting, the Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal) server cloud image boots successfully, progressing through EFI warnings to kernel ...

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OnePlus is placing new restrictions on bootloader unlocking. It requires filling out an application form and limits the number of requests to one every 30 days. Thankfully, these limitations only ...

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