Happy birthday, Linux! That’s right, it’s been 30 years since 21-year-old Finnish student Linus Benedict Torvalds made his now-famous announcement on August 25th, 1991 on the comp.os.minix newsgroup, saying that he is working on a free operating system for 386(486) AT clones as a “hobby.” Well, that “hobby” turned into something massive in only 30 […]
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Coming almost three months after Clonezilla Live 2.7.2, the Clonezilla Live 2.7.3 release is here with an up-to-date package base that was synced with the Debian Sid (Unstable) software repository as of August 17th, 2021, and a newer kernel based on Linux 5.10.46 LTS. Clonezilla Live 2.7.3 is not a major release, but it includes […]
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In this article, we’ll cover the necessity of WiFi adapters for pen testing, the wireless adapters supported by Kali Linux (based on their chipset), and how to connect a WiFi adapter to a Kali Linux virtual machine (running VirtualBox or VMware)….
The MX Linux 21 KDE Plasma edition is now ready for testing, based on the AHS (Advanced Hardware Support) images of MX Linux 21 KDE and available only for 64-bit computers. The KDE Plasma edition ships with the Plasma 5.20 desktop environment series, more precisely the 5.20.5 point release. Last week, I told you about […]
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SparkyLinux 6 is here and brings the packages from Debian 11 “Bullseye”, which was released a while back. It is one of the few distributions which offers two versions, based on the Debian stable and testing branches. Let’s take a look at what’s new.
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This brief guide explains how to fix “error: rpmdbNextIterator: skipping” In Fedora Linux.
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This tutorial explains how you can monitor Linux log files (desktop, server, or applications) in real time for diagnosis and troubleshooting purposes.
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Use this one-liner ffmpeg command to easily convert any videos to WhatsApp-supported video format in Linux.
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Previously available as an add-on to the flagship MX Linux Xfce edition, MX Linux 21 Fluxbox is now a full standalone edition that you can download for both 64-bit and 32-bit computers, featuring all the goodness of the super lightweight Fluxbox window manager with a few traditional Xfce apps. MX Linux 21 Fluxbox will be […]
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GitUI, a fast terminal user interface for Git written in Rust, available for Linux, macOS and Windows, had a new release yesterday which adds new features like the ability to compare commits, new options popup, and more.
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There’s been an upsurge in the number of users switching from Windows to Linux. Here are the reasons to make that switch from Windows to Linux.
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The GNOME 40.4 point release comes exactly a month after the GNOME 40.3 update and is considered a stable bugfix release for the GNOME 40 series that fixes some critical issues, but also adds various improvements to existing functionality for a better GNOME desktop experience. Epiphany 40.3 web browser now uses PDF.js only for GET […]
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The Oric-1 is a home computer that appeared in 1983 and was sold mainly in the UK and France. It was made by the British computer manufacturer Tangerine Computer Systems. The Oric-1 was the successor to the Microtan 65 and the predecessor of the Oric Atmos. Emulation is the practice of using a program (called […]
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Linux core dumps contain the memory snapshot of the app when that app has crashed. It may collect sensitive information, such as passwords and encryption keys, so core dumps must be disabled on a production system. Learn how to disable them in Linux he…
Elasticsearch is a free and open-source analytics engine used for storing, searching, and analyzing big volumes of data in real-time. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install ElasticSearch on Rocky Linux 8.
The new Ubuntu Linux security patches are available for the Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo), Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa), and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) operating system series, and addresses three security issues related to the Bluetooth subsystem and NFC implementation affecting all three releases. These are CVE-2021-3564 and CVE-2021-3573, two flaws discovered in the […]
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This guide shows you how to migrate from CentOS 8 to AlmaLinux using the “almalinux-deploy” script. Learn more here.
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The grep utility is a renowned search tool on Unix-like systems that can be used to search for files or lines. It offers vast functionality and supports a number of options like searching using string pattern, reg-ex pattern, or Perl based reg-ex. Read…
‘Cat’ is one of the most commonly used commands in Linux operating systems (short for “concatenate”). This is a standard Unix application that concatenates and displays files. It is also possible to grow files quickly using cat commands. Using the cat command, you can read and write data from standard input and output devices. Learn […]
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Debian and Ubuntu are two of the most popular distributions, but they’re also very similar. So, what’s the difference between the two, and which one should you use? Read more about Debian and Ubuntu here to guide your decision.
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