This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Obarun 2021.07.26News: The cgroup filesystem ported to the BSDs, Solus works to replace GNOME components, Ubuntu to ship Firefox as a SnapQuestions and answers: Keeping a specific application window on topRelea…
Read MoreThe Thumb 3.12 release is here and it’s full of improvements, including native support for the HEIF and AVIF image formats, as well as Apple’s HEIC.
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The SparkyLinux project develops a lightweight distribution based on Debian. The Sparky team has published a new update to the distribution’s semi-rolling branch which presents users with software from Debian’s development “Bookworm” branch. The proje…
Read MoreUbuntu 18.04.6 LTS is available to download. This point release carries a number of fixes to plug the BootHole security vulnerability discovered in 2020.
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If you’ve ever needed to know whether a physical cable is connected to a network port on your Linux system, you don’t necessarily need to be right in front of the computer or server to check. There are several methods we can use from the Linux command line in order to see if a cable is […]
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Read MoreVentoy is an open source tool for creating bootable USB drives. It was originally released as a command line program. A web UI was introduced later in March this year, but it wasn’t really functional or easy to use. These days the developers have announced the first version of Ventoy with a native Linux GUI. […]
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Read MoreThe Ubuntu team has announced an updated version of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04.6, is now available. The new media includes a security fix for the BootHole security issues. Learn more about the new release here.
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The echo command is one of the most commonly and widely used built-in commands for Linux bash and C shells, typically used in a scripting language and batch files to display a line of text/string on standard output or a file. Learn more about echo comm…
Read MoreSince KDE Plasma 5.23 will be released in celebration of the project’s 25th anniversary, it’s obvious that it will be a great release that introduces better support for the next-generation Wayland display server, making Plasma desktop more stable, faster, and reliable. The Plasma Wayland improvements include the middle-click paste and drag and drop items between […]
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Read MoreThis brief guide explains how to list all installed packages in various Linux distributions, from the command line, with examples.
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Cybercriminals are targeting Linux-based servers running Microsoft’s Azure public cloud environment that are vulnerable to flaws, after Microsoft didn’t automatically apply a patch on affected clients in its infrastructure. According to cybersecurity firm Recorded Future, the attacks began the night of Sept. 16 after a proof-of-concept exploit was published earlier in the day on GitHub. […]
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Read MoreThe networking startup, Kentik Labs, has launched with open source networking tools that leverage eBPF. They say the new platform is aimed at “the other side of the house” from its usual network engineering customers. Learn more about Kenti…
Read MoreA significant part of hacking consists of diverting the function of existing systems and software, and hackers often use legitimate security tools to perform cyber attacks. Pentesting tool Cobalt Strike has been one such target, but what happened recently with a Red Hat Linux version of the Cobalt Strike Beacon is worthy of note. According […]
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Read MoreIn the following tutorial, you will learn how to install Discord client on Ubuntu 20.04 using two different methods.
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In this short post, we are going to summarize the new features and updates expected in Fedora 35, with an expected stable release for the end of next October.
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The Ubuntu team has announced an updated version of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is now available. The new media includes security fixes, including a fix for the BootHole security issues. “The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (…
Read MoreThe LEMP Stack is a set of open-source software and frameworks or libraries that are used to host web applications on the internet. A stack consists of Linux operating system, Nginx web server, MariaDB/MySQL database server, and PHP language.
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