OpenSSH 9.8 Fixes Critical sshd Vulnerability

OpenSSH 9.8 enhances security, fixing critical race conditions in sshd and logic errors in ssh. Here’s more on that!
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Greg Casamento: What Apple has forgotten…

 When NeXT still existed and the black hardware was a thing, Steve Jobs made the announcement that OPENSTEP would be created and that the object model, not the operating system and not the hardware, was the important thing.This is a concept that Appl…

Peppermint OS’s Family Expands With ‘Loaded’ Version

Peppermint Loaded: Complete with pre-installed apps, Flatpak support, Mint Store integration, and more for a pleasant out-of-the-box experience.
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Development Release: OpenMandriva 24.07 RC “ROME”

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The OpenMandriva project has announced the availability of a new testing snapshot. The new release candidate for OpenMandriva 24.07 “ROME” introduces the KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment…

Development Release: OpenMandriva 24.07 RC

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The OpenMandriva project has announced the availability of a new testing snapshot. The new release candidate for OpenMandriva 24.07 “ROME” introduces the KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment…

Nitrux 3.5.1 Released With Linux Kernel 6.9 and NVIDIA 555 Graphics Driver

Nitrux developer Uri Herrera announced the release and general availability of Nitrux 3.5.1 as the latest version of this immutable and systemd-free Debian-based distribution.
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Miracle-WM 0.3 Brings Animation and Border Customization Features

Miracle-WM 0.3, a new Wayland compositor based on Ubuntu’s MIR, was released with window animations, workspace switching, and improved bug fixes.
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Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” Beta: First Impressions

Linux Mint 22 Beta: Powered by Ubuntu 24.04 LTS under the hood, it’s still the best and most straightforward Linux desktop.
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KDE Plasma 6.1.2 July’s Bugfix Release Is Here

July’s KDE Plasma 6.1.2 update delivers important fixes, including improved functionality in Discover, Libtaskmanager, and panel settings.
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Fedora 42 Proposes to Include Opt-In User Metrics Collection

A proposal has been made for Fedora 42 to collect user data via an opt-in system. Transparency and user control are promised, but doubts linger.
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CISA Report Finds Most Open-Source Projects Contain Memory-Unsafe Code

Analysts found that 52% of open-source projects are written in memory-unsafe languages like C and C++. More than half of open-source projects contain code written in a memory-unsafe language, a report from the U.S.’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has found. Memory-unsafe means the code allows for operations that can corrupt memory, leading to vulnerabilities […]

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MySQL 9.0 Released: What’s New, Changed, and Removed

MySQL 9.0 database rolls out with enhanced JSON support, new DDL for events, updated system variable tables, and more.
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Backup and Restore WSL Distributions

Learn about taking backup of the Linux system in WSL and restoring it later.

Access WSL Files in Windows

Learn the essentials about accessing Linux files from Windows.

How to Remove Systemd Services on Linux

The post How to Remove Systemd Services on Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Systemd is a system and service manager for Linux operating systems, providing a standard process for controlling what services start
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Linux Mint 22 Beta is Available for Testing

Linux Mint, the popular Linux Distribution, announced version 22 Beta release this Monday! The new release is based on Ubuntu 24.04, features Cinnamon Desktop 6.2, and supports until 2029. Thanks to the upstream changes, the release now is powered by Linux Kernel 6.8 with updated drivers and modern hardware support. The default PulseAudio is replaced […]

How to Find the php.ini File in Linux

The post How to Find the php.ini File in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .In the world of Linux, the php.ini file is a crucial configuration file for the PHP programming language. This file
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How to Install Nginx to Host Website with HTTPS on Debian 12

The post How to Install Nginx to Host Website with HTTPS on Debian 12 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Nginx is a very popular high-performance web server that combines the power of reverse proxying, load balancing, caching …

FSF Blogs: The Licensing & Compliance Team, running at full steam for your freedom

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How to connect Linux and Android – and why you should

If you’re an Android and Linux user, you’ll be glad to know there’s an easy way to integrate the two systems for better syncing and interaction.