GNOME 43 Released with Quick Settings, More GTK 4 Ports, and New Device Security Panel

After nearly six months of development, the GNOME 43 “Guadalajara” desktop is finally here and introduces a few interesting changes, the most prominent one being the Quick Settings menu that can be accessed from the system top bar, very similar to those you probably saw on Android devices or the latest Windows 11 and macOS […]

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How to Install and Use Docker on Alpine Linux

Docker is a popular open-source containerization platform that makes it possible for developers to build, ship, and deploy their applications inside isolated environments called containers. Unlike virtual machines, containers are lightweight environments that ship with all the libraries, dependencies, and files required by an application to run. Here’s how to get this platform set up […]

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Ubuntu Users Get New Linux Kernel Security Updates That Patch 15 Vulnerabilities

The new Linux kernel security updates available for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM releases address 15 security vulnerabilities, including two that are common to all supported Ubuntu releases, namely CVE-2021-33655, an out-of-bounds write flaw discovered in the framebuffer driver that could allow a local attacker to cause […]

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WSL Gets Systemd Support, Here’s How to Enable It

Microsoft has released a new 0.67.6 version of its Windows Subsystem for Linux, which includes long-awaited systemd support. This elevates the system to a whole new level, opening up many possibilities.
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Ventoy 1.0.80 Adds Secondary Boot Menu, Now Supports More Than 1000 ISOs

Ventoy 1.0.80 is here almost two months after version 1.0.79 and it’s a big milestone for the popular multiboot USB creator utility as the number of supported ISO files reached and passed beyond the 1000 mark. Yes, you’re reading that right, Ventoy now supports more than 1000 ISOs and that’s a huge thing! On top […]

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Open-Source Software Usage Slowing Down for Fear of Vulnerabilities, Exposures, Risks

While open-source software was created by and for developers, it is now an integral part of commercial software development and the backbone for continuous enterprise innovation. Of those surveyed, 20% identified open source’s speed of innovation and affordability as the most valued benefits of its usage. When asked about the biggest threats to further innovation […]

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19 AnsibleFest 2022 presentations for sysadmins

19 AnsibleFest 2022 presentations for sysadmins Image Photo by Pedro Lastra on Unsplash AnsibleFest is back as an in-person event. Check out some of the event’s top presentations to help sysadmins automate better. Posted: September 22, 2022 | %t min read | by Vicki Walker (Red Hat) Topics:   Ansible   Events   Automation   Read the full article […]

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Interview with System76’s Jax Johnson on Destination Linux

This week’s episode of Destination Linux, we’re going to be talking with Jax from System76. Jax is going to give us the run down of what System76 is up to next. Plus, we have our tips/tricks and software picks. All this and more coming up right now on …

Unpatched Python Library Affects More Than 300,000 Open-Source Projects

Trellix security researchers have revealed a major vulnerability in the Python tarfile library that could be exploited in software supply chain attacks. The researchers believe it could be used against organizations at scale, which could lead to attack…

Wolfi: A Linux Undistro with Security Measures for the Software Supply Chain

Wolfi is a new community Linux undistribution that combines the best aspects of existing container base images with default security measures that will include software signatures powered by Sigstore, provenance, and software bills of material (SBOM).
…

Software Based Audio Piping & Mix/Minus In Linux With Pipewire!

In this video I show you how I pipe audio from two different platforms together each week to make Destination Linux video podcast. Using Fedora, pipewire, and QJackCTL, anyone is able to connect streams of audio between multiple programs with a few simple clicks. No other OS is it this easy to connect multiple audio […]

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How to Choose the Best Linux VPS Hosting for Your Website

If you were to search for the “best Linux VPS,” you would most likely just get even more confused with all the industry jargon and tech-speak. What’s more, over half of all VPS servers run on a Linux system. The biggest advantage of using a Linux system is that it is free and open-source. This means […]

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Participate in the first-ever survey to discover digital transformation readiness of energy stakeholders

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parallel @ Savannah: GNU Parallel 20220922 (‘Elizabeth’) released

GNU Parallel 20220922 (‘Elizabeth’) has been released. It is available for download at: lbry://@GnuParallel:4

Quote of the month:

  reduced our backend test pipelines from 4 to 1.30 hrs. gnu parallel for the win!!!

     — Swapnil Sahu @Caffeina…

FSF Blogs: Interview with Martin Dougiamas of Moodle

This is the latest installment of our Licensing and
Compliance Lab’s series on free software developers who choose GNU
licenses for their works.

Chainguard releases Wolfi, a Linux ‘undistribution’

Chainguard takes a new approach to building a container Linux with all the security you’d need already baked in.

Explore OpenShift APIs from the command line

Get key details about routes, buildconfigs, deploymentconfigs, and other OpenShift-specific APIs.
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Getting Started with Podman: Manage Images, Containers and Volumes

Podman is a container runtime that provides features similar to Docker. It’s part of the libpod library and can be used to manage pods, containers, container images, and container volumes.

How to Install Podman on Ubuntu 22.04

Podman also called "Pod Manager" is an open-source tool used for creating and managing containers. It is part of the libpod library that doesn’t rely on the Docker daemon and is compatible with Docker. In this tutorial, I will show you how to…

Distribution Release: ExTiX 22.9

The ExTiX distribution is an Ubuntu-based project which features alternative desktop environments. The latest version of ExTiX uses the KDE Plasma desktop and ships with the Anbox software for running Android applications. The release announcement sha…