We look at what makes a security issue critical and how upstream developers and vendors respond by examining three incidents: CVE-2013-0156, CVE-2013-0333, and rubygems.org. Moreover, we look at improvements that can make security better in the future …
Read MoreApache HTTP Server version 2.4 is full of exciting new features. We share a few of them with you.
Read MoreIn computer forensics, memory analysis is becoming increasingly important as a means for investigating security incidents. In this article, we provide an overview of the various memory dumping options on Linux and introduce the support in Linux for the…
Read MoreThanks to protocols such as UPnP and DLNA, video, audio, and photos are distributed to TVs, gaming consoles, PCs, and smartphones without the need for configuration. Linux as a central media server is a welcome guest.
Read MoreA Perl script calls various plugins that sniff around on FTP and HTTP servers run by the major Linux distributions to discover when Fedora, Debian, and other distros update their packages.
Read MoreSecurity applications like antivirus protectors respond to events, rather than preventing them from happening, but the best security in Linux is architectural – that is, in its configuration.
Read MoreThe market for good image editing programs for Linux is pretty much saturated. Despite this, BrainDistrict has dared to launch two commercial programs: IFX-Supreme and PaintSupreme.
Read MoreDuring the ongoing battle against spam, admins should inspect their troop’s battle lines from time to time. If you don’t relish the thought of counting the dinnerware, you can use the services of a logfile inspector like SendmailAnalyzer, which works s…
Read MoreSimon is a sophisticated speech recognition tool with easy access to two powerful speech recognition engines, Julius and CMU Sphinx.
Read MoreIn addition to its comprehensive tool set, LibreOffice packs a built-in Basic-like scripting language that can be used to automate repetitive tasks and extend the suite’s default functionality.
Read MoreDefragfs optimizes files on a system, allowing videos to load faster and large archives to open in the blink of an eye.
Read MoreDear community
The patchset 5.0.4 of GNU Health Information System is out!
This is a small patch related to the calendar package.
If you use the vanilla / standard installation, you can update the server and the dependencies from the gnuhe…
Read Moreby George Whittaker
Introduction
The KDE community has just published KDE Gear 25.12, the newest quarterly update to its suite of applications. This refresh brings a mix of enhancemen…
Read MoreGNU mailutils version 3.21 is available for download. Short list of changes in this version follows. Refer to its NEWS file for a detailed discussion.
Optionally create intermediate directories when creating mailboxes.
New configuration sectio…
Read MoreVersion 1.7 of GNU radius is available for download.
This is a maintenance release.
Noteworthy changes:
Support for Guile 3.x.
Code cleanup.
Improved testsuite.
Improved documentation.
Various bugfixes.
Read MoreDocument Viewer or Evince is the default PDF reader application on Ubuntu. It originates from GNOME and its real name is evince. As its name suggests, Document Viewer’s purpose is to display various digital documents and electronic books, like PDF and …
Read Moreby George Whittaker
One of the most widely deployed Linux kernels has officially reached the end of its lifecycle. The maintainers of the Linux kernel have confirmed that Linux 5.4, on…
Read MoreBOSTON, Massachusetts, USA (Tuesday, December 9, 2025) — The Free
Software Foundation (FSF) announced today the recipients of the 2024
Free Software Awards, which are given annually by the FSF to groups
and individuals in the free software community w…