New Pumabot Botnet Brute-Forces SSH Credentials to Hijack IoT Devices

In today’s connected world, IoT devices are becoming increasingly common, powering everything from home automation to industrial systems. However, this rapid growth has also expanded the attack surface for cybercriminals. A recent discovery of the Pumabot botnet demonstrates how attackers are exploiting weak security, particularly poor SSH credential management, to breach and control vulnerable devices. […]

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How to Check if a Package Is Installed on Debian, RedHat And Derivative Systems

For example, Debian-based systems like Ubuntu and Linux Mint use dpkg, while Fedora and Red Hat-based systems use rpm. If you’re also exploring alternatives like AlmaLinux, check out this overview of AlmaLinux OS 10. Before attempting to install new software or investigating why a command fails, checking whether the software is already present can save […]

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AlmaLinux 10: RHEL’s Twin, With Twists

While most of the RHEL clones are happy to be line-by-line copies of Red Hat’s pride and joy, AlmaLinux 10 strives to be a little bit more.
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AlmaLinux 9.6 Released on Same Day as RHEL 10

The AlmaLinux Foundation rolls out AlmaLinux 9.6 on the same day that Red Hat officially releases RHEL 10.
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TuxCares New Partnership With Trend Microsystems Brings New Options for AlmaLinux Users

There’s a lot of “one hand washing the other” in this collaboration: TuxCare gains cred by contributing to Trend’s proprietary platform, AlmaLinux gains another reason for potential users to choose it over the competition, and Trend now has something t…

TuxCares New Partnership With Trend Microsystems Brings New Options for AlmaLinux Users

There’s a lot of “one hand washing the other” in this collaboration: TuxCare gains cred by contributing to Trend’s proprietary platform, AlmaLinux gains another reason for potential users to choose it over the competition, and Trend now has something t…

How to Enter Single User Mode in AlmaLinux 8/9

The post How to Enter Single User Mode in AlmaLinux 8/9 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Single user mode, also known as rescue mode, is a minimal environment in Linux that allows system administrators to perform
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AlmaLinux Now Has a DOD Guide for Security Hardening the Distro as Much as You Want

Users who take advantage of the new DISA STIG can make their AlmaLinux servers about as secure as is possible. There’s another feather in the…
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Test AlmaLinux 10 Beta With Your Workload Using ELevate

A special edition of ELevate makes it possible for users to test AlmaLinux 10 beta using their AlmaLinux 9 production workloads in order to get the bugs out before the release of the prime-time-ready version of AlmaLinux 10.
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Fast Times at Ridgemont Oreon Linux High

Oreon Linux has received a lot of attention for being a desktop OS based on AlmaLinux. However, it appears that the two distros won’t be dancing together for very long.
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AlmaLinux 10 Beta Distinguishes Itself From RHEL 10 Be

If all goes according to plan, by the time this article publishes, downloads will be available for AlmaLinux 10 Beta.
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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: November 24th, 2024

This week we got some cool and highly-anticipated software releases, starting with FreeCAD 1.0 and Blender 4.3, and continuing with Mesa 24.3, GNU Linux-libre 6.12, and Shotcut 4.11. The free RHEL 9.5 alternatives are also here, including AlmaLinux 9.5…

Everything Red Hat Says About RHEL 9.5 Is Just as True of AlmaLinux 9.5

AlmaLinux is again the first RHEL clone to cross the finish line with a new release.
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AlmaLinux OS 9.5 Is Here as a Free Alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5

AlmaLinux OS 9.5 distribution is now available for download based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5. Here’s what’s new!
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Azure Grants AlmaLinux Rarefied ‘Endorsed Distribution’ Status

AlmaLinux now has a status on Microsoft’s cloud that it shares with only six other Linux distributions. Here’s what it means.
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AlmaLinux OS Kitten 10: A Sneak Peek into the Future of AlmaLinux

AlmaLinux OS, an open-source and free enterprise Linux operating system, is developing a preview version of AlmaLinux OS 10, codenamed “Kitten”.
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AlmaLinux Kitten Distro: Based on CentOS Stream 10 for Downstream Devs

The AlmaLinux Foundation warns that this new distribution, which was made available today, is not intended for production use but for developers working downstream of AlmaLinux OS.
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AlmaLinux Kitten 10: Early Access for Community Builders

AlmaLinux Kitten preview offers a sneak peek into AlmaLinux’s next major 10 release with x86-64-v2 support, Secure Boot, and more.
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AlmaLinux Kitten: Based on CentOS Stream 10 for Downstream Devs

The AlmaLinux Foundation warns that this new distribution that was made available today is not intended for production use, but for developers working downstream of AlmaLinux OS.
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How to Install MongoDB on AlmaLinux 9

MongoDB is an open-source, cross-platform, and distributed NoSQL (Non-SQL or Non-Relational) database system. This guide will show you how to install MongoDB on an Alma Linux 9 server.
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