MX Linux’s mirrors for downloading packages should be unaffected by the storm. With Hurricane Milton a category 4 and already bringing storms to Florida’s northwest…
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Wind River’s new Debian-based server and edge Linux distribution was born out of a need to create a CentOS replacement that would remove Red Hat from the equation.
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A new SIG now helps server manufacturers certify that their hardware works as it should on AlmaLinux, and will soon do the same for software vendors.
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As you might expect from the folks at the eFoundation, the new Parental Controls do a better job of protecting child users than the controls that Google ships with Android.
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The lift and shift app, ELevate, for easily migrating away from no longer supported distros, adds Scientific Linux support as well as new features. The…
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We can file this as a plug if we wish, Christine said. “I’m basically writing it because… well, you can color me impressed by an Enterprise Linux distribution that listens to its users and is quick to action. That’s a little old fashioned for the…
And we’re go – Linux Mint 22 ‘Wilma’ has been officially released and made available to download. This major update is the first to be based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS This major update is built on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and sees Linux Mint 22 inh…
AlmaLinux is turning into the RHEL clone with a difference, by patching RHEL security holes that are given a low priority by Red Hat.
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Although Sunday will be the last day that CentOS 7 will be officially supported, you don’t have to move to something else right away. There are plenty of support services you can use to keep your workloads safe and secure until you’re ready to migrate….
After recently patching a security bug that Red Hat decided not to patch, the RHEL clone AlamaLinux has now returned support for many devices that are no longer supported by RHEL in beta releases of AlmaLinux 9.4 and 8.10.
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The Gentoo Linux distribution is in the process of shuttering its Gentoo Foundation now that it’s become a Software in the Public Interest project, which gives it tax exempt status and much, much more.
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AlmaLinux can now develop and apply security patches and bug fixes ahead of RHEL, because it no longer seeks to be a line-by-line exact copy of Red Hat’s operating system.
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Time to put on your birthday hat and sing Happy Birthday. Today the AlmaLinux OS Foundation turns three!
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Univention Corporate Server was originally designed to be a Linux distro with Microsoft Active Directory capabilities.
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Debian Skips 12.3, Ships 12.4, Over File System Worries
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Ahead of the Zorin OS 17 release expected later this month, a beta version has been made available for download and testing. Zorin OS 17 rebases on top of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and the Linux 6.2 kernel but, interestingly, ships with GNOME 43 and not GNOME 4…
Rocky Linux becomes the last of the major RHEL clones to catch up with Red Hat’s latest and greatest. Here’s what you should know.
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For the first time in its three year’s of existence, AlmaLinux didn’t release its new version within hours of a new RHEL release. That’s because AlmaLinux is no longer just a copy and paste RHEL clone.
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The Fedora Project has released Fedora Workstation 39, the latest version of its flagship desktop Linux operating system. Fedora Workstation 39 brings a number of new features and improvements, including an updated desktop experience with GNOME 45, bet…
There’s a good chance that when Fedora 40 is released in April, that it will become the first major Linux distro to be released without X.
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