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Finnix Linux Distro for Sysadmins Celebrates 25th Anniversary with New Release

Debian-based Finnix 250 Linux distribution for system administrators is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.12 LTS. Here’s what’s new!
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Download of the day: GIMP 3.0 is FINALLY Here!

Wow! After years of hard work and countless commits, we have finally reached a huge milestone: GIMP 3.0 is officially released! I am excited as I write this and can’t wait to share some incredible new features and improvements in this release. GIMP 2.1…

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Ubuntu to Explore Rust-Based “uutils” as Potential GNU Core Utilities Replacement

In a move that has sparked significant discussion within the Ubuntu Linux fan-base and community, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has announced its intention to explore the potential replacement of GNU Core Utilities with the Rust-based “uutils” …

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Critical Rsync Vulnerability Requires Immediate Patching on Linux and Unix systems

Rsync is a opensource command-line tool in Linux, macOS, *BSD and Unix-like systems that synchronizes files and directories. It is a popular tool for sending or receiving files, making backups, or setting up mirrors. It minimizes data copied by transfe…

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lnav – Awesome terminal log file viewer for Linux and Unix

It is no secret that whether you are a developer or sysadmin, you need to use log files to troubleshoot errors on your Linux and Unix systems. You use tools like grep, tail, cat, or journalctl to view log files. However, you may need help with so many …

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Updated Debian Linux 12.1 released

Debian Linux project announces the first update of the Debian project’s stable distribution, Debian 12 (codename “bookworm”) named Debian 12.1. This update mainly addresses security issues and significant problems. Security advisories have been publish…

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Setting up VSCode for Ansible Lightspeed AI in Ubuntu 22.04 desktop

Red Hat launched the Ansible Lightspeed Code Assistant Generative AI with IBM Watson Code Assistant in May 2023. This preview is now available to all Ansible users, allowing them to explore the technology, provide feedback to Red Hat, and further train…

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How to upgrade FreeBSD 13.1 to 13.2 release

The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team is announcing the availability of FreeBSD version 13.2-RELEASE on 11/April/2023. It is the third release of the stable/13 branches. I updated my FreeBSD version 13.1 to 13.2 using the CLI over an ssh-based session. …

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nvtop – Awesome Linux task monitor for NVIDIA, AMD & Intel GPUs

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How To Set Up SSH Keys With YubiKey as two-factor authentication (U2F/FIDO2)

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All Linux and Unix servers are managed manually or by automation tools such as Ansible using ssh. For example, say you have a server at Linode or AWS. Then you copy your public ssh key to a remote cloud server. O…

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Arch Linux-Based SystemRescue 9.04 Distro Brings New Packages

SystemRescue 9.04 comes with several new packages to make your system administration tasks easier. Learn more here.
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DNS settings to avoid email spoofing and phishing for unused domain

As you may know, email spoofing allows attackers to pose as someone else to gain illegal profit. For example, I only use webmaster@cyberciti.biz for communication, but someone might create a spoofed-up email, say info@opensourceflare.com, to trick som…

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How to protect Linux against rogue USB devices using USBGuard

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You deployed a perfect firewall and other network security policies preventing unauthorized access to the user’s desktop computer over a network. However, you still need to block USB device access. We can configure a Linux desktop security po…

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A cautionary tale about locking Linux & FreeBSD user accounts

Like every other solo developer and sysadmin, I do stuff using ssh. Some stuff is automated using scripts, and others require ssh login. For example, one of my scripts logs into my Linux and FreeBSD server using public ssh keys and does a particular t…

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Linux crontab Tutorial with Examples

Regardless of your current level of knowledge, this article offers a Linux crontab tutorial with examples. Learn more here.
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How to Determine OS of a Remote Host

When performing digital reconnaissance or penetrating testing, it’s important to fingerprint a network by understanding what operating system is used on a remote host. Nmap is a great tool for this job. Although normally associated with the cybersecurity field and penetration testing, Nmap can also be used for benevolent purposes, such as a system administrator […]

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Why Do Programmers Prefer to Use Linux?

Windows is the most widely used operating system, both in home and business environments. Most programs are created to run on this operating system. However, the people who create these programs (mainly developers, programmers, and system administrat…

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Top 10 Container Guides for SysAdmins

Check out this list of top 10 container guides for sysadmins. Learn what’s happening in the world of containers and how to better manage this technology.
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How to migrate from CentOS 8 to AlmaLinux (conversion)

I already wrote about migrating from CentOS 8 to CentOS Stream. I also have a guide about migrating from CentOS 8 to Rocky Linux. Today, I am working on another side project with my partner, and I wanted to try out AlmaLinux. Hence, this quick post wil…

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30 Useful Linux Commands for System Administrators

In this article we are going to review some of the useful and frequently used Linux or Unix commands for Linux System Administrators that are used in their daily life.
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