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Canonical rebuilds Ubuntu 24.04 LTS packages for Noble Numbat Beta, ensuring safety from CVE-2024-3094 threat.

MINIX Z100-AERO Mini PC with 2.5GbE+1GbE ports and NVMe SSD Support

Recent enhancements have been made to GitHub Actions , a feature of GitHub that enables automation and CI/CD processes for developer teams. The updates focus on boosting security and power for GitHub-hosted runners, virtual machines that execute workflows.

This article focuses on font renderers for Linux. Font rendering is the process by which operating systems take text and turn it into display text.

Recent sshd/xz backdoor (CVE-2024-3094 ) reveals risks in systemd's libsystemd, sparking debate on dependency reduction. Here's more on that!

Renowned Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman announced today the end of life (EOL) for the Linux 6.7 kernel series, urging users to upgrade to the latest Linux 6.8 kernel as soon as possible.

Nix-shell allows you create customized development environments for each project, complete with all the necessary tools and libraries.

Follows the vendor's decision to overhaul licensing of the popular cache database. Cloud giants AWS, Google, and Oracle have come out in support of a Linux Foundation open source fork of Redis, the popular in-memory database frequently used as a cache, following changes to its licensing.…

Ransomware targeting Linux systems is a growing threat, particularly in IoT ecosystems. Cybersecurity analysts are presenting live forensic techniques to detect ransomware infections on Linux machines. Let's examine Linux ransomware's unique challenges and its potential impact on the IoT industry.

It is possible to enable SSH on Ubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu 22.04 in only six steps. Secure Shell (SSH) is a network protocol that allows secure remote access to servers and other devices over an unsecured network. It’s an essential tool for system administrators and developers who need to manage their servers remotely. Enabling SSH on Ubuntu 20.04 and the newer version, Ubuntu 22.04, is a straightforward process, and this guide will walk you through the steps.

The importance of prioritizing memory-safe programming languages has never been greater. Using memory-safe programming languages such as Python, Java, C#, Go, Rust, and Swift offers significant security advantages for admins and programmers, while avoiding the vulnerabilities associated with memory-unsafe languages like C++.

April Fool's Day and Fedora's KDE Plasma switch: Are these pranks a continuing delight, or is it time to retire the old antics?

Is Developer Cloud enough to steal Nvidia's thunder? Interview Intel is attempting to woo developers to its cloud with early access to unreleased hardware and a born-again attitude to open source in a bid to differentiate itself from competitors.…

An intrusion detection system (IDS) is an important security tool for system administrators. Its purpose is to notify us whenever it detects that a potential intrusion has occurred. When an attacker compromises a system, one of the first things they will usually do is attempt to change file permissions, attempt to escalate to the root user account, or start modifying system files. The IDS is configured to monitor for these changes and make us aware of them if they occur.

Shlink is a free link shortening server and web app for Linux. Learn how you can install this powerful Bit.ly alternative on Ubuntu today.

Linux hardware vendor System76 has updated their Oryx Pro Linux-powered laptop with a 14th Gen Intel HX-Class processor and more memory than previous versions.

This guide delves deep into the world of Dockerizing applications on Linux, covering best practices, deployment strategies, and much more to empower developers and DevOps professionals alike.

There are a plethora of tools available for the Raspberry Pi that system administrators can use to monitor network traffic. Newer Raspberry Pi models even come with a built in WiFi chip in addition to the traditional Ethernet port, giving us even more options for connecting to networks and monitoring traffic. Network monitoring can be useful for troubleshooting connectivity problems or identifying bottlenecks that are slowing down connections.

In this tutorial, we will go over various tools that can be used to monitor the network traffic on a Raspberry Pi. Along with default utilities on Raspberry Pi OS, additional packet sniffing and network analyzer tools such as Wireshark can be installed and used to gather information on network traffic. Let’s see how to use them.

March 2024's Thunderbird Digest reveals Exchange Autodiscovery and OAuth compatibility improvements in the latest update.

This guide delves into the intricacies of Disk Partitioning and Logical Volume Management (LVM), equipping you with the knowledge to optimize your Linux system's storage.