Features
Fly Catcher
Using a Raspberry Pi as a network honeypot
Adding a honeypot to your network will slow down attackers and warn you that intruders are on the wire.
Great Expectations
Fedora 22 released almost on time
Fedora 22 was released a week late, but it is seriously impressive with Gnome 3.16 and the new DNF package manager. Only the installer, Anaconda, might cause beginners a headache.
Garbage Collector
Clean your filesystem with FSlint
FSlint detects the source of filesystem problems and remedies or mitigates them while cleaning up the hard drive.
Less is More
Fast image processing with ExactImage
Automate image processing with this quick and easy-to-use photo tool suite.
One Document for Multiple Uses
Single Sourcing in LibreOffice Writer
With a little planning and a few LibreOffice tricks, you can create one document that contains text customized for various end users.
Snapshot
Back up your systems with Mondo Rescue
A timely snapshot by Mondo Rescue puts a computer back on its feet after a system failure in just a few minutes.
Light and Shadow
Convert RAW data with LightZone
The RAW format preserves the full splendor of digital image data. You can develop this material into a format for everyday use with LightZone.
Keyboardio
Open Hardware Comes to the Keyboard
Keyboardio is not only one of the first open keyboards, it looks poised for modest profitability as well.
All Systems Go
An introduction to systemd
Wondering what all the fuss is about systemd? We explain the basic concepts and capabilities of the new system management suite – coming soon to a distro near you.
Snap Stack
Accessing the powerful Btrfs snapshot features with Snapper
Snapper lets you restore a system to its previous state – with a little help from Btrfs snapshots.
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News
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Red Hat Reports $823 Revenue for Second Quarter 2019
Strong performance for cloud and container products leads to a 14% increase over last year.
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Debian, Ubuntu, and Other Distros are Leaving Users Vulnerable
A security researcher says Linux vendors wait too long to patch the kernel.
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NextCloud 14 Arrives
The new version adds two new security features for users.
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Linus Torvalds Takes a Break, Apologizes
The creator of Linux is admitting his abusive behavior on LKML and plans to change.
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A New Business Model for Open Source Projects
Storj offers a new program that enables open source projects to monetize from storage.
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Linux Mint Debian Edition 3 Released
It’s Linux Mint without any Ubuntu base packages.
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Zorin OS 12.4 Released
It’s an extremely popular distribution among Windows and macOS users.
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Debian Celebrates Its Birthday
The great community Linux distro turns 25 years old.
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Chromebooks Support Debian Applications
Containerized Debian environment is now available through the Chrome OS dev channel.
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Opera Embraces Snap for Linux
Announcement may open doors for more mainstream applications to adopt Ubuntu's Snap package system.