Features
Wireshark
An Essential Sys Admin and Security Tool
Wireshark fills the gap between security and system administration for those who need to know more about what’s flowing through the wires or over the airwaves in the corporate network.
Keep All Your Linux Servers in Check
Front Seat
Use the browser-based Cockpit tool to monitor and administer multiple Linux servers without leaving your desk.
Contract Killer
Facebook releases its own OOM implementation
When a Linux system runs out of memory, a special agent, the out-of-memory killer, rushes to its aid. Facebook has now introduced its own OOM killer. What makes it different from its kernel-based counterpart? And what is an OOM killer really?
PDF Types in LibreOffice
Custom Export
With LibreOffice, you can customize the way you export PDFs.
Data Harvest
Python network data visualization
The Scapy packet manipulation program lets you analyze and manipulate packets to create incident response reports or examine network security.
Honeypots
Watching the Bad Guys with Cowrie
Use Cowrie as a honeypot to capture attack data and learn more about your attacker's methods.
Pretty Complex
Modern cyberwarfare and its resulting monetary allocations have significantly impacted the exploit market, but where does that lead?
Scanning with Zenmap
Network Discovery
Discover your network with the user-friendly Zenmap network scanner.
Custom Linux Installations
Roll Your Own
Customize your Linux installation and gain working knowledge of your system at the same time.
Spring Cleaning
Deleting the old kernels lost on your hard drive
When you update the kernel, the old version remains on the disk. If you clean up, the reward is several hundred megabytes of free disk space.
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News
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Knoppix 8.6 Released
The latest version of the classic Live Linux comes with KDE Plasma 5.
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openSUSE Board Gets a New Chairman
Richard Brown is replaced by Gerald Pfeifer.
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Linux Mint 19.2 “Tina” Released
The latest version of Linux Mint brings many performance improvements.
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Gnome and KDE Coming Together
The two major Linux projects will work together to create a compatible ecosystem.
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Fedora CoreOS Preview Released
The new distribution from Red Hat is targeted at containerized workloads.
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SUSE Appoints New CEO
Melissa Di Donato replaces Nils Brauckmann, who will retire and leave SUSE.
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Debian Buster Arrives
The latest release of Debian comes with tightened security.
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IBM Acquires Red Hat
Red Hat becomes an independent entity within IBM.
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Raspberry Pi 4 Is Here
A new operating system has been released to support the new device.
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Ubuntu Takes A U-Turn with 32-Bit Support
Canonical will continue to support legacy applications and libraries.