Scientific Linux 5.4 with FUSE, Atheros and Lua
Nov 05, 2009The Scientific Linux distro, which derives from the freely licensed sources of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), is now available in version 5.4.
more »OpenSUSE Project Transfers Parts of Maintenance to Community
Nov 05, 2009OpenSUSE updates will, in future, be decided by a joint panel of Novell staff and community members. Only security updates will be decided by Novell alone.
more »Mandriva 2010.0: Faster and More Stable
Nov 05, 2009The new Mandriva 2010.0 has been ready for download since yesterday. After a month's delay, the French distributor has released the current version, code-named Adelie, for free. Some important changes were made.
more »Project Timelord: Kubuntu to Become Even Better
Nov 04, 2009Kubuntu isn't as good as it could be. That was the conclusion developers came to after version 9.10 was released. Project Timelord should now address that concern.
more »Update: Security Hole in Kernel Allows Privilege Extensions
Nov 04, 2009A null-pointer dereference in the Linux kernel allows local users to assume root privileges. Brad Spengler, who claims first discovery, announced that he will present a corresponding exploit during the course of the day.
more »What's New in the Newest Linux in a Nutshell? Interview with Stephen Figgins
Nov 03, 2009I'm amazed at all the technical people living here in Lawrence, Kansas, so I've decided to do a series of interviews to highlight what our small college town has to offer the international tech community. Recently I sat down with local author Stephen Figgins at a coffee shop to talk about what's new in the latest release of the popular Linux in a Nutshell book.
more »Zenoss Core 2.5 with 40 New Zen Packs
Nov 03, 2009The Zenoss Core free monitoring suite is available in a new version 2.5.
more »Ubuntu and Windows Boot Times Compared
Nov 03, 2009A boot time test as a rule brings more criticism than praise for the tester, seeing that the tests are usually considered flawed. A new test has fixed all that.
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New Linux Flaw Lets Attackers Escape VMs
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