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Jul 20, 2009A recently discovered root exploit attacked the newest Linux versions and circumvented protection systems such as SELinux and AppArmor. A solution has been found.
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Jul 20, 2009Some companies may actually be benefitting from the current recession. One of them is Red Hat, which just won a place on the renowned Standard and Poor 500.
more »Spoiled for Choice: Assorted Linux from Ultilex 4.0.0
Jul 16, 2009Ultilex 4.0.0 promises to be the ultimate Linux experience: the multi-boot live Linux distribution offers a whole bouquet of Linux distributions to prove it.
more »Sidux 2009-02: New Kernel and KDE 4.2
Jul 16, 2009The Sidux Linux distro now appears in version 2009-02 as based on Debian and with Kernel 2.6.30, KDE 4.2.4 and free sofware as usual.
more »MontaVista Linux: One Second Startup
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Ubuntu on Pilot Light: wattOS Beta 3
Jul 13, 2009The goal of wattOS is simple and useful: to build a Linux distro that uses little energy.
more »How About the Good Old Days? Dustin Kirkland's Ubuntu Museum
Jul 13, 2009Texan Dustin Kirkland shows that it doesn't take heaps of cash and government funding to open a museum. All by himself he opened one exclusively for Ubuntu.
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The Next Linux Kernel Turns 7.0
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Linux From Scratch Drops SysVinit Support
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LibreOffice 26.2 Now Available
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Linux Kernel Project Releases Project Continuity Document
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Mecha Systems Introduces Linux Handheld
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MX Linux 25.1 Features Dual Init System ISO
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Photoshop on Linux?
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Linux Mint 22.3 Now Available with New Tools
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New Linux Malware Targets Cloud-Based Linux Installations
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Say Goodbye to Middle-Mouse Paste
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