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Expand Your Command Line
Upgrade your Bash sessions with extra features and power.
Not Spoiled for Choice
Create a select menu with smenu
The smenu tool reduces the effort of creating shell menus to one line, with numerous options for a wide range of design alternatives.
Changes at OpenStack
How the OpenStack community is shaping the new Pike release
The quintessential open source cloud platform unveils a new development model with its latest release.
Master Class
Learning about web security with Web Security Dojo
Protecting your own websites from attack either costs a lot of money or requires a lot of expertise. Web Security Dojo helps you learn to think like an expert.
Shielded
Providers that protect against DDoS attacks
To ward off DDoS attacks, websites and services often seek the protection of Internet giants, such as Amazon, but you have other ways to protect your connectivity.
Trusted Computing
Security with the Trusted Platform Module
The Trusted Platform Module on your computer's motherboard could lead to better security for your Linux system.
Janitorial Services
Convenient system clean-up with Stacer
Stacer is a handy graphical tool for cleaning up your Linux system.
Too Clever
Smarter with open source
Making the city of Messina, Italy, smarter with open source and IoT.
Needlework – Digitize your LPs and cassettes with Audacity
Armed with the Audacity sound editor, you can convert the analog content of LPs, tapes, and cassettes to the digital world.
Back to the Future
What's new in Ubuntu 17.10
Ubuntu is back to the first letter of the alphabet – and back to the Gnome desktop. But you'll also find lots of new stuff in the latest release.
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Pine64 Halts Production of Linux Devices
With continued DRAM and eMMC shortages, Pine64 has decided to discontinue production of Linux devices.
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The Bullet-Proof KDE Software Initiative Is Coming
KDE, Techpaladin, and Kubuntu Focus have announced a new initiative that will provide at least three years of support for KDE Plasma 6.6 LTS and related software.
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Linux Mint Shares a Possible Kernel Cleanup Solution
For those on Linux Mint who like to keep multiple kernels around but don't want them to take up too much space, you might be getting a new automated tool.
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CachyOS Gets an Update
CachyOS August 2026 release is now available with the latest version of KDE, some new features, and plenty of improvements.
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The Linux Kernel Dev Staging Area Now Rejects AI-Generated Patches
Unless a kernel patch is a valid security fix, it will be rejected if it was created using AI.
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Linux Surpasses Double-Digit Market Share
According to two sources, the Linux operating system has hit a major milestone in market share that naysayers thought would never happen.
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AI Helped Develop a Linux Exploit
A use-after-free race exploit was discovered and exploited on CentOS Stream 9.
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Yet Another Linux Kernel Vulnerability Discovered
Affecting millions of systems, a kernel flaw discovered by Qualys could allow users to gain root privileges.
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Ubuntu 26.10 to Include Ubuntu Certified Hardware Check
If you've ever wondered if your laptop or PC is officially certified to run Ubuntu, that curiosity will soon be met.
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Substantial Update to IPFire Now Available
The lastest version of IPFire features a fundamental change to how the system handles DNS.