Offensive Security Releases Kali Linux
Mar 22, 2013Offensive Security announces the release of Kali Linux – their “most advanced, robust, and stable penetration testing distribution to date.”
more »Canonical Announces Mir Display Server
Mar 11, 2013New X replacement will support the Unity desktop in future Ubuntu releases.
more »Red Hat Rolls Out RHEL 6.4
Feb 25, 2013The latest Enterprise Linux includes better support for Microsoft Hpyer-V and Active Directory.
more »Fedora 18 Released
Jan 17, 2013After several delays, the Fedora Project has officially released Fedora 18 (“Spherical Cow”), the latest version of its Linux-based operating system.
more »Qt Project Releases Qt 5
Jan 03, 2013Qt 5 offers developers enhanced productivity, flexibility, and easier cross-platform portability.
more »Discovering the New Gnome Gnome starts to reinvent itself, cautiously
Dec 28, 2012The last few years have been troubled for the Gnome Project. Once a premier desktop environment for Linux, it has seen its market share diminish amid user dissatisfaction over Gnome 3 and accusations that the project was ignoring users. Yet, over the last six months, something important has been happening: Slowly and quietly, the members of Gnome have started trying to turn the situation around.
more »Tails Secure Distro Amnesiac Incognito
Dec 04, 2012These days, security and privacy issues are increasingly making the news, but where can the average free software user learn more about safer practices? One of the best answers I have found is Tails, a Debian-based distribution that seems as much about teaching users to make informed decisions as about the software itself.
more »Red Hat Releases OpenShift Enterprise
Nov 29, 2012Enterprise-ready PaaS tool brings cloud-based development to private or hybrid cloud environments.
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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
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Linux Mint Shares a Possible Kernel Cleanup Solution
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CachyOS Gets an Update
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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
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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
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