Issue #267 / Feb 2023

After all these years in publishing, it is really hard to grab my attention with a random headline, but I have to admit this one caught my eye: "Poor Software Quality Costs the US $2.4 Trillion."

Linux Mint 21 Cinnamon and Kali Linux 2022.4

In the news: Initial Support for Rust in the Linux Kernel; 4MLinux 41.0 Now Stable; Xfce 4.18; Orange Pi Board Has Arch-Based Linux Distribution in the Works; The New StarFighter Linux Laptop; Critical Escalation Vulnerability Found in the Linux Kernel; and AlmaLinux 8.7.

In kernel news: Vulnerabilities using a 32-Bit Kernel on a 64-Bit CPU; Working Around Hardware Security Vulnerabilities; and When It's OK to Panic.

BorgBackup and the Vorta graphical front end take the stress out of creating backups.

Graphical backup solutions help you protect your data with just a few mouse clicks. We study six popular options.

If you need a cloudless solution for syncing data across multiple devices, Syncthing could be just the thing.

Restic and the Jarg front end appeal to users who want to see quick results without too much overhead.

Mandrake lives on as OpenMandriva Lx. Bruce talks to OpenMandriva Council members to find out more about this innovative distribution.

The Nala front end for Debian's Apt package manager combines the reliability of the Apt tools with easier to read output and speedier downloads.