Issue #279 / Feb 2024

Books, academic journals, tech blogs, and social media posts have been trumpeting dire warnings about super-intelligent AI systems snuffing out civilization.

EndeavourOS 11 and Arch Linux 2023.12.01

In the news: Hundreds of Consumer and Enterprise Devices Vulnerable to LogoFAIL; Linux Mint 21.3 Beta Available with Latest Version of Cinnamon; Arch Linux 2023.12.01 Released with a Much-Improved Installer; Zorin OS 17 Beta Available for Testing; Red Hat Migrates RHEL from Xorg to Wayland; PipeWire 1.0 Officially Released; Rocky Linux 9.3 Available for Download; Ubuntu Budgie Shifts How to Tackle Wayland; and TUXEDO's New Ultraportable Linux Workstation Released.

Chronicler Zack Brown reports on the little links that bring us closer within the Linux kernel community.

An intrusion detection system was once considered too complicated and too expensive for a home network, but nowadays you can use a Raspberry Pi and the Suricata IDS for real-time notice of an incoming attack.

Peppermint OS promotes user choice every step of the way. Bruce talks to Peppermint OS about how the project has evolved over more than a decade.

If you need help staying organized, Linux does not let you down with its large collection of organization and scheduling tools.

A simplified alternative to man pages, tldr provides the most common command options at a glance.

Attackers can use poorly maintained DNS records to gain access to your IP address. The open source DNS Reaper lets you monitor your records to ward off attacks.

Cyberattacks often start with preliminary research on network assets and the people who use them. We'll show you some of the tools attackers use to get information.