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The suggested change is the first step in desktop environment becoming Wayland-only The two changes are just proposals at present, but GNOME's Wayland-only future is on the horizon. Whether that's a good or bad sign is less clear.…

The bull has escaped Minos' labyrinth, and El Reg follows the thread. The last interim Ubuntu release before next spring's LTS is out. Some editions are seeing big changes, others very small ones.…

Dnsmasq is a small and lightweight DNS server for your local environment. It can be used to provide a DNS Server, DHCP Server, and a TFTP Server. This tutorial will cover installing and setting up a local DNS Server with Dnsmasq on a Rocky Linux 9 server.

Ubuntu Server is a highly sought-after, open source operating system that serves as the backbone of many infrastructure setups across the globe. The efficiency and user-friendly nature of Ubuntu Server make it a go-to choice for organizations. However, just like any other system, Ubuntu servers are susceptible to various security threats that can have devastating impacts on an organization's operations and data integrity. This article seeks to shed light on some of the best practices in securing an Ubuntu Server environment against common security threats.

Fedora Project and Slimbook are working together to provide users with Slimbook hardware featuring pre-installed Fedora software!

With the latest Ubuntu Linux release, it's clear that Canonical is taking the Linux desktop seriously.

Protecting user privacy is a core element of Mozilla’s vision for the web and the internet at large. In pursuit of this vision, we’re pleased to announce new partnerships with Fastly and Divvi Up to deploy privacy-preserving technology in Firefox. Mozilla builds a number of tools that help people defend their privacy online, but the […]

Mozilla’s Reclaim the Internet event at the Alte Münze in Berlin, happening Oct. 12 to 16, features an immersive journey that invites people to act, build and choose to reimagine our digital future. The journey includes three art installations where visitors can explore how reclaiming the internet will help us take back expression, inspiration and […]

Email is just so 20th century. Comment Red Hat has closed its security advisories mailing list. It will still share the information, just via an RSS feed, with access free for all… at least for now.…

You may need it – Windows 10 is no longer a free upgrade. Microsoft has published guidance on how to download and install Linux. In other news, Hell freezes over and pigs fly south to their winter feeding grounds.…

Curl is built into and silently used in numerous Linux distributions. A nasty security hole within it has been revealed and patched.

This has the potential to significantly improve Linux desktop and container security.

Community fork delivers first code for more distro-neutral functionality. The first version of Incus, the community project working on a fork of Canonical's so-called LXD "containervisor," is here.…

But only if you're ready to cozy up in Azure's abode. Microsoft says it plans to keep on supporting Apache Cassandra 3.11 a year past its end-of-life date... just as long as you're running it as an Azure Managed Instance.…

In the boundless ocean of software development, containerization has emerged as the trusty vessel for developers, ensuring smooth sailing even in turbulent waters of system discrepancies and compatibility woes. Among the fleet of containerization tools, Docker shines bright as the beacon of reliability and ease.

Should still work for the foreseeable future, but rely on it at your own risk. Still using Python 3.7? Even Microsoft thinks it is time to move on after the Windows behemoth finally deprecated support for the language in the October 2023 release of its extension for Visual Studio Code.…

Qualys has discovered a nasty security hole, dubbed 'Looney Tunables', in the glibc C library. This means almost all Linux distributions have a bad security problem.

Apache Tomcat is an open-source Java web server and Servlet container used to host web applications written in Java. This tutorial will show you how to install Apache Tomcat on Ubuntu 22.04.

That is not dead which can eternal lie. Iä! Iä! IA16! Version 0.7.0 of ELKS OS, and 0.4.0 of its creator's next baby, Fuzix, are out – if you like your 'nix systems as tiny as can be.…

Suricata is a Network Monitoring tool that examines and processes every packet of internet traffic that flows through your server. It can generate log events, trigger alerts, and drop traffic upon detecting any suspicious activity.