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Details have emerged about a now-patched high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel that could potentially be abused to escape a container in order to execute arbitrary commands on the container host.

I’ve recently explored some of the differences between Java and Groovy when creating and initializing lists and building lists at runtime. I observed the simple facilities provided by Groovy for these purposes in comparison to the complexity required in Java.

If you're a fan of customization and on the lookout for ways to boost your productivity on Linux, then Cerebro is a must-have app for your computer.

Adlink and Congatec have each unveiled Linux-ready COM-HPC Server and COM Express Type 7 modules based on Intel’s Ice Lake-D Xeon D-2700 and D1700 SoCs with up to 20x and 10x cores, respectively, and support for up to 48x PCIe and 8x 10GBASE-KR.

An update that fixes 14 vulnerabilities is now available.

The Linux kernel has spawned an entire family of operating systems known as Linux distributions. There are close to a thousand (or maybe more) distributions that you can install on your computer for free. But when it comes to ease of use and beginner-friendliness, Ubuntu is the name that pops up the most. Why is this so? And why do people recommend Ubuntu as the first distro to Linux beginners? Let's find out.

Are you prepping up for an interview where you may face Linux-related questions? Then read through. This article takes you through 17 important Linux questions with answers that will make you interview-ready. So, let’s begin!

MangoPi has opened $39 preorders for a 40 x 40mm “MangoPi-Nezha MQ” SBC that runs Linux or RT-Smart on a 1GHz, RISC-V based Allwinner F133-A SoC with 64MB DDR2. The SBC supplies 2x Type-C, WiFi, MIPI-DSI, RGB touch, DVP camera, GPIO, and audio I/O.

It’s not every day that an open-source, portable Linux handheld computer gets announced, so I couldn’t resist placing an order for the DevTerm by ClockworkPi back when we first learned about the stylish little terminal, which includes a 1280 x 480 screen (double-wide VGA) and a modular little thermal printer.

In our recent review of the Steam Deck portable console from Valve, we noted that continued updates to the company's Proton compatibility layer would help many games designed for Windows run well on the system's Linux-based SteamOS. For a handful of popular online multiplayer games, though, inherent limitations to anti-cheat support on Linux may prevent compatibility with SteamOS (and the vanilla Steam Deck) indefinitely.

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Oracle has created an additional version of the Solaris operating system it acquired in 2009, when it bought Sun Microsystems. The new cut of the OS is called a Common Build Environment (CBE). As explained by Oracle senior software engineer Darren Moffat this week, a CBE is akin to a beta because it includes prerelease builds of a forthcoming Solaris release.

Keep your Linux desktop clean and tidy by installing these five system cleaning apps today.

Open source empowers learners of all ages to gain the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to create a career in computer science.

Browser makers Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla, along with software consultancies Bocoup and Igalia, have agreed to work together to make web design technologies perform in a more consistent way across different platforms.

Are you ready to advance your open source journey? Here are tips and tutorials for how to contribute to open source now. Take the poll to share how long you've been using open source.

AWS CloudFormation is a service that enables system administrators to set up and manage an entire collection of AWS resources - including their configurations, dependencies, and inter-relationships between them - in a single statement.

The latest update to Armbian brings a mainline-kernel based Ubuntu- and Debian-compatible environment to dozens of small single-board computers. This includes both Arm and x86-based hardware UEFI booting – and 64-bit builds for Raspberry Pi hardware.

Banana Pi previewed a “Core” module with an octa-core -A76 and -A55 Rockchip RK3588 with up to 8GB LPDDR4 and 128GB eMMC. A carrier board adds 2x GbE, 2x SATA, 3x HDMI, 4x USB, and PCIe Gen3 x4.

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) on Tuesday announced that 19 more organizations have joined the initiative, showing commitment towards identifying and addressing vulnerabilities in open source software. OpenSSF now has a total of 60 members.