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Manage your passwords in the Linux terminal

Pass is a classic UNIX-style password management system that uses GnuPG (GPG) for encryption, and the terminal as its primary interface.

How to use Cloudformation to create SQS Queues on AWS

AWS Simple Queue Service (SQS) is a fully managed message queuing service that enables us to decouple and scale microservices,  serverless applications, and distributed systems. In this article, we will see the steps to create a Standard and FIFO Queue using Cloudformation Stack.

How to Install and use PHP Composer on AlmaLinux 8

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP that allows you to download and install all the required PHP packages needed for your project. It is a command-line tool that installs all libraries and dependencies for your project from the packagist.org repository.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive updated, more tweaking for Steam Deck + Vulkan

Valve continues to tweak more of their games ahead of the Steam Deck release in February and their focus now appears to be on CS:GO with a fresh update out.

Foxstuck: Firefox browser bug boots legions of users offline

In a hard-to-beat demo of the perils of software telemetry, Mozilla accidentally kicked legions of users offline last week by an update to its telemetry servers that triggered an existing bug in Firefox. Internally, Mozilla is calling the bug "foxstuck".

New year brings bad news for Linux as 2021 saw up to 10 times more malware samples

The new year has brought some bad news for Linux users and enthusiasts. According to a report published by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, Linux-specific malware saw a 35% increase in 2021 compared to a year before.

LVFS Activity Going Wild Ahead Of New Security Disclosure Requiring Firmware Update

The Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) that integrates with Fwupd for delivering firmware updates primarily to Linux users is surging with around three times the normal traffic volume. Unfortunately, this boost in traffic appears to be due to vendor(s) releasing new system firmware updates ahead of disclosing a presumptive security issue.

Open Invention Network expands Linux patent protection

The OIN brings its patent protection to numerous new open-source programs and components.

Perform unit tests using GoogleTest and CTest

  • Opensource.com; By Stephan Avenwedde (Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jan 18, 2022 10:21 PM CST)
  • Story Type: News Story
This article is a follow-up to my last article Set up a build system with CMake and VSCodium. In the last article, I showed how to configure a build system based on VSCodium and CMake. This article refines this setup by integrating meaningful unit tests using GoogleTest and CTest.

How curiosity helped me solve a hardware problem

I typically have a dozen computers up and running on my home network—yes, 12. And I am responsible for several more in other locations. With so many computers, there are always failures of various types, and I ultimately diagnose many of them as hardware problems. But it can be difficult to diagnose which hardware component is causing the issue.

How to create an IAM Role in AWS using Terraform

In this article we will see how to create an IAM Role. Before proceeding, I assume that you are familiar with the basics of Terraform and AWS IAM Roles.

Record your terminal with script and scriptreplay

Creating documentation? Make an instant, editable video of your terminal to demo a process with these Linux commands.

What Linux Distros And FOSS Projects Can Learn From Zorin OS

I don’t envy any individual or small organization that has to market a Linux distribution (or a FOSS project, or an indie game). There are currently hundreds of Linux distros in active development. 72 of those employ the GNOME desktop environment, and 77 use KDE. There are 51 Linux distributions based on Ubuntu. And Searching Google with the phrase “Linux distro for beginners” returns an astounding 9 million results.

The PinePhone Pro brings upgraded hardware to the Linux phone

Pine64 is launching a major hardware upgrade in its quest to build a Linux smartphone. After the launch of the original PinePhone in 2019, the organization is now taking preorders for the PinePhone Pro, a new smartphone it's calling "the fastest mainline Linux smartphone on the market." The phone was announced in October, and you can now secure a unit. The MSRP is $599, but it's up for preorder now at an introductory price of $399.

Microsoft To Acquire Activision Blizzard

Obviously this would be a big win for Microsoft's Xbox efforts while the impact on Linux gamers will be interesting. While native Linux game ports aren't expected, while Microsoft's stance on Activision Blizzard games on Steam will be interesting and ultimately from there how well they will work with Steam Play (Proton) for Linux gamers.

Linux malware is on the rise. Here are three top threats right now

Linux-based systems are everywhere and are a core part of the internet infrastructure but it's low-powered Internet of Things (IoT) devices that have become the main target for Linux malware.

Expanding Your Nextcloud Instance Using Linode's NVMe-Backed Block Storage

Nextcloud is a very popular self-hosted alternative to Dropbox, Google Drive, and other cloud hosting providers. It's not only the go-to choice for individuals, either. Nextcloud has a number of enterprise-level deployments.

Overview of the Wireshark User Interface (GUI)

Wireshark is a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and it is developed by a community of enthusiastic developers. Wireshark has many features like profound inspection of network traffic, real-time capture, offline analysis, and R/W support for different capture file types.

Raspberry Pi Changes Games By Scanning Barcodes

Creating a custom interface is one of the most exciting aspects of creating a retro gaming system with the Raspberry Pi. Tons of themes and original UIs have emerged over the years, but Neil, from YouTube channel RMC - The Cave, has taken things to the next level by creating a retro game shop replica as part of his retro games museum that functions as a front end for his emulation platform.

OpenBoard: An Open Source Interactive Whiteboard for Educators

There are several open-source tools available for education. But, not all of them are impressively well-maintained at the level of commercial software put forward for schools and universities. OpenBoard is one such exceptional free and open-source tool that enables education without any compromises. It is an interactive whiteboard program that features all the essential functionalities along with support for a variety of hardware.

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