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The GNU/Hurd project has reached another significant milestone with the release of Debian GNU/Hurd 2025, marking a major advancement for the Free Software Foundation’s vision of a completely free operating system. This release represents years of development work on the GNU operating system using the Hurd microkernel, providing users with a freedom-respecting alternative that embodies the FSF’s core principles of software freedom.

The Ubuntu team has officially announced the release of Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS (Long-Term Support), marking a significant milestone for one of the world’s most popular Linux distributions. This point release brings enhanced hardware support, critical security updates, and refreshed installation media to reduce post-installation downloads for millions of Ubuntu users worldwide.

Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH has officially announced the release of Proxmox Virtual Environment 9.0, marking a significant milestone for the open-source virtualization platform. Released on August 5, 2025, this major update represents the first stable version of the 9.0 series and introduces substantial improvements across the entire virtualization stack for both home labs and enterprise deployments.

In this comprehensive tutorial, we will discuss how to implement pam_faillock account lockout ubuntu policies after failed login attempts on Debian and Ubuntu systems. The pam_faillock module allows for automatic user account locking after a specified number of failed authentication attempts. This provides protection against brute-force login attacks. This article will also discuss configuration settings and security implications for implementing this protection.

Intel’s recent workforce reductions have sent ripples through the Linux kernel development community, potentially affecting the maintenance of critical hardware drivers and raising questions about long-term compatibility support. As one of the largest contributors to the Linux kernel, Intel’s organizational changes could impact how quickly new hardware receives upstream support and how existing drivers are maintained across multiple kernel versions.

In this comprehensive tutorial, we will discuss how to print all arguments submitted from the command line in a Bash script on Linux. We’ll explore multiple methods for accessing and displaying command-line arguments, covering best practices for argument handling and practical use cases.

Linux kernel 6.16 introduces comprehensive AMD SEV vTPM support. This marks a major step forward in confidential computing. Moreover, the kernel release enhances virtual machine security by enabling virtual trusted platform modules within AMD-based encrypted environments. Additionally, it provides hardware-backed attestation and secure boot verification for enterprise deployments.

In this comprehensive tutorial, we will discuss how to upgrade your Debian 12 Bookworm system to Debian 13 Trixie using the official upgrade procedure. This guide covers the complete upgrade process, including pre-upgrade preparation, system configuration changes, and post-upgrade verification steps to ensure a smooth transition to the latest stable Debian release.

The Linux community is preparing for a significant milestone as Debian 13 Trixie approaches its anticipated release date of August 9, 2025. This latest version of one of the most influential Linux distributions promises to bring substantial improvements and expanded hardware support that will impact millions of users worldwide. With its reputation for stability and reliability, Debian 13 represents a major step forward in open-source computing infrastructure.

Three malicious packages uploaded to the Arch User Repository (AUR) in July 2025 successfully distributed the CHAOS remote access trojan to Linux systems before being detected and removed. The incident involving AUR malware packages highlights critical security vulnerabilities in community-maintained software repositories and underscores the importance of package verification practices for Arch Linux users.

Creating an SSH client configuration file allows you to streamline remote server connections by defining connection parameters, authentication methods, and host-specific settings. Instead of typing lengthy SSH commands with multiple options each time you connect, you can store these settings in a configuration file for automatic use.

The convergence of AIOps (Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations) and Linux expertise is redefining the IT landscape, creating unprecedented opportunities for professionals who adapt. As organizations prioritize automation, observability, and security in complex cloud-native environments, Linux remains the backbone of modern infrastructure and AIOps is its intelligent nervous system. Here's how these forces are shaping careers and how to stay ahead.

Linux system administrators have seen remarkable salary growth leading into 2025, with the increasing reliance on Linux in enterprise IT and emerging technologies driving up demand significantly. The current average salary of $80,000 annually represents not just a number, but a reflection of how critical Linux expertise has become in today's technology landscape. This growth trajectory has been consistent and purposeful, supported by the fundamental role Linux plays in cloud computing, containerization, and modern DevOps practices.

Open-source software is built on contributions from both volunteers and corporations, but an emerging body of research and commentary suggests that unpaid or underpaid contributors are often exploited to sustain enterprise-backed projects. Companies frequently benefit from community labor under the pretexts of "learning opportunities," "future job prospects," "developer prestige," or doing "service" for the community. Below, we examine evidence of this dynamic across major projects and foundations, and how ideological frameworks like meritocracy help justify the extraction of free labor.

Linux's openness has led to a rich variety of distributions ("distros") – different variants of the operating system tailored to diverse preferences. This fragmentation of desktop Linux is often seen as a double-edged sword. On one hand, it provides users and developers with choice and fosters innovation; on the other, it can pose challenges for software compatibility, user adoption, and developer effort. In this report, we delve into the current state of Linux fragmentation with recent statistics, developer insights, commentary from Linux leaders, and a look at efforts to standardize the ecosystem.

Containers have revolutionized how we develop, test, and deploy applications. While Docker is the most well-known containerization technology, Podman offers a compelling alternative that doesn’t require a daemon running in the background. Podman is a free and open-source container engine that’s compatible with Docker while providing additional security benefits through its daemonless and rootless design. This tutorial will walk you through setting up Podman on Ubuntu and getting started with basic container operations.

Ubuntu systems rely on APT (Advanced Package Tool) for package management. While APT is powerful, its output can be overwhelming and difficult to parse at a glance. Enter Nala, a frontend for the APT package manager that offers a more user-friendly experience with cleaner output, parallel downloads, and useful quality-of-life features. If you’ve ever been frustrated by APT’s verbose and sometimes confusing output, Nala might be the tool you’ve been looking for in Ubuntu 24.04 and newer versions.

Running AI models locally provides enhanced privacy, reduced latency, and complete control over your infrastructure. In this guide, we’ll walk through setting up DeepSeek models (like DeepSeek-R1) inside a Proxmox virtual machine with GPU passthrough. This configuration allows the AI model to access your NVIDIA GPU directly for significantly improved performance.

GNOME is probably the most used desktop environment on Linux; its latest iteration (codename “Bengaluru”), ships with many performance improvements and some new features, as the ability to limit the battery charge straight from the “control center”, in order to preserve its health and increase its lifespan. By default, when this feature is active, a battery will start charging only when under 75% of its capacity, and will stop charging when it reaches 80%. In this tutorial, we learn how to replace those values with custom ones.

Managing storage in Proxmox VE can be challenging, especially when disk space usage doesn’t match expectations. This guide provides practical commands to analyze Proxmox storage from the Linux command line, identify space usage by virtual machines and containers, detect unaccounted storage space, and troubleshoot common storage issues to help optimize your Proxmox environment.