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A new zero-day vulnerability has been discovered that allows Android or Linux applications to escalate privileges and gain root access, according to a report released this morning by Perception Point.

Recently I found myself thinking back to when I first started using Linux, roughly thirteen years ago. Back then, I was dual-booting with Windows because Linux was merely a curiosity for me and something interesting to explore. Today, I use Linux exclusively.

GNU/Linux developer Zbigniew Konojacki announced the Beta build of the upcoming 4MLinux 16.0 computer operating system.

If you're connecting to servers over the secure shell (SSH) protocol using an OpenSSH client, you should update it immediately. The latest version patches a flaw that could allow rogue or compromised servers to read users' private authentication keys.

The Ubuntu community is set on providing proper support for the Pebble smartwatch, and it looks like the RockWork project is going really well.

The French government has rejected a proposed bill that would have required hardware makers to design products that give authorities access to stored data, even if it is encrypted.

Learn how to customize existing scripts or write simple new bash scripts using standard shell syntax, looping and control structures, and tests for success or failure. You can use the material in this tutorial to study for the LPI 102 exam for Linux system administrator certification, or to learn for fun.

Two methods to get Jstock working on your Slackware 14.1 machine.

Remix OS is an Android based desktop operating system. A recent post about Remix OS on the Linux Homefront Project blog charges that Remix OS has violated the GPL and Apache licenses.

VestaCP is a Free Open Source Control panel for server systems. It can help ease the burden of common system administration tasks such as website creation, database deployment and management, and more. This guide will help you get up and running with VestaCP on your CentOS.

How to configure NFS Server and Client Configuration on Ubuntu 15.10

ScyllaDB is designed to be a resilient NoSQL database and is currently in beta testing. It is designed from the ground up to take advantage of multiple core systems and to provide very high performance. Don Marti, techical marketing manager for ScyllaDB, co-founded the Linux consulting firm Electric Lichen. He is a strategic advisor for Mozilla and has previously served as president and vice president of the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group and on the program committees for USENIX, CodeCon, and LinuxWorld Conference and Expo. Don talked to us in advance of SCaLE 14x in Pasadena, California, where he'll be giving talks on ScyllaDB, JavaScript, and turning software demos into software projects. read more

(This is a review of the new independent Solus with the Budgie DE, not of the old Debian-based SolusOS with GNOME 2.) Budgie looks slick, but there are a bunch of small usability issues that add up to make for a somewhat frustrating user experience in conjunction with niggles from GNOME 3. Also, the software selection is a bit sparse, but that can definitely change over time.

Support for version X to X+2 upgrades coming in Fedora 24. Red Hat senior quality assurance engineer Adam Williamson has revealed that the Fedora community is trying to deliver what it's calling “N-1” upgrades whereby it becomes possible upgrade from version X of Fedora to version X+2 without having to first install version X+1.

The Document Foundation announced the first meeting of the LibreOffice Indian community in 2016.

Yes, you can run Windows 7, but only on hardware fit for Windows 10. In a stunning example of consensus-building, Microsoft has somehow persuaded the big names of silicon that it would be better for all concerned if they quietly euthanize Windows 7 and 8.1.

At the 14th annual Southern California Linux Expo (a.k.a., SCaLE 14x), Dru Lavigne will discuss common "gotchas" associated with creating and maintaining documentation, and she'll talk about available open source tools. She'll also provide an overview of Sphinx, an open source documentation generation system originally created for the new Python documentation.

The past year was a bustling year for Fedora. Fedora 22 and 23 were released, and with their releases, all of the different sub-projects of Fedora have been doing their share of contributing to the overall success of Fedora.

MyPaint developer Andrew Chadwick reports that his MyPaint free, open-source and cross-platform digital painting software reached version 1.2.0 for all supported operating systems.

We've been informed by Roberto J. Dohnert, CEO of Black Lab Software, about the roadmap for the development of the Black Lab Linux operating system during the entire year of 2016.