In Raleigh, North Carolina — the home of Red Hat — local newspaper the News & Observer takes an in-depth look at the “announcement that split the open […]
When Linux Spooked Microsoft: Remembering 1998’s Leaked ‘Halloween Documents’
It happened a quarter of a century ago. The New York Times wrote that “An internal memorandum reflecting the views of some of Microsoft’s top executives and software […]
Updated Debian 11: 11.8 released
The Debian project is pleased to announce the eighth update of its oldstable distribution Debian 11 (codename bullseye). This point release mainly adds corrections for security issues, along […]
Updated Debian 12: 12.2 released
The Debian project is pleased to announce the second update of its stable distribution Debian 12 (codename bookworm). This point release mainly adds corrections for security issues, along […]
DebConf23 closes in Kochi and DebConf24 location announced
Yesterday, Sunday 17 September 2023, the annual Debian Developers and Contributors Conference came to a close.
The Debian Project mourns the loss of Abraham Raji
The Debian Project has lost a member of its community. On 13th September 2023 Abraham Raji was involved in a fatal accident during a kayaking trip.
Updated Debian 12: 12.1 released
The Debian project is pleased to announce the first update of its stable distribution Debian 12 (codename bookworm). This point release mainly adds corrections for security issues, along […]
The Last Digitally-Free Nation on Earth
Because of the uniquely strong protection of individual liberties enshrined in the U.S. Constitution and a key legal precedent established by the courts, the United States is the […]
Wind River Linux Drives New Solutions for Software-Defined Vehicles
Mainstream consumers typically do not know the Linux operating system powers their email service, favorite websites, television sets, and even their mobile phones and computers in some cases. […]
Qualys Discovers Critical Linux Flaw ‘Looney Tunables’
A key concern with Looney Tunables is the buffer overflow it triggers in the dynamic loader’s handling of the GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable. It leads to full root privileges […]
More Linux Malware Means More Linux Monitoring
TuxCare technical evangelist Joao Correia highlights the perils of delayed system patching in Linux environments, offering vital advice to prevent ransomware attacks and data breaches. The post More […]
Atlas VPN Linux Leak Exposes Users’ IP Addresses
A Reddit user with the handle ‘Educational-Map-8145’ published a proof-of-concept exploit last week for a zero-day flaw in the Linux client of Atlas VPN. The exploit code works […]