New story! chess-tui – text-based chess game

  • LinuxLinks.com; By Steve Emms (Posted by sde on Mar 28, 2024 3:22 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Reviews; Groups: Games, Linux
There are many open source chess clients for Linux. What’s unusual about chess-tui is that the program has no fancy graphics.

New story! Red Hat tries on a McKinsey cap in quest to streamline techies' jobs

  • The Register; By Liam Proven (Posted by bob on Mar 28, 2024 1:33 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: IBM, Red Hat
Some staff are worried – can't think why. Mutterings of alarm are emerging from the cloisters of Red Hat after the world's largest management consultancy was hired to help the IBM subsidiary focus engineers on their highest-value work.…

New story! Redis Goes From Open-Source to Fauxpen and the Forks Have Already Started

Redis is only the last in a line of companies that have lately dropped open-source licenses in favor of proprietary open-source lookalike licenses. In this case, a fork has already happened that just might end up being real competition for Redis.

New story! Tails 6.1 Released with Security, User Experience Enhancements

  • LinuxSecurity.com - Hybrid RSS; By Brittany Day (Posted by bob on Mar 27, 2024 9:56 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story, Security; Groups: Linux
Tails 6.1 has been released as the latest version of the renowned Linux distribution focused on privacy and anonymity. This critical analysis will delve into the release's key updates and improvements, discuss the implications for security practitioners, and explore potential long-term consequences.

New story! How to Install Resilio Sync File Sharing Tool on Ubuntu 22.04

Resilio Sync is a proprietary peer-to-peer file synchronization tool for Linux, FreeBSD, Mac, Windows, Android, iOS, Amazon Kindle Fire, and NAS devices. It is a reliable file-sharing and syncing tool developed by Resilio, Inc.

New story! The Journey of Linux’s ext2 Filesystem Comes to an End

The 30-year-old ext2 filesystem is marked as deprecated in the upcoming Linux kernel 6.9 for lacking dates support beyond 2038.

New story! UXL Foundation readying alternative to Nvidia's CUDA for this year

  • The Register (Posted by bob on Mar 27, 2024 4:30 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
An open standard challenger appears The UXL Foundation is readying its open standard accelerator programming model, touted by some as an alternative to Nvidia's CUDA platform, for "a spec release in Q4."…

New story! Tails 6.1 Is Out to Mitigate the RFDS Intel CPU Vulnerabilities, Fix More Bugs

The Tails 6.1 amnesic incognito live system, a portable operating system that protects you against surveillance and censorship, is now available for download as the first update to the latest Tails 6.0 series.

New story! How to Install Plausible Analytics with Docker on Ubuntu 22.04

  • Howtoforge Linux Howtos und Tutorials (Posted by bob on Mar 27, 2024 12:52 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Ubuntu, Linux; Story Type: News Story
Plausible is an open-source web analytics alternative to Google Analytics. It's lightweight and privacy-focused web analytics that can be used for multiple industries such as startups, freelancers, and bloggers.

New story! FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC Running Linux: Benchmarks

  • LinuxLinks.com; By LinuxLinks (Posted by sde on Mar 27, 2024 11:04 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Reviews; Groups: Linux
This article benchmarks the FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC. The tests are run using the Phoronix Test Suite unless otherwise stated. We compare the FIREBAT’s benchmarks with a couple of other tiny computers.

New story! Build custom images for Testing Farm

  • Fedora Magazine; By Ondrej Babec (Posted by bob on Mar 27, 2024 9:15 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Fedora
Article delves into the reasons for utilizing your custom Test Farm images and explores potential automation methods with Hashicorp Packer.

New story! Uninstalling Snapd on Ubuntu

  • linuxconfig.org; By Lubos Rendek (Posted by linuxer on Mar 27, 2024 7:27 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Ubuntu
Removing snapd from Ubuntu can be an essential step for users who prefer a leaner system or wish to rely exclusively on traditional package management tools like APT. Snap packages and the Snap package manager offer a convenient way to distribute and install applications across various Linux distributions. However, not everyone finds the additional layer beneficial, leading some to opt for its removal. This guide provides a comprehensive walkthrough for safely removing snapd and its associated packages from your Ubuntu system.

New story! Canonical Introduces 12-Year Support for Ubuntu LTS Releases

Canonical announces 12-year support for Ubuntu LTS, including 14.04 LTS, with the Legacy Support add-on for Ubuntu Pro. Here's more on that!

New story! 7 Better USENET Readers for Linux

  • Make Tech Easier; By Ramces Red (Posted by damien on Mar 27, 2024 4:08 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Roundups; Groups: Linux
USENET is the oldest social media network still accessible today. Learn some of the best readers for browsing USENET in Linux today.

New story! KDE Plasma 6.0.3 March’s Bugfix Release is Here

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Mar 27, 2024 2:38 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: KDE
KDE Plasma 6.0.3 streamlines the desktop experience with critical bug fixes in the system monitor, SDK, and startup sound settings.

New story! Blender 4.1 Officially Released with Quality-of-Life and Performance Improvements

  • 9to5linux.com; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Mar 27, 2024 1:08 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
The Blender Foundation released today Blender 4.1 as a new update to its powerful, free, open-source, and cross-platform 3D graphics computer software for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows systems.

New story! Blender 4.1: Where Quality Meets Efficiency in 3D Design

Blender 4.1 3D creation suite releases with game-changing performance boosts and quality-of-life improvements. Here's more on that!

New story! KDE Plasma 6.0.3 Is Here to Fix Some X11 Regressions and Various Crashes

  • 9to5linux.com; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Mar 26, 2024 10:08 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: KDE, Linux
Two weeks after KDE Plasma 6.0.2, the KDE Project released today KDE Plasma 6.0.3 as the third of five planned maintenance updates for the latest KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment series addressing more of those pesky regressions, crashes, and bugs.

New story! Crafting Minimal Ubuntu Images for Embedded Brilliance

In the vast and evolving landscape of technology, embedded systems stand as silent yet powerful pillars supporting an array of applications, from the simplicity of a digital watch to the complexity of autonomous vehicles. These dedicated computing behemoths often operate within constrained environments, necessitating an operating system that is not just robust but also refined in its minimalism. Enter Ubuntu, a versatile and widely acclaimed Linux distribution, which emerges as an unexpected yet fitting candidate for this purpose.

New story! Fedora 41 with Proposal to Adopt DNF5

DNF5 can replace the current package manager in Fedora 41, as the proposal has been made and is pending approval.

New story! Fedora Linux 40 Beta Released with GNOME 46, KDE Plasma 6, and Linux Kernel 6.8

The Fedora Project announced today the release and general availability for download of the beta version of the upcoming Fedora Linux 40 operating system featuring some of the latest GNU/Linux technologies.

New story! UrBackup – client/server backup system

  • LinuxLinks.com; By LinuxLinks (Posted by sde on Mar 26, 2024 4:09 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Reviews; Groups: Linux
UrBackup is billed as an easy to set up client/server backup system. It can make image and file backups with both data safety and a fast restoration time.

New story! Linux Admins Beware: Malvertising Campaign Exploiting PuTTY Puts Security at Risk

A malvertising campaign has been discovered that deploys a fake PuTTY client to deliver the Rhadamanthys stealer, a dangerous malware . The attackers exploit the trust placed in PuTTY as a widely used SSH and Telnet client by presenting a counterfeit website through malicious ads that appear at the top of Google search results. Let's examine this significant security threat targeting Linux admins more deeply, emphasizing the need for heightened vigilance and robust Linux security measures.

New story! In At Least Two Nations Windows is Now Measured at 2% "Market Share" (Microsoft Really Does Not Want People to Notice That)

To many people around the world "computer" means "smartphone" i.e. Android (Linux), not Windows

New story! Announcing Fedora Linux 40 Beta

Fedora Linux 40 Beta is available for download and testing. Help us find and eliminate bugs so they don't make it into the final release!

New story! GNOME 46 Arrives in openSUSE Tumbleweed & Aeon

GNOME 46 is available in Tumbleweed's stable repositories just six days after its launch. The Aeon edition also adopts it.

New story! Creating a modern open-source forum in 2024

This is a small guide on what tools and extensions we used to create the FOSS Outpost forum. It could be helpful for any folks out there who want to create a modern forum suitable for 2024 standards, all using open-source software.

New story! How to Install PgHero on Ubuntu 22.04

  • Howtoforge Linux Howtos und Tutorials (Posted by bob on Mar 26, 2024 5:45 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux, Ubuntu
PgHero is an open-source and web-based tool designed to monitor PostgreSQL via a web browser. This post will show you how to install PgHero on Ubuntu 22.04.

New story! Why did I choose Fedora Server?

  • Fedora Magazine (Posted by bob on Mar 26, 2024 3:56 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Fedora; Story Type: News Story
I thought it would be a good idea to share my experience implementing servers for personal use. It wasn’t easy to know the best fit for my workload and it has been a moving target, so it was critical to understand and update my needs before taking one route or another. There are plenty of […]

New story! QNAP Launches TS-216G: A 2-Bay 2.5GbE NAS System for Efficient Management and Rapid Backup Solutions

  • LinuxGizmos.com (Posted by bob on Mar 26, 2024 2:08 AM EDT)
  • Groups: ARM; Story Type: News Story
This month, QNAP Systems, Inc. rolled out the TS-216G NAS, a dynamic 2-bay network attached storage (NAS) system, optimized for both individual and workgroup use. Featuring a 2.5GbE port and hot-swappable capability, it promises efficient data management and enhanced reliability. At the core of the TS-216G is a 64-bit Arm quad-core processor, complemented by a […]

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