New story! New ODROID-H4 SBC Series Features N97 and N305 Intel Processors

  • LinuxGizmos.com (Posted by bob on Apr 18, 2024 5:33 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Intel; Story Type: News Story
New ODROID-H4 SBC Series Features N97 and N305 Intel Processors Hardkernel's latest addition to the single-board computer market, the ODROID-H4 series, integrates Intel's Alder Lake architecture to provide significant upgrades that enhance functionality and versatility for both general use and performance-intensive applications.

New story! Create Your Own Minecraft Server Controller in Linux with Crafty

Crafty is a powerful controller platform for Minecraft servers. Install and deploy this versatile control panel on your Ubuntu server.

New story! Volla Tablet Launches on Kickstarter with Support for Ubuntu Touch

Volla, the maker of the Volla Phone smartphones, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for their first tablet device, the Volla Tablet, which will also support the Ubuntu Touch mobile OS.

New story! AlmaLinux’s New Beta Releases Return Support for Devices Dropped by RHEL

After recently patching a security bug that Red Hat decided not to patch, the RHEL clone AlamaLinux has now returned support for many devices that are no longer supported by RHEL in beta releases of AlmaLinux 9.4 and 8.10.

New story! LXQt 2.0 Desktop Environment Released, Here’s What’s New

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Apr 17, 2024 11:33 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
The latest LXQt 2.0 is here with dual Qt5 & Qt6 support, optimized for Wayland, a new Fancy Menu, and more.

New story! Lubuntu 24.04 LTS to Include Snap Installation Monitor for a Smoother Experience

Lubuntu developer Simon Quigley tells me that the upcoming Lubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) release will include a new tool he wrote to monitor the installation of Snap packages and inform the user about it during the first boot.

New story! Understanding Backup and Disaster Planning Solutions for Linux

In today's digital age, the reliability and integrity of computer systems are more critical than ever. For Linux systems, which are widely used in servers and critical infrastructure, ensuring rapid recovery from failures is paramount. This article dives deep into the essentials of Linux system recovery...

New story! AlmaLinux 9.4 beta prepares to tread where RHEL dares not

CIQ also has an alternative approach to compatible kernels with RockyLinux. The bigger RHELatives continue to diverge slightly from Red Hat, with additional drivers and newer kernel versions.…

New story! xz-style Attacks Continue to Target Open-Source Maintainers

  • LinuxSecurity; By Brittany Day (Posted by bob on Apr 17, 2024 5:34 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
Open Source maintainers and developers have been warned about the continued wave of attacks aimed at project maintainers similar to those recently targeting the Linux xz data compression library, XZ Utils . Many believe the attempt to backdoor Linux's xz data compression library might not be an isolated incident. According to the OpenJS Foundation and Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) , there has been a series of suspicious emails that appear targeted at a popular unnamed JavaScript project that the OpenJS Foundation hosts.

New story! How to Disable Unattended Upgrades on Ubuntu

  • linuxconfig.org; By Lubos Rendek (Posted by linuxer on Apr 17, 2024 4:04 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Ubuntu
Unattended upgrades can be a double-edged sword. While they keep your system up to date automatically, they might also unexpectedly change the system’s state or introduce new issues without your prior knowledge. In certain environments, especially in production or where stability is a must, it might be preferable to disable these automatic updates. This guide will walk you through the steps necessary to disable unattended upgrades on your Ubuntu system.

New story! 6 Best Free and Open Source Web Application Firewalls

  • LinuxLinks.com; By LinuxLinks (Posted by sde on Apr 17, 2024 2:34 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Roundups; Groups: Linux
A web application firewall (WAF) is a type of application firewall that lets you see and analyze HTTP traffic to and from a web application. It has the objective of preventing attacks that seek to deny service and steal data

New story! High Priority PuTTY Vulnerability Threatens Server Access Security

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Apr 17, 2024 1:04 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
PuTTY's security flaw (CVE2024-31497) in ECDSA P521 keys risks private data exposure. Urgent update is needed.

New story! KDE Plasma 6.0.4 Is Out to Improve Plasma Wayland, System Monitor, and More

  • 9to5linux.com; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Apr 17, 2024 11:34 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: KDE, Linux
The KDE Project released today KDE Plasma 6.0.4 as the fourth of five maintenance updates to the latest KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment series bringing fixes for bugs and crashes, as well as performance and UI improvements.

New story! Calamares 3.3.6 Linux Installer Improves Support for Plymouth Splash Screens

  • 9to5linux.com; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Apr 17, 2024 10:04 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
Adriaan de Groot released today Calamares 3.3.6 as a new maintenance update in the latest Calamares 3.3 series of this popular graphical installer for Linux-based operating systems.

New story! How to Restart Linux with a Command

  • LinuxStans.com; By LinuxStans (Posted by Feenta on Apr 17, 2024 8:34 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial
In this tutorial, we’re going to show you how to use the restart command on Linux and how to restart (reboot) your system via the command-line interface (CLI).

New story! Torvalds intentionally complicates his use of indentation in kconfig

The paramount penguin forces more robust whitespace handling Linux supremo Linus Torvalds has made the use of indentation in kernel config files more ambiguous – intentionally, to weed out inferior parsers.…

New story! How To Delete Files Bigger Or Smaller Than X Size In Linux

  • ostechnix.com; By Senthil Kumar (Posted by ostechnix on Apr 17, 2024 5:34 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux
Do you have a Linux system overflowing with files? Perhaps old documents or remnants of past projects are cluttering your storage. This guide will show you how to efficiently find and delete files bigger or smaller than X size in Linux.

New story! VirtualBox 7.0.16 Released with Initial Support for Linux 6.8 and 6.9 Kernels

Today, Oracle released VirtualBox 7.0.16 as a new stable update to its open-source, free, and cross-platform virtualization software bringing quite a few interesting changes for Linux users.

New story! fwbackups – simple backup software

  • LinuxLinks.com; By Steve Emms (Posted by sde on Apr 17, 2024 2:34 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Reviews; Groups: Linux, Python
fwbackups is a backup program that allows you to protect your files and folders. The software offers a simple but powerful interface that permits you to perform backups with ease.

New story! Gentoo Linux tells AI-generated code contributions to fork off

A good PR move opines community member. AI-generated and assisted code contributions are no longer allowed in the Gentoo Linux distribution.…

New story! Open Source in the Age of LLMs

(To read the complete Mozilla.ai publication featuring all our OSS contributions, please visit the Mozilla.ai blog) Like our parent company, Mozilla.ai’s founding story is rooted in open-source principles and community collaboration. Since our start last year, our key focus has been exploring state-of-the-art methods for evaluating and fine-tuning large-language models (LLMs). Throughout this process, we’ve […]

New story! Arch Linux Re-Elects Current Leader for Another Term

Levente Polyák continues as Arch Linux Project Leader and wins the 2024 election unopposed. Here's more on that!

New story! VirtualBox 7.0.16 Launches with Numerous Fixes and Enhancements

VirtualBox 7.0.16 adds support for Linux kernel 6.9, addresses UBSAN warnings, updates Windows guest additions, and more.

New story! KDE Plasma 6.0.4 April’s Bugfix Release is Here

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Apr 16, 2024 7:05 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: KDE
KDE Plasma 6.0.4 rolls out packed with new translations and minor but crucial bug fixes. Here's more on that!

New story! Interview with Jon “maddog” Hall, a true LEGEND of Linux

An interview with a true Linux Legend, Jon "maddog" Hall. Those of you who know this name already know you'll love this episode but those who don't know Jon, you are in for a treat.

New story! Firefox 126 Enters Beta Testing with a Revamped Dialog for Clearing User Data

While Mozilla is still working on releasing Firefox 125, which was delayed due to a last-minute blocker bug, they’ve already promoted the next major release, Firefox 126, to the beta channel for public testing.

New story! Faircamp - static site generator for audio producers

  • LinuxLinks.com; By LinuxLinks (Posted by sde on Apr 16, 2024 2:42 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Reviews; Groups: Linux
Faircamp is designed to offer the best featured of Bandcamp, an online and app music distribution service for musicians. The service lets artists sell their music. Faircamp is free and open source software.

New story! Create New Custom Keyboard Shortcuts in Ubuntu

Learn how to enhance your productivity in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions by customizing and managing keyboard shortcuts.

New story! Los Alamos Lab powers up Nvidia-laden Venado supercomputer

  • The Register (Posted by bob on Apr 16, 2024 11:05 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Promises up to ten AI exaFLOPs of grunt – if you turn down the resolution a bit Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has flipped the switch on its Venado supercomputer – a machine capable of bringing ten exaFLOPS of performance to bear on AI workloads for the Department of Energy.…

New story! How To Test Your Microphone In Linux

  • ostechnix.com; By Senthil Kumar (Posted by ostechnix on Apr 16, 2024 9:16 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux
Is your microphone not working in Linux? Learn two quick and easy methods to test your microphone's functionality, using either your system settings or the command line.

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