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These CPU mitigations are enabled by default on all Linux distributions, and for a good reason: Without them, any hijacked software component on your OS can be used to escalate privileges or access protected areas of your computer memory and retrieve sensitive information.
Systemd wants to expand to include a sudo replacement
Systemd lead developer Lennart Poettering has posted on Mastodon about their upcoming v256 release of Systemd, which is expected to include a sudo replacement called “run0”.
Better Things To Do After Installing Ubuntu 24.04
Things to install, things to remove, and things to tweak or change... Check this unique list of things to do after installing Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
How to Install Chromium as a DEB Package on Ubuntu 24.04
If you want to get the latest stable versions of the Chromium browser on Ubuntu, then you need to use alternative methods.
Research paper tests how many Arch Linux packages are reproducible
“Reproducible builds” is a way to ensure that the source code for any software and the binary code resulting from building that source code are matched byte-for-byte
Revive that Old Computer with antiX Linux
In this article, you will be reading a review for antiX, and why it is such a good Linux distribution for reviving old computers.
Open Source Google Maps Alternatives for Android
In this article, we will see some of these useful alternative map applications for Android and how you can install them.
Block Ads on Android in Apps and Games With AdAway
Luckily, you can easily disable ads in all Android apps and games with this open-source application.
Create Your Custom Linux Distribution Based on Ubuntu
The process of building a customized Linux distribution, as we will see, is not as hard as it sounds. Instead, there are special programs and tools that we can use to fulfill that purpose easily.
Fix Boot Problems on Ubuntu with “Boot Repair”
Boot Repair is a graphical open-source program to fix bootloader and Grub issues on Ubuntu.
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.
5 Recovery & Clone Systems To Save Your Disk Data
In this article, we present several Linux distributions that can be booted into a CD/USB drive and then used as a way to either clone or recover lost disk data on any operating system.
OnlyOffice 8.0 and the Dream of a Microsoft Office Alternative
In this thorough tour, we will explore how well can OnlyOffice 8.0 be used as a good drop-in replacement for Microsoft Office.
How to Get Linux Apps: The 7 Ways To Do It
This is a detailed article we created for new users on how they can get apps and software on their favourite Linux distribution.
Top 10 Open Source Digital Twin Platforms
Are you working in an industrial sector and looking for open source digital twin platforms? This helpful list can get you started.
The Best Linux Distribution of 2023 was… The Linux Desktop
Today, we are happy to announce that the 2023 winner of that title, according to our humble view, is the Linux desktop.
Google Slows Down Firefox Users When Watching YouTube
If you are using the open source Firefox web browser to browse YouTube and watch its videos, then you might have noticed that there is an artificial delay that was added recently whenever you try to watch a video.
Firefox Has Lost around 70M Users in Last 5 Years
As of August 2023, the number of active Firefox users around the world has dropped to 176 million users. A far cry from the end of 2018 when it had 244 million active users.
Fedora Wants to Add Telemetry To its Linux Distribution
A proposal by a Red Hat engineer is causing controversy in the Fedora community, which is related to the addition of opt-out telemetry to the Fedora desktop workstation edition.
Red Hat is Shooting Itself in the Foot, Again
Red Hat announced that it would start locking the source code for CentOS packages behind a subscription paywall, making it very much harder to build derivative and RHEL-compatible distributions like Rocky Linux and others.