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Researchers have found a vulnerability on most Linux distros and *NIX devices which allow hackers to hijack the VPN connections and inject malicious data into the TCP stream. The security researchers found the vulnerability in most Linux distributions and operating systems such as Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, macOS, iOS, and Android. How does it work? According […]
FBI has arrested a 20-year-old student from Chicago, US, for trying to help the infamous terrorist group ISIS spread their propaganda. The young man named Thomas Osadzinski is a computer science and software development student at DePaul University. He has been allegedly charged for writing a Python script, so other ISIS members could re-post it […]
This list is prepared with the inputs from different Linux distro developers and the official release notes. But, before going ahead and taking a look at latest releases, don’t forget to check out our useful lists of best Linux distros of 2017: Best Linux Distro For Beginners Best Linux Distro For Gamers Best Lightweight Linux […]
Short Bytes: After more than 2 years of development, the much-anticipate stable Devuan GNU+Linux 1.0 is now available for download. This forked distribution has been created for Debian lovers who hate systemd. The existing Debian 7 and 8 users can upgrade their systems to Devuan Jessie 1.0. by following a set of instructions given by […]
Short Bytes: On the first day of 2017, the first ISO Snapshot of the Solus Linux distribution has been released. Solus 2017.01.01.0 features the stable Linux kernel v4.8.1.15, improved multilingual support, latest Nvidia drivers, Brisk Menu for Mate edition, etc. The Solus Project has released the ISO snapshot 2017.01.01.0 for their Solus Linux distribution, which […]
Short Bytes: CentOS 7 1611 update has been released by the CentOS Project. This Linux distribution release now supports 7th generations Intel Core processors, Bluetooth LE, etc. It comes with updated drivers for network, graphics, and storage. The CentOS Project has released the fourth major update for its RHEL-based server Linux distribution known as CentOS […]
Short Bytes: The Mintbox Mini has been received a major hardware upgrade and it is now called Mintbox Mini Pro. The Linux machine comes at a price of $395 and features an all-metal casing which eliminates the need for a cooling fan. Significant bumps having been given to the storage, RAM, processor, wireless, and other […]
Short Bytes: Different methods are available for updating Linux distributions. On this basis, we can broadly classify various distros as rolling distributions and fixed release distributions. Rolling means that the updates are pushed as soon as they are coded. In fixed release, the updates are tested thoroughly and pushed at once. Years ago, when I got […]
Short Bytes: Solus Project has rolled out a minor update in the form of Solus 1.2.0.5. This release focuses on fixing the reported bugs in Budgie desktop and Solus installer. Apart from adding lots of new software packages, Solus has also ditched some popular packages, including gnome-tweak-tool. If you are already running Solus, which is a rolling […]
Short Bytes: Researchers have found a critical flaw that affects all Linux kernel version 3.6 and beyond. If left unnoticed, this flaw allows a range of harmful blind off-path TCP attacks that can compromise the security of a Linux user with a success rate of 90%. The researchers have proposed certain changes and implementation of a […]
Short Bytes: According to the latest June 2016 numbers released by a data analytics firm, for the first time ever, Linux distributions have crossed 2% marketshare on the desktop. While this number remain controversial, it’s no denying the fact that Linux is continuously gaining ground and making new users. For the first time ever, the […]
Short Bytes: Today, few people are using the hardware that can’t run 64-bit CPUs. A recent proposal by Ubuntu’s Dimitri John Ledkov states that Canonical will be killing the 32-bit hardware support soon. This move is also inspired by the fact that 32-bit testing needs double effort and turns out to be costly for an […]