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Researchers Found Another Malware Targeting Linux Users

Linux is considered as one of the most secure operating systems — However, there’s a trojan attacking specifically those on Linux. Linux users could be in danger of getting attacked by a powerful and picky Trojan as a Russian anti-virus maker, Dr.Web, has found a Trojan which is aimed towards Linux users known as Rekoobe. […]

Microsoft Open Sources Visual Studio Code, Supports Linux App Debugging

Short Bytes: Microsoft has made tons of announcements and launches at its Connect(); Developers Conference 2015. The company has open sourced its Visual Studio Code and released a new and free program for developers called Visual Studio Dev Essential. At its Connect(); Developers Conference 2015 in New York City, Microsoft had a lot to share. The company […]

Canonical Patches Linux Kernel Vulnerability in Ubuntu 15.10, 15.04, 14.04 and 12.04 LTS

All Ubuntu users are urged to update as soon as possible. Canonical has just published four Ubuntu Security Notices that detail a recent Linux kernel vulnerability discovered in the kernel packages of all of the supported Ubuntu operating systems. It has been discovered that Linux kernel’s KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) hypervisor implementation didn’t correctly caught Alignment […]

How to Install Linux On Your Android Phone Without Rooting

Short Bytes: Installing some distribution of Linux on Android phone generally needs an ARM-supported distro and root permissions. As rooting a phone voids the warranty and opens backdoors for potential attacks, here’s a simple way to install a Linux distro on Android without rooting. So, let’s get started. Canonical is betting big on its official […]

Linus Torvalds Goes All Crazy And Angry Over Some ‘Sh*t Code’

Short Bytes: Linus Torvalds says, “Talk is cheap. Show me the code.” What if you show him some code and it pisses him off? Well, you are about to discover the answer in an unapologetic rant full of swears. Father of the Linux is a legendary software engineer who gets angry when he sees bad […]

Tor Messenger Now Available for Mac, Linux and Windows

Tor team is one step closer to launch the Tor messenger as they have finally launched the first beta version after three alpha versions (that were for initial testing). The messenger is not coded from scratch rather it’s been coded on top of Mozilla’s Instabird IM chat client. The team had considered another option in […]

Learn it Faster: The Complete Linux Kernel in a Single Map

Short Bytes: Today, we are sharing an interactive Linux Kernel map that will teach you the basics and understand the various subsystems. Take a look. The internet runs on Linux, everybody knows this fact. The Linux Kernel is one of the most complex and popular open source projects. If you wish to learn the basics, […]

Creators of the Benevolent Linux.Wifatch Malware Reveal Themselves

Linux.Wifatch’s creators call themselves The White Team.The Linux.Wifatch malware, also dubbed as the “vigilante malware” has been going around the Internet, infecting IoT devices, cleaning out malware infections, and boosting the devices’ security. While the initial Symantec report that exposed their activity had a positive tone and said that no instances of abuse were recorded […]

Canonical is Organizing India’s First Ever Ubuntu Hackathon

Short Bytes: Canonical is organizing India’s first ever Ubuntu Hackathon in Bangalore between October 15-16, 2015. Know about different categories, great prizes and how to register. Ubuntu Linux is the world’s most popular free and open source operating system. Canonical, the company behind the OS, is the platinum sponsor of the upcoming Mobile Developer Summit 2015 […]

“My First Line of Code”: Linux Creator Linus Torvalds

Short Bytes: Linus Torvalds is the creator of Linux and he still decides what will happen in the world of Linux. Read more and watch an amazing video in which Linux talks to Bloomberg about his first line of code. Linus Torvalds is the king of all geeks. You instantly know that he thinks in […]

Did You Know? 13 Amazing Facts About Linux That Will Surprise You

ShortBytes: Linux kernel is one of the most popular and powerful platforms to work upon, but do you know all the facts about Linux? Read the article to know more. Little did Linus Torvald know that his personal project of a new free operating system kernel would become a cult someday. Linux kernel, in the primitive form, […]

cpustat – A Lightweight Process Stats Tool For Small Ubuntu Devices

Short Bytes: cpustat is a lightweight tool for monitoring per-process cpu utilization (from /proc/$pid/stat) in a fast and efficient way with minimal overhead. It is ideal for small Ubuntu devices and now available in Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf. Colin Ian King, an open source developer, has released a lightweight cpu stats monitoring tool called cpustats which he claims to be […]

Security Tips by the Expert: How Linux Foundation Protects its Computers

Short Bytes: Today, we’ve brought some security tips from the Linux Creators. Read the article that describes The Linux Foundation recommendations for the users to make their workstations more secure. Online security is one of the hottest topics these days and with each passing day, the cyber-threats are increasing and evolving to make our lives […]

Linux Kernel 4.2 Released With Improved Cryptography

Short Bytes: Earlier this week, Linux Kernel 4.2 was released. The new kernel improves cryptographic features with new random number generator and support for new standards. Earlier this week, after eight release candidates, Linux Kernel 4.2 is available. According to the Linux founder Linus Torvalds, only a few fixes were needed in the last week’s release. This […]

Download and Install All Kali Linux Tools with Katoolin

Add Kali linux repositories Remove kali linux repositories Install Kali linux tools Python 2.7 Operating System (example  Ubuntu) sudo su git clone https://github.com/LionSec/katoolin.git && cp katoolin/katoolin.py /usr/bin/katoolin chmod +x /usr/bin/katoolin sudo katoolin

Getting Started With Linux: Part III (Command Line)

Today, we are bringing to you our third article in the “Getting Started With Linux” series. The part III deals with the command line in Linux. Once you’ve installed Linux, you can start doing your work right away. (To learn how to install Linux, read part 1 and part 2 of this getting started with […]