GNU Guix is a transactional package manager and an advanced distribution of the GNU system that respects user freedom. Guix can be used on top of any system running the kernel Linux, or it can be used...
VyOS is forked from the Vyatta community, is a network operating system that provides software-based network routing, firewall, and VPN functionality. VyOS is based on Debian GNU/Linux and is fully open source free. VyOS...
How to add Nginx as a system service In this section, we will create a script that converts the Nginx daemon to actual system services. This has two functions: the daemon can be controlled...
A post on the Ubuntu forum pointed out that the Windows Linux subsystem (WSL) 1 will have problems when running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. The problem comes from the patch in glibc 2.31, which implements...
It was reported last month that the latest exFAT driver maintained by Samsung will enter Linux Kernel 5.7 to replace the old version of the exFAT driver introduced in Linux Kernel 5.4 last year....
The GNU Guix project official recently announced that it will gradually end support for the Linux kernel and replace it with the Hurd kernel. GNU Guix is a transactional package manager and an advanced distribution of the...
SparkyLinux is a lightweight, fast, easy-to-use Linux distribution designed to work with both old and new computers, and features custom Enlightenment and LXDE desktops. It is based on Debian GNU/Linux. Sparky is targeted to all the...
The Ubuntu team announced the launch of the Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS through the mailing list. Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is code-named “Focal Fossa” and will receive 5 years of technical support until April 2025. The...
The NetBSD Project is an international collaborative effort of a large group of people, to produce a freely available and redistributable UNIX-like operating system, NetBSD. In addition to our own work, it contains a variety of other free software,...
So far, Fedora is still using Java 1.8/OpenJDK 8 as the default JDK version of the system by default. However, for the upcoming Fedora 33 (planned to be released later this year), the Fedora...
Linux Mint project leader, Clem Lefebvre announced today that the codename for Linux Mint 20 is Ulyana and that it will only be available in 64-bit. This means that some older computers will not...
It’s no surprise that Bryce Harrington shared the news of the successful introduction of PHP 7.4 into the Ubuntu 20.04 package archive on Thursday. PHP 7.4 was officially released at the end of November...
antiX is a fast, lightweight, and easy to install Linux live CD distribution based on Debian Testing for Intel-AMD x86 compatible systems. It provides antiX magic with a set of environments suitable for older...
The pfSense project is a free network firewall distribution, based on the FreeBSD operating system with a custom kernel and including third-party free software packages for additional functionality. pfSense software, with the help of...
TCP Wrappers TCP wrappers are host-based access control systems. It is used to prevent unauthorized access and only allow specific customers to access services on your server. Why use TCP wrappers TCP wrappers create...
Bodhi Linux is a desktop-based Ubuntu-based distribution that features an elegant and lightweight Enlightenment window manager. The project integrates and pre-configures the latest Enlightenment directly from Enlightenment’s software development repository, providing modularity, the high...
