Category: Linux

GNU Guix

GNU Guix will end support for the Linux kernel

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 4.9

SparkyLinux 6.7 releases, based on Debian

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...

Ubuntu Core 18

Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS releases

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...

NetBSD 10

NetBSD 10.0 beta releases, open source UNIX operating system

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,...

PHP 7.3

PHP 7.4 is on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS package archive

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

antiX 23 releases: Linux distributions

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...

ESET Endpoint Antivirus Linux

ESET Endpoint Antivirus is available for Linux

Security company ESET has recently launched Endpoint Antivirus, antivirus software for Linux platforms, thus completing the coverage of the three major platforms of Windows, macOS, and Linux. ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux comes with...

pfSense

pfSense 2.6 released: free network firewall distribution

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...

Linux Kernel 4.18

How to protect your system with TCP Wrappers

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

Bodhi Linux 7.0 releases, based on Ubuntu distribution

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...

diagnose network problems

How to diagnose network problems with MTR

MTR is a powerful network diagnostic tool that allows system administrators to diagnose and locate network errors and provide network status reports to upstream providers. mtr combines the functionality of the traceroute and ping...

Univention Corporate Server

Univention Corporate Server 5.0-2 releases

Univention Corporate Server (UCS) is the free to use, innovative platform to efficiently operate and manage server applications and complete IT infrastructures. UCS is optimally suited for the management of distributed, heterogeneous and virtualized...

Iperf network speed

How to diagnose network speed with Iperf in Linux

iperf is a tool for performing network throughput measurements. It can test either TCP or UDP throughput. To perform an iperf test the user must establish both a server (to discard traffic) and a...