Linux Mint 19.2 “Tina” Releases
In the latest monthly newsletter, Clement Lefebvre, leader of the Linux Mint project, announced the codename for Linux Mint 19.2 in the next version of the Linux Mint 19.x series. After Linux Mint 19...
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Linus marks floppy driver as “orphaned” in Linux Kernel
Because the technology is too old, Linus recently marked the floppy driver in Linux as “orphaned”. Linus merged the developer’s Denis Efremov on fixing the floppy ioctl verification problem and pointed out that the...
Reminder: Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish will reach EOL on Thursday
Earlier this month, Canonical announced that Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish will complete its lifecycle on Thursday, and for users, it is now an ideal time to upgrade to a higher version. As with all...
Mageia 9 alpha released, based on Mandriva Linux branch
Mageia is a branch of Mandriva Linux that was formed in September 2010 and was created by the former employee and contributor of the popular Linux distribution from France. Unlike Mandriva’s business entity, the Mageia...
Fedora 31 will no longer support 32-bit kernels
The proposal to stop building 32-bit x86 (i686) cores for Fedora 31 was approved at the Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee (FESCO) meeting last Friday. This meeting also mentioned the issue of whether to...
Ubuntu LTS provides the latest Nvidia driver now
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS users can now install the latest version of the proprietary Nvidia driver via the regular Ubuntu update channel without having to use a separate PPA or manually install it in an...
Kali Linux is available for Raspberry Pi 4: support complete with on-board wifi monitor mode
Recently, Offensive Security has released Kali Linux for Raspberry PI 4. This new security-centric release was launched two weeks after the launch of the Raspberry PI 4, the most powerful mini-computer version to date....
Debian GNU/Hurd 2019 released
Debian GNU/Hurd is a flavor of the Debianoperating system based on the Hurdmicrokernel, instead of more common Debian kernels such as Linux or FreeBSD. Debian GNU/Hurd has been in development since 1998, and made a formal release in...
Debian 10 releases: codenamed “Buster”
On July 6th, 2019, Debian officially released the 10th largest version of the stable branch. This codenamed version is “buster” and will have a five-year support period. Debian 10 is equipped with multiple desktop...
Canonical will no longer support Ubuntu 18.10 on the 18th of this month
Canonical issued a reminder today that Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish) will stop supporting later this month and urge users to upgrade to the latest version as soon as possible. Ubuntu 18.10 was released on...
Whonix 16.0.3.1 releases: anonymous based-Debian 11 bullseye Operating Systems
Whonix is an operating system focused on anonymity and security. It hides the user’s IP address/location and uses the Tor network to anonymize data traffic. This means the contacted server, network eavesdroppers, and operators...
Linus Torvalds talks about hardware issues facing software development
At the KubeCon + CloudNative + Open Source Summit China conference, Linus Torvalds warned participants that software management is facing greater challenges, mainly because the two hardware issues are beyond the control of the...
