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Oracle, SUSE, and CIQ go after Red Hat with the Open Enterprise Linux Association
Three of Red Hat's rivals are taking on Red Hat Enterprise Linux with their new Open Enterprise Linux source code repository. Here's why this is a big deal.
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New CrossOver 23 out for better Windows gameplay on MacOS, ChromeOS, and Linux
For when you really, really need to run a Windows program, but you really, really can't stand Windows.
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Debian Linux founder Ian Murdock would have been amazed at its legacy
Debian Linux is 30 years old. Today, it remains one of the most dominant Linux distributions. Here's how it started and where its impact is still felt today.
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Red Hat's Source Code Lockout Spells Disaster for CentOS Alternatives: Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux in Trouble?
Red Hat's new move means that RHEL-source code is only accessible to users with subscriptions. What do you think about this?
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How to Install Firefox as a .Deb on Ubuntu 22.04 (Not a Snap) - OMG! Ubuntu
A short guide on how to install Firefox from a PPA on Ubuntu 22.04 and remove the Firefox Snap. Doing this gets you a faster Firefox that can do more OOTB.
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OpenSUSE seeks a Leap replacement, but will distro community rise to the challenge?
Will it be Slowroll or Linarite -- or nothing at all? Programmers are conflicted about where the venerable Linux distro should go from here.
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The invaluable opensource.com site is reborn as opensource.net
Thanks to the Open Source Initiative, one of the best open-source and Linux how-to and feature sites is coming back to life.
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Chromebooks are forever... well, a decade
A decade of support is a much better deal than what Microsoft or Apple will give you
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Chainguard's Wolfi: Revolutionizing Containerized Workloads with Rapid Updates and Robust Security
A Small Octopus and a Big Idea: How Wolfi Linux is Improving the Cloud’s Software Supply Chain Security.
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Linux tries to dump Windows' notoriously insecure RNDIS protocol
Here we go again. Linux developers are trying, once more, to rid Linux of Microsoft's Remote Network Driver Interface Specification. Here's why it's complicated.
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Patch now: This serious Linux vulnerability affects nearly all distributions
Qualys has discovered a nasty security hole, dubbed 'Looney Tunables', in the glibc C library. This means almost all Linux distributions have a bad security problem.
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Ubuntu Linux 23.10 is adding an important new security feature
This has the potential to significantly improve Linux desktop and container security.
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Nasty bug discovered in widely used Linux utility curl, and patches already rolled out
Curl is built into and silently used in numerous Linux distributions. A nasty security hole within it has been revealed and patched.
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Can open source be saved from the EU's Cyber Resilience Act?
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and for open source this is a well meaning cluster fudge
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Ubuntu Desktop 23.10 arrives: A glimpse into Ubuntu Linux's future
With the latest Ubuntu Linux release, it's clear that Canonical is taking the Linux desktop seriously.
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Super-long-term stable Linux Kernel arrives
If your Linux plans include industrial infrastructure, power grids, and factories, the Linux Foundation's Civil Infrastructure Platform has a Linux kernel just for you with decade-long support.
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How AlmaLinux stays Red Hat Enterprise Linux compatible without Red Hat code
It's not easy, but it can be done by pulling largely from the CentOS Stream codebase.
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How Ubuntu Linux snuck into high-end Dell laptops (and why it's called 'Project Sputnik')
The Dell XPS 13 is the best-known developer-focused, high-end Linux laptop. Here's how it got there.
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What Linux kernel maintainers do and why they need your help
Everyone uses Linux, and companies are willing to pay to develop it, but maintaining Linux's code? That's another matter.
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Heavy metal Linux 6.6 has arrived
The new version of Linux is here. The odds are that it will become the next long-term support version of Linux, so it deserves your attention.
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