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Debian Developer Thomas Lange has written a blog post in the attempt to help users find the right Debian image for their systems.

It's difficult to find the right Debian image. We have thousands of ISO files and cloud images and we support multiple CPU architectures and several download methods. The directory structure of our main image server is like a maze, and our web pages for downloading are also confusing.

Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (gcc-toolset-14-gcc, nodejs:18, and nodejs:22), Fedora (bootc), Gentoo (OpenSSH), Oracle (doxygen, libxml2, mingw-glib2, and NetworkManager), Red Hat (bind, bind9.16, bind9.18, kernel, kernel-rt, mysql, and mysql:8.0), Slackware (openssh), SUSE (buildah, emacs, glibc, google-osconfig-agent, grub2, java-11-openj9, kernel, netty, netty-tcnative, openssh, openvswitch, podman, and ucode-intel), and Ubuntu (atril, libsndfile, libtasn1-6, openssh, python-virtualenv, and symfony).

Version:next-20250219 (linux-next) Released:2025-02-19

Highlights of KDE Plasma 6.3 include the ability to clone a panel, better fractional scaling for everyone, support for remembering the active virtual desktop per activity, a revamped Graphics Tablet page in System Settings, an option to prefer screen color accuracy in KWin, and support for viewing battery cycle count in Info Center.

The post Kde Plasma 6.3 Desktop Environment Officially Released, This Is What’s New appeared first on Linux Today.

SPF or Sender Policy Framework is a DNS record that indicates mail exchanges in which hosts are authorized to send mail for a domain. An SPF record is a type of TXT(text), and its purpose includes essential notices regarding the domain. They are used because the SMTP protocol does not authenticate the “from” address in an email. Without it, attackers may easily impersonate the sender’s email address. This works so that the attackers or spammers can edit the From address to make it look like they are sending from an email address to your domain. This action is also known as email spoofing, which uses the user’s private information and can decrease the reputation of the IP address where the domain is pointed, which may lead to blocking. That is why using the SPF record is crucial when configuring the domain.

The post What is an SPF Record? appeared first on Linux Today.

Systemd is a versatile tool that can run and manage any program on your system. Learn how you create custom Systemd services on Linux today.

The post How to Create a Custom Systemd Service in Linux appeared first on Linux Today.

Pi-hole v6 has been released. The latest version of the popular ad-blocking software sports a redesigned user interface, has support for subscribing to allowlists, and brings a new REST API and embedded web server. Its Docker/OCI image is now based on Alpine Linux rather than Debian to reduce image size. See the announcement for guidance on upgrading existing Pi-hole installations.

Lordy, lordy, lordy, FSF is turning 40. What we want to know is, how is that even possible?

The post Auction With GNU’s Original Gnu Kicks Off FSF’s 40th Anniversary Events appeared first on Linux Today.

A cheatsheet is a concise set of notes used for quick reference. We recommend the best cheatsheet tools for Linux.

The post 6 Best Free and Open Source Cheatsheet Tools appeared first on Linux Today.

Rancher is an open-source container management platform designed to facilitate the deployment, management, and governance of Kubernetes clusters. Unlike a Kubernetes distribution that replaces Kubernetes itself, Rancher acts as a management solution that sits above one or more Kubernetes clusters, providing a centralized platform from which administrators can oversee their entire container infrastructure.

The post How to Install Rancher on Debian 12 Server appeared first on Linux Today.

Gnome.org has relaunched with a minimalist and cleaner design, but where’s the favorite footprint?

The post GNOME Project Launches Revamped Website appeared first on Linux Today.

A snippet tool is utility software that can boost your productivity. They are especially useful to save complex commands, or rarely used commands which we tend to forget.

The post 9 Best Free and Open Source Snippet Tools appeared first on Linux Today.

If you are using Debian 12 and have an Nvidia graphics card, installing the correct drivers is essential for getting the best performance out of your system.

Nvidia drivers allow your computer to use the full power of your graphics card, which is important for tasks like gaming, video editing, and 3D rendering.

In this guide, we will walk you through the steps to install Nvidia graphics drivers on Debian 12.

The post Installing Nvidia Graphics Drivers on Debian 12 appeared first on Linux Today.

The Reproducible-openSUSE project has announced that it has created a usable version of openSUSE with 100% reproducible packages.

[Bernhard] Wiedemann took on this 4-month-long project to create a fork of openSUSE that has 100% bit-reproducible packages. So far ring0 (aka bootstrap) and ring1 with 3,300 software packages have all successfully been patched and tested.

This build is not yet recommended for production use, though.

Kernel developers have been working to convert various internal interfaces to use folios; while this process has been progressing, there is still the occasional regression introduced by the change. In December 2024, it was discovered that installing a Flatpak application could trigger a filesystem bug in the kernel that would cause the software to read incorrect data from the disk. The problem was quickly fixed — only for an another problem caused by the folio rewrite to pop up in the same kernel subsystem. This was discovered by an Arch Linux user, who noticed that selecting files in a Flatpak application was causing kernel crashes. Now both bugs are fixed, but there may be more bugs to find.

The 6.12.15 stable kernel update has been fast-tracked to release. It seems that its predecessor contains a regression in the XFS filesystem that can lead to kernel crashes.

Security updates have been issued by Debian (gnutls28, openssh, and pam-pkcs11), Mageia (microcode and python-cryptography), Oracle (nodejs:18, nodejs:20, and rsync), Red Hat (gcc, nodejs:20, and nodejs:22), SUSE (emacs, kernel, openvswitch, and ucode-intel), and Ubuntu (Docker).

SME Server (known as e-smith at the time) was founded in January 1999 by Joseph and Kim Morrison. The company introduced the first version of its flagship software product, the e-smith server and gateway, in April 1999. By the end of the year, many thousands of e-smith servers were running in countries from Fiji to Finland. Word was spreading quickly among developers and systems integrators who needed a solid, easy-to-use server for their small-business customers. In July 2001, e-smith was acquired by Mitel Networks, but was later released as an open-source product under the GPL licence. In May 2013 a new not-for-profit organisation was set up to manage SME server. Due to copyright issues it was named Koozali SME Server Inc. The word "Koozali" approximates to Swahili for "rebirth". Future versions will use this name. The distribution, which is based on CentOS, is currently entirely funded by donations.

Version:6.12.15 (longterm) Released:2025-02-18 Source:linux-6.12.15.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.12.15.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.12.15

Version:next-20250218 (linux-next) Released:2025-02-18