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HydraPWK GNU/Linux is a Debian-based distribution designed primarily for penetration testing. It contains a collection of penetration testing tools, including tools for information gathering, scanning, stress testing, exploitation, cracking, reversing engineering and forensics. Formerly known as BlackTrack, the distribution uses a real-time Linux kernel and features the Xfce desktop.

DefectDojo is an open-source tool for DevSecOps, application security posture management (ASPM), and vulnerability management. It helps teams manage security testing, track and remove duplicate findings, handle remediation, and generate reports.

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GNU Make is a development utility that determines which parts of a particular code base need to be recompiled and can issue Linux commands to perform those operations.

This build automation tool can be used with any programming language whose compilation can be done from the shell by issuing commands, making it invaluable for C, C++, and many other compiled languages.

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Let’s explore some cool and useful things you can do directly in the terminal without diving too deep into its complexity.

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Highlights of ClamAV 1.5 include checks to determine if an OLE2-based MS Office document is encrypted, regex support for the clamd.conf OnAccessExcludePath configuration option, as well as CVD signing and verification using external .sign files, along with new options to set an alternative CVD certs directory.

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Learn how to Monitor your Network in Real-time using RustNet in Linux, macOS and Windows.

The post RustNet: A Real-time Network Monitoring TUI Built With Rust appeared first on Linux Today.

For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Radxa ROCK 4D.

The post Radxa ROCK 4D Single Board Computer Running Linux: Power Consumption appeared first on Linux Today.

Version:next-20251023 (linux-next) Released:2025-10-23

Inside this week's LWN.net Weekly Edition:

• Front: Git 3.0 topics; Lazy imports for Python; RubyGems; LLMs for patch review; DebugFS.
• Briefs: Fedora AI policy; OpenBSD 7.8; DigiKam 8.8.0; Forgejo 13.0; KDE Plasma 6.5; RubyGems; Valkey 9.0.0; Quotes; ...
• Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more.

The Fedora Council has approved an AI-assisted contributions policy. This follows several weeks of discussion, some of which was covered by LWN on October 1. The final policy contains substantial differences from the initial proposal, and now requires disclosure of AI tools "when the significant part of the contribution is taken from a tool without changes".

KDE Plasma 6.5 has been released. Notable new features include automatic light-to-dark theme switching based on time of day, support for the experimental Wayland picture-in-picture protocol, as well as a number of usability and accessibility improvements. See the complete changelog for a list of the new features, enhancements, and bug fixes.

DebugFS is the kernel's anything-goes, no-rules interface: whenever a kernel developer needs quick access to internal details of the kernel to debug a problem, or to implement an experimental control interface, they can expose them via DebugFS. This is possible because DebugFS is not subject to the normal rules for user-space-interface stability, nor to the rules about exposing sensitive kernel information. Supporting DebugFS in Rust drivers is an important step toward being able to debug real drivers on real hardware. Matthew Maurer spoke at Kangrejos 2025 about his recently merged DebugFS bindings for Rust.

OpenBSD 7.8 has been released. As usual, this release includes a long list of changes; see the changelog for all of the details.

Security updates have been issued by Fedora (inih, mingw-exiv2, and mod_http2), SUSE (ffmpeg-4, kernel, libqt5-qtbase, protobuf, python-ldap, and python313), and Ubuntu (erlang, ffmpeg, linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-oem-6.14, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-6.14, linux-raspi, linux-realtime, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-azure-6.14, linux-azure-nvidia-6.14, linux-azure-fips, linux-oracle-5.4, and linux-realtime-6.14).

Gnoppix KDE 25.10 debuts with major performance boosts, privacy upgrades, and a refined desktop built atop Debian Trixie.

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In our previous articles, we’ve covered MySQL interview questions for beginners and intermediate users, and the response has been overwhelming. Today, we’re taking a different approach – focusing specifically on MySQL Database Interview Questions tailored for Linux users.

Now, some of you might be wondering why we’re separating Linux users from the rest. Well, the reason is simple. In most production environments, MySQL runs on Linux servers, and interviewers expect you to know more than just SQL queries.

They want to see if you understand how MySQL interacts with the Linux operating system, how to troubleshoot performance issues at the OS level, and how to manage databases through the command line.

We received several emails from our readers asking for questions that combine both MySQL and Linux knowledge. One reader specifically mentioned, “Your questions are good, but they don’t cover the system administration side of MySQL which is crucial for DBA roles.” Fair point. That’s exactly what we’re addressing today.

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OpenSSH 10.1 is now available, featuring DSCP handling changes, security fixes, and plans to deprecate SHA1 SSHFP.

The post OpenSSH 10.1: New DSCP Handling, SHA1 SSHFP Deprecation Announced appeared first on Linux Today.

The BOSGAME M4 Plus Mini PC is a powerful computer based on an AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS processor with integrated Radeon 780M graphics. At the time of writing, the machine retails for £479.

The post BOSGAME M4 Plus Mini PC running Linux: Introduction to the Series appeared first on Linux Today.

WGDashboard 4.3, a web-based WireGuard management UI, adds a client-side dashboard and plugin support.

The post WGDashboard 4.3 WireGuard UI Adds Client-Side Dashboard appeared first on Linux Today.

Linux is an open-source operating system whose use is increasing these days as a result of its stability, security, flexibility, the fact that many distributions are free, and many other factors.

For the year 2025, statistics show a significant increase in the number of students from various fields, including engineering, computer science, medicine, and the social sciences and humanities, who are using Linux as their primary operating system.

Therefore, to make it easier for these students or some others who have not yet started using Linux, but are considering it, below you will be able to find an extensive list that we have prepared with the best programs for students who use Linux, but always focus on productivity, information management, programming, and, of course, effective learning.

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