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Alpine Linux is a community developed operating system designed for routers, firewalls, VPNs, VoIP boxes, containers, and servers. It was designed with security in mind; it has proactive security features like PaX and SSP that prevent security holes in the software to be exploited. The C library used is musl and the base tools are all in BusyBox. Those are normally found in embedded systems and are smaller than the tools found in GNU/Linux systems.

Relianoid is a Debian-based Linux distribution for load balancing. The distribution offers a load balancing oriented operating system for testing, development, and quality assurance environments. Relianoid is available in Community (free of cost) and Enterprise editions.

Relianoid is a Debian-based Linux distribution for load balancing. The distribution offers a load balancing oriented operating system for testing, development, and quality assurance environments. Relianoid is available in Community (free of cost) and Enterprise editions.

Software in the Public Interest has released its annual report for 2024. It includes reports from the long list of projects housed under the SPI umbrella, but the financial statements are not included at this time.

Loadable kernel modules require access to kernel data structures and functions to get their job done; the kernel provides this access by way of exported symbols. Almost since this mechanism was created, there have been debates over which symbols should be exported, and how. The 6.16 kernel gained a new export mechanism that limits access to symbols to specific kernel modules. That code is likely to change soon, but the addition of an enforcement mechanism has since been backed out.

Linux desktop market share reaches 5.03% in the USA (June 2025) according to StatCounter. Discover why more users are choosing Linux.

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In this article, we explore 10 lesser-known but incredibly useful Linux commands, including startx, pdftk, lsof, and find. These commands are designed to help you boost your productivity and efficiency when working in the terminal.

Whether you’re managing graphical sessions, merging PDF files, checking open ports, or searching for large files, this guide provides clear explanations and practical examples to make these powerful tools easy to understand and use—even if you’re new to Linux.

Perfect for beginners and experienced users alike, these commands will help you take your Linux skills to the next level.

The post 10 Little-Known Linux Commands You Probably Missed – Part 5 appeared first on Linux Today.

Welcome to your monthly dose of Linux and open source goodness! At Linux-Tech&More, I’m passionate about bringing you the latest insights, tutorials, and updates from the world of open source, Linux, and cutting-edge technology.

This month, I’ve curated some exciting content just for you. Whether you’re a Linux enthusiast, a tech newbie, or a seasoned pro, there’s something here for everyone. Let’s dive in!

The post LTM Monthly Roundup #25.01: Sudo Flaws, Nitrux Hyprland, Disqus Alternative, Network Monitoring, Clipboard on Ubuntu, Coreboot Laptop & More! appeared first on Linux Today.

Security updates have been issued by Debian (ffmpeg), Fedora (gnutls, linux-firmware, mingw-djvulibre, mingw-python-requests, and salt), Mageia (qtimageformats6), Oracle (gnome-remote-desktop, golang, kernel, libxml2, and perl-File-Find-Rule), SUSE (gstreamer-plugins-base, gstreamer-plugins-good, kernel, and protobuf), and Ubuntu (apport, glibc, gnutls28, and roundcube).

June 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Coming only a week after KDE Plasma 6.4.1, the KDE Plasma 6.4.2 update makes the “New!” badges applied to newly-installed apps in the Kickoff application launcher more appealing and easier to read and lets users activate the power/session actions using the Enter key in the Kicker Application Menu widget.

The post KDE Plasma 6.4.2 Improves the Kicker App Menu Widget, Spectacle, and More appeared first on Linux Today.

Last month, Canonical announced a significant change for RISC-V users that will drop support for most of the existing RISC-V hardware, as the company plans to raise the required RISC-V ISA profile family from RVA20 to RVA23. This means that about 90 percent of RISC-V devices won’t be able to run Ubuntu 25.10.

The post Canonical Plans for a Fully Functional Desktop Session on RISC-V with Ubuntu 25.10 appeared first on Linux Today.

In May, NordVPN got full scale on board with Linux when it released a Linux client. We just took it for a spin!

The post NordVPN Now Has a Graphical Linux Client and We Gave It a Look appeared first on Linux Today.

GParted Live 1.7.0-8 open-source partition editor is now available for download with a mechanism to reduce the random order of block devices and removal of 32-bit support.

The post GParted Live 1.7.0-8 Adds Mechanism to Reduce Random Order of Block Devices appeared first on Linux Today.

GStreamer 1.28 open-source multimedia framework has entered development promising many new features and improvements. Here’s what to expect.

The post GStreamer 1.28 Promises Vulkan H.264 Encoder, AMD HIP Plugin, and More appeared first on Linux Today.

The CachyOS ISO snapshot for July 2025 is now available for download with a long-awaited requested feature and other improvements.. Here’s what’s new!

The post CachyOS July 2025 Update Finally Lets Users Choose the Shell During Installation appeared first on Linux Today.

SparkyLinux is a lightweight, fast and simple Linux distribution designed for both old and new computers featuring customised Enlightenment and LXDE desktops. It has been built on the "testing" branch of Debian GNU/Linux.

CentOS as a group is a community of open source contributors and users which started in 2003 and has been sponsored by Red Hat since 2014. CentOS Linux versions up to CentOS Linux 8 are 100% compatible rebuilds of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, in full compliance with Red Hat's redistribution requirements. In 2020 it was announced CentOS Linux is being discontinued and replaced with CentOS Stream, a developer-focused distribution which acts as a middle-stream between Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Version:next-20250715 (linux-next) Released:2025-07-15

Parrot is a Debian-based distribution with an emphasis on security improvement and tools; the 6.4 release is now available. "Many tools, like Metasploit, Sliver, Caido and Empire received important updates, the Linux kernel was updated to a more recent version, and the latest LTS version of Firefox was provided with all our privacy oriented patches.".