Linux Distros That Matter

11 Jul

Slackware Linux 14.2 Released — World’s Oldest Surviving Linux Distribution – Fossbytes

Slackware, world’s oldest surviving Linux distribution, is here with major enhancements and updates. The latest stable release, Slackware 14.1, was released about two and a half years ago. The latest Slackware version 14.2 comes about two months after the last Release Candidate of the 14.2 version. This new release is based on the Linux 4.4.14 LTS Kernel and offers up-to-date components with cutting edge Linux technologies. The OS also comes with the support for Linux kernel 4.6 testing. Talking about the updated components, the vintage operating system comes with GGC 5.3.0 as the default compiler, GNU Library 2.23, Apache 2.4.20,…

11 Jul

The Top Eight Kali Linux Tools For 2024 – Simplilearn

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Cybercrime is a serious threat to our IT world, and there are many different tactics employed to fight it. Ethical hackers, also referred to as "white hackers," use various network security tools to test networks and data systems for possible vulnerabilities that a hacker could exploit.Today, we are looking at a sampling of the better penetration test Kali Linux tools available to ethical hackers and penetration testers. Before we jump into the list, let's pause for a refresher on a few essential terms. Here are the best eight penetration tools to get you through 2024. Notice that they cover a…

11 Jul

Debian-Based antiX Linux OS Receives New Kernel Patches for Meltdown and Spectre – Softpedia News

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11 Jul

Latest Manjaro Linux 24.0 “Wynsdey” Available For Download – Fossbytes

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Manjaro Linux combines the benefits of Arch Linux with user-friendliness and accessibility. It only offers a 64-bit version suitable for newcomers and experienced Linux users. The latest release of Manjaro, called Wynsdey, is now available, and the changes are detailed below. Manjaro Linux has significantly evolved over the years, achieving key milestones like refining the installation process, expanding available desktop environments, and establishing a thriving user community. What is Manjaro Linux? Manjaro is a user-friendly Linux distribution built on the Arch operating system, which is known for its simplicity and customization. Unlike Arch, which requires manual setup, Manjaro provides an…

11 Jul

Don’t watch Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce play NFL Football: Install Debian Linux 12.5 during Super Bowl LVIII instead – BetaNews

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Super Bowl Sunday may be tomorrow, but for Linux nerds, there is something far more exciting than watching the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers play championship football. You see, The Debian project has just released the fifth update to its stable distribution, Debian 12, codenamed “Bookworm.” And so, if you don’t care about NFL Football, Taylor Swift, or her boyfriend Travis Kelce, installing this Linux distribution could be a fun thing to do instead of watching “the big game.” Version 12.5 of the operating system primarily focuses on implementing corrections for security vulnerabilities and making a few adjustments…

11 Jul

Tiny Core Linux 6.4 – Linux Adictos

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Tiny Core Linux has released a new version, version 6.4 that includes some minor changes in this very low-resource distribution. For a few days, we have a new stable version of this small operating system, version 6.4 of Tiny Core Linux is now available for download. If you do not know it, I will tell you that Tiny Core Linux is one of the lightest GNU / Linux distributions that exist, this distribution focuses on offering the bare minimum to run a computer, in order to consume practically ridiculous resources but allow you to do basic tasks, something perfect to…

11 Jul

Data freedom via Proxmox integration and other Veeam updates – SiliconANGLE News

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Modern enterprises are all in the data business — it’s an inescapable truth. With the proliferation of disparate tools and ecosystems, the resulting sprawl is introducing new vectors for complexity and affecting organizational cyber resilience. That’s where the data freedom idea becomes critical. Veeam Software Group GmbH has long championed this cause, aiming to give users the flexibility to choose their preferred data platforms. The same ethos shows through in the recently announced platform support for the hypervisor tool, Proxmox. “Our customers and our partners are asking for choices — there have been some conditions that have changed in the data center,”…

10 Jul

MakuluLinux Shifts Designs for a Better Linux Experience | Review – LinuxInsider

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In September 2020 Jacque Montague Raymer, developer and creator of the MakuluLinux family of distributions, released a new distro inspired by a project he shelved several years ago. On Aug. 10 of this year, he released an upgrade that puts an expanded “Shift Distro” into revolutionizing the Linux distribution’s user interface. MakuluLinux Shift is a well-designed Linux distro that blends several mainstream design concepts with performance features not found elsewhere. One of Shift’s most unique features — which Raymer greatly expanded in the 2021-08-10 version — is the ability to modify major design elements effortlessly. Hence, its name. A few…

09 Jul

iXsystems TrueNAS M-Series Blows Away Veeam Backup Certification Tests – GlobeNewswire

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SAN JOSE, Calif., April 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iXsystems, the industry leader in storage and servers driven by Open Source, announced the certification of its TrueNAS M-Series for Veeam Backup and Replication. The TrueNAS M40 and M50 models performed up to five times better in certification tests than Veeam requirements. With this certification the complete line of iXsystems hybrid storage products, which include the TrueNAS X10, X20, M40 and M50 storage arrays, have passed the Veeam Backup and Replication v9.5 for VMware certification tests, confirming that TrueNAS integrates with Veeam software to provide VM-aware backup and storage. The TrueNAS X10 and…

09 Jul

Ubuntu Linux update brings performance boosts, tool updates – InfoWorld

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Canonical has released Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, aka “Noble Numbat,” a new Long Term Support release of the popular Linux distribution that brings performance enhancements and toolchain updates for developers. Announced April 25 and downloadable from ubuntu.com, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS offers Linux 6.8 kernel capabilities with improved syscall performance, nested KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) support on ppc64el (IBM PowerPC), and access to the new beachefs file system. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS has merged low-latency kernel features into the default kernel, reducing kernel task scheduling delays, Canonical said. The release also enables frame pointers by default on 64-bit architectures, giving performance engineers access…