OpenSSL 3.6.1 has been released today as the first maintenance/security update to the latest OpenSSL 3.6 series of this widely used TLS/SSL and crypto library for providing secure communications over computer networks. OpenSSL 3.6.1 is here to address several critical security vulnerabilities, including CVE-2025-11187, causing improper validation of PBMAC1 parameters in PKCS#12 MAC...

The Xfce project is working on a brand-new Wayland compositor for their lightweight desktop environment, which will be used as an alternative to the current window manager to support Wayland sessions. Meet Xfwl4, a brand-new Wayland compositor for Xfce designed to offer the same functionality and behavior as Xfwm4, but for Wayland...

Understanding Cluster Quorum FundamentalsWhat is Cluster Quorum?The Mathematics of QuorumWhy Witnesses Matter2. Witness Types and Selection CriteriaCloud Witness (Azure Storage)Disk Witness (Shared Storage)File Share Witness (SMB)3. Prerequisites and PlanningSystem RequirementsPlanning Your Configuration4. Configuring Cloud Witness (Azure Storage)Step 1: Create Azure Storage AccountStep 2: Retrieve Access KeysStep 3: Configure Cloud Witness...

The COSMIC desktop environment has already made a strong impression and attracted a growing following. Still, there’s no denying that many things need to be fixed or added before it truly feels complete and polished. And even though version 1 has officially been declared stable (the current release is 1.0.3), many users...

DeepSeek has conquered the AI ​​world. While it's convenient to use DeepSeek on your hosted website, we know there's no place like it 127.0.0.1. However, with recent events such as a cyberattack on DeepSeek AI that disrupted new user registrations or the exposed DeepSeek AI database , it makes us wonder why more people are choosing...

The latest stable and long-term supported kernel series (LTS) is now the Linux 6.18 LTS series, and Ubuntu users can install it on their machines via the official Ubuntu Mainline Kernel PPA archive. Here are the instructions for installing Linux 6.18 LTS on an Ubuntu system. Linux 6.18 LTS is a...

Uptime Kuma is a powerful, self-hosted, and open-source uptime monitoring tool with a user-friendly GUI that enables you to track the status of your services 24/7, ensuring minimal downtime and maximizing performance. Implementing this solution isn’t just recommended for self-hosting enthusiasts—it’s a must. First, it simply works, reducing the chance...

DietPi, a lightweight, performance-focused Debian-based Linux distro for SBCs (such as Raspberry Pi) and server systems (with an option to install desktop environments), has released version 10.0. DietPi 10.0 now requires Debian 12 (Bookworm) as the minimum supported base system. In light of this, systems still running Debian 11 (Bullseye)...

A year after the previous 1.7 release, GParted, the well-known free and open-source partition management tool for Linux, has officially launched version 1.8. Several crash scenarios have been resolved, including failures caused by missing icon resources and crashes in CommandStatus when the application is compiled without optimization. Long-standing hangs related to setting FAT...

Emmabuntüs, a Linux distribution (and social project) used in humanitarian and educational projects, particularly in Africa and Europe, and especially in regions with limited access to new hardware, announced the release of Emmabuntüs Debian Edition 5 version 1.05 as an update within the ongoing 5 series, based on Debian 12.13. Before...