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Data loss is one of the most disruptive events a system administrator or Linux user can experience. Hard drives fail. Ransomware encrypts. Accidental rm -rf happens. Power failures corrupt filesystems at the worst possible moment. The only genuine protection against…
Introduction Every Linux server runs silently in the background, accumulating usage, filling disks, crashing services, and building up memory pressure — often for hours or days before anyone notices. By the time users report a problem, the damage is already…
Pangolin an open-source, self-hosted identity-based remote access platform that blends a tunneled reverse proxy with zero-trust VPN-style access has released version 1.17. The standout enhancement in this release is support for multiple roles per user. Previously, each user was limited…
In Windows Server environments, blocking program installations from USB drives is an important security measure. This helps prevent the installation of unauthorized software and the spread of malware through removable storage devices. With Group Policy, administrators can enforce specific rules…
The Wine Project—a compatibility layer that enables Linux and macOS users to run Windows applications—has released Wine 11.6, the sixth maintenance update in the stable 11.x series. According to the release notes, this version focuses primarily on the early work…
Pidgin—the classic messaging client many users still remember—is very much alive. More than a year after its first experimental 3.0 release, the project has now reached the alpha stage. This marks a significant milestone, as developers confirm that the protocol…
According to Canonical’s documentation, the upcoming Ubuntu Desktop 26.04 LTS—set to launch on April 23—will come with higher memory requirements compared to the current LTS version. Right now, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS lists 4 GB of RAM as the minimum for…
Introduction If you spent any meaningful time in VMware environments, RVTools was likely one of the first utilities you installed on every new vSphere deployment. One command, a few seconds of API queries, and suddenly you had a complete Excel…
Parrot Linux has issued a public statement opposing age verification measures, joining other Linux projects that consider such requirements a threat to user privacy. The announcement, titled “Age Verification Statement,” was published on the project’s official website. In follow-up comments,…
More than a year after its 25 “Shockworm” release, Netrunner— a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution focused on KDE Plasma—has introduced version 26 “Twilight,” now built on Debian 13 “Trixie”. While Debian 13 defaults to Linux kernel 6.12, Netrunner 26 steps…
