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Mabox Linux, a lightweight, rolling-release Linux distribution based on Manjaro and designed around the Openbox window manager, has released version 25.12. 25.12.One of the most visible changes is the improved panel and its dynamic menus. The volume icon by the system tray now works more consistently: left-click mutes or unmutes,...

Here is some news that both excited me and gave me pause. In its annual 2025 retrospective, published today, Arch-based CachyOS, widely popular among Linux gamers and heavily focused on performance optimization, reveals plans I did not expect: an expansion into the server space. Why was I surprised? First, the...

Over the years, I’ve often thought that, despite how fast-moving the desktop Linux ecosystem is, there’s not much left that could truly surprise me. Yet I keep being proven wrong, and that’s a good thing. Winux, one of the newest additions to the scene, is a clear example.Whether I like...

Visual Studio Code has become the go-to code editor for developers worldwide, and if you're running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, you're in the right place. After installing VS Code on dozens of Ubuntu systems over the years, I've found that while the process is straightforward, knowing your options helps you choose...

QNX, a real-time operating system for embedded systems, has released the initial version of its Self-Hosted Developer Desktop, introducing a native development environment that runs directly on QNX 8.0. The new setup is designed to eliminate the long-standing reliance on cross-compilation by enabling developers to build and test software entirely within...

Kali Linux 2025.4 VMware Released on December 12, 2025, Kali Linux 2025.4 marks the final update of the year, bringing substantial improvements to desktop environments, enhanced virtualization support, and three powerful new penetration testing tools. For cybersecurity professionals running Kali in VMware, this release delivers critical Wayland compatibility improvements and...

If you are working in the cybersecurity field and want to learn the skills of penetration testing, security vulnerability assessment, and ethical hacking with Kali Linux , this book is one of the most complete resources available. In this new edition, you will be equipped with the latest Kali Linux tools and...

Easy monitoring?What is LogForge?ArchitectureLogForge FrontendLogForge NotifierLogForge Alert EngineInstalling LogForgeLogForge interfaceToggling on monitoring for containersViewing logs for a containerViewing alerts for containersViewing files in your containers with LogForgeRule templatesAlert destinationsFeatures that I think make LogForge stand outCurrent limitations and roadmap of featuresComparing LogForge to other tools you may be familiar withFree...

When it comes to open-source monitoring, two tools come up quite often for building out monitoring stacks for things like Kubernetes monitoring (storage, scaling, performance, etc), cloud monitoring, application metrics, and many others in your environment – InfluxDB and Grafana. There are others like telegraf, chronograf, and others that you...

What is NixOS?Differences underneath the hoodInstalling NixOS in ProxmoxPreparing NixOS storageFormatting the partitionsGenerating the NixOS config, beginning install, and UEFI issuesNixOS configuration fileHow do you upgrade NixOS and packages?NixOS AnywhereWhen does NixOS make sense and when does it not?Wrapping up There are plenty of excellent operating systems for home labs—Ubuntu...