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OpenSSL 3.6.2 Security Patch Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

OpenSSL 3.6.2 Security Patch Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

OpenSSL has released version 3.6.2 as a security patch update that fixes eight vulnerabilities, with the project rating the most severe issue as Moderate. The update addresses flaws in RSA KEM handling, AES-CFB-128 on x86-64 systems with AVX-512, DANE client…

Alacritty 0.17 Terminal Emulator Released with Wayland Resize Improvements

Alacritty 0.17 Terminal Emulator Released with Wayland Resize Improvements

Alacritty—the cross-platform, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator written in Rust—has been updated to version 0.17, bringing a range of new features and improvements. This release adds support for binding WheelUp and WheelDown in mouse.bindings, introduces compatibility with TOML 1.1 syntax, and enables…

The Linux Terminal for Advanced Users – The Command Line Made Easy

Linux terminal

If you’re ready to move beyond basic commands and truly master the Linux command line, The Linux Terminal for Advanced Users is an essential resource. This eBook is designed for learners and professionals who already have foundational knowledge of Linux…

PeaZip 11.0 Released With Faster Archive Browsing

PeaZip 11

Two months after the 10.9 release, PeaZip, a powerful cross-platform open-source file archiver, has introduced version 11.0 with a major emphasis on performance. This update enhances browser optimization to better suit different workflows and significantly improves the archive pre-parsing process…

PacHub is a Sleek GTK4 Frontend for Arch’s Pacman and AUR

PacHub

PacHub is a modern, open-source application for Arch Linux and Arch-based distributions that brings a clean graphical interface to managing packages. Acting as a frontend for pacman and AUR helpers, it transforms the traditional command-line workflow into a polished desktop…

Red Hat Launches RHEL Extended Life Cycle Premium With 14-Year Support

Red Hat Launches RHEL Extended Life Cycle Premium With 14-Year Support

Red Hat has launched Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Life Cycle Premium, a standalone subscription that extends support for a major RHEL release up to 14 years. This solution targets organizations running long-term environments where upgrades are constrained by certification…

Arch Linux Makes nft the Default Backend for iptables

Arch Linux Makes nft the Default Backend for iptables

Arch Linux has announced that iptables now uses the nft backend by default, marking a continued shift in the Linux networking stack from the legacy xtables framework to the modern nftables system. As part of this transition, the former iptables-nft…

How to Automatically Block Suspicious IPs using iptables and Fail2Ban

How to Automatically Block Suspicious IPs using iptables and Fail2Ban

Your Linux server is under attack right now you just might not know it yet. Every internet-facing machine faces a constant stream of brute-force login attempts, port scans, and automated bots probing for vulnerabilities. Passwords get guessed, services get hammered,…

JetStream 3 Debuts as a Major Browser Benchmark Update

JetStream 3 Debuts as a Major Browser Benchmark Update

JetStream 3 has been introduced as a major upgrade to one of the most widely recognized browser benchmarking tools, representing its first substantial update since 2019. For those unfamiliar, JetStream is a benchmark suite used to evaluate browser performance in…

How to Set Up Automated Incremental Backups with rsync and Cron on Linux

Automating Linux backups with rsync

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…