Linux kernel maintainers propose a less painful process for identifying developers. See how it can make Linux code safer than ever.

Mop out the old stuff you don't use anyway. It will free up disk space and make your system calmer.

Hackers resurrect 90s IRC tricks with SSHStalker, using old exploits to quietly compromise thousands of Linux servers globally ...

A newly discovered botnet is compromising poorly-protected Linux servers by brute-forcing weak SSH password login authentication. Researchers at Canada-based Flare Systems, who discovered the botnet, ...

A newly documented Linux botnet named SSHStalker is using the IRC (Internet Relay Chat) communication protocol for command-and-control (C2) operations.

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Consolidating these tools into one place was so useful, I should've done it sooner ...

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On the 31st of December, just as the world’s time in 2025 was coming to an end, I jammed a USB stick into my PC to purge it of Windows. The time to move to Linux had come, and so, much like George did ...

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Linux users often hear phrases like “the terminal is faster” or “real Linux users don’t rely on the GUI.” While these statements are common in online communities, they rarely reflect how people ...