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Fully sandboxed, cross-distro Linux apps are almost here
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2015-02-23 08:14
Right now, you get most of your Linux software from your distribution’s software repositories. Those applications have to be packaged specifically for your Linux distribution, and you have to trust them with full access to your Linux user account and all its files.
But imagine if developers could distribute applications in a standard way so you could install and run them on any Linux distribution, and if those applications ran in a “sandbox” so you could quickly download and run them without the security and privacy risks.
GParted Live Now Supports Microsoft's New Filesystem, ReFS
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2015-01-30 02:32
GParted Live is a small bootable GNU/Linux distribution that has a lot of features and that can be used in operations like creating, reorganizing, and deleting disk partitions on a variety of filesystems. A new stable update has been made available and the operating system is now at version 0.21.0.
'Ghost' flaws poses high risk to Linux distributions
Submitted by l33tdawg on Wed, 2015-01-28 07:39
A fault in a widely used component of most Linux distributions could allow an attacker to take remote control of a system after merely sending a malicious email.
The vulnerability, nicknamed "Ghost," is in the GNU C Library known as glibc, according to security vendor Qualys, which disclosed the issue on Tuesday as many Linux distributions released patches. Glibc is a C library that defines system calls.
A Look at Pentoo Linux and Its Security Analysis Tools
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2015-01-23 02:01
There is no shortage of security-focused Linux distributions on the market, and among them is Pentoo Linux. While some security-focused Linux distributions concentrate on privacy, like Tails, others like Kali Linux and Pentoo focus on security research, providing tools that enable research and penetration testing. Pentoo Linux differentiates itself from other security Linux distributions in a number of ways.
Ringing in 2015 with 40 Linux-friendly hacker SBCs
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2015-01-05 02:26
2014 brought us plenty of new open-spec, community-backed SBCs — from $35 bargains, to octa-core powerhouses — and all with Linux or Android support.