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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.
Linux Mint 17.1 review—less change is good change
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2014-12-09 00:06
The Linux Mint team recently released Linux Mint 17.1—a somewhat minor but still welcome upgrade to the Ubuntu-based ecosystem. And while Linux Mint 17.1 arrives as it usually does (a few weeks after the release of a new version of Ubuntu), version 17.1 is not based on Ubuntu's latest effort, 14.10. Instead, this edition of Mint remains tied to the last Long Term Support (LTS) release, Ubuntu 14.04.