Linus Torvalds On Where Rust Will Fit Into Linux
An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from a ZDNet article, written by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Linux is the poster-child for the C language. But times change. The Rust language has been slowly gathering support for use as a system language in Linu.....»»
How CentOS Stream and RHEL 9 Led to AlmaLinux 9
ZDNet writes that in late 2020 Red Hat decided "they'd no longer release CentOS Linux as a standalone distribution. Instead, CentOS Stream would work as a beta for RHEL." So where are we now? The competition immediately sprang up to replace CentOS......»»
Google is Rolling Out Chrome 102 with 32 Security Fixes, One Critical
This week Google began a rolling release for stable Chrome version 102 "with 32 security fixes for browser on Windows, Mac and Linux," reports ZDNet: Chrome 102 for the desktop includes 32 security fixes reported to Google by external researchers. T.....»»
Microsoft Brings "Windows Subsystem for Linux 2" to Window Server 2022
With the latest preview patch, Windows Server 2022 now supports WSL2 Linux distros, the Register reports: The move ends an odyssey that began with the arrival of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 on Windows 10 several years ago and with users'.....»»
Microsoft has a Linux-flavored treat in store for Windows Server users
Microsoft has introduced additional capabilities for running Linux binary executables for Windows Sever 2022......»»
AmigaOne X1000/X5000 Remains Well Supported With PowerPC Linux
Mike Bouma writes: Despite being expensive and having been sold out for quite some time at the main Amiga Dealers, two days after Linus Torvalds' release of Linux 5.18, Christian "xeno74" Zigotzky made the latest PPC kernel available for the AmigaOne.....»»
How to tie-dye cotton with acorns and rust
Tie-dyeing is a fun activity that can spice up clothes with colorful patterns. Although kits are available in stores, nature provides dyes that can be extracted from items found in one's yard—for example, acorns and rust. In ACS's Journal of Chemic.....»»
Linux 5.19 Adds 500K Lines of New Graphics Driver Code
UnknowingFool writes: The current Linux kernel in development, 5.19, added 495,793 new lines of code for graphic driver updates. David Airlie sent in the new lines as part of Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem of Linux. The majority of addition.....»»
Rust For Linux Kernel Updated, Uutils As Rust Version Of Coreutils Updated Too
UnknowingFool writes: This weekend, Miguel Ojeda, added support for a set of additional Rust patches in the kernel and separately a new version of Uutils which is the Rust version of GNU CoreUtils. These changes will go towards more inclusion of Rust.....»»
Developer Survey: JavaScript and Python Reign, but Rust is Rising
SlashData's "State of the Developer Nation" surveyed more than 20,000 developers in 166 countries, taken from December 2021 to February 2022, reports InfoWorld. It found the most popular programming language is JavaScript — followed by Python.....»»
Week in review: VMware critical fixes, Bluetooth LE flaw unlocks cars, Kali Linux 2022.2
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and interviews: Kali Linux 2022.2 released: Desktop enhancements, tweaks for the terminal, new tools, and more! Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2022.2, the lates.....»»
How a Rust Supply-Chain Attack Infected Cloud CI Pipelines with Go Malware
Sentinel Labs provides malware/threat intelligence analysis for the enterprise cybersecurity platform SentinelOne. Thursday they reported on "a supply-chain attack against the Rust development community that we refer to as 'CrateDepression'." On M.....»»
Microsoft Warns of "Stealthy DDoS Malware" Targeting Linux Devices
"In the last six months, we observed a 254% increase in activity from a Linux trojan called XorDdos," writes the Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team. It's a trojan combining denial-of-service functionality with XOR-based encryption for communication.....»»
HP Chooses Ubuntu-Based Pop!_OS Linux For Its Upcoming Dev One Laptop
System76's CEO Carl Richell announced that HP has chosen the Ubuntu-based Pop!_OS operating system to run on its 14-inch developer-focused notebook called "Dev One." Brian Fagioli from BetaNews speculates that a HP acquisition of System76 "could be a.....»»
Linux malware is booming, so stay secure, Microsoft warns
An old malware is being distributed furiously, targeting Linux users......»»
Kali Linux 2022.2 released: Desktop enhancements, tweaks for the terminal, new tools, and more!
Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2022.2, the latest version of its popular penetration testing and digital forensics platform. Cosmetic changes Kali Linux 2022.2 comes with: A new version of the GNOME desktop environment, for “a more.....»»
Surprise: Microsoft Has a Second Internal-Use-Only Linux Distro
ZDNet reports there's more than just the one Microsoft-created Linux distribution for internal use only called CBL (Common Base Linux) Mariner. "It turns out there's another Microsoft-developed Linux distribution that's also for internal use that's.....»»
CentOS Successor Rocky Linux Gets $26M to Fund Push Into Enterprise Space
"CIQ has landed $26 million in funding to support its plans to expand the use of Rocky Linux in the enterprise space," reports ZDNet. Last year, Red Hat decided to stop supporting CentOS 8 and shifted focus to CentOS Stream. CentOS had some huge en.....»»
White House Joins OpenSSF, Linux Foundation In Securing Open-Source Software
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Securing the open-source software supply chain is a huge deal. Last year, the Biden administration issued an executive order to improve software supply chain security. This came after the Colonial Pipel.....»»
Google Announces Flutter 3, Now With macOS and Linux Desktop Support
An anonymous reader quotes a report from XDA Developers: Google created Flutter a number of years ago, with the aim to make a cross-platform software framework. Flutter's biggest strength is that it can be used to build applications for Android, iOS,.....»»
How to dual boot Linux and Windows
Dual booting Linux and Windows is simple, and in this guide, we'll walk you through how to do it on your PC step-by-step......»»