Tag: Linux distribution
Linux switch: Linux Mint or Fedora Workstation instead of Windows 11
The free Linux operating system is a good, long-lasting and, what’s more, cheap alternative to Windows, which allows you to avoid Microsoft’s growing hunger for data. Especially now that the…
In the test: Ubuntu 24.04 with GNOME 46 and a polished installer
Ubuntu 24.04 delivers a solid Linux desktop with GNOME 46, a fresh installer and lots of new features. The continued compulsory snapping is causing dissatisfaction. An overview. (Image: iX) 1:00…
Fedora 40: Unified Kernel Images are coming
Fedora 40: Unified Kernel Images are coming After a rather well-behaved previous version, Fedora 40 once again delivers some notable changes: First of all, Gnome 46 as the primary desktop…
xz attack: backdoor unraveled, more details on affected distros
xz attack: backdoor unraveled, more details on affected distros After the discovery of a backdoor in the xz tools, which are included in many open source platforms, further details became…
Linux distribution: Ubuntu 23.10 brings a lot of fine-tuning
As usual at this time of year, the pulse of Ubuntu fans is currently rising – because a new version of the popular Linux distribution is in the starting blocks…
openSUSE Slowroll: The future of openSUSE Leap?
The openSUSE project offers a new Linux distribution called openSUSE Slowroll. It positions itself between its sisters openSUSE Tumbleweed and openSUSE Leap: While the latter mainly brings well-tested, but older…
For Slackware’s 30th birthday: Happy Birthday, Youngtimer!
“Hello everybody out there using Minix” – this is how an email begins, the content of which should be well known to most of the F/LOSS scene. Linus Torvalds announced…