Jack Wallen believes there's one Linux distribution to rule them all, and it's not the one you think it is

an operating system that was once called an OS specifically made for elite hackers and developers

#Linux

https://www.zdnet.com/article/zorin-os-puts-on-a-master-class-for-what-a-desktop-operating-system-should-be/

#Linux 6.0 debuts, missing some Rusty bits and a magic mushroom reference

https://theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2022/08/15/linux_60_debuts_missing_some/

Rescuezilla 2.4 Swiss Army Knife of System Recovery Arrives Based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

#Linux

https://9to5linux.com/rescuezilla-2-4-swiss-army-knife-of-system-recovery-arrives-based-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts

Businesses should dump Windows for the #Linux desktop

It makes perfect sense for enterprises as well as enthusiasts. Just ask GitLab

OPINION I've been preaching the gospel of the Linux desktop for more years than some of you have been alive. However, unless you argue that the Linux desktop includes Android smartphones and ChromeOS laptops, there will be no year of the Linux desktop.

https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/10/opinion_column_drop_windows_for_linux/

Basic #Linux Networking Tools

Show IP configuration:
# ip a lw

Change IP/MAC address:
# ip link set dev eth0 down
# macchanger -m 23:05:13:37:42:21 eth0
# ip link set dev eth0 up

Static IP address configuration:
# ip addr add 10.5.23.42/24 dev eth0

DNS lookup:
# dig compass-security.com

Reverse DNS lookup:
# dig -x 10.5.23.42

Microsoft software engineer Stephen Hemminger has proposed removing the DECnet protocol handling code from the #Linux kernel. The timing is ironic, as this comes just two weeks after VMS Software Inc announced that OpenVMS 9.2 was really ready this time…

Linux may soon lose support for the DECnet protocol

Ancient, yes, but its progenitor VMS isn't dead just yet

https://www.theregister.com/AMP/2022/08/03/linux_may_soon_lose_support/

about time

How to install Android Studio on an ARM-powered Chromebook

Not optimal but yes, it can be done

#ChromeOS have brought Android Studio to select Chromebooks. I say select because Android Studio requires a Chromebook that supports #Linux packages

https://chromeunboxed.com/how-to-install-android-studio-on-an-arm-powered-chromebook/

#Linux Kernel 5.19 Released with Major Networking Tweaks + More

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/07/linux-kernel-5-19-new-features

In 2018, Google moved its in-house Linux desktop from the Goobuntu to a new Linux distro, the Debian-based gLinux.

Why?

The story behind Google’s in-house desktop #Linux

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3668548/the-story-behind-google-s-in-house-desktop-linux.html

Linus Torvalds releases #Linux 5.19 – using Asahi on an Arm-powered Mac
Hails the combo as finally making Arm 'usable as a development platform

Linux-Kernel Archive: Linux 5.19

https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2207.3/07437.html

Upgrading what might be the world's oldest running Linux install

If you use Putty, there's a good chance you've visited Chiark

There are some complexities involved in upgrading what the Reg FOSS desk suspects may be the world's oldest running #Linux installation: an OS install dating back to 1993

https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/25/upgrading_probably_the_worlds_oldest/

A developer got Ubuntu #Linux booting on the Apple iPhone 7

using the checkra1n jailbreak, it sparked hopes about the potential of OS-level aftermarket development on legacy iPhone models.
https://www.xda-developers.com/apple-iphone-7-ubuntu-linux-checkra1n-project-sandcastle/

#Linux lead Linus Torvalds has labelled his last pronouncement on the state of the kernel "the incoherent ramblings of a crazy old man."

https://www.theregister.com/2021/01/11/linux_5_11_rc3/

Mozilla Firefox 84 is now available for download.

The latest stable update version of the popular open source web browser enables WebRender by default on #Linux systems using Xorg, and is the final release to support Adobe’s once-ubiquitous ‘Flash Player’ plugin

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/12/mozilla-firefox-84-released

CentOS project changes focus, no more rebuild of Red Hat Enterprise #Linux – you'll have to flow with the Stream

Founder talks of plans for independent distro 'rebuild'

It's complicated

https://www.theregister.com/2020/12/09/centos_red_hat/

I read a book several years ago called “Just for Fun”, by Linus Torvalds — the creator of the Linux kernel. It charts the history of the project, from it’s earliest beginnings in a back bedroom, through to its accidental entry onto the world stage

https://jonbeckett.com/choosing-linux/

like Jon my 1st laptop was also #Linux running "Fedora" just after redhat Linux was discontinued 2003-ish

never had a laptop till then was PC which also ran Linux

What is Microsoft doing with Linux?

Microsoft is submitting patches to the #Linux kernel "to create a complete virtualisation stack with Linux and Microsoft hypervisor". And when Microsoft wanted to add container support to Windows, it picked an open-source specification designed originally for Linux rather than the internal Windows-centric implementation it had already written.
https://www.techrepublic.com/google-amp/article/what-is-microsoft-doing-with-linux-everything-you-need-to-know-about-its-plans-for-open-source/

Programs that are poorly written or performing badly can leave zombie processes lurking inside your #Linux computer

Find out how zombies are created, and how you can finally lay them to rest

https://www.howtogeek.com/701971/how-to-kill-zombie-processes-on-linux/

Kali #Linux 2020.4 released: New default shell, fresh tools

Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2020.4, the latest version of its popular open source penetration testing platform

You can download it or upgrade to it

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/11/18/kali-linux-2020-4-released/

Linus Torvalds hails 'historic' #Linux 5.10 for ditching defunct addressing artefact

Memory-handling oddity from the age of the 286 has been around since pretty much the original release of Linux
https://www.theregister.com/AMP/2020/10/25/linux_5_10_rc1/