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A newly disclosed use-after-free in the Linux kernel's epoll code, CVE-2026-46242, lets an unprivileged user get root on ...

Microsoft's Linux server distribution is now available as an ISO to install on your own server or virtual machine.

Eighteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of June 30, 2026): apl-2.0: GNU APL is a free interpreter for the programming language APL. It is an implementation of the ISO stan ...

A minimal Linux distro from Microsoft? Anything is possible.

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I spend more time today than ever before interacting with terminal windows, which is something I don’t think Past Me would have believed in the early ’90s. Back then, poor MS-DOS was the staid ...

Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe ...

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Developed by Farkhod Sadykov (along with two other contributors, namely Eric and Loïc Coyle), ShellGPT is a command line version of ChatGPT that enables users to engage with the AI chatbot in their ...

In an increasingly digital world, mastering Linux is not just a skill; it’s a gateway to numerous career opportunities. Linux, an open-source family of operating systems powered by the Linux kernel, ...