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Debian Linux 7 Long Term Support reached end-of-life

The Debian Linux version 7 (codenamed “Wheezy”) support ended on 31st May 2018. It was initial release on May 4, 2013. Each LTS ( initial release on May 4, 2013) support lasts for five years. It means Debian project will not provide any security updates for Debian 7. As Debian Linux 7 Long Term support ends, hence you must upgrade your system to keep it secure. This page list all essentials steps to update your system from Debian 7 to Debian 8.

RHEL 7.5 released and here is how to upgrade 7.4 to 7.5

April 10, 2018April 10, 2018in Linux News last updated April 10, 2018

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.5 released. This version includes updates and various improvements such as GNOME rebased to version 3.26, LibreOffice rebased to version 5.3, Support for libva (VA-API) added, GStreamer now supports mp3 and more. RHEL is one of the leading enterprise Linux distribution for both bare metal and cloud platform. It targeted toward the commercial users. RHEL works with x86-64, IBM System z, and other platforms.

Debian Linux 9.4 released and here is how to upgrade it

March 10, 2018March 10, 2018in Debian Linux, Linux News last updated March 10, 2018

The Debian GNU/Linux project has released an updated version of its stable Linux distribution Debian 9 (“stretch”). You must upgrade to get corrections for security problem as this version made a few adjustments for the severe issue found in Debian version 9.3. Debian is a Unix-like (Linux distro) operating system and a distribution of Free Software. It is mainly maintained and updated through the work of many users who volunteer their time and effort. The Debian Project was first announced in 1993 by Ian Murdock.

400K+ Exim MTA affected by overflow vulnerability on Linux/Unix

March 7, 2018March 8, 2018in Linux News, Security last updated March 8, 2018

Exim is a free and open source message transfer agent (MTA) developed at the University of Cambridge. It is famous on Unix and Linux systems connected to the Internet. It is freely available under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence. There is a buffer overflow in base64d() of Exim MTA that allows an attacker to run code remotely. ALL versions of Exim MTA affected by overflow vulnerability i.e. CVE-2018-6789.
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Ubuntu 17.10 no longer available for download due to LENOVO bios getting corrupted

December 20, 2017December 25, 2017in Linux News last updated December 25, 2017

Lenovo is a Chinese multinational technology company that is well known for LENOVO laptops, desktops and other IT equipment. The download of Ubuntu Linux 17.10 is currently discouraged due to an issue on specific Lenovo laptop models that are causing BIOS corruption or laptop bricking.

Updated version of Debian Linux 8/9 has been released

December 9, 2017in Debian Linux, Linux News last updated December 9, 2017

The Debian project has announced an updated version of Debian 9 (codename “stretch”) and Debian 8 (codename “jessie”). One can get new updates merely running the apt command/apt-get command.

Download of The Day: Fedora Linux 27

November 15, 2017in Linux News last updated November 15, 2017

Fedora Linux version 27.0 has been released ( jump to download ) after many months of constant development and available for download in various media format. Fedora 27 is a free and open source operating system includes various new features such as GNOME 3.26, LibreOffice 5.4, glibc version 2.26, Node.js 8.x, Ruby on Rails 5.1, Golang 1.9 and more.
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The Librem 5: Your Ultimate GNU/Linux FLOSS Smartphone

August 24, 2017in Linux News, Mobile Devices last updated August 24, 2017

Purism is well known for Linux based laptop with Coreboot. Now they started a crowdfunding campaign today for its smartphone called Purism Librem 5. What is so special about this phone? It is 100% powered by GNU/Linux. You can run any Linux distro on it. The phone provides high security and privacy features, i.e., it does not track you. This seems like an excellent device. One that I would certainly purchase or recommend to a privacy-conscious person.

Download of The Day: Fedora Linux 26

July 11, 2017July 11, 2017in Linux News last updated July 11, 2017

Fedora 26 with KDE Fedora Linux version 26.0 has been released ( jump to download ) after many months of constant development and available for download in various media format. Fedora 26 is a free and open source operating system includes various new features such as GCC 7, Golang 1.8, Python 3.6, DNF 2.0, OpenSSL 1.1.0 and more. Fedora 26 runs on both ARM servers and desktop boards too.

Download of The Day: Debian Linux 9 ( Stretch )

June 18, 2017March 10, 2018in Debian Linux, Linux News last updated March 10, 2018

Debian GNU/Linux version 9.0 stretch has been released ( jump to download ) after many months of constant development and available for download in various media format. Debian 9.0 is a free operating system includes various new features such as support for mips64el architecture, GNOME 3.22, KDE Plasma 5.8, LXDE, LXQt 0.11, MATE 1.16, Xfce 4.12, Linux kernel 4.9 and more. Debian 9 is dedicated to the project’s founder Ian Murdock, who passed away on 28 December 2015.

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