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

in 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.

OpenBSD 6.3 released ( Download of the day )

in Datacenter, Hardware, Howto, Networking, Open Source last updated April 2, 2018

OpenBSD version 6.3 has been released. OpenBSD is demonstrating to be an excellent server operating system. Security is more critical now than ever before. OpenBSD leads the pack when it comes to security features. OpenBSD provides a very robust and trustworthy system that comes with the cutting-edge security feature. OpenBSD 6.3 continues to offer the “multi-platform, ultra-secure operating system” experience. The OpenBSD team releases a new version every six months.
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Raspberry PI 3 model B+ Released: Complete specs and pricing

in Hardware, Open Source last updated March 14, 2018

A new version of the Raspberry PI 3 model B+ has released, and it is incredible update over the older model. Just over two years ago, I got Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. It was my first 64-bit ARM board. It came with 64-bit CPU. Here are the complete specs for updated 64-bit credit card size computer.

Debian Linux 9.4 released and here is how to upgrade it

in 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

in 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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Download of The Day: Fedora Linux 27

in 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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OpenSSL drops TLS 1.0/1.1 support for Debian Unstable and what does it mean for Debian sid users?

in Debian Linux last updated August 7, 2017

From the announcement mailing list:

I’ve just uploaded a version of OpenSSL to unstable that disables the TLS 1.0 and 1.1 protocol. This currently leaves TLS 1.2 as the only supported SSL/TLS protocol version.
This will likely break certain things that for whatever reason still don’t support TLS 1.2. I strongly suggest that if it’s not supported that you add support for it, or get the other side to add support for it.
OpenSSL made a release 5 years ago that supported TLS 1.2. The current support of the server side seems to be around 90%. I hope that by the time Buster releases the support for TLS 1.2 will be high enough that I don’t need to enable them again.

Libreboot T400: A GNU+Linux laptop that respects your freedom

in Open Source last updated May 28, 2017

The Libreboot T400 is certified by the Free Software Foundation, under their Respects Your Freedom hardware certification program. It is now available at a reduced price without any binary blobs or backdoors in BIOS. The Libreboot T400 comes without the Intel Management Engine.

How to enable Wake on Lan (WOL) with Advanced TomatoUSB wifi router firmware

in Hardware, Howto, Networking, Open Source last updated March 29, 2017

I recently installed TomatoUSB advanced firmware on my Asus RT-AC66U wifi router. This router act as my wireless Ethernet bridge. TomatoUSB advanced has additional features like

SSH
Multiple WAN support (3G/4G/Static IP/Cable/ADSL2)
Tor
Virtual Wireless
DMZ
IPv6
FTP/Media server via USB
BiTorrent Client via USB
UPS support
OpenVPN client and server
Tinc VPN server and much more.

Debian Linux 8.3 “jessie” released and here is how to upgrade it from 8.2 to 8.3

in Debian Linux last updated January 23, 2016

The Debian GNU/Linux project has released an updated version of its stable distribution Debian 8 (“jessie”). You must update to get corrections for security problem as this version made a few adjustments for the serious issue found in Debian 8.2.

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