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CUPS Linux Printer Exploit
Critical Linux CUPS Printing System Flaws Could Allow Remote Command Execution A new set of security vulnerabilities has been disclosed in the OpenPrinting Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) on Linux systems that could permit remote command execution under certain conditions. “A remote unauthenticated attacker can silently replace existing printers’ (or install new ones) IPP urls… Read more
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Tor Project Merges with Tails
The Tor Project is merging operations with Tails, a portable Linux-based operating system focused on preserving user privacy and anonymity. The merger comes against a backdrop of ongoing digital surveillance and regulatory maneuvers to break end-to-end encryption, while censorship of online services also remains firmly on the global agenda. Tails will be incorporated “into the… Read more
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NVIDIA’s Open-Source Driver Code For “vGPU” Support
NVIDIA engineers have sent out an exciting set of Linux kernel patches for enabling NVIDIA vGPU software support for virtual GPU support among multiple virtual machines (VMs). In aiming for upstream-focused Linux support, this NVIDIA vGPU support is built around the adapted Nouveau driver with the code previously posted for splitting up the Nouveau/NVKM driver… Read more
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Create and Connect to an NFS Share
If you need faster copy and write speeds than you’re finding with Samba, NFS is a great option. Just remember that NFS isn’t quite as flexible as Samba. NFS stands for Network File System and is yet another way to share directories over a network. NFS has been around since the mid-80s and although it’s… Read more
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Steam on ARM64 Linux and Android?
Valve appear to be testing ARM64 and Android support for Steam on Linux Valve appear to have some pretty ambitious future plans for Steam, as we’ve seen recently in a leak (and not for the first time) that Valve has plans for ARM64 and Android support on Linux. As usual, the leaks come thanks to… Read more
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Running Linux on Intel 4004!
There’s no lower spec linux machine than this one! It’s not uncommon for a new distro version to come out, and a grudging admission that maybe a faster laptop is on the cards. Perhaps after seeing this project though, you’ll never again complain about that two-generations-ago 64-bit multi-core behemoth, because [Dimitri Grinberg] — who else!… Read more
