Tag: operating-systems
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Test 71 Distros On Your Web Browser
You can test all the best Linux distros right in your web browser with this site!If you’ve ever wanted to see what Linux was all about but didn’t want to go through the steps of installing it, this site offers a great option. Want to give Linux a try but don’t have the spare hardware…
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KDE and GNOME to offer official distros
KDE and GNOME have decided that because they’re not big and complicated enough already, they might work better if they have their own custom distributions underneath. What’s the worst that could happen? A talk from this year’s KDE conference, Akademy 2024, looks like it’s going to become real. The talk, by KDE developer Harald Sitter,…
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NVIDIA 550.135 Driver Released, Better Kernel 6.11 Support
NVIDIA 550.135 Graphics Driver Released with Better Linux Kernel 6.11 SupportThis release also improves the build process of the NVIDIA kernel module and supports recent versions of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system. NVIDIA released today the NVIDIA 550.135 graphics driver as the latest “Production Branch” version for users who want to stay on the stable…
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My Linux Predictions For 2025
What’s coming for the open-source operating system and why.Written by Jack Wallen for ZD Net. You might think it’s too early to ponder the possibilities 2025 holds, but it’s already the third week of November, which means it’s the perfect time to don my prediction cap for next year. With enough information, it can be fairly…
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Update WSL 2’s Linux kernel
From PC World, By Thorsten Eggeling: There are many open source programs (aka code that’s accessible to the public) out there for both Linux and Windows. For programs and tools where that’s not the case, WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) is the ideal solution for using Linux programs on Windows computers. This means that you…
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Windows infected with backdoored Linux VMs
A new phishing campaign dubbed ‘CRON#TRAP’ infects Windows with a Linux virtual machine that contains a built-in backdoor to give stealthy access to corporate networks. Using virtual machines to conduct attacks is nothing new, with ransomware gangs and cryptominers using them to stealthily perform malicious activity. However, threat actors commonly install these manually after they…
