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How and Why to Change the Default SSH Port on Linux
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How to change the SSH default port in Linux, and go over why changing this default port is a good idea.

Code is not documentation
(Aug 26, 2020, 08:00) (0 talkbacks)

Documenting your work is about more than simply making your infrastructure reproducible.

Glances - A Versatile System Monitoring Tool for Linux Systems
(Aug 26, 2020, 06:00) (0 talkbacks)

Glances is an open source tool written in Python to monitor essential Linux system resource utilization at a glance. Learn to use Glances in various modes.

Raspberry Pi OS Is Now Powered by Linux Kernel 5.4 LTS
(Aug 25, 2020, 17:00) (0 talkbacks)

A new version (2020-08-20) of the Raspberry Pi OS distribution has been released, and while the changes aren't all that big, it ships with a major kernel bump, namely Linux kernel 5.4 LTS, along with a new Raspberry Pi firmware.

Fuzzing the Linux kernel (x86) entry code, Part 1 of 3
(Aug 25, 2020, 15:00) (0 talkbacks)

If you've been following Linux kernel development or system call fuzzing at all, then you probably know about trinity and syzkaller.

Enough with the Linux security FUD
(Aug 25, 2020, 14:00) (0 talkbacks)

Every few weeks, another security story appears saying how insecure Linux is. There's only one problem with most of them: They're fake news. The real problem is incompetent system administrators.

Linux turns 29: The biggest events in its history so far
(Aug 25, 2020, 13:00) (0 talkbacks)

A year by year summary of the most significant events in Linux's history to date.

Happy 29th Birthday, Linux!
(Aug 25, 2020, 06:00) (0 talkbacks)

29 years ago, on August 25, 1991, 21-year-old Finnish student Linus Benedict Torvalds made his now-famous announcement on the comp.os.minix news group.

apt vs apt-get - Advanced Package Tool
(Aug 24, 2020, 10:00) (0 talkbacks)

If you've ever used Debian Linux or one of the many Linux distributions that were derived from it, such as Ubuntu, you may have seen the apt and apt-get commands.

How to Manage Unattended Upgrades on Debian 10
(Aug 23, 2020, 06:00) (0 talkbacks)

This article explains how to install updates automatically on Debian 10 to keep your Linux system secure.

Sysadmin university: How to write a README file
(Aug 21, 2020, 06:00) (0 talkbacks)

Writing the ever-popular README file isn't as straightforward as you might think. This guide makes it easy.

GNU/Linux General Troubleshooting Guide for Beginners
(Aug 20, 2020, 11:00) (0 talkbacks)

In this guide, our goal is to learn about the tools and environment provided by a typical GNU/Linux system to be able to start troubleshooting even on an unknown machine.

ReaR: Backup and Recover your Linux server with confidence
(Aug 20, 2020, 10:00) (0 talkbacks)

How about a sysadmin tool that helps you to "relax and recover?" ReaR does that.

Troubleshoot your network with tcpdump
(Aug 20, 2020, 08:00) (0 talkbacks)

A look at tcpdump and its options, as well as a real-world use case, for debugging networking issues in your Linux environment.

How to create incremental backups using rsync on Linux
(Aug 20, 2020, 06:00) (0 talkbacks)

In this tutorial we will learn a very useful technique we can use to perform incremental backups, and schedule them using the good old cron.

MX Linux Joins the KDE Bandwagon and Now You Can Download MX Linux KDE Edition
(Aug 19, 2020, 18:00) (0 talkbacks)

Debian-based Linux distro MX Linux is now offering KDE flavors. This is an excellent choice for people who want to have a modern desktop on a moderate system specs.

Kali Linux 2020.3 released: A new shell and a Bluetooth Arsenal for NetHunter
(Aug 19, 2020, 17:00) (0 talkbacks)

Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2020.3, the latest iteration of the popular open source penetration testing platform.

Terrascan open source software helps developers build secure cloud infrastructure
(Aug 19, 2020, 11:00) (0 talkbacks)

The new Terrascan architecture leverages the Open Policy Agent (OPA) engine from CNCF, which dramatically simplifies policy definition for developers that want to create custom policies.

10 Best Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Programs I Found in 2020
(Aug 19, 2020, 10:00) (0 talkbacks)

It is time to bring you the best 10 Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) programs I have come across during this year.

Nextcloud Desktop Client Gets End-to-End Encryption, New User Interface
(Aug 19, 2020, 08:00) (0 talkbacks)

With the release of Nextcloud Desktop Client 3.0, Nextcloud has become the first vendor to offer an enterprise-grade end-to-end encryption solution designed with file sync and share in mind.

Sysadmin university: How to document code and scripts in Linux
(Aug 19, 2020, 06:00) (0 talkbacks)

Everyone wants you to document your code but no one teaches you how. That's about to change.

Mozilla Shrinks to Survive Amid Declining Firefox Usage
(Aug 18, 2020, 17:00) (0 talkbacks)

While payments for Firefox search results have brought Mozilla hundreds of millions of dollars annually in the past, a declining number of users has brought those days to an end.

SELinux changes for KVM-separated (Kata) containers
(Aug 18, 2020, 08:00) (0 talkbacks)

Understanding SELinux types that improve security in container engines such as Podman and CRI-O.

How to Use Puppet Modules to Create a LAMP Stack on Ubuntu 20.04
(Aug 18, 2020, 06:00) (0 talkbacks)

Puppet is a powerful open-source configuration management tool that can be used to deploy, configure, manage, and maintain a server while accessing it remotely.

Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 5.9 Release Candidate
(Aug 17, 2020, 14:00) (0 talkbacks)

Linus Torvalds announced the general availability of Linux kernel 5.9 RC1 as the first milestone in the two-month long development cycle.

Linuxfx 10.5 Windows 10 Clone Arrives with Cinnamon 4.6, Based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
(Aug 17, 2020, 12:00) (0 talkbacks)

The developer did such a good job transforming Ubuntu into a Windows 10 clone with the Cinnamon desktop environment that's hard to believe.

Keep Docker alive during docker daemon downtime
(Aug 17, 2020, 06:00) (0 talkbacks)

From Docker Engine 1.12, you can configure the daemon so that containers remain running even if the daemon becomes unavailable.

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