To start your journey with the Linux command line, it's important to know a few things before diving in. These aspects of the terminal are fundamental to getting the most out of the tool. Shall we ...

Bcachefs is shifting to an external DKMS module in Linux kernel 6.18 after becoming externally maintained. Here's the ...

One of the most confusing things when starting with Linux is the terminology. Some people will use terms interchangeably, ...

Choosing the right desktop environment can make or break your Linux experience. Here's the best options for new users.

Editor's Note: Embedded Linux has consistently ranked among the top operating systems used in embedded system design. With the rapid growth in interest in the Internet of Things (IoT), the ability of ...

This is one of several popular shells you can use. The shell is basically the interface between you and the Linux kernel, like a translator. Fedora, Ubuntu, and Mint all use Bash (Bourne-Again Shell) ...

The process of building a kernel has two parts: configuring the kernel options and building the source with those options. In versions before the 2.5 kernel, configuration was driven by a Config.in ...

Uptycs Threat Research outline how malicious Linux shell scripts are used to cloak attacks and how defenders can detect and mitigate against them. Siddartha Sharma and Adhokshaj Mishra Evasive ...

News briefs for June 4, 2019. Mozilla today announces that the Firefox browser will now have Enhanced Tracking Protection on by default. From Chris Beard's blog post: "These protections work in the ...

Members of the open source community are working on a new security-focused project for the Linux kernel. Named Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG), this is a loadable kernel module that will perform ...