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Distribution Release: SKUDONET 7.2.0

Posted: 2024-10-22 14:44:05
Source: https://distrowatch.com/12271

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Antonio Rendón Ruiz has announced the release of SKUDONET 7.2.0, un updated version of the project's specialist Debian-based distribution whose primary purpose is to serve as a load balancer and application delivery system. This new release brings various improvements in the IPDS (Intrusion Prevention and Detection System) module,....

6.1.114: longterm

Posted: 2024-10-22 14:00:28
Source: https://www.kernel.org/

6.11.5: stable

Posted: 2024-10-22 13:51:48
Source: https://www.kernel.org/

6.6.58: longterm

Posted: 2024-10-22 13:48:32
Source: https://www.kernel.org/

5.15.169: longterm

Posted: 2024-10-22 13:41:39
Source: https://www.kernel.org/

5.10.228: longterm

Posted: 2024-10-22 13:39:34
Source: https://www.kernel.org/

next-20241022: linux-next

Posted: 2024-10-22 07:34:36
Source: https://www.kernel.org/

Linus Torvalds Growing Frustrated By Buggy Hardware, Theoretical CPU Attacks

Posted: 2024-10-21 16:41:00
Source: https://linux.slashdot.org/story/24/10/21/1533228/linus-torvalds-growing-frustrated-by-buggy-hardware-theoretical-cpu-attacks?utm_source=atom1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

jd writes: Linus Torvalds is not a happy camper and is condemning hardware vendors for poor security and the plethora of actual and theoretical attacks, especially as some of the new features being added impact the workarounds. These workarounds are now getting very expensive, CPU-wise. TFA quotes Linus Torvalds: "Honestly, I'm pretty damn fed up with buggy hardware and completely theoretical attacks that have never actually shown themselves to be used in practice. "So I think this time we push back on the hardware people and tell them it's *THEIR* damn problem, and if they can't even be bothered to say yay-or-nay, we just sit tight. Because dammit, let's put the onus on where the blame lies, and not just take any random shit from bad hardware and say 'oh, but it *might* be a problem.'"

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

How to install Solus 4.6

Posted: 2024-10-21 16:22:36
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKBE8Ioe680

next-20241021: linux-next

Posted: 2024-10-21 06:09:31
Source: https://www.kernel.org/

DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1093

Posted: 2024-10-21 00:03:35
Source: https://distrowatch.com/12270

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly:
Review: Kubuntu 24.10
News: Debian upgrading Perl packages, UBports adding VoLTE support, Android to get option to run GNU/Linux applications
Questions and answers: Atomic systems vs immutable distributions
Released last week: Clonezilla Live 3.2.0-5, Solus 4.6, Voyager Live 24.10, Murena 2.4, PorteuX 1.7
Torrent corner: Canaima GNU/Linux,....

6.12-rc4: mainline

Posted: 2024-10-20 22:19:38
Source: https://www.kernel.org/

Distribution Release: PorteuX 1.7

Posted: 2024-10-20 13:09:06
Source: https://distrowatch.com/12269

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. PorteuX is a portable Linux distribution based on Slackware, inspired by Slax and Porteus. The project's latest release, version 1.7, introduces several fixes and updates most of the supported desktop environments. "Many optimizations, fixes and updates have been made, resulting in a very exciting and, hopefully, fast and....

Easily Set Up a Dual Boot: Windows 11 & Ubuntu 24.04

Posted: 2024-10-19 12:45:05
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qypfkDx_Qnc

Solus 4.6 overview | Designed for Everyone.

Posted: 2024-10-18 14:53:50
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3maP4zUFZ8

next-20241018: linux-next

Posted: 2024-10-18 05:52:18
Source: https://www.kernel.org/

The Evolution of Linux Package Management and Its Impact on Modern Computing

Posted: 2024-10-17 16:00:00
Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/evolution-linux-package-management-and-its-impact-modern-computing

by George Whittaker

Introduction

If you’ve ever used a modern Linux distribution, you’ve likely experienced the convenience of installing and updating software with a single command. Package managers, the tools behind this ease of use, have become a cornerstone of the Linux ecosystem, providing a structured and efficient way to manage software. However, the history of Linux package management is a long and evolving journey, beginning in the days when installing software was a manual, tedious, and error-prone process.

In this article, we’ll take a look at the evolution of Linux package management, from the early days of manual installations to today’s advanced, automated tools. We’ll explore how package managers were developed to address growing user demands, dependency problems, and the need for more efficient software distribution. By the end, you’ll have a deep understanding of how Linux package management has evolved and where it might be headed in the future.

The Early Days: Manual Installation of Software

The Beginning of Linux Distributions

When Linux was first introduced in the early 1990s, it was an exciting but highly technical operating system. Unlike today, there was no easy way to install software with a single command. Early Linux distributions, such as Slackware and Debian, required users to manually download source code, compile it, and install it themselves.

Tarballs and Source Code Compilation

In the early days, software was distributed in tarballs—compressed files that contained the source code of a program. Users had to unpack these tarballs, typically with the command tar -xvf, and then compile the software on their system. This was often a multi-step process that required running a configuration script (./configure) to check for system dependencies, compiling the source code into executable binaries using make, and finally installing the program with make install.

This process gave users maximum control but was fraught with difficulties:

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Distribution Release: Murena 2.4

Posted: 2024-10-17 15:42:39
Source: https://distrowatch.com/12268

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Murena team have announced the launch of /e/OS 2.4 which introduces a number of improvements for cameras and updates to the mobile operating system's privacy features. "This release also brings a number of useful updates. The Account Manager is now updatable via the App Lounge, which itself....

6.11.4: stable

Posted: 2024-10-17 13:28:17
Source: https://www.kernel.org/

6.6.57: longterm

Posted: 2024-10-17 13:25:18
Source: https://www.kernel.org/