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Linux Today
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Plasma Mobile 21.07 Released with Improvements for Kasts, Dialer,
Shell, and More
Plasma Mobile 21.07 brings updates to the Shell with a
much-improved top panel (which makes the Shell more responsive
overall), the Dialer with better support for international numbers,
support for hardware keyboards, and the ability to display the right
contact name when receiving a call, as well as the Qrca QR reader,
with support for
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VirtualBox 6.1.24 Released with Support for Linux 5.13 and Ubuntu
Specific Kernels
VirtualBox 6.1.24 comes almost three months after version 6.1.22
to introduce support for the latest and greatest Linux 5.13 kernel
series, for both hosts and guests. As you can imagine, this means
that you can now run GNU/Linux distributions powered by Linux kernel
5.13 on virtual machines, or install VirtualBox on a distro running
Linux
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Researchers Flag 7-Years-Old Privilege Escalation Flaw in Linux
Kernel (CVE-2021-33909)
A vulnerability (CVE-2021-33909) in the Linux kernel’s filesystem
layer that may allow local, unprivileged attackers to gain root
privileges on a vulnerable host has been unearthed by researchers.
“Qualys security researchers have been able to independently verify
the vulnerability, develop an exploit, and obtain full root
privileges on default installations of Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 20.10,
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5 Essential Soft Skills for Sysadmins Self-Improvement
Your technical skills might be superb, but do you have equally
compelling soft skills? Learn more about 5 essential soft skills for
sysadmins here.
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Jim Whitehurst Left IBM Because He’d Rather Be CEO
Contrary to what some may have feared, the exec’s departure
wasn’t a sign that IBM was trying to make Red Hat more like
IBM, reneging on its earlier promise. Learn more about why Jim
Whitehurst left IBM here.
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12 Popular Linux Networking Tools and How to Use Them
In this article, we’ve created a list of some of the most popular
Linux networking tools, and we’ll try to get you familiar with these
tools and their basic usage.
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Dealing with Security Vulnerabilities on Data Center Servers
Requires More Skilled Staff
There is a lot of attention being paid to continuously updating
servers to patch security vulnerabilities on Linux servers running in
data centers – a basic step underpinning technology infrastructure in
every industry. Yet, staff resources to deal with maintaining servers
are not sufficient to meet the workload, said 55% of respondents in a
worldwide
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Automatically Bring up a SocketCAN Interface on Boot
Working with Controller Area Network (CAN) on your Linux PC?
Through the SocketCAN kernel modules, Linux supports CAN quite well.
It can be a bit tricky though, to get your USB-to-CAN adapter
configured and up and running. This tutorial not only explains how to
bring up your SocketCAN network interface, it also show you how
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How to Install Shlink URL Shortener with Nginx on Ubuntu 20.04
In the following guide, you will learn how to install Shlink on
Ubuntu 20.04 with a complete Nginx example configuration. Shlink is a
free, open-source, self-hosted URL shortener written in PHP that
provides both a REST and a CLI interface to interact with it to
generate and manage short URLs.
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Nasty Linux systemd Security Bug Revealed
Qualsys has found an ugly Linux systemd security hole that can
enable any unprivileged user to crash a Linux system. The patch is
available, and you should deploy it as soon as possible.
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