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Mozilla is aware of this attack being used in the wild against Tor Browser users.

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TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen6 Linux Laptop Unveiled as High-End Desktop Replacement

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Linux Kernel 6.10 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.11

Linux kernel 6.10 was released on July 14th, 2024, introducing new features like a new mseal() system call for memory sealing, Rust language support for the RISC-V architecture, Zstandard compression support for the EROFS file system, shadow stack support for the x32 subarchitecture, TPM bus encryption and integrity protection, initial support for setting up PFCP (Packet Forwarding Control Protocol) filters, and more.

Ubuntu 24.10 “Oracular Oriole” Is Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New

Powered by the latest Linux 6.11 kernel series, Ubuntu 24.10 features the latest and greatest GNOME 47 desktop environment for the Ubuntu Desktop flavor with additional patches for Mutter and GNOME Shell to enhance stability and performance. In addition, the Ubuntu Dock now visualizes Snap refreshes and includes better handling for PWAs installed via the Chromium Snap.

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Clone Existing Raspberry Pi OS to a Bigger (or smaller) SD Card

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Sep 08, 2024

Quoting: Clone Existing Raspberry Pi OS to a Bigger SD Card —

Here's the scenario. You bought a Raspberry Pi and used a 16 GB or 32 GB micro SD card with it. Things look good but you realize that you are going to need more space. What can you do now?

While there are several things you can do to extend the storage of your Raspberry Pi, the simplest solution I find is to clone the existing Raspberry Pi OS onto a bigger SD card.

This way, you keep your existing operating system as it is. Nothing is changed except the increased disk space.

Sounds wonderful, isn't it? Let me show you how I extend my existing 32 GB Raspberry Pi OS setup to a 128 GB SD card.

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