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Tails 7.4 Anonymous Linux OS Released with Persistent Language and Formats

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Ubuntu 25.04 “Plucky Puffin” Reached End of Life, Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10

Ubuntu 25.04 was released on April 17th, 2025, and, since it’s not an Ubuntu LTS (Long Term Support) release, it only received support for nine months, until January 2026. Ubuntu 25.04 was powered by the Linux 6.14 kernel series and featured the GNOME 48 “Bengaluru” desktop environment series.

OBS Studio 32.1 Promises New Audio Mixer & WebRTC Simulcast Support, Beta Out Now

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GRUB 2.14 Released with EROFS, Argon2 KDF, and Shim Loader Protocol Support

Highlights of GRUB 2.14 include support for the EROFS file system, support for Argon2 key derivation function (KDF), support for TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module version 2.0) key protector, NX support for EFI platforms, BLS and UKI support, and shim loader protocol support.

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New Release: Tails 7.4

If you turn on this option, your language and formats settings are saved unencrypted on the USB stick to help you type the passphrase of your Persistent Storage more easily.

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How To Install Debian 13 GNU/Linux "Trixie" with Dualboot Method, UEFI, and External Disk Storage

This tutorial will explain detailed procedures to install Debian 13 GNU/Linux "Trixie" with GNOME graphical user interface into a PC or a laptop. You will be able to have Debian alongside other operating system with dualboot method. You will also be able to have Debian installed into either an internal hard disk drive or an external disk storage if you wish. Now, let's start reading!

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Kali Linux is my favorite Linux distro to play around with

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Oct 29, 2025

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Quoting: Kali Linux is my favorite Linux distro to play around with —

Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents:

After I got into the Linux ecosystem with my Raspberry Pi, I began my distro-hopping journey armed with nothing more than an SBC. That interest soon devolved into an obsession after I built my home lab, and these days, I often spend hours tinkering with the coolest distributions I could lay my hands on.

Kali Linux was one of the earliest distros I’ve played with, and it has only gotten better with time. While it’s not a replacement for the stability king Debian or an experimental distro like Arch, the security-centric OS is an important part of my home lab – so much, in fact, that I always keep a Kali instance just so I can play with its diverse set of utilities in my spare time.

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