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Instead of chasing the illusion of an unbreakable system, it deploys a deep, multi-layered defense that forces attackers to spend exponentially more time, skill, and resources at each step. Each security feature works in harmony to create a robust platform capable of withstanding sophisticated attacks. By recognizing the unique threats each layer addresses, you can choose the defenses best suited to your environment.  * ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu_20.04_LTS_standard_support_is_coming_to_an_end_– options_for_AWS_Users⠀⇛ For AWS users, you have two options: upgrade to a newer LTS version or upgrade to Ubuntu Pro to expand the security maintenance and keep receiving updates until at least 2030. This post covers both options. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ What's_the_Best_Ubuntu_Keyboard_Shortcut?⠀⇛ If you're a desktop Ubuntu user, you're probably all about optimizing your computing experience. Keyboard shortcuts are crucial to developing optimized computing habits. So which keyboard shortcuts do you recommend to other Ubuntu users? * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ How_to_Set_Up_Two-Factor_Authentication_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛ Did you know that it’s possible to require two-factor authentication (2FA) to log into user accounts on any Ubuntu system? Follow along and I’ll show you how you can add this extra layer of security to your Ubuntu account in just a few minutes. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 225 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Fedora_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Fedora_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ DORA_is_here:_is_financial_services_prepared_to continue_innovating_in_balance_with_compliance_requirements?⠀⇛ Finally, because DORA requires organisations to think horizontally about overall operational resilience, there’s debate over which team — IT, ops, compliance, risk, procurement, legal — should manage transformation. Arguably, it should be all of the above. Technology has become the glue that unites the entire business, and everyone should upskill to be tech-savvy enough to support DORA implementation. * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Migrate_to_RHACM_Policy_Generator_with_OpenShift_4.16⠀⇛ Red_Hat_OpenShift 4.16 has a new templating mechanism called Red_Hat_Advanced_Cluster_Management_for_Kubernetes (RHACM) Policy_Generator that will eventually replace Policy_Generator Template (PGT) as the standard way to generate Red_Hat_Advanced Cluster_Management_for_Kubernetes policies. The new templates are now available as a technology preview.  * ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ Fedora_Community_Blog:_Infra_and_RelEng_Update_–_Week 6⠀⇛ This is a weekly report from the I&R (Infrastructure_&_Release Engineering) Team. We provide you both infographic and text version of the weekly report. If you just want to quickly look at what we did, just look at the infographic. If you are interested in more in depth details look below the infographic. Week: 03 – 07 February 2025 * ⚓ Tomas_Tomecek:_Lessons_learned_from_running_the_Log_Detective_service⠀⇛ Log_Detective_service_is_live for more than two weeks now. Running an LLM inference server in production is a challenge. We started with llama-cpp-python’s server initialy but switched over to llama-cpp server because of its parallel execution feature. I still need to benchmark it to see how much speedup we are getting. * ⚓ Remi Collet ☛ Remi_Collet:_💎_PHPUnit_12⠀⇛ RPMs of PHPUnit version 12 are available in the remi repository for Fedora ≥ 40 and Enterprise Linux (CentOS, RHEL, Alma, Rocky...). ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 301 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Free and Open Source Software⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇image_viewer⦈_ * ⚓ flxvwr_-_simple,_cross-platform_image_viewer_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ flxvwr is a simple, cross-platform image viewer written in Go using the Fyne toolkit. flxvwr provides a minimal user interface, keyboard shortcuts for navigation, and smooth performance Launch flxvwr, drag&drop images, directories and/or playlist files into the window, and start viewing. Use the keyboard shortcuts to navigate between images and manage the viewer. Directories and playlist files are recursively scanned for images, and you can clear the current playlist using C or toggle shuffle mode using S for a random viewing experience. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ highlight.js_-_syntax_highlighter_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ It works in the browser as well as on the server. It can work with pretty much any markup, doesn’t depend on any other frameworks, and has automatic language detection. highlight.js can be used in different ways such using CDNs, hosting the bundle yourself, as a Vue plug-in, as ES6 modules, with Node.js, and web workers. * ⚓ Quickemu_-_run_Linux,_macOS,_and_Windows_virtual_machines_- LinuxLinks⠀⇛ There’s no requirement for exhaustive configuration options. You decide what operating system you want to run and Quickemu takes care of the rest. Quickemu includes comprehensive support for Linux, macOS, Windows, most of the BSDs, novel non-Linux operating systems such as FreeDOS, Haiku, KolibriOS, OpenIndiana, ReactOS, and more. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ QR_Scanner_-_QR_scanner/generator_app_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ QR Scanner is a QR code scanner and generator built with Flutter. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Foto_-_simple_image_viewer_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Foto is a simple image viewer. It simply shows an image to the user, either on a window or in the terminal. It is designed to be used in scripts, so there are no keybinds or UI. You can specify the position and size at which the window initially appears, and additionally the background colour for letterboxing/pillarboxing or transparency. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ File_Lock_PEA_-_filesystem-level_encryption_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ File Lock PEA (PEA = Password Encrypting Archive) encrypts data at the filesystem level and offers the possibility to decrypt single files or whole directories temporarily. The program consists of a single archive file. Installation is not required. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ octoscan_-_static_vulnerability_scanner_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Octoscan is a static vulnerability scanner for GitHub action workflows. Octoscan can be run against a local git repository or you can download all the workflows with the dl action. This tool can also be used directly as a GitHub action to scan your repository on push/pull_request events. This is free and open source. ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠟⠛⠛⠛⠉⠙⠛⠛⠉⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠢⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣴⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⡼⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠁⢹⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠛⠛⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⠛⠛⠛⢿⣷⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣶⣶⣦⡀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⡿⠿⠟⠃⠀⠈⠻⠿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⣀⣀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣴⣶⣦⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠆⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣶⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⣀⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⢍⡂⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣦⣤⣾⣿⣿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣇⡀⠀⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣠⣄⡀⠀⠙⡀⠀⠀⣀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣤⣤⣤⡶⡠⠀⠀⠀⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⣣⣴⠞⠋⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⡧⠂⢀⣼⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠉⠉⠉⣉⠉⠉⠁⢀⣤⡴⠟⠉⠀⠀⡀⠀⣿⠛⠻⠿⠿⠿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠇⠀⠜⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠂⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠘⣿⡉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢷⡄⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠴⠾⢿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⡠⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠉⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⠿⠃⠻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣴⣿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠿⠿⠿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣴⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 459 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 * ⚓ Undeadly ☛ OpenBGPD_8.8_released⠀⇛ The OpenBGPD project (essentially a subproject of the OpenBSD project), have released their latest work in the OpenBGPD 8.8 release. * ⚓ Mitchell Hashimoto ☛ Welcoming_Ghostty_Subsystem_Maintainers⠀⇛ I'm excited to share that there are eight newly promoted subsystem maintainers for Ghostty. These are the first maintainers to be promoted since the project's creation, and I'm thrilled to see the project grow in this way. Adding additional, independent maintainers is an important part of any open source project's long-term health and stability. * § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ o § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Tor ☛ New_Release:_Tor_Browser_14.0.6_|_The_Tor_Project⠀⇛ Tor Browser 14.0.6 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. * § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ A_month_with_MediaWiki_powered_by_Postgres⠀⇛ With thanks to the MediaWiki volunteers maintaining Postgres support, the pgsql@ team at FreeBSD team for maintaining the port, and the Postgres developers. You’ve all made my life immeasurably better :). * § Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG)⠀➾ o ⚓ James G ☛ Redesigning_the_structure_of_my_blog_images_folder⠀⇛ My website file structure is split up into two parts: [...] * § Education⠀➾ o ⚓ VisualMode LLC ☛ A_Decade_of_TILs_-_Notes_from_VisualMode⠀⇛ I started my TIL repo ↗ (essentially a microblog) 10 years ago to the day. February 6th, 2015 ↗. Has it really been 10 years? In that time I've written almost 1600 tiny Today I Learned posts across a bunch of programming topics. It's tempting to focus on the numbers (and I'll get to those later in the post), but first I want to be a bit reflective. Here are some of the insights I've had looking back. * § Openness/Sharing/Collaboration⠀➾ o § Open Data⠀➾ # ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ Inside_the_race_to_archive_the_US government’s_websites⠀⇛ “We’ve never seen anything like this,” says David Kaye, professor of law at the University of California, Irvine, and the former UN Special Rapporteur for freedom of opinion and expression. “I don’t think any of us know exactly what is happening. What we can see is government websites coming down, databases of essential public interest. The entirety of the USAID website.” But as government web pages go dark, a collection of organizations are trying to archive as much data and information as possible before it’s gone for good. The hope is to keep a record of what has been lost for scientists and historians to be able to use in the future. # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Inflation_in_mediaeval_China⠀⇛ In this post, I would like to draw attention to a very interesting data set collected by Guan, Palma and Wu as part of the replication package for their paper The rise and fall of paper money in Yuan China, 1260-1368. The paper describes inflation, money and prices during the Yuan Dynasty era in China. First, a little historical background. * § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ o ⚓ SANS ☛ SSL_2.0_turns_30_this_Sunday..._Perhaps_the_time_has_come to_let_it_die?⠀⇛ Still, since the aforementioned protocol will celebrate its 30th birthday this Sunday, I thought it might be worthwhile to take a closer look at how common it is at this point, and what systems still support it. Going by the numbers from Shodan, at the time of writing, there still appear to be nearly 423 thousand public IP addresses, on which servers supporting SSL 2.0 are accessible on some port[6]. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 616 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Games_Banning_Steam_Deck_Users_and_Classic_Video_Game_Prince_of.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Games_Banning_Steam_Deck_Users_and_Classic_Video_Game_Prince_of.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Games: Banning Steam Deck Users and Classic Video Game ("Prince of Persia") Helped Spread Linux⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 * ⚓ PCGamesN ☛ Sorry_Steam_Deck_owners,_Respawn_is_happy_with_its_Apex Legends_Linux_ban⠀⇛ In the latest Apex Legends dev update, game director Steven Ferreira addressed anti-cheat and the recent decision to ban Linux players from accessing the game. This ban impacted Steam Deck users, taking the game from Verified to Unsupported, but Respawn is “pleased to report” that the controversial move is playing out as expected so far thanks to a “meaningful reduction” in instances of cheating being identified. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ How_This_Classic_Video_Game_Helped_Spread_Linux⠀⇛ A bored college student playing a computer game might not seem like the makings of a revolution in the computer industry, but it seems like Linus Torvalds made the most of this experience. § Linux's Roots in "Prince of Persia" At the start of 1991, Linus Torvalds, then a student at the University of Helsinki in Finland, purchased a 386 PC with a student loan and Christmas money. This is according to Glyn Moody's book, "Rebel Code: Inside Linux and the Open Source Revolution." ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 665 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Games_Everwarder_A_Game_About_Digging_A_Hole_Cast_n_Chill_and_M.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Games_Everwarder_A_Game_About_Digging_A_Hole_Cast_n_Chill_and_M.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Games: Everwarder, A Game About Digging A Hole, Cast n Chill, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Safe_In_Our_World_team_up_with_Fanatical_for_a_big charity_game_bundle⠀⇛ Mental health charity Safe In Our World and Fanatical have announced a big charity bundle giving you 27 games for a single purchase. Just to be clear: as a charity bundle, GamingOnLinux gets nothing from our partnership with Fanatical here. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Everwarder_is_a_fresh_tower_defense_roguelite_hybrid about_clearing_the_darkness⠀⇛ Everwarder asks: how long will your light last? Not very long in some of my attempts. It's a fresh feeling spin that merges tower defense with a bit of roguelite action together, as you attempt to break through the darkness. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Please_don't_distract_me_I'm_trying_to_dig_a_big_hole over_here⠀⇛ Can you truly call yourself a "gamer" if you haven't at least spent a good few hours doing nothing but digging a hole? I have answered the call and my hole has been dug. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Cast_n_Chill_is_a_gorgeous_looking_pixel-art_idle fishing_game_coming_soon⠀⇛ Revealed in a press email today is Cast n Chill from developer Wombat Brawler. A game where you explore serene lakes, rivers, and oceans. Catch rare fish, upgrade your gear and reel in legendary catches - with your loyal pup by your side. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ BAFTA-nominated_narrative_adventure_Vampire_Therapist gets_a_Couples_Therapy_DLC⠀⇛ Vampire Therapist is a narrative adventure / visual novel with a sprinkle of dark comedy that was nominated for a BAFTA in 2024, and now it's expanded with the Vampire Therapist - Couples Therapy DLC. The game has Native Linux support, and Valve rated it Steam Deck Playable. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ A_deck-builder_for_busy_people,_Bramble_Royale:_A Meteorfall_Story_plans_full_Steam_Deck_support_for_launch⠀⇛ Developer Slothwerks have announced their upcoming turn-based card-battler Bramble Royale: A Meteorfall Story will have full Steam Deck support at launch. It's a faced-paced deck-builder for busy people apparently. Did they make this for me? * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Take-Two_CEO_believes_AI_will_actually_increase employment_and_productivity⠀⇛ You have to hand it to the people in suits at the top, they all sure do love AI, and the latest to be bullish about it is Take- Two's CEO Strauss Zelnick. In an interview with GamesIndustry, Zelnick was asked a few general questions but AI bit was saved for last. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Civilization_VII_gets_a_mixed_reception_on_Steam, Firaxis_say_they're_listening_and_put_up_a_small_roadmap⠀⇛ It seems it's increasingly rare to have a major game release that doesn't come filled with lots of issues. The latest is Sid Meier's Civilization VII from Firaxis Games. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Games_to_claim_from_Prime_Gaming,_February_7_edition round-up_for_SteamOS_Linux_and_Steam_Deck⠀⇛ Here's the up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming for February 7th, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 771 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Games_MOO_List_Godot_4_4_Beta_3_and_More.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Games_MOO_List_Godot_4_4_Beta_3_and_More.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Games: MOO List, Godot 4.4 Beta 3, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 * ⚓ MOOList.com ☛ A_MOO_List⠀⇛ Active MOOs * ⚓ Godot Engine ☛ Dev_snapshot:_Godot_4.4_beta_3⠀⇛ Picking up the pace! * ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ Gaming_GNU/Linux_Distro_Targets_Children_with_Trans Cartoons⠀⇛ Bazzite -- a Fedora GNU/Linux based OS focused on gaming - - created a "Transgendered Bi-Sexual" cartoon mascot cartoon targeted at children. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ All_You_Need_To_Make_A_Go-Kart,_From_Harbor_Freight⠀⇛ The many YouTube workshop channels make for compelling viewing. even if their hackiness from a Hackaday viewpoint is sometimes variable. But from time to time up pops something that merits a second look. A case in point is [BUM]’s go-kart made entirely from Harbor Freight parts, a complete but rudimentary vehicle for around 300 dollars. It caught our eye because it shows some potential should anyone wish to try their luck with the same idea as a Power Racer or a Hacky Racer. * ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU/Linux_Clients, including_Dead_Letter_Dept_-_2025-02-05_Edition⠀⇛ Between 2025-01-29 and 2025-02-05 there were 17 New Steam games released with Native GNU/Linux clients. For reference, during the same time, there were 104 games released for backdoored Windows on Steam, so the GNU/Linux versions represent about 16.3 % of total released titles. There’s a good stream of good games again this week, with Dead Letter Dept. taking the crown with a very original idea: typing lost letters for a data entry job, leading to uncovering things happening in the city… There’s a lot more to check, so here’s the list of what we selected: ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 838 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ GNU/Linux Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 * § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Hackaday_Podcast_Episode_307:_CNC_Tattoos,_The_Big Chill_In_Space,_And_PCB_Things⠀⇛ The answer is: Elliot Williams, Al Williams, and a dozen or so great hacks. The question?  What do you get this week on the Hackaday podcast? This week’s hacks ran from smart ring hacking, to computerized tattoos. Keyboards, PCBs, and bicycles all make appearances, too. * § Applications⠀➾ o ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Shijima-Qt_–_New_Native_GNU/Linux_App_for Desktop_Pets⠀⇛ Looking for a digital pet application for your computer? Here’s one that works natively in GNU/Linux Desktop. It’s Shijima, a cross-platform shimeji simulation, desktop pets app works on any device, including Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS, and Nintendo Wii. The app is free to use but sadly NOT open-sourced so far. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ Dominique Leuenberger ☛ Tumbleweed_–_Review_of_the_week 2025/06⠀⇛ Dear Tumbleweed users and hackers, This week, we held back a few snapshots as we were unhappy with the openQA presented results. The main hold-up was a scripting error in gtk3-tools, which was exposed by RPM 4.20. It was bad enough to lead to crashes in multiple applications and thus definitively not something we wanted to release to the users. Once the issue was identified it was – as usual – a straightforward fix and Tumbleweed started rolling again. In total, we delivered 3 snapshots during this week (0130, 0204, and 0205) ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 909 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/_Monster_Hunter_Wilds_Playable_On_Steam_Deck_and_Steam_Console_.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/_Monster_Hunter_Wilds_Playable_On_Steam_Deck_and_Steam_Console_.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ‘Monster Hunter Wilds’ Playable On Steam Deck and Steam Console Rumours?⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 * ⚓ Forbes ☛ Benchmarked:_Is_‘Monster_Hunter_Wilds’_Playable_On_Steam Deck?⠀⇛ Monster Hunter Wilds has a new benchmark tool. Can Steam Deck handle the game? Let's find out before this weekend's open beta. * ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Valve_shoots_down_rumors_of_RDNA4-based_Steam_Console —_it_routinely_tests_new_hardware_that_isn't_put_into_its_own_devices⠀⇛ Rumors of a new Steam Console using RDNA4 are greatly exaggerated, but there's clearly a future for Steam-branded hardware. Here's the rundown on what we know and expect from the eventual Steam Deck successor. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 945 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/New_Releases_of_EasyOS_Version_6_6_2_of_EasyOS_Daedalus_series_.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/New_Releases_of_EasyOS_Version_6_6_2_of_EasyOS_Daedalus_series_.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ New Releases of EasyOS: Version 6.6.2 of EasyOS Daedalus-series and of EasyOS Scarthgap- series⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ EasyOS_Daedalus-series_version_6.6.2_released⠀⇛ Easy Daedalus has now reached feature-parity with Easy Scarthgap version 6.6.2. They are, however, built with different packages; Scarthgap with packages compiled in OpenEmbedded/Yocto and Daedalus with Devuan Daedalus (Debian Bookworm) .deb packages. There are advantages and disadvantages of each, but newcomers to EasyOS are recommended to choose Scarthgap. * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ EasyOS_Scarthgap-series_version_6.6.2_released⠀⇛ Version 6.6.1 was released on February 4: * EasyOS_Scarthgap-series_version_6.6.1_released — February 04, Here are the highlights of 6.6.2 since 6.6.1: [...] ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 985 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/OnlyOffice_Desktop_Editor_8_3_Added_Apple_iWorks_PDF_Stamps_Sup.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/OnlyOffice_Desktop_Editor_8_3_Added_Apple_iWorks_PDF_Stamps_Sup.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ OnlyOffice Desktop Editor 8.3 Added Apple iWorks, PDF Stamps Support⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇OnlyOffice_logo⦈_ Quoting: OnlyOffice Desktop Editor 8.3 Added Apple iWorks, PDF Stamps Support | UbuntuHandbook — The new release now is able to open and view files created in Apple iWork’s Pages, Keynote and Numbers, as well as Hancom Office’s .hwp and .hwpx file formats. However, for editing support they need to be converted to OOXML first, i.e. DOCX for text documents, XLSX for spreadsheets and PPTX for presentations. For the PDF editor app, it now includes “Stamp” option under “Comment” tab, allowing to insert stamps, such as APPROVED, FINAL, COMPLETED, EXPIRED, and more. Like selecting files/folders in filer explorer/manager, the new release allows to use Ctrl + click to select multiple PDF page thumbnails, or use Shift + click to select from a page to another, so that you can perform action to multiple pages at once. 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A towerized Amiga 1200 with a Blizzard PPC accelerator? Sweet. A painted black Amiga 600 with a small TFT screen mounted on its case? Yes, please! An Amiga 500 with an old external hard drive and, inside, a Blizzard card with a 14 MHz 68000 CPU and two megs of fastmem? Stop, you're making me salivate! * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ CPico_RP2350_is_another_Raspberry_Pi_Pico_2_alternative with_USB-C,_8MB_flash,_2MB_PSRAM,_BConnect_I2C_&_debug_ports⠀⇛ iLabs CPico RP2350 is a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 alternative with the same form factor, still based on the Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller but equipped with a USB-C port, 8MB flash, 2MB PSRAM, a Reset button, and Bconnect I2C and debug ports. Apart from that, the CPico RP2350 retains the other features of the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 including the two 20-pin PGIO headers, and BOOT button. It joins other Raspberry Pi Pico 2 alternatives like the Waveshare RP2350-Plus adding battery support. * ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ This_Raspberry_Pi_slim_cyberdeck_uses_two_Raspberry Pis⠀⇛ The main board powering the unit is a Raspberry Pi Zero. This makes sense given its small form factor and tendency to use less power, which is much more efficient for a portable system. The Pi Zero is connected to a screen with a Rii X1 mini keyboard for input. All of the hardware is housed inside a custom 3D-printed shell. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1131 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Open_Hardware_Pimoroni_Arduino_Fairphone.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Open_Hardware_Pimoroni_Arduino_Fairphone.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Open Hardware: Pimoroni, Arduino, Fairphone⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Pimoroni_Interstate_75_W_(RP2350)_board_is_designed_for HUB75_LED_matrix_panels⠀⇛ Pimoroni Interstate 75 W (RP2350) is an all-in-one RGB LED matrix driver board designed for HUB75 LED matrix panels commonly used in video walls, advertising displays, and creative signage. Built around a Raspberry Pi RP2350 chip this board also uses the Raspberry Pi’s CYW43439 module for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and features user buttons, an RGB LED, and a Qw/ ST connector for integration with Qwiic/STEMMA QT breakouts. * ⚓ Arduino ☛ Tecnoseta_revives_the_silk_industry_with_open-source innovation⠀⇛ The silk industry has a rich history in Italy, but modern challenges have brought this centuries-old tradition to the brink of decline. * ⚓ 14_Reasons_Why_You’ll_Love_Fairphone’s_Audio_Range⠀⇛ For those of you who don’t know this already, Fairphone doesn’t just make smartphones. It was in 2021 that we took our first steps into the world of sustainable audio, releasing the Fairphone TWS earbuds. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1179 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Programming_Leftovers.1.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Programming Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 * ⚓ Vincent Lammens ☛ Going_to_a_simpler_code_editor:_Coderunner⠀⇛ I've moved away from using VS Code after they started including Copilot by default. I know you can probably disable it, but my needs for a development environment have shrunk a bit. I went out to find an alternative editor I'd actually like, and I settled at CodeRunner. It's a simple enough UI, has plenty of features, and most importantly: it does the job. * ⚓ Dirk Eddelbuettel ☛ zigg_0.0.2_on_CRAN:_Micromaintenance⠀⇛ The still very new package zigg which arrived on CRAN a week ago just received a micro-update at CRAN. zigg provides the Ziggurat pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) for Normal, Exponential and Uniform draws proposed by Marsaglia and Tsang (JSS, 2000), and extended by Leong et al. (JSS, 2005). This PRNG is lightweight and very fast: on my machine speedups for the Normal, Exponential, and Uniform are on the order of 7.4, 5.2 and 4.7 times faster than the default generators in R as illustrated in the benchmark chart borrowed from the git repo. * ⚓ Daniel Lemire ☛ Thread-safe_memory_copy⠀⇛ But what happens if, while you are copying the data, another thread is modifying either the source or the destination? The result is fundamentally unpredictable and almost surely a programming error. * ⚓ Chris Wellons ☛ Tips_for_more_effective_fuzz_testing_with_AFL++⠀⇛ Fuzz testing is incredibly effective for mechanically discovering software defects, yet remains underused and neglected. Pick any program that must gracefully accept complex input, written in any language, which has not yet been been fuzzed, and fuzz testing usually reveals at least one bug. At least one program currently installed on your own computer certainly qualifies. Perhaps even most of them. Everything is broken and low-hanging fruit is everywhere. After fuzz testing ~1,000 projects over the past six years, I’ve accumulated tips for picking that fruit. The checklist format has worked well in the past (1, 2), so I’ll use it again. This article discusses AFL++ on source-available C and C++ targets, running on glibc- based Linux distributions, currently the best fuzzing platform for C and C++. * ⚓ Karl Seguin ☛ Using_Generics_to_Inject_Stubs_when_Testing⠀⇛ I have an unapologetic and, I'd like to think, pragmatic take on testing. I want tests to run fast, not be flaky and not be brittle. By "flaky", I mean tests that randomly fail. By "brittle", I mean tests that break due to seemingly unrelated changes in the code. I'm happy that the definition of "unit tests" has broadened over the years: it's now acceptable to have "unit tests" do more, i.e. hitting a database. I call the period of time where I (we?) over-relied on dependency injection and mocking frameworks, the "dark ages". Still, I do believe that stubs and similar testing tools can be useful in specific cases. * ⚓ Rlang ☛ Kerning_and_Kerning_in_a_Widening_Gyre⠀⇛ I said earlier (twice) that PDF is the Devil Incarnate. This is not really true. Font rendering in general is the Devil Incarnate. PDF is a Major Demon of the Font World. It is descended from greater demons. It traces its foul lineage through an immense tangle of filthy string, glue, and pins back to the earliest days of high-fidelity computer displays and printers. I make my plots in R, with ggplot usually. (And sometimes tinyplot. It’s good. You Base R snobs can bite me; I’ve been using R since it was a different letter.) Anyway, by default, R’s PDF graphics device does not embed fonts, presumably on the sensible grounds that the more you reject the Devil and all his Works, the better off you are. However, over the years, many people with fallen natures have devised various ways to truck with Satan and specifically to get fonts properly embedded in PDFs. Think of it as a process of building one’s house on a combination of other people’s houses, piles of sand, a variety of leftover construction paper, and ultimately the giant tangle of string mentioned before. * ⚓ Jim Nielsen ☛ Software_Pliability⠀⇛ Quoting myself from former days on Twitter: Businesses have a mental model of what they do. Businesses build software to help them do it—a concrete manifestation of their mental model. A gap always exists between these two. What makes a great software business is their ability to keep that gap very small. I think this holds up. And I still think about this idea (hence this post). Software is an implementation of human understanding — people need X, so we made Y. But people change. Businesses change. So software must also change. * § Golang⠀➾ o ⚓ Redowan Delowar ☛ Go_slice_gotchas⠀⇛ Just like any other dynamically growable container structure, Go slices come with a few gotchas. I don’t always remember all the rules I need to be aware of. So this is an attempt to list some of the most common mistakes I’ve made at least once. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1338 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Programming Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 * ⚓ Dirk Eddelbuettel ☛ Dirk_Eddelbuettel:_RcppArmadillo_14.2.3-1_on_CRAN: Small_Upstream_Fix⠀⇛ widely used by (currently) 1215 other packages on CRAN, downloaded 38.2 million / vignette) by Conrad and myself has been cited 612 times according version 14.2.3 yesterday. * ⚓ KDAB ☛ Model/View_Drag_and_Drop_in_Qt_-_Part_1⠀⇛ This blog post is the first in a series on implementing drag- and-drop in the Qt model/view framework. It covers how to reorder items within a single view, whether you're using QListView, QTableView, or QTreeView with a custom model, or QListWidget, QTableWidget, or QTreeWidget with items. The post includes code examples, checklists, and insights into improvements made in Qt 6.8 for smoother drag-and-drop functionality. * § Python⠀➾ o ⚓ The New Stack ☛ My_Hey_Hi_(AI)_Python_Coding_Test:_Surprising Results⠀⇛ You know it’s coming. You’ve heard the grumblings. You’ve read the memos and listened to the talks. o ⚓ SANS ☛ The_Unbreakable_Multi-Layer_Anti-Debugging_System,_(Thu, Feb_6th)⠀⇛ The title of this diary is based on the string I found in a malicious Python script that implements many anti- debugging techniques. If some were common, others were interesting and demonstrated how low-level high-level languages like Python can access operating system information. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1400 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Red_Hat_and_CentOS_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Red_Hat_and_CentOS_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Red Hat and CentOS Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Kickstarting_your_journey_with_Red_Bait_OpenShift Virtualization_and_Rubrik⠀⇛ Late last year, Rubrik announced a collaboration with Red Bait to support Rubrik Security Cloud on Red Bait OpenShift Virtualization, and we’re excited to share that this is now official. Rubrik Security Cloud paired with Red Bait OpenShift Virtualization helps organizations more easily migrate and protect virtual machines (VMs) and applications running on a consistent, trusted and comprehensive application platform. * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Small_language_models:_What_are_they_and_why_should FSIs_care? [Ed: Red Hat promoting slop]⠀⇛ Last year while attending Febraban Tech 2024, a financial services industry event in LATAM, we were intrigued to learn that 96% of surveyed banks have artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives. We wondered–how many banks are actually taking advantage of Hey Hi (AI) initiatives? * ⚓ Peter 'CzP' Czanik ☛ CentOS_Connect_and_FOSDEM_2025⠀⇛ This year, I was back in Brussels. I visited two conferences: CentOS Connect and FOSDEM. As usual, both events were fantastic, with great talks and nice people. And as usual, they were also exhausting and not just for introverts like me. I stayed to Belgium to recover, but that’s another story… :-) ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1451 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Security_FUD_and_Scams.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Security_FUD_and_Scams.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Security, FUD, and Scams⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 * ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Friday⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (openjdk-17), Fedora (firefox, FlightGear, java-1.8.0-openjdk, java-11- openjdk, java-latest-openjdk, and SimGear), Mageia (gstreamer), Red Hat (firefox, kernel, kernel-rt, libsoup, and python- jinja2), SUSE (bind, curl, dcmtk, etcd, firefox, google- osconfig-agent, krb5, openssl-1_1, podman, python311-cbor2, thunderbird, wget, and xrdp), and Ubuntu (glibc). * ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Screenshot-Reading_Malware⠀⇛ Kaspersky is reporting on a new type of smartphone malware. The malware in question uses optical character recognition (OCR) to review a device’s photo library, seeking screenshots of recovery phrases for crypto wallets. Based on their assessment, infected Surveillance Giant Google Play apps have been downloaded more than 242,000 times. * ⚓ Latvia ☛ Spyware_reportedly_used_against_Latvian_numbers_through WhatsApp⠀⇛ Spyware developed by Paragon Solutions, an Israel-based company, was reportedly used against the smartphones of more than 90 journalists and activists from different countries on WhatsApp, WhatsApp representatives told Reuters. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Trimble_Cityworks_Customers_Warned_of_Zero-Day Exploitation⠀⇛ Trimble Cityworks is affected by a zero-day vulnerability that has been exploited in attacks involving the delivery of malware. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ This_Week_In_Security:_Medical_Backdoors,_Strings,_And Changes_At_Let’s_Encrypt⠀⇛ There are some interesting questions afoot, with the news that the Contec CMS8000 medical monitoring system has a backdoor. And this isn’t the normal debug port accidentally left in the firmware. The CISA PDF has all the details, and it’s weird. The device firmware attempts to mount an NFS share from an IP address owned by an undisclosed university. If that mount command succeeds, binary files would be copied to the local filesystem and executed. * § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ o ⚓ Engadget ☛ Kaspersky_researchers_find_screenshot-reading_malware on_the_App_Store_and_Google_Play⠀⇛ The malware in question uses optical character recognition (OCR) to review a device's photo library, seeking screenshots of recovery phrases for crypto wallets. Based on their assessment, infected Google Play apps have been downloaded more than 242,000 times. Kaspersky says "This is the first known case of an app infected with OCR spyware being found in Apple’s official app marketplace." o § Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD)/Fear-mongering/Dramatisation⠀➾ # ⚓ Forbes ☛ New_LinkedIn_Lazarus_Attack_Warning_For_Windows, Mac_And_Linux_Users [Ed: The problem here is Microsoft, not "Linux", but Microsoft media mole Davey Winder is at it again, deflecting blame]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux_kernel_flaw_added_to_CISA’s_exploited_vulnerabilities list [Ed: But this_was_patched_ages_ago]⠀⇛ The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Feb. 5 added a high-severity Linux kernel vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) list, ordering federal agencies to apply a patch within three weeks. # ⚓ IT Pro Today ☛ How_To_Identify_and_Remove_Linux_Malware Infections [Ed: Looks like a fake 'article' of LLM slop]⠀⇛ Linux is known for its security and resilience operating system, making it a popular choice for critical infrastructure like cloud and IoT. However, because of its growing adoption, it has become an attractive target for malware operators. In 2024, a more sophisticated breed of Linux malware necessitated a proactive approach to detection and removal. This article explores practical strategies for spotting and eliminating Linux malware, helping IT professionals secure their systems. o § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ Biometric Update ☛ CREDEBL_comes_under_Linux_Foundation Decentralized_Trust [Ed: Linux_Foundation_is_promoting scams]⠀⇛ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1591 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Security_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Security_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Security Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 * ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ A_new_FAR_rule_over_controlled,_unclassified information_is_on_the_way⠀⇛ Cybersecurity should be an expected priority under the new administration, said Dan Ramish. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Hacker_Who_Targeted_NATO,_US_Army_Arrested_in_Spain⠀⇛ Spanish authorities have arrested an individual who allegedly hacked several high-profile organizations, including NATO and the US army. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Five_Eyes_Agencies_Release_Guidance_on_Securing_Edge Devices⠀⇛ Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies have released guidance on securing edge devices against increasing threats. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Security_Teams_Pay_the_Price:_The_Unfair_Reality_of Cyber_Incidents⠀⇛ The blame of security incidents may be shared—but the burden of response always falls on the security team. Here’s how to prepare for the inevitable. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Cisco_Patches_Critical_Vulnerabilities_in_Enterprise Security_Product⠀⇛ Critical vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine could lead to elevation of privileges and  system configuration modifications. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Fake_DeepSeek_Sites_Used_for_Credential_Phishing, Crypto_Theft,_Scams⠀⇛ Researchers see dozens of fake DeepSeek websites used for credential phishing, cryptocurrency theft, and scams. * ⚓ OpenSSF (Linux Foundation) ☛ Securing_Public_Sector_Supply_Chains_is_a Team_Sport⠀⇛ * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Astra,_Invary_Raise_Millions_for_Hey_Hi-Powered Pentesting,_Runtime_Security⠀⇛ Astra Security and Invary have received new funding to fuel development of their vulnerability scanning and runtime security solutions. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1671 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Slimbook_Titan_report_5_The_mojo_has_returned.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Slimbook_Titan_report_5_The_mojo_has_returned.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Slimbook Titan report 5 - The mojo has returned ...⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Kubuntu⦈_ Quoting: Slimbook Titan report 5 - The mojo has returned ... — My Titan is a very nice, powerful machine. It's a shame the software, the operating system, treats it so roughly. And what about me? Don't I deserve some stability, some consistency, some peace of mind? Why does my Slimbook Titan satisfaction record have to look like the wildest amusement park ride? Why so many bugs and problems and changes? Awesome one day, awful the next. That's no way to build trust and inspire the user. Especially since I want to move away from Windows, I want to have stability and predictability. I depend on it for work. And I cannot afford any whimsicality in my experience. This time around, it would seem, I got lucky. Update problems, again, of course, but thereafter, smooth sailing, for the most part (VirtualBox aside). But it's these kind of niggles that make me worried. Fast forward to say 2027. I'm using Linux only. And now I need to do something very specific, niche, and it requires Windows. Fine. Power on the virtual machine for just those purposes. Ooops, it won't work. Let's game, nope, sorry compadre, you will have desktop lockups. These kinds of things are killing me emotionally. Windows 10 is reasonably ok (not half as stupid as Windows 11), and for the most part, it's stable. Most importantly, I know the software will work, every single time. I want to have that guarantee when running Linux. I don't want to be dreading updates, don't want to sweat and fret, don't want to debug and run commands in Konsole. I'm not a 20-year- old student with not a worry on their mind. I need predictability. It's a must. I would like to hone in on the will-work mantra some more. I can still run the ancient KompoZer tool in Windows 10 or even Windows 11. It's a self-extracting zip, so put it anywhere, run it, job done. That's a 2007 program. Very simple. Take what you will from this wee example. Anyway, the Slimbook Titan has settled. Again. It's cushty. Again. It works well. Fast, elegant, robust. The responsiveness is excellent, the stability is good, you get decent battery life. My programs and games work, but there's more work to be done. In some ways, due to various regressions in the previous months, my journey away from Windows has stalled somewhat. I hope I can reignite the enthusiasm and get on with the task. Hopefully, the beefy Titan will serve me loyally. That would be all. 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It uses the i3 window manager and Firefox web browser. 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However, I don’t see how I could reasonably secure my data and communication on an operating system with embedded AI. In fact, I believe that’s technically impossible. Be it macOS or Microsoft Windows. Use GNU/Linux or BSD OS-level AI integration is not the future of personal computing, or at least, it’s not in my future. Proprietary operating systems are currently descending into madness, let them go down alone. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1850 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/This_Week_in_GNOME_186_Media_Parsing.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/This_Week_in_GNOME_186_Media_Parsing.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ This Week in GNOME: #186 Media Parsing⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Shortwave⦈_ Quoting: #186 Media Parsing · This Week in GNOME — The LocalSearch filesystem extractor is switching from GStreamer to ffmpeg / libav for media file parsing in the next major release. GStreamer served us well for almost 20 years in this role as a media parsing library, but it was designed for media playback and not fast metadata extraction. It’s plugin support meant that it behaves differently depending which plugins are installed on a given system, which makes it impossible to fully test. The last few years saw the LocalSearch metadata extractor gain much better sandboxing, but due to the way GStreamer loads plugins, we had to poke several holes in the sandbox to make it work, and play a whack-a-mole game to blocklist any GStreamer plugins that wouldn’t work in the sandbox. The new ffmpeg-based implementation is faster, and also safer due to tighter sandboxing. It supports all the media formats we need to parse, and in fact, on most systems GStreamer was already processing many filetypes using libav. Thanks to Carlos Garnacho for the merge request. 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Every week we cover as much as possible of what's happening in the world of KDE Plasma and its associated apps like Discover, System Monitor, and more. This week Plasma's contributors spent a lot of time putting the finishing touches on Plasma 6.3 before its final release in three days to make sure it's as good as possible! 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It presents files and directories in a hierarchical, tree-like format, making it easy to understand the organization of your file system. This tool is invaluable for system administrators, developers, and anyone who frequently navigates the command line. o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Tcpping_on_Ubuntu_24.04_LTS⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Tcpping on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. TCPing is one such utility, offering a way to test the reachability of network services by attempting a TCP connection to a specific port. * ⚓ Ubuntu_24.04:_How_to_Install_a_Command_(or_Package)⠀⇛ If you are a beginner and getting errors while running a command on Ubuntu 24.04, that means the package to run that particular command on your system is unavailable. Whether you are exploring the GNU/Linux world or just upgrading from an older version, you might wonder how to install a command. * ⚓ How_to_Install_Terraform_on_Ubuntu_24.04_Linux⠀⇛ Terraform, which can be easily installed on Ubuntu 24.04 Linux, is an open-source Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool developed by HashiCorp. Developers and other system administrators use this tool to provision and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS, Surveillance Giant Google Cloud, Azure, and other platforms. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2294 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/today_s_leftovers.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/today_s_leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ today's leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Kernel⠀➾ # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Linux_kernel_NFSv4_server_and client_RPC_operation_statistics⠀⇛ What I think is going on is that Linux has decided to optimize its NFSv4 client statistics to only include the NFS v4 operations that it actually uses, rather than take up a bit of extra memory to include all of the NFS v4 operations, including ones that will always have a '0' count. Because the Linux NFS v4 client started using different NFSv4 operations at different times, some of these operations (such as 'lookupp') are out of order; when the NFS v4 client started using them, they had to be added at the end of the 'proc4' line to preserve backward compatibility with existing programs that read /proc/net/rpc/nfs. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ UNESCO’s_International_Day_of_Education 2025:_AI_and_the_future_of_education [Ed: They're pushing Microsoft hype and Ponzi schemes instead of education.]⠀⇛ Ben Garside, Senior Learning Manager, discusses his takeaways from UNESCO's International Day of Education 2025 focusing on AI and Education. # ⚓ PC World ☛ Why_I'm_switching_to_an_eco-friendly_laptop⠀⇛ Framework laptops, for example, have a modular design that makes it easy to swap out old parts for new ones, thus extending the life of the laptops. Acer Vero laptops, on the other hand, consist of recycled materials like oyster shells and post- consumer recycled plastics. Choosing a refurbished laptop over a new one can help offset the environmental impact, as well. It takes a lot of materials to make a brand-new laptop, so by picking a refurbished one you’re circumventing that process. If you’re going the refurbished route, then I’d recommend buying from an official manufacturer. Getting a warranty with your purchase is always a good idea, too. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ But_you_can_just_disable_your_phone_stabbing you!⠀⇛ The latest BSD Now! also reminded me of the Do-Not-Stab HTML header as well, which satirises online tracking and surveillance. The assumption that people wish to enter an adversarial relationship unless they opt-out really has to be nipped in the bud. o ⚓ Tor ☛ Arti_1.4.0_is_released:_onion_services,_RPC,_relay development,_and_more_|_The_Tor_Project⠀⇛ Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor client in Rust. Now we're announcing the latest release, Arti 1.4.0. This release offers a new RPC interface, which is Arti's replacement for C Tor's control port with many improvements. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2401 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Ubuntu_20_04_LTS_Support_is_Coming_To_An_End.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Ubuntu_20_04_LTS_Support_is_Coming_To_An_End.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Support is Coming To An End⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Ubuntu_20.04⦈_ Quoting: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Support is Coming To An End — Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is nearing the end of its original five-year support cycle. If you still have a PC, virtual machine, or server running that version, it's time to get updated. Canonical, the developer of Ubuntu, has just published an important reminder that the standard five-year support window for this popular Long-Term Support (LTS) release of Ubuntu 20.04 is closing. This means that the free version of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS will cease receiving crucial security updates, potentially exposing computers running the OS to vulnerabilities. Now that this five-year period has ended, any newly discovered vulnerabilities will not be patched, and malicious actors might begin targeting and poking around computers with this older operating system. Read_on ⣿⣿⡄⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⢀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣧⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠤⠠⠀⠤⠤⠄⠀⠄ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⢠⣠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠈⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⣶⣶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣠⣀⣀⣄⣀⡀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣤⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣿⣶⣶⣶⣤⣄⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠈⠛⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣮⣧⣷⣶⣶⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢠⣶⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣤⡀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣳⣾⣿⣿⣿⡇⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⢰⣶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿⠟⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠈⣿⡿⠟⣹⣤⡠⢺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠈⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⡷⠀⠈⠁⢀⣀⣿⣿⣿⣦⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠙⣦⡀⣠⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠙⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣦⡼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣀⡙⠻⠿⣿⣿⠋ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣾ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2465 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Which_Linux_Distro_Is_Best_for_Privacy.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Which_Linux_Distro_Is_Best_for_Privacy.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Which Linux Distro Is Best for Privacy?⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 Linux is touted as the most privacy-friendly of all the popular operating systems, thanks to its privacy-focused approach and open-source distribution. Still, with so many Linux distros out there, made by any and everybody, some outperform others in terms of privacy and security. Let’s dive into some of our penguin pals’ most popular distros to discover which ones give you the best overall privacy protection. We assessed the different ways these distros ensure your privacy, and if they offer additional tools to encrypt offline files, emails, and instant messaging. We also looked at their ease of use, hardware requirements, and if they have support and documentation available. Then we investigated which distros offered the best privacy for specific tasks such as gaming or work. After going through our ranking of the best privacy-focused Linux distros, take a look at our tips to increase your privacy on any distro. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2504 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Windows_TCO_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/08/Windows_TCO_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Windows TCO Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2025 * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Information_of_883,000_Stolen_in_Crippling_Attack_on Hospital_Sisters_Health_System⠀⇛ The investigation into the attack revealed that hackers had access to the non-profit healthcare system’s network between August 16 and August 27, and that they accessed certain files, including files containing personal information. The potentially compromised information, HSHS says, includes names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, medical record numbers, treatment information, and health insurance information. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ 430,000_Impacted_by_Data_Breaches_at_New_York, Pennsylvania_Healthcare_Organizations⠀⇛ UDMI, a medical imaging center in New York, says threat actors accessed certain information on its systems for a brief period on November 26, before the suspicious activity was discovered. The hackers, which it did not name, accessed personal information such as names, addresses, dates of birth, referring physicians, and diagnosis and treatment information. * ⚓ The Record ☛ Label_maker_Avery_says_ransomware_investigation_also_found credit-card_scraper⠀⇛ The company did not respond to requests for comment about whether the same [intruders] behind the ransomware attack were also behind the malware used to scrape customer information or if the two incidents are connected. Avery Products said names, billing and shipping addresses, phone numbers as well as payment card information including CVV numbers and expiration dates were stolen. * ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Ransomware_recovery_payments_fell_in_2024⠀⇛ The results are perhaps a little surprising, considering the record-breaking $75 million payout by a Fortune 50 company to the Dark Angels crew in August 2024. On the other hand, perhaps payment amounts are down because organizations can't afford to pay, aren't allowed to pay, don't want to pay out of principle, or don't need to pay because the impact isn't worth the ransom demand. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 2578 ➮ Generation completed at 02:50, i.e. 28 seconds to (re)generate ⟲