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The Mother of All Supply Chain Attacks! Is 1Password Safe?!? (UPDATED)

raindog308

Mar 30, 2024

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A backdoor was slipped into xz, a widely used compression library. Is a 1Password employee somewhere in the mix?

The Mother of All Supply Chain Attacks! Is 1Password Safe?!? (UPDATED)

Examining the Top 12 Server Operating Systems of 2024: Choose the Best One for Your Needs

News Team

Mar 26, 2024

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So many operating system options! Which one is best for you and your VPS or dedicated server? Let's sort it out.

Examining the Top 12 Server Operating Systems of 2024: Choose the Best One for Your Needs

IBM Kneecaps Alma Linux, Rocky Linux, and Other RHEL Clones

raindog308

Jun 23, 2023

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First they came for CentOS Stream...now they've come for the clones. IBM wants more payback on the $34 billion it shelled out for RedHat, and it's decided to cut off Alma Linux, Rocky Linux, and other clones at the knees.

IBM Kneecaps Alma Linux, Rocky Linux, and Other RHEL Clones

Fedora Gives Up on DeltaRPMs

raindog308

Mar 16, 2023

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14 years ago, Fedora had a cool idea: why send an entire RPM when the client only needs a delta from the RPM it already has? Why not just send them deltas? Alas, this idea didn't quite work out.

PHP 7 Is Officially Dead

raindog308

Nov 29, 2022

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As of today, PHP 7.4 is end of life, which means the PHP 7 version is now officially retired. Some distributions will backport security patches, but really, it's time to move on.

Get Ready to Upgrade to RedHat Enterprise Linux 9

raindog308

May 14, 2022

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RedHat Linux 9 will soon be here. It was announced this week at Red Hat Summit and will be the first major release post-IBM acquisition. Presumably Alma and Rocky releases will soon follow. As a rem...

FREE Root Shells on Linux Servers Thanks to polkitd Vulnerability

raindog308

Jan 26, 2022

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A new vulnerability that affects many Linux systems has been revealed: Pwnkit. This attack uses a vulnerability in polkitd to allow any user to escalate his privileges to root. There are patches for...

FREE Root Shells on Linux Servers Thanks to polkitd Vulnerability

AlmaLinux Announces ELevate Project: Migrate/Upgrade Between Any RHEL-based Distro!

raindog308

Oct 20, 2021

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AlmaLinux announced today the ELevate Project, which is their initiative to allow users to upgrade or migrate between any RHEL- based distro. Using this technology, currently you can easily move betw...

Igor Seletskiy Steps Down from AlmaLinux Foundation Board

raindog308

Oct 13, 2021

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CloudLinux CEO Igor Seletskiy announced Tuesday that he was stepping down from the AlmaLinux OS Foundation Board. While he cited multiple reasons, he highlighted the main cause as his desire to empha...

LowEndBoxTV: Ranking the VPS Operating System Choices into Tiers!

raindog308

May 01, 2021

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Which Linux distros and operating systems we use on our cheap VPSes are Legend, which are Hipster Only, and which are Get Outta Here? We sort Alma, Alpine, Arch, CentOS (classic and stream), Debian, F...

LowEndBoxTV: Ranking the VPS Operating System Choices into Tiers!

Comment Free For All: Which Obscure Linux Distro Do You Regularly Use?

raindog308

Apr 25, 2021

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Recently, we asked you which obscure linux distro you regularly used. After all, someone has to use some of the 1,000 Linux distros in existence. Some of the interesting comments: I use TinyCore Linu...