Configuration is the first step in building a kernel. There are many ways and various options to choose from. The kernel will generate a .config file at the end of the process and generate a series of ...

Look at almost any mission-critical computer system in the world—servers, workstations, embedded computers, and many more—and ...

After years of countless reviews, discussions, and code rewrites, Linus Torvalds approved on Saturday a new security feature for the Linux kernel, named "lockdown." The new feature will ship as a LSM ...

The thing is, the more I think about it, the less sense the whole idea of a "beginner" Linux distro makes, and maybe it's a misguided way to get people onboard the Linux train. Th ...

The “What’s the difference between UNIX and Linux?” question can be answered similar to the analogy section that many of us had to complete on the SAT test; UNIX is to DOS as Linux is to Windows. That ...

Tor has announced Oniux, a new command-line tool for routing any Linux application securely through the Tor network for anonymized network connections. CISA has ordered federal agencies to secure ...

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Linus Torvalds has announced the release of version 3.0 of the Linux kernel. Although the version bump, which takes the kernel straight from 2.6.39 to 3.0, suggests a release of some significance, ...

The latest version of the Linux kernel cleans out nearly 100K lines of code, adds file encryption and the Berkeley Packet Filter, plus makes a nod to gamers and mobile devices. The recent release of ...

The latest Linux kernel is out with a slew of new features -- and, for once, this release has been nice and easy. As Linux creator Linus Torvalds wrote on the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML): "It's ...

A Seattle-based band called netcat – not to be confused with the networking tool of the same name – has perked ears in the software community by releasing its debut album as a Linux kernel module ...