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Faster, more versatile and secure, Linux gets better every year. Let's take a look at some of the highlights expected in 2019.     2019 just might be the Year of Linux — the year in which Linux is fully recognized as the powerhouse it has become. With Linux playing key roles in the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud technology, supercomputing and artificial intelligence (AI), and with a plethora of conferences and new releases on...

Security is an important topic on everyone’s minds in today’s highly-technological world. With all of the security news that pops up on almost a daily basis, trying to be aware of the choices you make can make a big difference. Linux is often touted as the most secure operating system you can get your hands onto, but is this reputation deserved? Let’s take a look at different aspects of Linux security. Security Practices of Distribution Maintainers For a short period of time in February 2016, some links on Linux Mint’s download page redirected to an altered installation image that contained a backdoor . Since then, Linux Mint’s maintainers have gone under attack for bad security practices both on their own servers as well as in the Linux ecosystem (for example, not releasing their own security advisories). Not all distributions are the same, and that applies to security as well. While this is an extremely rare occurrence, it does show that attackers are targeting Linu...

We are proud to announce version 5.6 of Neptune . This update represents the current state of Neptune 5 and renews the ISO file so if you install Neptune you don't have to download tons of Updates. In this update we improved hardware support further by providing Linux Kernel 4.18.6 with improved drivers and bugfixes. Updated the DDX drivers for AMD/ATI and Intel aswell as providing Mesa 18.1.9 . The X-Server got an update to version 1.19.6 which fixes several bugs and brings speed improvements. Other main changes in this version are the update of  Systemd  to version  239   and  KDE Applications  to version  18.08.2 . The Network-Manager got an update to 1.14 to improve wifi network stability and speed. Plasma Desktop  has been updated to  5.12.7  to provide bugfixes. This includes fixes for Krunner to allow setting the webshortcuts and spellchecking options for its plugins. SFTP ...

openSUSE Leap is a free and Linux-based operating system for your PC, Laptop or Server. You can surf the Web, manage your e-mails and photos, do office work, play videos or music and have a lot of fun! Publication Date: 2018-10-15 , Version: 42.3.20181015.4ed8a78 1 Installation 2 System Upgrade 3 General 4 More Information and Feedback The release notes are under constant development. To find out about the latest updates, see the online version at https://doc.opensuse.org/release-notes . The English release notes are updated whenever need arises. Translated language versions can temporarily be incomplete. If you upgrade from an older version to this openSUSE Leap release, see previous release notes listed here: http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Release_Notes . Information about the project is available at https://www.opensuse.org . To report bugs against this release, use the openSUSE Bugzilla. For more information, see http...

The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 19.1 “Tessa” Cinnamon Edition. Linux Mint 19.1 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2023. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use. New features: This new version of Linux Mint contains many improvements. For an overview of the new features please visit: “ What’s new in Linux Mint 19.1 Cinnamon “. Important info: The release notes provide important information about known issues, as well as explanations, workarounds and solutions. To read the release notes, please visit: “ Release Notes for Linux Mint 19.1 Cinnamon ” System requirements: 1GB RAM (2GB recommended for a comfortable usage). 15GB of disk space (20GB recommended). 1024×768 resolution (on lower resolutions, press ALT to drag windows with the mouse if they don’t fit in the screen). Notes: The 64-bit ISO can boot wit...

Linux Mint 19 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2023. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop experience more comfortable. Linux Mint 19 „Tara“ Cinnamon Edition Timeshift In Linux Mint 19, the star of the show is Timeshift. Although it was introduced in Linux Mint 18.3 and backported to all Linux Mint releases, it is now at the center of Linux Mint’s update strategy and communication. Thanks to Timeshift you can go back in time and restore your computer to the last functional system snapshot. If anything breaks, you can go back to the previous snapshot and it’s as if the problem never happened. This greatly simplifies the maintenance of your computer, since you no longer need to worry about potential regressions. In the eventuality of a critical regression, you can restore a snapshot (thus canceling the effects of the regression) and you still have the ability to apply updates s...