Linux Mint says Wayland support in its next release will no longer be considered experimental, but available as a fully-supported option. However, it will continue to provide and support X11, unlike other Linux distributions which have jettisoned the legacy Xorg/X11 display server from their default installations – Ubuntu dropped Xorg support in 25.10. “We worked really…
DistroWatch.com: Unraid OS Last Update: 2026-07-08 21:13 UTC Unraid OS is a Linux-based commercial operating system designed to provide an easy-to-use and flexible platform for building and managing a Network-Attached Storage (NAS). Some of Unraid’s main features include the ability to mix and match drives of different sizes, an easy-to-use web interface for managing storage,…
5 Marcus’s DevOps Brief: Every sysadmin hits the wall at some point. A runaway process eats all your RAM, the OOM killer fires, and your database goes down at 3 AM. I have been that sysadmin. This guide covers the three resource control mechanisms every Linux administrator needs: ulimit for session limits, systemd for service-level…
Canonical is now a Gold Sponsor of the Trifecta Tech Foundation, a non-profit focused on keeping critical infrastructure software memory-safe. The new backing comes with a yearly €40,000 contribution, meant to fund continued work on memory-safe system utilities written in Rust. Trifecta Tech Foundation operates projects across three areas: data compression, time synchronization, and privilege…
Disks rarely die without warning. Long before a drive stops responding, it usually accumulates reallocated sectors, read errors, or climbing temperatures, and the drive itself keeps count through SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology). The smartctl command reads those counters, so the question “is this disk failing?” gets an answer based on the drive’s own…
If you love challenging combat – Mortal Shell II may be one for you to pick up when it arrives on August 20th. The release date was announced today along with a new trailer. The first game in the series is Steam Deck Verified / SteamOS Compatible, so it will be interesting to see if…
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain PE files. Aremote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash,resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-20213, CVE-2026-20214,CVE-2026-20217) It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain 7z archivefiles. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV tocrash, resulting in a denial…
Ever tried a DAS (Direct-Attached Storage) device? Unlike NAS, where you have a bunch of hard drives available over network, DAS is directly connected to your computer. I never used such a product because I never had the need. But then Orico sent me there new DAS 88 Series 4-Bay USB4 NVMe SSD Enclosure and…
The open-source, Rust-based Redox OS platform had a very eventful June with many new features implemented and more software ported over to run on this from-scratch operating system. Redox OS today published their monthly status report around new changes and updates to find with this innovative open-source OS. Some of the June highlights include: –…
DistroWatch.com: Equestria OS Last Update: 2026-07-08 18:48 UTC Equestria OS is a beginner-friendly Linux distribution based on Arch Linux and featuring the KDE Plasma desktop. Its main feature is a set of over 20 unique, built-in graphical utilities for effortless computer management, largely eliminating the need for use of the terminal emulator. The distribution comes…
