Linux kernel articles
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If all kernel bugs are security bugs, how do you keep your Linux safe?
Want to know what's happening with Linux kernel development? Subscribe to the Linux Kernel Mailing List. Want to know what's what with the Linux kernel at a deep level, but without tracking every last detail? Subscribe to Linux Weekly News (LWN). But, if you want a broad, quick overview of the state of the Linux kernel, do what I did: catch Jonathan Corbet, Linux kernel developer, and LWN editor-in-chief, giving one of his state-of-the-kernel presentations at a major Linux conference. At Open...
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What are AppImages and how do you use them on Linux?
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Linux had a bad reputation for not having a large enough app ecosystem. Twenty-plus years later, that complaint no longer holds water. Linux has several viable routes to installing tons of applications. There's every distribution's built-in package manager, such as apt (Debian-based), dnf (Fedora-based), zypper (SUSE-based), and pacman (Arch-based). There are also universal package managers (Snap and Flatpak packages) and you can also install them from the...
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The best Linux laptops of 2024
The best Linux laptops are user-friendly with high-end components and great battery life. We tested models from Lenovo, Dell, and more to find the top options.