By Serdar Yegulalp Networking has always been one of the most persistent headaches when working with containers. Even Kubernetes—fast becoming the technology of choice for container orchestration—has limitations in how it implements …read more Source:: OpenSource
Category: Linux Kernel
Linux Kernel
Linux distributions: Rolling releases vs point releases, which should you choose?
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•A brief discussion and illustration of the pros and cons of Linux release models, using hardware device support and the current kernel version as examples. …read more Source:: Linux
IDG Contributor Network: Install Linux kernel 4.10.1 in Ubuntu and Linux Mint
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•By Jim Lynch Install Linux kernel 4.10.1 in Ubuntu and Linux Mint Linux kernel 4.10.1 was released a few days ago, and now you can install it on your Ubuntu or Linux Mint …read more Source:: OpenSource
3 little things in Linux 4.10 that will make a big difference
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Linux never sleeps. Linus Torvalds is already hard at work pulling together changes for the next version of the kernel (4.11). But with 4.10 now out, there are three groups …read more Source:: OpenSource
Google breaks SHA-1 web crypto for good but Torvalds plays down impact on Git
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•Researchers’ SHA-1 collision spells the end of the cryptographic hashing algorithm for the web, but Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds says not to worry about Git’s reliance on SHA-1. …read more Source:: Linux
Linux’s decade-old flaw: Major distros move to patch serious kernel bug
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•Google fuzzer helps find 11-year-old memory-corruption flaw in the Linux kernel. …read more Source:: Linux
Unhackable OS? CertiKOS enables creation of secure system kernels
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•Computer system security stinks, because our software is buggy and untestable in full. Great for cyber criminals, but not for us. So why doesn’t someone build a mathematically verified, secure, …read more Source:: Linux
Self-protection is key to Linux kernel security
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•By Fahmida Y. Rashid Linux has quietly taken over the world. The operating system now powers the large datacenters that make all our cloud applications and services possible, along with billions of Android devices …read more Source:: OpenSource
‘Hackable’ hypervisor provides lightweight virtualization for Windows and Linux
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Linux kernel developer Ahmed Samy has released an open source hypervisor project that aims to be “simple and lightweight.” KSM is being touted as a way for Linux …read more Source:: OpenSource
Three serious Linux kernel security holes patched
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•It’s time to patch your Linux servers and PCs again. …read more Source:: Linux