Nate Drake

1 month ago | techradar.com | Nate Drake

If you’re familiar with the concept of ethical hacking or have even just watched the TV series Mr Robot, you’ve likely encountered Kali Linux. This open source Debian-based distro has become so widely adopted in the world of cybersecurity that it’s almost always mentioned in connection with every activity relating to pen testing. The OS was released in March 2013 by developers Mati Aharoni and Devon Kearns of Offensive Security (OffSec), as a complete rewrite of its predecessor BackTrack Linux.

1 month ago | linux-magazine.com | Nate Drake

Desktop environmentXfce 4.20Although Gnome and KDE receive the most attention, Xfce remains a firm favorite with Linux users for its lightweight and modular approach. The recent release of version 4.20 is accompanied by an epic changelog, detailing various bug fixes. I encourage readers to go through it, because some exciting changes are afoot in the Xfce camp.

2 months ago | global.techradar.com | Emmanuelle Soubelet |Nate Drake |Nick Peers |Mayank Sharma |Shashank Sharma

(Crédit photo: Shutterstock / Tae Mi)Les jeux sous Linux ont fait des progrès considérables ces dernières années. S'il a toujours été possible de jouer sous Linux, les titres qui fonctionnaient parfaitement sur cette plateforme restaient rares. Lorsque Valve a lancé sa propre distribution Linux pour supporter la bibliothèque de jeux Steam, elle a marqué un véritable tournant. Celui-ci a poussé les éditeurs vidéoludiques à reconnaître et prendre en compte les plateformes open source.

Oct 27, 2024 | linux-magazine.com | Nate Drake

Desktop environmentCOSMIC Epoch 1System76 is one of a very select group of companies that sell laptops, computers, and servers with only open source software preinstalled. To this end, System76 also bundles Pop!_OS on its devices. The distro is based on Ubuntu but traditionally has used a custom version of Gnome known as COSMIC.

Oct 14, 2024 | linuxinsider.com | Nate Drake

Canonical released Ubuntu 24.10 “Oracular Oriole” on Oct. 10, 2024. This latest version brings performance improvements and enhanced hardware support while also marking a special milestone — 20 years since Ubuntu’s first stable release. As the name suggests, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) is still being supported and will continue to receive five years of free security maintenance updates.