I've been using Ubuntu for decades. Whether you're new to the OS or returning to it after a while, these are the essential apps, hidden settings, and useful tweaks you need to know about.

This Linux kernel vulnerability has defenders scrambling. Here's which systems are affected - and what you should do ASAP.

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Dirty Frag, a critical Linux kernel zero-day vulnerability with no patch and giving hackers root, has gone public after an ...

After installing both distros on the same hardware, Fedora’s cleaner defaults and smoother app experience made a stronger ...

Dirty Frag is a newly disclosed Linux local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting kernel networking and ...

After the CopyFail vulnerability gave root access from any user on almost all distributions last week, this week we’ve got DirtyFrag. This chains the vulnerability in CopyFail (xfrm-ESP) and ...

Dirty Frag exposes Linux systems to root escalation through chained kernel flaws, impacting Ubuntu, RHEL, Fedora, and others.

Unprivileged users on a Linux system can gain root privileges in seconds using two recently disclosed critical kernel exploits, with no patches available. The multiplying kernel exploits put most ...

I'm a Linux geek and have been using Ubuntu since its original release in 2004. These are the essential settings, apps, and ...

FEATURE: Ubuntu doesn't just mean GNOME – or Wayland. Alongside the default edition of Ubuntu 26.04 last week, editions with ...

There are several Linux distros that people say are good alternatives to Windows 11. This particular one, called CachyOS, ...