Security experts have uncovered a new class of vulnerabilities in Unix and Linux systems that let attackers take full control of computers. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

"Enjoy putting on your professional-grade putting green, fishing in your private pond stocked with bass and bluegill, and swimming in your zero-entry infinity edge pool!" the listing reads. "Inside, ...

Over the time, I've become slightly "bored" with x86 machines. So I want to try something new. I know that Linux and many UNIX flavors are avaible on many other archs, but I don't really know what ...

Be cautious in the Linux terminal to avoid system damage. Dangerous commands to watch out for include rm and dd. Running as a regular user, double-checking operations, and having backups are important ...

It’s 50 years since a team of computer scientists created the first ... ’s Windows NT-based operating systems can be traced back to the UNIX OS. So, whether you’re running Linux, MacOS ...

The operating system Unix stems from Bell Labs back in 1969, as an interactive time-sharing system. Unix was the first open or standard operating system that could be improved by anyone wanting to ...

The latest Top 500 List of Supercomputers is out and, once more, the world's fastest computers are Linux computers. Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Senior Contributing Editor June 21, 2011 at 2 ...

Sandra Henry-Stocker was a programmer, Linux systems administrator, security engineer and Linux journalist for most of her 30-year career. She describes herself as "USL" (Unix as a second language ...

Everyone who follows super-computers knows that they run on Linux. Just one look at the latest Top 500 SuperComputer list confirms that. Today 91.8% of all super-computers run Linux. Alas, if you ...

It’s not like anyone ever has to troubleshoot issues, be they on Linux/Unix, OS X, or even Windows. As a Mac and Linux user, I’ll say as always, use what is practical and makes you happy.