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Difference Between su and sudo and Configuring sudo in Linux

Tecmint - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 12:30
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Linux is generally more secure than many other operating systems. A key part of this security comes from user management

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Linux 6.17-rc7 Released: Linux 6.17 Stable Expected Next Week

Phoronix - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 06:30
Linus Torvalds just released Linux 6.17-rc7 as the last planned release candidate of the in-development Linux 6.17 kernel that is expected to go final next weekend...

Linux Ready To Upstream Support For Google's PSP Encryption For TCP Connections

Phoronix - Sun, 09/21/2025 - 21:04
Not to be confused with AMD's Platform Security Processor (PSP), but Google's PSP Security Protocol (PSP) for encryption in-transit for TCP network connections is now ready for the mainline kernel. This initial PSP encryption support for network connections is set to arrive with the upcoming Linux 6.18 kernel...

Multi-Kernel Architecture Proposed For The Linux Kernel

Phoronix - Sun, 09/21/2025 - 18:39
Code was open-sourced this week and posted to the Linux kernel mailing list as a "request for comments" (RFC) for a multi-kernel architecture. This proposal could allow for multiple independent kernel instances to co-exist on a single physical machine. Each kernel could run on dedicated CPU Cores while sharing underlying hardware resources. This could also allow for some complex use-cases such as real-time (RT) kernels running on select CPU cores...

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