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16 Apache Web Server Security and Hardening Tips

Tecmint - Mon, 09/18/2023 - 13:31
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Apache web server is one of the most popular and widely used web servers for hosting files and websites. It’s easy to install and configure

The post 16 Apache Web Server Security and Hardening Tips first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

Linux 6.6-rc2 Released - 32 Years Since Linux 0.01 Released

Phoronix - Mon, 09/18/2023 - 06:07
Linus Torvalds released Linux 6.6-rc2 today and it also happens to be 32 years to the day since he introduced the Linux 0.01 kernel version...

Go Ad-Free & Single Page Articles With The Phoronix 2023 Oktoberfest Sale

Phoronix - Sun, 09/17/2023 - 21:45
While there is (sadly) once again no Phoronix pilgrimage/meet-up at Oktoberfest this year, there is the annual Phoronix Premium sale special for those wishing to support the site at a discounted rate to enjoy ad-free viewing, multi-page articles on a single page, native dark mode, and other benefits...

Linux 6.7 To Add POWER-Z Driver For Exposing USB Power Measurements

Phoronix - Sun, 09/17/2023 - 20:30
For those curious about the power consumption of USB-C devices, there are some nifty devices out there that have a LED display and can report the voltage, Amps, Wattage, and USB power delivery protocol version of connected devices. It's a neat display but with a new POWER-Z driver coming to the Linux kernel it's possible to propagate that information from the system itself with this new driver...

Linux's SLUB Allocator Preparing To Better Fend Off Cross-Cache Attacks

Phoronix - Sun, 09/17/2023 - 18:25
Following SLOB's removal and SLAB being deprecated and set for removal, the Linux kernel is all-in on the SLUB allocator. A new patch series posted on Friday is aiming to help prevent the possibility of cross-cache attacks with the SLUB memory allocator in the kernel...

Wine-Staging 8.16 Fixes A 16 Year Old Bug For Games Crashing

Phoronix - Sun, 09/17/2023 - 18:12
Building off Friday's release of Wine 8.16 is now Wine-Staging 8.16 for this experimental blend of Wine that offers up nearly 500 additional testing/in-development patches...

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