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It’s been more than five years since SUSE delivered a full release of its Enterprise Linux software, and a lot has happened to the company during that time. But in our testing we find that SUSE 12 has been worth the wait. Full article at the click below… http://www.networkworld.com/article/2868521/linux/suse-linux-12-challenges-red-hat.html

Apple is not renewing a contract with server virtualization software provider VMware, reports CRN — a move that could save the company millions of dollars. Full article at the click below… http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-dumps-vmware-esxi-for-kvm-2015-10

Akamai announced on Tuesday that its Security Intelligence Response Team has discovered a massive Linux-based botnet that’s reportedly capable of downing websites under a torrent of DDoS traffic exceeding 150 Gbps. The botnet spreads via a Trojan variant dubbed XOR DDoS. This malware infects Linux systems via embedded devices like network routers then brute forces SSH access. Once the malware … Read More

If you’re a Linux user, especially a systems administrator, the Linux Foundation has some security tips to share with you, and they’re quite good. Konstantin Ryabitsev, the Foundation’s director of collaborative IT services, published the security checklist that the organization uses to harden the laptops of its remote sysadmins against attacks. Full article at the click below… http://www.networkworld.com/article/2978132/linux-foundations-security-checklist-can-help-sysadmins-harden-workstations.html

Microsoft’s love affair with Linux continues as the company releases HDInsight, Microsoft’s big data Hadoop-on-Azure service for Ubuntu Linux on its Azure cloud. Full article at the click below… http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-deploys-first-major-server-application-on-ubuntu-linux/

Tizen is an open-source Linux operating system developed under the umbrella of the Linux Foundation, which aims to run on phones, tablets, watches, and IVI (in-vehicle infotainment). A new milestone for the 3.0 branch of the operating system has been released, and it bring some pretty interesting changes. http://news.softpedia.com/news/tizen-3-0-to-ship-with-linux-kernel-4-1-drops-x-for-wayland-492208.shtml

It’s starting to look more and more like the scariest, most terrifying xenomorph experience since the original Alien is coming to Linux. http://www.pcworld.com/article/2984515/software-games/alien-isolation-linux-release-hinted-at-by-since-scrubbed-amd-driver-release-notes.html

Who are you, and what do you do? I’m Jim Whitehurst, president and CEO of Red Hat, the largest open source software company in the world. I’m also the author of The Open Organization, a book that demonstrates how embracing open source principles can help leaders adapt their organizations to 21st century conditions. Full article at the click below… http://www.mylinuxrig.com/post/129154618674/the-linux-setup-jim-whitehurst-presidentceo

The VDG designers have been very busy these past few weeks The Visual Design Group (VDG) has finally managed to complete all the icons for KDE, bringing the total number of supported icons to 4.780. The KDE project now has a full complement of icons, and it would be very difficult to find a known app that doesn’t have its … Read More

Severe vulnerabilities within the WhatsApp mobile application which tricked users into executing malicious, arbitrary code has been patched. In a blog post, the team said Whatsapp Web is at fault, and “significant” vulnerabilities discovered by Check Point researcher Kasif Dekel can trick victims into executing arbitrary code.

As today is the much anticipated day of the new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus unveiling I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the most anticipated smartphones based on the Linux operating system instead. Not meant as a separate operating system, the intention here is to have one version of the Ubuntu Linux distribution. Essentially, Ubuntu’s vision is to create a full desktop operating system within a mobile operating system, meaning you could dock an Ubuntu phone and have access to a full Linux desktop running on that device. A little history lesson for you: before joining the Windows movement, Nokia was in preparation of a Linux-based smartphone operating system called Maemo. Linux fans rejoice as Sailfish, like MeeGo before it is essentially more of a standard Linux system with apps able to be created with Qt and you can even launch a terminal and install Linux package files.

Ready to look into the future or Red Hat Enterprise Linux and containers? Then check out the latest RHEL beta. The company has been making this clear with its Docker partnership to create a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)/Docker software stack.

The official Raspberry Pi touch display is on sale today, priced at $60 (plus local taxes and shipping): you can buy it at the Swag Store, at RS Components/Allied Electronics and at Premier Farnell/Newark. Two years ago, I began the process of looking for a simple, embeddable display for the Raspberry Pi.

The city of Munich is a major contributor to free and open source projects, sending bugfixes to upstream developers, making available software solutions and sharing best practices and technical information. In August, Munich IT staff members shared the city’s accomplishments with the community of Debian developers, one of the main free software distributions.

Might the world’s 4th largest smartphone company take Linux mainstream? Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi plans to launch a Linux powered laptop early next year, a new report claims. Full article at the click below… http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/09/xiaomi-laptop-coming-in-2016-runs-linux