Lima Brings Lightweight Linux Environments to the Mac
Lima, short for Linux Machines, has become one of the simplest ways to run Linux on macOS without relying on a traditional full-desktop virtual machine. The project creates lightweight Linux
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When Microsoft Paid for a Benchmark and Linux Ended Up Fixing the Kernel
In 1999 Microsoft funded a benchmark comparing Windows NT Server 4.0 with Linux 2.2.2. The result hit the Linux community hard: Windows appeared to be 2.5 times faster at file
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The FreeBSD Project has released FreeBSD 14.5-RELEASE, the sixth release of the stable/14 branch. It is a deliberately conservative update focused on bug fixes, driver updates and newer versions of
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A systems administrator has created Sudobian, a new Linux distribution based on Debian 13 that brings together nearly 1,000 packages and many of the tools sysadmins typically install after deploying
Linux find: A Practical Guide with 30 Commands to Search Files Like a Sysadmin
The find command remains one of the most powerful Linux tools for locating files, but using it only to search by name means missing much of what it can do.
10 Linux Permissions Every Sysadmin Should Audit Before an Incident
A Linux server can have an up-to-date kernel, hardened SSH, a firewall, EDR, and a sensible patching policy and still provide a straightforward path to privilege escalation. The problem may
The Best Linux TUIs in 2026: 20 Tools for Sysadmins and Developers
Text-based interfaces are becoming increasingly useful on Linux, and nostalgia has very little to do with it. Modern TUIs (Text User Interfaces) can monitor servers, investigate performance problems, manage containers,
ArcBox Puts Claude Code in a microVM to Eliminate Constant Permission Prompts
Coding agents are becoming increasingly autonomous, but that freedom raises an uncomfortable question: what happens when an agent capable of executing commands has access to the same computer, files, and
20 /proc Checks to Audit the Security of a Linux Server
/proc provides direct access to much of the state maintained by the Linux kernel about processes, memory, networking, namespaces, and security parameters. For system administrators, it can be particularly useful
CERN to Move More Than 2,200 Accelerator Control Systems to Debian 13
CERN is preparing one of the most interesting Debian 13 deployments of 2026. More than 2,200 industrial computers and embedded systems used across its accelerator control infrastructure are expected to
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