Linux
The History of X11
Maybe I like this video so much because I have lived much of the history of X11, at least the second half of it as I was one of those people using KDE 1.0 and GNOME 1.0 back in the late 1990 when I was in High School.
New BiBi-Linux wiper malware targets Israeli orgs in destructive attacks
Automated Login For Captive Portals in Linux – GeeksforGeeks
Use ‘Upscaler’ to Enhance Low-Res Images with AI on Linux – OMG! Ubuntu!
New Linux malware combines unusual stealth with a full suite of capabilities – Ars Technica
Linux is my primary computer environment
For twelve years now I’ve used Linux as my primary desktop operating system. I can’t imagine using any other operating system on my computer. Here’s why:
- It’s totally free with easy updates via apt-get. Distribution upgrades sometimes requires a bit of tweaking of files but are relatively easy to use. No fancy installers that block what you are doing or lots of windows to click through.
- Software all comes through the apt-get mechanism, you don’t have to go to risky websites to download software.
- Standard Unix programs and functions are easy to script in bash and pipe their output between processes.
- Most things nowadays are done on the web and the Linux web browsers are in most ways the same as the commercial platforms.
- OpenOffice is a fully functional and stable office platform for all my office software needs.
- QGIS as somebody who enjoys mapping and exploring land has become a killer geographic information system, especially in recent years. It takes full advantage of the GRASS platform and various Unix based GIS software.
- Great professional web development tools that are running in their native environment
- I am not a fan of overly glossy things, so I use the fast and simple XCFE desktop environment which is great because it never changes. Even Linux itself pretty much stays the same, although little things evolve over the years.