Linux 6.18-rc3 Released With Latest Fixes
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-rc3-Released

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Expert Security Textbook
https://redd.it/1oh9f1s
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Friend's daughter needing online resources for learning Linux and coding

I'm giving a friend's daughter a laptop loaded with Linux Mint.
Can anyone recommend a reddit sub (or other online forum) that's friendly, kind, and suitable for a high school girl learning Linux and coding? I'm not familiar with this sub, not sure how supportive and moderated it is (no shade intended, just not every place on reddit might be suitable for a highschooler who might be shy or uncertain)

https://redd.it/1oh9jwo
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What is the "culture shock" of switching to Linux?

Been debating switching to Linux as I am really tired of Windows and Microsoft, but I am just so undecided as compatibility of a big operating system is obviously comfortable. While I feel like it's easy to read and learn about the differences between using Windows or Linux, I am wondering what real pains and positives are that you have noticed when fully jumping into using Linux exclusively?

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Software Update Deletes Everything Older than 10 Days
https://youtu.be/Nkm8BuMc4sQ

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The Python Software Foundation has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html

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Linux Desktop Endpoint Management ideas?

Started a role for a University where they are increasingly wanting more Linux Desktop PCs & need a way to manage them. Nothing in place so far. Ubuntu thank the lord ❤️

First time I’ve ever administered any endpoints, I’ve only ever done servers via Ansible & BigFix. Short term fix is spinning up Ansible and deploying SSH keys to get things updated remotely and enforce security. Maybe using custom facts to poll service tags somehow. Long term solution is I want to get a PoC going for a good MDM solution. Currently we’re using Jamf for Mac and SCCM/Intune for Windows. I was eyeballing JumpCloud but curious what y’all use for your environments??

Also, what would yall use for deploying OS images to new PCs? I was thinking of creating unattended installer files to put in user-data and meta-data directories as others have done and deploy via PXE booting

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Encrypted drive on Linux Mint install?
https://redd.it/1ohrrxh
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Fedora 43 is out
https://redd.it/1ohuy2l
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Just joined the linux familly!

Hello everyone! Today was the day i decided to ditch windows. It was a clear no for windows 11 and all its BS!

I decided to start with Mint Cinnamon 22.2, is there anything i should know while i'm seting up the whole thing? The do's and don'ts would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks! <3

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Looking for testers: LinuxPlay, a fully tunable ultra-low-latency remote desktop

I’ve been working on LinuxPlay for a while now, an open-source remote desktop and game streaming stack built from scratch for Linux.

Everything is configurable, from codec and encoder to bitrate, QP, GOP, tune, preset, and buffers.

It supports multiple monitors, controller input, clipboard sync, and drag-and-drop file upload.

Video, audio, and input all run over UDP, with TCP used only for the initial handshake.

It automatically adjusts between LAN and Wi-Fi, includes heartbeat recovery, a stats overlay, and an ultra mode (LAN only) that can reach sub-frame latency.

Looking for testers to try it, stress it, and share how it performs on your setup or GPU.

GitHub

https://redd.it/1ohw88q
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Is it advisable to partition a single flash drive into two parts -> One for an OS install and the other to hold a Timeshift snapshot?

I know that eventually I will break the system and will want to do a clean install. I thought it would be convenient to have a single flash drive which I can do a complete clean install off of AND THEN use Timeshift to restore a snapshot that is stored on another part of the flash drive.

It would be easier to just have two separate flash drives, one for the Debian OS install and the other for the timeshift snapshot but wondering if it's possible to just use one flash drive.

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Migrating and partitioning

Windows 10 support is coming to an end and frankly I'm sick of the anti user direction of the OS so I've made the desicion to migrate.

My only concern is that I have some software I have paid for/ used my allowance of keys for, like davinci resolve, I'd rather not them purchase again if I can avoid it. How convenient/simple would it be to partition a hard drive to keep Windows 10 just to use it. Or alternatively, would it be smoother to have a seperate hardrive dedicated to these programs?

This may be a simple question but I haven't done something like this before and some guidance would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Fedora Linux 43 is here!
https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-43/

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Linus Torvalds on ZDTV's The Screen Savers in 1998
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOIbP943AAI

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PoC code drops for remotely exploitable BIND 9 DNS flaw (CVE-2025-40778)
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/28/bind-9-vulnerability-cve-2025-40778-poc/

https://redd.it/1oifa9b
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Zorin OS 18 has already hit over 300,000 downloads
https://redd.it/1oih2hv
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Sideloading | F-Droid
https://f-droid.org/en/2025/10/28/sideloading.html

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Linux saved my old beat up computer from Windows 11!!

I have this broken little computer, it fails every 2 windows updates. I have a new computer now, and I use that one most of the time.

I wanted to test out Linux and I remembered my old computer, so I got Linux Mint Cinnamon on it to test it out.

My computer, which came with Windows 11, had a keyboard that straight up didn't work. But I get Linux Mint and, lo and behold, the keyboard started working again! When I was in Windows 11, the keyboard wouldn't work no matter how many times I reloaded, reinstalled, and otherwise try to get the driver to work. I was going to give up on that computer but I'm really glad I didn't. Now I'm hopping between distros and messing with it.

All these new Windows updates keep trying to push AI up my nostrils and it's pissing me off so I'm probably going to switch my main computer over to Linux once I find a good distro :D

Feels like Linux actually wants me to have a customized user experience, which is nice!!!

https://redd.it/1oime0n
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Red Hat to distribute NVIDIA CUDA across Red Hat AI, RHEL and OpenShift

Source: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-distribute-nvidia-cuda-across-red-hat-ai-rhel-and-openshift

Summary: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Red-Hat-Distribute-CUDA-RHEL

https://redd.it/1oinznp
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How to get time and date to middle like on zorin os
https://redd.it/1oita83
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