How to Setup an L2TP/IPsec VPN Client on Linux

The post How to Setup an L2TP/IPsec VPN Client on Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .L2TP (which stands for Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) is a tunneling protocol designed to support virtual private networks (VPN connections)
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https://www.tecmint.com/setup-l2tp-ipsec-vpn-client-in-linux/

Обновление Firefox 146.0.1. В Firefox появится опция для полного отключения AI

Доступен корректирующий выпуск Firefox 146.0.1, в котором устранены 3 уязвимости, вызванные обращением к уже освобождённым областям памяти (CVE-2025-14860) и выходом за границы буферов (CVE-2025-14861). Потенциально данные проблемы способны привести к выполнению кода злоумышленника при открытии специально оформленных страниц. Кроме того, исправлено несколько не связанных с безопасностью проблем.

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Exchange Online to block legacy ActiveSync clients in 2026

Microsoft announced that Exchange Online will block devices using Exchange ActiveSync protocol versions earlier than 16.1 from connecting to its services starting March 1, 2026. This change affects organizations using mobile devices with native email applications to access Exchange Online mailboxes and aims to strengthen security and reliability across the platform. Clients using basic authentication for an affected protocol will be unable to connect to Exchange Online and will receive an HTTP 401 error stating "bad username or password."
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Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) bug breaks Windows and IIS: Insufficient resources to perform operation (0x80004005)

Message Queuing (MSMQ) is a Microsoft technology that lets applications communicate asynchronously by sending messages to queues, enabling them to run at different times and even when systems or networks are temporarily offline. Microsoft's December 2025 security update disrupted Message Queuing functionality on Windows 10 and Windows Server systems, causing enterprise applications and IIS sites to fail. Users may receive the error message: Insufficient resources to perform operation (0x80004005).
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Fwupd 2.0.19 Linux Firmware Updater Supports Lenovo Sapphire Folio Keyboard

Fwupd 2.0.19 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for the Lenovo Sapphire Folio keyboard and other changes. Here's what's new!
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Доступен системный менеджер systemd 259

После трёх месяцев разработки доступен релиз системного менеджера systemd 259. Ключевые изменения: поддержка стандартной библиотеки Musl, команда "run0 --empower" для выполнения привилегированных действий без смены UID, динамическая загрузка сторонних библиотек, востребованных в libsystemd, игнорирование файлов конфигурации через добавление к имени ".ignore".

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Kdenlive 25.12 Video Editor Adds New Docking System, Welcome Screen, and More

Kdenlive 25.12 open-source video editor is now available for download with a new and flexible docking system, a new Welcome Screen, and more. Here's what's new!
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Открыты средства разработки приложений для ОС Аврора с использованием Flutter

Компания "Открытая мобильная платформа", разрабатывающая ОС Аврора на базе мобильной платформы Sailfish, объявила об открытии исходного кода библиотеки Aurora Embedder и редакции инструментария Flutter SDK, предназначенных для разработки приложений для ОС Аврора.

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Организация Linux Foundation получила в 2025 году 311 млн долларов и потратила 8.4 млн на ядро Linux

Организация Linux Foundation опубликовала годовой отчёт. За 2025 год организация получила 311.3 млн. долларов (год назад - $292.2 млн, два года назад - $263.6 млн), а израсходовала 284.8 млн долларов (год назад - $299.7, два года назад - $269 млн). Затраты на разработку ядра Linux составили 8.4 млн. долларов, что на 1.6 миллиона долларов больше, чем в прошлом году и на 600 тысяч долларов больше, чем в позапрошлом году. Общая доля затрат, связанных с разработкой ядра, среди всех расходов увеличилась до 2.9%. Для сравнения доля расходов на ядро в 2024 году составляла 2.3%, в 2023 - 2.9%, в 2022 - 3.2%, а в 2021 - 3.4%.

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Kdenlive 25.12 Brings New Docking System, Vertical Video Settings + More

Cross-platform open-source video editor Kdenlive has issued a new stable release. The app is written in Qt 6 and powered by MLT, and has issued a new version with new features. Kdenlive 25.12.0 introduces a new docking system, which the editor’s developers describe as ‘more flexible’. You can group widgets you want together and quickly show or hide them. Layout can be saved as a file (making them shareable) as well as part of the project file itself. The latter change could prove incredibly handy for those working on different kinds of edits, as it means any customised/re-arrange layout is […]
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📰 Red Hat Buys an AI Safety Company, Promises to Open Source Its Tech

The new addition brings custom AI security and safety tooling to Red Hat.

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https://itsfoss.com/news/red-hat-acquires-chatterbox-labs/

📰 Intel's Linux NPU User-Space Driver Adds Panther Lake Support

Since late 2024 Intel has been working on 5th Gen NPU support for their Linux IVPU driver. That 5th Gen NPU support for Intel Core Ultra "Panther Lake" SoCs was upstreamed back in Linux 6.13. Now today the Intel Linux NPU user-space driver has seen its official support added for Panther Lake...

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📰 Fwupd 2.0.19 Linux Firmware Updater Supports Lenovo Sapphire Folio Keyboard

Fwupd 2.0.19 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for the Lenovo Sapphire Folio keyboard and other changes. Here's what's new!

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Confirms its Kernel Version

Canonical confirms Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will ship with Linux kernel 6.20 (7.0) in April, bringing latest hardware support and performance improvements to users.
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📰 Radxa Dragon Q6A is an Arm-based single-board PC with Windows and Linux support

The Radxa Dragon Q6A is a credit card-sized computer that looks a lot like a Raspberry Pi. But it’s an interesting little device for a few reasons. One is that it has an m.2 slot with support for PCIe 3.0 x2 2230 SSDs. And another is that this little computer is powered by a Qualcomm DragonWing .

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How to Install Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS on Ubuntu 25.10 and Ubuntu 25.04

You can now install the latest and greatest Linux 6.18 LTS kernel series on your Ubuntu 25.04 and Ubuntu 25.10 distributions. Here’s how to do it!
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📰 Mageia Linux 10 Enters Alpha Phase With April 2026 Release Target

The Mageia team has outlined the Mageia 10 release schedule, including alpha, beta, RC milestones, and a final release planned for April 2026.

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📰 I run Arch Linux as a virtual machine, and I wouldn't have it any other way

Virtualizing Arch removes most of the drawbacks of this bleeding-edge distro.

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📰 Linux 6.12 To Linux 6.18 LTS Upgrade Offers Worthwhile Benefits For 5th Gen AMD EPYC

The recently released Linux 6.18 kernel is this year's Long Term Support version. As such it's sure to a see a lot of enterprise and hyperscaler uptake in being the annual LTS kernel version. While Linux 6.12 LTS will be maintained at least through the end of next year, upgrading to Linux 6.18 LTS can be very worthwhile from the performance perspective beyond the extended timeline until it will reach end-of-life.

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📰 How to Install Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS on Ubuntu 25.10 and Ubuntu 25.04

You can now install the latest and greatest Linux 6.18 LTS kernel series on your Ubuntu 25.04 and Ubuntu 25.10 distributions. Here’s how to do it!

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Выпуск проприетарного драйвера NVIDIA 590.48.01

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