DACBARBOS @dacbarbos@fosstodon.org

Ubuntu #AutoUpdates https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/automatic-updates.html #howto

kdevops: a devops framework for Linux kernel development

Luis Chamberlain has announced the "kdevops" kernel-development framework."I'm announcing the release of kdevops which aims at making setting up and testing the Linux kernel for any project as easy as possible. Note that setting up testing for a subsystem and testing a subsystem are two separate operations, however we strive for both. This is not a new test framework, it allows you to use existing frameworks, and set those frameworks up as easily can humanly be possible. It relies on a series of modern hip devops frameworks, it relies on ansible, vagrant and terraform, ansible roles through the Ansible Galaxy, and terraform modules."

mate-control-center-1.23.2.tar.xz released by MATE Desktop Team https://ift.tt/2Z2BhgQ

After a quick recap of the well-known cross-distribution #Linux packaging formats http://bit.ly/31srjaq I've decided to try out the unified #AppStore https://linuxappstore.io #tips

Blender 2.80 released

Version 2.80 of the Blender 3D animation system has been released."Blender 2.80 features a redesigned user interface that puts the focus on the artwork that you create. A new dark theme and modern icon set were introduced. Keyboard, mouse and tablet interaction got a refresh with left click select as the new default. Quick Favorites menus provide rapid access to often-used tools."

Blender 2.80 Is Out
https://download.blender.org/release/Blender2.80/

(submitted by soft8soft)

The first kernel security update for Debian GNU/Linux 10 "Buster" is now available. The update addresses #security flaw CVE-2019-13272. The issue affects older versions of #Debian as well, so all users should update now. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-13272

So #GitLab Pages has finally rolled out their automatic #LetsEncrypt integration for hosted web sites. It's quite painless and automatically renews certs. So glad that I don't have to manually do this or maintain some brittle CI-based scripts anymore.

If you've got a GL-hosted site, take the next 90 seconds and go secure it!

#HTTPS #TLS #FOSS #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

Allow 0.0.0.0/8 as a valid address range
https://git.kernel.org/linus/96125bf9985a

(submitted by cesarb)

GnuPG 2.2.17 released

GnuPG 2.2.17 has been released to mitigate attacks on keyservers. In particular, GPG will now ignore all key-signatures received from keyservers.

Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller REST API Privilege Escalation Vulnerability https://tinyurl.com/CVE-2019-1889 #infosec

LibreOffice 6.2.5 is now available! It includes almost 120 bugfixes, thanks to our worldwide community and certified developers. Learn more and download it: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2019/07/04/tdf-announces-libreoffice-625/

Going beyond cowsay https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/beyond-cowsay #Linux #terminal #tips

An Analysis of Godlua Backdoor https://blog.netlab.360.com/an-analysis-of-godlua-backdoor-en/ #doh #infosec

Firefox Local Files Theft – Not Patched Yet
https://quitten.github.io/Firefox/

(submitted by akeck)

SKS Keyserver Network Under Attack
https://gist.github.com/rjhansen/67ab921ffb4084c865b3618d6955275f

Mitigations:
"High-risk users should stop using the keyserver network immediately."
"
1. Open gpg.conf in a text editor. Ensure there is no line starting with keyserver. If there is, remove it.
2. Open dirmngr.conf in a text editor. Add the line keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org to the end of it.
"

#OpenPGP #SKS #keyserver #vulnerability #certificate #spamming #attack #GnuPG

Spent half the day trying to install #ejabberd to no avil. I was going to give up installing an XMPP server, then I thought I would try #Prosody. I had Prosody up and running in no time. https://prosody.im/

Tor-focussed operating system Tails 3.14.2 released:

https://tails.boum.org/news/version_3.14.2/index.en.html

– update for Tor Browser (8.5.3)
– ⚠ the Tails OS developers strongly advice against using Tails OS 3.14.1 or earlier: https://tails.boum.org/security/sandbox_escape_in_tor_browser/index.de.html

#tails #tor #torbrowser #privacy #anonymity

VESA Publishes DisplayPort 2.0 Video Standard
https://vesa.org/press/vesa-publishes-displayport-2-0-video-standard-enabling-support-for-beyond-8k-resolutions-higher-refresh-rates-for-4k-hdr-and-virtual-reality-applications/

(submitted by zaphoyd)

The European Union is investigating Broadcom for anti-competitive practices https://t.co/QaTv3HLoT7 https://t.co/MlqY9f9UoG
#thevergebot