More posts about “security”

Ubuntu Patches ‘Severe’ Security Flaw in CUPS

If you’ve cast a half-glazed eye over Linux social media feeds at some point in the past few days you may have caught wind that a huge Linux security flaw was about to be disclosed. […]

26 September 2024

Ubuntu Prompting Client is Here to Make Snap Apps Safer

Prompting Client is the latest security effort for snap software, and acts as a companion to the new desktop Security Center app. As you may have read in my article last week, Prompting Client is […]

11 September 2024

Ubuntu’s New Security Center Readies Stable Release

Ubuntu’s new desktop Security Center app is gearing up for its first stable release, along with a background tool called Prompting Client. I first reported on the creation of Security Center earlier this year and […]

4 September 2024

August Windows Update Breaks Linux Dual-Boots

I haven’t booted into the Windows partition on my Chuwi laptop for a while, but hearing that a recent Windows update leaves dual boot users unable to boot Linux at all, I’m glad I haven’t! […]

29 August 2024
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App Doesn’t Run in Ubuntu 24.04? New AppArmor Update May Fix It

If you’ve been experiencing issues getting some apps to run or work properly in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS it may be down to the distro using AppArmor to restrict the creation of user namespaces. This change […]

28 June 2024

Linux Mint Will Hide Unverified Flatpaks in Software Manager

The Software Manager app in Linux Mint 22 will deliver faster start-up times and introduce a significant security safeguard for search results. As you may know (and if you don’t, what’s living on Mars like? […]

3 June 2024
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Ubuntu 24.04 Beta Delayed Due to Security Issue

If you were hoping to help test the upcoming release of Ubuntu 24.04 by way of the official beta that was due for release this week, I’ve some bad news: it’s been delayed. However, I […]

3 April 2024
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Ubuntu ‘Command Not Found’ Open to Exploit with Snaps

Researchers at Aqua Security say they’ve discovered a significant security issue with Ubuntu’s “command not found” feature. When you run a command for a package not installed Ubuntu’s “command not found” feature kicks in to […]

14 February 2024

Ubuntu Building New Desktop Security App [First Look]

Ubuntu is working on a new Desktop Security Center that aims to make it easier for users to access some of the distro’s underlying security features. An early version of the Flutter-based tool was made […]

13 February 2024

Snap Store Restricts Uploads After Potential Security Incident

Canonical is enacting manual reviews for all newly registered uploads to its Snap Store following what it describes as a ‘potential security incident’. The company is responding to user reports that a couple of recently […]

29 September 2023

Ubuntu 22.10 May Disable GNOME’s New ‘Device Security’ Panel

GNOME 43 features a new 'Device Security' panel listing security issues with a device, but Ubuntu developers think it's "confusing and unhelpful" atm.

22 August 2022

Use Authenticator to Generate Two-Factor Authentication Codes on Linux

'Authenticator' is an easy to use two-factor authentication app for the Linux desktop, and lets you generate 2-factor authentication codes for more than 290 services.

12 June 2022