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Microsoft announced today at the Build 2021 developer conference that support for running Linux GUI apps is now available via Windows Subsystem for Linux. The feature was first released one month ago and it allows Windows 10 users to run Linux applications with a GUI without using a virtual machine.
Looking to eke out as much security as you can from your Linux servers? Jack Wallen shows you how you can limit the information would-be ne'er-do-wells get by disabling the login banner. When you log in to Linux, either by way of SSH or the console, you are greeted with a banner that offers up a few important bits of information.
Google has released a minor Google Chrome update that fixes the worldwide browser crashes occurring since Thursday on Windows 10 and Linux. On Thursday, many Windows 10 users suddenly found that Google Chrome extensions and tabs were crashing, as shown in the image below.
Jack Wallen installed 1Password on Linux and found it to be a fantastic solution for password management. Follow his tutorial on how to get this proprietary solution installed on your open source OS. This is a tricky proposition for some-an official 1Password client has been released for Linux.
1Password has unveiled a full-featured desktop app for Linux, written in Rust and using the ring crypto library for end-to-end encryption. The release features encrypted browser and desktop integration and, according to the business, "Uses the Linux kernel keyring to establish a fully encrypted connection between 1Password in your browser and 1Password for Linux."
1Password has launched a full-featured desktop app for Linux, providing users with the ability to secure credentials across devices from the same 1Password app. 1Password for Linux alleviates this challenge by delivering the same ease-of-use and high levels of security that 1Password users have become accustomed to.
Linux Remote Sound - enables users to listen to audio files from the remote machine on their local device. Linux Headless Server Remote Access Support - users can access a Linux server without any monitor connected to it.
Canonical has made it easy for admins to join Ubuntu Desktop to Active Directory domains. One particular feature that network and security admins will greatly appreciate is the ability to easily connect Ubuntu Desktop to an Active Directory domain.
Microsoft has launched a new open-source project that aims to add to Windows the benefits of eBPF, a technology first implemented in Linux that allows attaching programs in both kernel and user applications. Microsoft's effort builds on the work of the eBPF community by adding a compatibility layer that turns existing eBPF open-source projects into submodules that can work on top of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 and later.
Microsoft has added support for identifying and assessing the security configurations of Linux and macOS endpoints on enterprise networks using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. The secure configuration assessment feature is now in public preview, and it has expanded to include macOS and Linux devices after initially only supporting Windows 10 and Windows Server devices.