Debian

Tails OS hits version 3.0, matches Debian's pace but bins 32-bit systems

Edward Snowden's preferred-for-privacy OS gets a decent upgrade

OSes14 Jun 2017 | 22

Init freedom declared as systemd-free Devuan hits stable 1.0.0 status

POLL Devuan 'Jessie' is done and will get long term support beyond the life of Debian Jessie

OSes26 May 2017 | 88

Distro watch for Ubuntu lovers: What's ahead in Linux land

Elementary OS, my dear penguin?

OSes25 May 2017 | 96

Debianistas get Jessie mass package update

Not a new version, but a bunch of bug-fixes

OSes08 May 2017 | 3

Linux homes for Ubuntu Unity orphans: Minty Cinnamon, GNOME or Ubuntu, mate?

Fear not – there's life beyond the community lifeline

OSes05 May 2017 | 51

systemd-free Devuan Linux hits RC2

GNOME, KDE, and Cinnamon are now off the menu

OSes05 May 2017 | 134

Secure Boot booted from Debian 9 'Stretch'

Final release sprint decides to take a hurdle off the track

OSes01 May 2017 | 27

FTP becoming Forgotten Transfer Protocol as Debian turns it off

Distro download servers are too hard to run and users ignore them anyway

Networks27 Apr 2017 | 51

systemd-free Devuan Linux hits version 1.0.0

Unix greybeards issue release candidate and proclaim init freedom

OSes22 Apr 2017 | 255

Debian bins keys assigned to arrested Russian contributor

If Dmitry Bogatov's been compromised, Debian needs to protect itself

Legal18 Apr 2017 | 20

VNC server library gets security fix

Debian plugs overflow vuln

Security09 Jan 2017 | 1

systemd free Linux distro Devuan releases second beta

Greybeard-built Debian fork bringing init freedom on track for early 2017 release

OSes30 Nov 2016 | 61

Debian putting everything on the /usr

Tidying up the artefacts of the 90s should make things more secure and efficient

OSes24 Nov 2016 | 81

Debian plugs Linux 'TCP snoop' bug

Happy Labor Day, US sysadmins. Everyone else, you know what to do

Software05 Sep 2016 | 5

Debian founder Ian Murdock killed himself – SF medical examiner

Death at end of last year ruled suicide

Legal07 Jul 2016 | 47

Apache, Debian crews patch library with DoS vuln

Upgrade your libcommons-fileupload-java package

Software01 Jul 2016 |

Linux greybeards release beta of systemd-free Debian fork

Devuan 'Jessie' betas debut in the name of 'Init freedom'

OSes29 Apr 2016 | 118

True believers mind-meld FreeBSD with Ubuntu to burn systemd

'UbuntuBSD' promises the best of several possible bootloading worlds

OSes22 Mar 2016 | 98

Microsoft has crafted a switch OS on Debian Linux. Repeat, a switch OS on Debian Linux

OCP Summit Toolkit for wrangling networks released

OSes09 Mar 2016 | 124

Solus: A welcome ground-up break from the Linux herd

Review No bling, just minimal surfaces. Apps, though...

OSes08 Mar 2016 | 87

Debian 6.0 about to take flying leap off long term support cliff

Here's a novel use for February 29th: ending security updates for Debian 'squeeze'

Software16 Feb 2016 | 31

Speaking in Tech: Rant at fools on Facebook? You pass the IQ test

Podcast Plus: 'Me and the Atari 2600, we had good times'

Software06 Jan 2016 |

Debian Linux founder Ian Murdock dead at 42

Tributes pour in for open-source pioneer who had threatened to kill himself on Twitter

OSes30 Dec 2015 | 119

Hey, Oracle, what's in that VirtualBox security update? *crickets*

Debian team bit miffed about secretive vuln fixes in hypervisor software

Security15 Sep 2015 | 4

Debian upgrades Wheezy and Jessie with a combined 372 updates

Patch deluge awaits Penguinistas after weekend emissions

OSes07 Sep 2015 | 20

Debian Project holds Sparc port's hand, switches off life support

No more support for bedridden Sun hardware going forward

OSes27 Jul 2015 | 20

Five lightweight Linux desktop worlds for extreme open-sourcers

Screenshots Need a slim-line work environment? We recommend the best

OSes09 Jul 2015 | 106

Google IS listening: Binary blob banished from Chromium build

Simply no place for closed-source components, sorry

Software26 Jun 2015 | 15

Chrome, Debian Linux, and the secret binary blob download riddle

Browser snuck proprietary voice-snoop code into distro

Security17 Jun 2015 | 68

Systemd hee hee: Jessie Debian gallops (slowly) into view

Review But your server bits get rustled, cowboy

OSes06 May 2015 | 25

Debian ships new 'Jessie' release with systemd AND sysvinit

That oughta keep the greybeards quiet for now

Software27 Apr 2015 | 58

Debian on track to prove binaries' origins

Reproducible binary project 83% complete

OSes23 Feb 2015 | 29

BOO! Grave remote-code exec flaw in GNU C Library TERRIFIES Linux

When there's something strange in your gethostbyname, who y'gonna call? Ghostbusters

Security27 Jan 2015 | 50

Devuan rebels hope to deliver Debian fork in 2015

343 people on the mailing list, €3,473 in cash and systemd replacement under way

OSes24 Dec 2014 | 19

YEAR of the PENGUIN: A Linux mobile in 2015?

Choh. Just as they sort the desktop out, bloody PCs disappear

OSes22 Dec 2014 | 107

systemd row ends with Debian getting forked

Greybeards vs. Gnomes fight sees creation of new 'Devuan' distro

OSes01 Dec 2014 | 313

Tough Banana Pi: a Raspberry Pi for colour-blind diehards

Review Wi-Fi? Check. SATA 2 port? Check. Screen - Ow, my eyes!

OSes28 Nov 2014 | 75

UNIX greybeards threaten Debian fork over systemd plan

'Veteran Unix Admins' fear desktop emphasis is betraying open source

OSes21 Oct 2014 | 150

The agony and ecstasy of SteamOS: WHERE ARE MY GAMES?

Game Theory And yes it does need a fat HDD (or SSD, it's cool with either)

OSes20 Aug 2014 | 112

Debian Linux, Android share a bed in upcoming distro

MicroXwin gents prep VolksPC

OSes21 Jul 2014 | 35

New secure OS will put Tails between NSA's legs

Debian-derived OS funnels everything through Tor and HTTPS

Security01 May 2014 | 18

Q. Can your Linux PC run Crysis? OK, it can. But will it run natively? A. Soon, very soon

Crytek touts CryENGINE for penguin-powered machines

OSes11 Mar 2014 | 37

Valve showers Debian Linux devs with FREE Steam games

Community contributors given unlimited access to Valve titles

OSes24 Jan 2014 | 56

Citizen Kano pitches easy-build Raspberry Pi for code-hungry kids

Pi-based micro in ‘ships with a paper manual’ shocker

OSes20 Nov 2013 | 17

Cinnamon Desktop: Breaks with GNOME, finds beefed-up Nemo

Review It's all a bit more Windowsy than its ancestors

OSes29 Oct 2013 | 80

No distro diva drama here: Penguinista favourite Debian turns 20

Anniversary How solid, stocky Linux babe kept relationship 'open' but stayed true to you

OSes13 Aug 2013 | 61

Mint 15 freshens Ubuntu's bad bits

Review Slipping between GNOME and Unity sheets with Olivia

OSes26 Jun 2013 | 159

Penguins in spa-a-a-ce! ISS dumps Windows for Linux on laptops

'We needed an operating system that was stable and reliable'

OSes10 May 2013 | 86

Google's cloud dumps custom Linux, switches to Debian

Updated Debian 7.0 wheezes in as GCEL hobbles out

OSes09 May 2013 | 57

Good news: Debian 7 is rock solid. Bad news: It's called Wheezy

Review If you want to be 20 miles from the bleeding edge, come on in

OSes08 May 2013 | 98

Debian 7 debuts

Wheezy wheels out with extra cloud power

OSes06 May 2013 | 27

P-P-P-Pick up our PENGUIN-POWERED Pi PIPER of Python

How-to Download El Reg's Raspberry Pi jukebox

OSes26 Nov 2012 | 33

Canonical bungs kill switch onto Ubuntu's Amazon 'adware'

Penguinista revolt sparks volte-face at Um Bongo towers

OSes27 Sep 2012 | 46

Password flaw leaves MySQL, MariaDB open to brute force attack

Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE versions vulnerable

Security11 Jun 2012 | 23

Shuttleworth: Ubuntu rockets up at enterprises

Canonical looks for a higher OpenStack uplift

OSes14 Mar 2012 | 19

Debian, Ubuntu patching up rocky romance

FOSDEM Deb supremo speaks as devs link arms in ARM

OSes14 Feb 2012 | 12