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How to Install Notepad++ on Linux (and 6 Alternatives to Try)

You can install Notepad++ on Linux using an unofficial Snap package with the command "sudo snap install notepad-plus-plus".

Secure Boot bypass risk threatens nearly 200,000 Linux Framework laptops

Around 200,000 Linux computer systems from American computer maker Framework were shipped with signed UEFI shell components ...
Virtualization Review

Explaining Virtual Machines and Containers with Three Slides

The wooden crate in the truck's bed represents the workload (applications) running on the computer. For a desktop OS, this ...
TechCrunch

Hackers are sending extortion emails to executives after claiming Oracle apps’ data breach

Google says hackers associated with a prolific ransomware group are sending extortion emails to executives at “numerous” large organizations after claiming to have stolen their sensitive information ...
OMG! Ubuntu!

Linux Kernel 6.17 Released, This is What’s New

Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux kernel 6.17, an update that brings improved hardware support and a number of core system improvements. The new kernel provides graphic drivers for the ...
CNX Software

Linux 6.17 release – Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures

Linux 6.17 has just been released on LKML: No huge surprises this past week, so here we are, with kernel 6.17 pushed out and ready to go. Below is the shortlog for just the last week – not the full ...
GamingOnLinux

Steam Link VR now available for PICO and HTC headsets, plus Valve confirm experimental Linux support

Valve have updated Steam Link VR to bring support for streaming games to PICO and HTC headsets, plus new info on the experimental Linux support. In the announcement Valve mentioned it will now work ...
The Straits Times

Explainer: Why Oracle has a starring role in proposed TikTok deal

The US and China are edging towards a deal to resolve the future of TikTok in the US, with Oracle cast in a starring role. Under a US law passed in 2024, TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company ...
U.S. News & World Report

Oracle, Silver Lake Part of Group of Investors Who Will Own About 50% of TikTok US, Source Says

(Reuters) -A group of three investors, including Oracle and private-equity firm Silver Lake, will take a roughly 50% stake in TikTok U.S., a source familiar with the deal said on Thursday. A group of ...
TechCrunch

OpenAI is building five new Stargate data centers with Oracle and SoftBank

OpenAI announced on Tuesday that it plans to build five new AI data centers across the United States with partners Oracle and SoftBank through its Stargate project. The new data centers will bring ...
Reuters

Five facts about Oracle's co-CEOs Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia

Magouyrk, 39, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Memphis. His early professional experience includes engineering roles at Hilton Hotels, followed by ...
The Financial Times

Oracle splits CEO role as Safra Catz steps down

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Oracle’s Safra Catz is stepping down as chief executive, with the US software group splitting the role between ...