Switching to Linux can breathe new life into an aging laptop, boost your privacy, and hand you full control over your operating system — but if you’ve never done it before, the process can feel intimidating. This guide walks you through how to install Linux on a laptop, from choosing the right distribution to fixing… Read More »How to Install Linux on a Laptop: A Step-by-Step Guide – 2026
A new Linux kernel vulnerability nicknamed “pedit COW” has become one of the biggest security stories of June 2026. Tracked as CVE-2026-46331, the bug lets an ordinary, unprivileged user on a Linux machine climb all the way to root — without ever touching a file on disk. A working exploit went public within a day… Read More »Pedit COW Explained: The Linux Kernel Flaw Letting Local Users Become Root
Here is something most Arch Linux users have never thought carefully about: the Arch User Repository — the AUR, the place millions of Arch users go to install software that isn’t in the official repos — has no code review process at all. Anyone can upload a package. Anyone can take over a package whose… Read More »The AUR Malware Attack Exposed a Fact Most Arch Users Don’t Know
Ctrl+C Ctrl+V not working in terminal is one of the most common points of confusion for anyone new to Linux — and if it’s happening to you, you are not doing anything wrong. This is not a bug. It’s a deliberate design decision that predates the keyboard shortcuts you’re used to by about 20 years.… Read More »Ctrl+C Ctrl+V Not Working in Terminal? Here’s Why (Linux)
A Linux VPS gives you your own isolated slice of a physical server — dedicated RAM, guaranteed CPU, full root access, and the freedom to install exactly the stack you want. Best Linux VPS hosting in 2026 means more raw power per dollar than at any point before, with NVMe storage now standard across nearly… Read More »Best Linux VPS Hosting in 2026 (Compared for Developers)
Published: June 18, 2026 | Released June 14, 2026 | Covers desktop, gaming, and server impact Linux Kernel 7.1 is here. Linus Torvalds tagged the release on June 14, 2026 — slightly ahead of schedule, fitting it in around travel plans — and it is a genuinely interesting mid-cycle release. Linux Kernel 7.1 pairs a… Read More »Linux Kernel 7.1 Released — New NTFS Driver, Intel FRED, and What’s New
Secure Boot Linux 2026 has a deadline most users don’t know about. On June 27, 2026, Microsoft’s original 2011 Secure Boot signing certificate expires — and the misinformation circulating about what that actually means is making things worse. Your machine will not suddenly stop booting on June 28. But if you do nothing and your… Read More »Microsoft’s Secure Boot Certificates Expire June 27 — What Every Linux User Must Know
Updated: May 2026 | Covers Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04, Debian, Fedora | Server + client + mobile setup WireGuard is the default VPN protocol in 2026. It is built into the Linux kernel, faster than OpenVPN, simpler to configure, and cryptographically sound. Mullvad deprecated OpenVPN entirely in January 2026 — that is the direction the industry… Read More »How to Set Up WireGuard VPN on Linux (Server and Client, 2026)
Published: June 2026 | Category: News & Analysis If you blinked last week, you might have missed one of the more interesting distro-world developments of 2026: Origami Linux is gone. Not abandoned — merged. And the project it merged into, RakuOS, is doing something genuinely different in the increasingly crowded immutable Linux space. Here’s what… Read More »Origami Linux Is Dead — and That Might Be Great News for Immutable Linux
Skill level: Intermediate | Time to complete: 30–40 minutes | Tested on: Ubuntu 24.04, Debian 12, Fedora 41 How to Harden Your Linux System Most Linux systems are installed with convenience in mind, not maximum security. The default settings are reasonable for a desktop, but they leave several doors open that you probably want shut… Read More »How to Harden Your Linux System in 30 Minutes (Step-by-Step)