In my recent post about the handling of the security incident and compromised ISO image at Linux Mint, I said at the end that users should always verify the checksum of a downloaded image before ...

EndeavourOS is an easier Arch-based pick—now with a refreshed ISO for simpler installs Ganymede Neo updates: Calamares boot ...

If you downloaded Linux Mint on Saturday, February 20th, you may have unknowingly downloaded a hacked version of the operating system. According to a blog post on the Linux Mint site, hackers broke ...

Linux Mint forum users, and anyone who downloaded and installed a copy of the 17.3 Cinnamon edition on Saturday have probably been compromised by hackers and need to take action immediately, the ...

A number of years ago, the Linux Mint website was hacked and fake ISOs were uploaded. Since then, the team has put more emphasis on verifying ISOs you download to ensure they’ve not been tampered with ...

On Saturday, Linux Mint disclosed that someone had compromised their website and made changes to links in order to direct users to malicious downloads. Update (2/26/16): Level 3 Threat Research Labs ...

Having a Linux live USB can save many headaches if your main PC has issues, but they're also useful as portable OSes that you keep with you, and plug into whatever host machine is nearby. For them to ...

As supporters of open standards cheer, the ubiquitous Portable Document Format (PDF) recently became accessible as an ISO International Standard, i.e. ISO 32000-1. Adobe Systems, the original ...

Gaming on Linux has come a long way; PikaOS is one such distro that offers a user-friendly, out-of-the-box experience.

A few weeks ago I was working on a PC when I needed to grab the motherboard driver CD. In a perfect world, the CD would be located in a nice protective sleeve, safely kept away from the nasty elements ...