FOSS Force News Wire

The FOSS Force News Wire pulls mostly FOSS related news stories from a variety of sources and is updated every 30 minutes. The News Wire is also available as an RSS feed at http://fossforce.com/newswire.

• Debian and Ubuntu Patch Critical Sudo Security Vulnerability, Update Now
  

  The Debian Project and Canonical were quick to patch a critical security vulnerability that affected the sudo program, which lets users run programs with the security privileges of another user, ... read more
  LXerOctober 16, 2019 3:14 pm
  2 hours ago
• Ping – Basic Network Troubleshooting in Linux
  

  Most people know how to ping. But do they really know how it works? In this article we try to describe how ping works, why you should us it and ... read more
  LXerOctober 16, 2019 3:14 pm
  2 hours ago
• Google’s Pixel Gets Unorthodox Zoom From AI
  

  Instead of adding multiple cameras with complicated optics to its phones, Google has opted for a single extra lens that relies on AI and processing to fill in the quality ... read more
  ITPro TodayOctober 16, 2019 2:52 pm
  3 hours ago
• Plasma 5.17 is out!
  

  KDE launches the new version of its acclaimed desktop environment, Plasma 5.17. Plasma 5.17 is the version where the desktop anticipates your needs. Among many new features and improvements....... ... read more
  LXerOctober 16, 2019 2:44 pm
  3 hours ago
• How to Know whether you have a 32 or 64-Bit Ubuntu OS?
  

  In order to know which architecture your Ubuntu or sld (linux similar distro) is built on, there are two simple ways ... read more
  LXerOctober 16, 2019 2:44 pm
  3 hours ago
• Democrats Slam Big Tech in Call for Antitrust Crackdown
  

  The debate underscored that support for a tougher approach to dealing with big technology companies goes beyond Senator Elizabeth Warren, who has called for breaking up Facebook, Google and Amazon. ... read more
  ITPro TodayOctober 16, 2019 2:31 pm
  3 hours ago
• Links 16/10/2019: Halo Privacy, Ubuntu Release Imminent
  

  Contents GNU/Linux Distributions Devices/Embedded Free Software/Open Source Leftovers GNU/Linux Google launches the $649 Pixelbook Go Chromebook At its annual hardware event, Google ... read more
  TechrightsOctober 16, 2019 2:02 pm
  4 hours ago
• today’s leftovers
  Required update to recent libarchive The compression algorithm zstd brings faster compression and decompression, while maintaining a compression ratio comparable with xz. This will speed up package installation with ... read more
  Tux MachinesOctober 16, 2019 1:56 pm
  4 hours ago
• Proprietary Software Leftovers
  Google launches the $649 Pixelbook Go Chromebook At its annual hardware event, Google today announced the launch of the Pixelbook Go, the latest iteration of its first-party Chromebook lineup. ... read more
  Tux MachinesOctober 16, 2019 1:55 pm
  4 hours ago
• Open Hardware: DS3231 and CHIPS Alliance
  i2c clock : DS3231 Like any clock, the DS3231 must be set at the 1st start. The registers listed in Figure 4 are accessible for reading and writing. This ... read more
  Tux MachinesOctober 16, 2019 1:50 pm
  4 hours ago