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I'd always wanted a script like this, and handing off the task to Claude Code is what finally got it built. Without it, it'd ...

Best VPN for Ubuntu: five VPNs with real desktop apps, the Ubuntu releases each supports, and how to install them in a few ...

I have been asking Claude Code to do tasks for a long time, but since it was a setup where I had to sit in front of the ...

CVE-2026-98432 is a use-after-free in the Linux kernel's IPv4 TCP handshake. Every kernel from 4.4 up to the fixed releases has it. Anyone who can send a SYN to a listening port can reach the bug, and ...

Anthropic says Claude wrote an attack that can take over a Linux server with no password. Red Hat patched on Sunday, but not Ubuntu.

Make Ubuntu 26.04 feel cleaner and more responsive with these 7 settings, from Reduced Motion and startup apps to Dock tweaks ...

Nerves is a framework for running Elixir/Erlang in embedded Linux environments.You can run Linux on hardware such as Raspberry Pi and leverage Elixir's concurrency and fault-recovery mechanisms via ...

Once you get the hang of these, they're pretty straightforward.

Fix Ollama running on CPU instead of GPU on Windows and Linux. Learn driver fixes, CUDA setup, systemd overrides, and layer ...

Set up a hardened WireGuard server on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with UFW, per-device keys, rotation and monitoring. 12 steps, 45 ...

Set up fail2ban on Ubuntu with an nftables SSH jail, ignoreip allowlist, recidive bans, a custom filter and a health-check ...