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So, is the Linux firewall distribution IPFire well suited as a home network router? It can do the job, but it’s far from intuitive.

I discovered a security vulnerability (CVE-2017-9604) in KMail while trying to delay sending of a PGP-encrypted private email.

Optimize your Fedora Linux installation to run on the Raspberry Pi. Reduce needless logging, processor cycles, and set up auto-updates.

Fedora Linux can be set up to automatically handle all updates. However, should you trust it to apply updates unattended on Fedora Linux servers and workstations?

Set up unattended auto-updates on Fedora Server or Workstation using dnf-automattic. Keep your Fedora Linux systems secure!

Tutorial for updating an RPM source package to the latest upstream software release. Build updated RPMs for your use or help your distribution update them!

A deep look at the ASUSWRT router firmware including its usability, security, and privacy. It has some good and some bad parts.

An ABI change in glibc caused games built on the Unity engine to freeze with a black screen. Here’s how to get your games running again.

Protect your Fedora/CentOS Linux-system against SSH brute-force credential-guessing with SSHGuard security log parser and the FirewallD firewall.

How to forward logs to systemd journald from legacy programs that insist on writing to dedicated log files instead.

My contribution to the FSFE’s 2017 #ilovefs campaign.

Tips on how to tweak Fedora Linux to reduce the bandwidth it consumes every month to keep your system stay up-to-date.