The version of ownCloud in Ubuntu’s Universe repositories is old and full of “multiple critical security vulnerabilities.” It’s no secret. The ownCloud project itself asked Ubuntu to remove it so ...

I recently discovered APTonCD, a utility that makes it easy to store Ubuntu packages on a CD or DVD so that they can be installed again later without having to ...

[Alan] has just posted an Ubuntu screencast that will take you through a crash course in the Ubuntu repositories. If you are new to Ubuntu this will give you a much better grasp on how software ...

Jack Wallen walks you through the steps to install software that gives you access to an Arch Linux AUR-like repository from non-Arch-based distributions. Arch Linux has a community-driven repository ...

Apt is more than just a software installer. The Debian/Ubuntu package manager can do much more. With these commands at your disposal, apt becomes more powerful. I've used Debian/Ubuntu-based ...

A logic flaw between Ubuntu's 'command-not-found' package suggestion system and the snap package repository could enable attackers to promote malicious Linux packages to unsuspecting users. The ...

Linux Mint is one of the most popular Linux distributions, and it's my favorite. In part because, while it's based on Debian Linux and Ubuntu, it goes its own way. For example, its developers created ...