This may seem like a shock, but is it possible that the Linux patching has surpassed the Mac and Windows operating systems? Recent vulnerabilities in Adobe Macromedia Flash and Mozilla Firefox that ...

When one considers open source, it's fairly easy to imagine a world of designers, developers, and distributors getting along fabulously while sharing ideas and ideals like most people share memes on ...

Users and developers have hailed Linux as the operating system that "just works," celebrating it for decades as a symbol of open source strength, speed, ...

Live patching is a way of updating a running system without stopping it. It is best known as a technique for keeping Linux servers updated to the latest security levels without affecting downtime.

Ok. Just wondering what others are doing. In our organization we have a very mature monthly patching process for our Windows desktops and servers. The Linux/Unix side is frankly a mess. Since its ...

“In addition to increasing service availability by updating critical kernel patches without rebooting, and reducing the need for planned downtime by patching frequently, SUSE Linux Enterprise Live ...

It’s a Saturday in the early ’90s, Solaris 2 is less than a year old, and this pilot fish sysadmin at a company running it on about 25 machines is having his monthly Solaris patching party. Attendees: ...