Linus Torvalds updated the kernel's MAINTAINERS file to mark Bcachefs as "externally maintained," signaling he won't accept new Bcachefs pull requests for now. "MAINTAINERS: mark bcachefs externally maintained," wrote Torvalds with the patch. "As per many long discussion threads, public and private." "The Bcachefs code is still present in the mainline Linux kernel likely to prevent users from having any immediate fall-out in Bcachefs file-systems they may already be using, but it doesn't look like Linus Torvalds will be honoring any new Bcachefs pull requests in the near future," adds Phoronix's Michael Larabel.

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ISSUE 22.24 • 2025-06-16 BEN’S WORKSHOP By Ben Myers Why not install and use Linux on a well-appointed laptop that does not meet Windows 11 hardware requirements? This is my adventure setting up a laptop to run a Linux distribution and to use it productively for writing. The PC in question is a really nice […]

moth // Introduction  One fateful night in June of 2022, Ethan sent a message to the crew: “Anyone know ways to fool Auditd on Linux? I’m trying to figure out how to change the auid (audit […]

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moth // I’ve been diving deep into Linux lately, with my latest kick being exploring the Linux kernel. I’ve found “The Linux Programming Interface” (TLPI) by Michael Kerrisk, among others, […]

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One of our favorite BHIS guest presenters, Hal Pomeranz, returns for more of the Linux goodness. Roll up for a magical tour through the mysteries of Linux file systems! Relative […]

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In this webcast, we have our friend Hal Pomeranz sharing his massive knowledge on Linux. If you’re new to Linux, or if you know it and just want to hear […]

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Darin Roberts // I recently had to install a new gold image as my Kali Linux testing virtual machine.  Almost on every test I do, I clone the gold image […]

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Carrie Roberts* // How does password cracking in the cloud compare to down here on earth? Maybe not as heavenly as imagined. I saw this on the web and got […]

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Derek Banks //   As pentesters, it is probably not a surprise that we tend to make fairly heavy use of Kali Linux on a fairly regular basis. The folks at Offensive […]

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Logan Lembke // Step One: Power. Step Two: Enter. Step Three: ???? Step Four: Profit. In the security industry, we love our encryption. However sometimes, the complexity introduced by encryption […]

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Lawrence Hoffmann // Election fraud is something I’ve mentioned here recently. The reality we must face here is that any time a digital system is used for voting there is […]

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Editor’s Note: This is another awesome guest post from our friend, Robert Schwass. If you’d like to guest post contact us here. Robert Schwass // I had heard the rumors about […]

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Lawrence Hoffman // Hey, I’m back! Vacation was great. I spent part of last week on an Island so I was unable to scratch the keep-up-with-the-media itch. Now that I’m […]

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Jordan Drysdale //   Life as a ‘blue-teamer’ can often be a stressful experience. Working in an environment with a strong Linux infrastructure  can help some, but Ansible  can help […]

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Ethan Robish // Here’s a short intro for anyone not familiar with ssh config files, which are usually located at ~/.ssh/config As an example, you have ssh running on port […]

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Editor’s Note: We’ll feature Lawrence’s List every week.  It will include interesting things he’s come across during the week as he’s an avid consumer of internet garbage and follows a […]

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Joff Thyer // This post is cross-posted from Packet Header on 3/1/16. __________   On Security Weekly Episode 452, I presented a technical segment on how to build your own […]

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