Security and the Linux process In his latest entry, Dana asks whether the Linux process is insecure, because it's not possible to warn the "vendor" before warning the general public about security ...

If you've written any amount of bash code, you've likely come across the trap command. Trap allows you to catch signals and execute code when they occur. Signals are asynchronous notifications that ...

The company releases another test version of its Linux operating system along with a new development process that's designed to include outside programmers. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 ...

I just installed RedHat Linux 6.2 a few days ago. Every few hours of being on, a rogue bash (the shell) process starts, and uses up 100% of the processor until I kill it. It is not any of the bash ...

Although bash scripts are regularly maligned, they do have a certain simplicity and ease of creation that makes them hard to resist. But sometimes you really need to do some heavy lifting in another ...

Arch Linux finally adds a new installer to ease a rather challenging process Your email has been sent Arch Linux is known as an operating system for pros, for those who really know the ins and outs of ...

Red Hat released a new test version of its Linux operating system on Monday along with a new development process that's designed to include outside programmers. The Raleigh, N.C.-based company has ...