Re: [CentOS] Difference between CentOS Linux and CentOS Stream

On 21/7/2021 12:32 π.μ., Ian Mortimer wrote: We've been using the 10 year support to convince researchers to install CentOS instead of their preferred option Ubuntu.  We've now lost that argument so most will go to Ubuntu.  Those who need 10 year support will move to Oracle. Rocky Linux is h

[CentOS] local privilege escalation in kernel and systemd

Two related bugs involve mounting a very long path. The kernel bug requires passing a 1 GB path string, while the systemd bug involves an 8 MB path that overflows its stack. Technic

[CentOS] CentOS8 nouveau errors

I am running the stream version of CentOS 8 on a system that hosts a bunch of VirtualBox guests.Recently, like about a month ago, a problem started showing up. When working at the console, the system is almost completely unresponsive. In a terminal session, any key that you press might sho

Re: [CentOS] CentOS8 nouveau errors

Never mind ... I think I figured it out. The damn thing was running Wayland. I logged in to the XFCE session using X11 and all of the symptoms have gone away. Can I complain about Wayland like some of you complain about systemd? I have never seen Wayland work successfully. Bill Ge