Arne Exton released a new version of his Debian-based DebEX Linux distribution, a general purpose computer operating system for those who want to dip their toes into the upcoming major Debian GNU/Linux release.
Debian-Based DebEX Linux Now Ships with GNOME 3.38 and Linux Kernel 5.9
October 20, 2020, 3:35 am CDT
Web of Trust, Part 2: Tutorial
October 20, 2020, 2:33 am CDT
Get hands-on with the web of trust with a step-by-step guide to building and verifying a Flatpak.
How to install TensorFlow Python Machine Learning Library on CentOS 8
October 20, 2020, 1:32 am CDT
In this article, you will learn how to install the popular python machine learning library TensorFlow on CentOS 8 using a python virtual environment.
Linux security: Manipulating SELinux policies with Booleans
October 20, 2020, 12:30 am CDT
A quick look at the flexibility that Booleans offer SELinux and how to make use of them.
Trisquel GNU/Linux 9.0 Is Here for Those Who Seek 100% Freedom for Their PCs
October 19, 2020, 11:28 pm CDT
The Trisquel GNU/Linux 9.0 distribution is now available based on Ubuntu and built only from free and open-source software for those who seek 100% freedom for their PCs.
How to Monitor Network Usage with nload in Linux
October 19, 2020, 10:27 pm CDT
If you are a network administrator then you will need to monitor your network bandwidth usage in day-to-day tasks. In this case, nload will help you to makes your job easier.
Raspberry Pi CM4 launches with smaller footprint, quad -A72 CPU, and optional WiFi
October 19, 2020, 9:25 pm CDT
The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 starts at $25 with the same quad -A72 SoC as the RPi 4 plus up to 8GB RAM and 32GB eMMC, optional 802.11ac, and support for dual 4K HDMI, GbE, PCIe 2.0, and an optional IO Board. The Raspberry Pi Foundation is getting ahead of itself. First, there was […]
Ongoing (Albeit Secret) Campaign of Patent Extortion Against GNU/Linux Distributions Using Software Patents, Even Expired Ones in Europe
October 19, 2020, 8:24 pm CDT
GNU/Linux distros attacked by software patents, even in Europe where no such patents are supposed to exist (or have any legal bearing)
How to run Python on Ubuntu 20.04
October 19, 2020, 4:14 pm CDT
Most Linux distros have Python already installed by default. To check this, open up your terminal and type in python3.6. You will notice that the cursor will change.
Different Types of Kernel for Arch Linux and How to Use Them
October 19, 2020, 2:03 pm CDT
You can install a hardened kernel or go with the LTS kernel. Here are various kinds of kernels available for Arch Linux and the steps to use them.
Linux sysadmins: What is your cloud migration strategy?
October 19, 2020, 11:51 am CDT
If you're migrating to the cloud, how far in are you willing to go?
Parted Magic Distro Switches to Xfce Desktop, It’s Now a Full 64-Bit System
October 19, 2020, 9:40 am CDT
Patrick Verner’s commercial Parted Magic live distro for disk partitioning, cloning, rescue and benchmarking received a new important version with some major changes.
C vs. C++ vs. C# Difference
October 19, 2020, 7:28 am CDT
First, there is a low-level programming language and then a high-level programming language. Low-Level Programming language works very close to the hardware and High-Level Programming language works close to human beings.
Open Invention Network adds Microsoft's exFAT to Linux System Definition, Satan spotted throwing snowballs
October 19, 2020, 5:17 am CDT
AOSP 10 also popped into patent non-aggression pact. The Open Invention Network (OIN) has expanded the scope of its Linux System Definition to include the likes of exFAT and Android AOSP 10.…
Gentoo-Based Porteus Kiosk 5.1 Distro Adds Support for EFI-Based HP PCs, Firefox 78.3 ESR
October 19, 2020, 3:05 am CDT
The Gentoo-based Porteus Kiosk 5.1 distribution has been released today for those who want a powerful and secure kiosk operating system to deploy on public access computers or other appliances.
Apollo Lake panel PCs offer 7H hard, IP65 touchscreens
October 19, 2020, 12:54 am CDT
Vecow has released an “MTC-8000 Series” of IP65-protected industrial panel PCs that run Linux or Win 10 on Apollo Lake with 10.1- to 21.5-inch, 16:9 capacitive touchscreens plus SATA and 2x mini-PCIe. In June, Vecow announced an MTC-7000 Series of 10.1- to 21.5-inch panel PCs with 8th Gen Whiskey Lake processors. Now it has followed […]
Linux Lite Users Are the First to Try Linux Kernel 5.9, Here’s How
October 18, 2020, 10:42 pm CDT
Once again, users of the Ubuntu-based Linux Lite distribution are the first to be able to install and try the latest and greatest Linux kernel, in this case Linux 5.9.
Manjaro Linux kernel headers installation
October 18, 2020, 8:31 pm CDT
A Linux kernel is the core of a Linux distribution and consists of three things: the kernel itself, the kernel's headers, and the kernel's extra modules. The kernel headers are used to define device interfaces. For example, they can be used to compile the module that controls your computer's video card and driver
Build a Kubernetes Minecraft server with Ansibles Helm modules
October 18, 2020, 6:19 pm CDT
One of the best outcomes of Ansible's move towards content collections is it spreads the thousands of modules in Ansible's "core" repository into many more independent repositories. This means movement on issues and modules that had long been delayed (often due to the sheer volume of issues and pull requests in the repo) can progress more rapidly.
Linux Kernel 5.9 Gets First Point Release, It’s Now Marked as “Stable”
October 18, 2020, 4:08 pm CDT
The latest Linux 5.9 kernel series received its first point release, which also marks the branch as “stable” on the kernel.org website and therefore ready for mass adoption.
systemd Free Distro antiX 19.3 Brings Latest Update
October 18, 2020, 1:56 pm CDT
antiX project releases its latest bug-fix, updated version antiX 19.3 based on stable Debian 10 "Buster".
Google’s Dev Board Mini SBC launches for $100
October 18, 2020, 12:07 pm CDT
Seeed has opened $100 pre-orders on Google’s “Coral Dev Board Mini,” which runs Linux on a quad -A35 MediaTek 8167s along with a 4-TOPS Edge TPU. The Mini supplies 2GB LPDDR3, 8GB eMMC, WiFi/BT, micro-HDMI, MIPI-DSI/CSI, 2x Type-C, and 40-pin GPIO. In January, Google announced a stripped down Coral Dev Board Mini version of its […]
Linux Kernel 5.9 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
October 18, 2020, 10:18 am CDT
Linus Torvalds announced today the release and general availability of the Linux kernel 5.9, a major version that introduces various new features and improvements, along with new and updated drivers.
Open Invention Network open-source, non-aggression patents now covers Android and exFAT.
October 18, 2020, 8:30 am CDT
Open source's main patent protection organization is expanding its reach far beyond just Linux.
Mark Text vs. Typora: Best Markdown Editor For Linux?
October 18, 2020, 6:41 am CDT
Markdown is a widely used markup language, which is now not only used for creating documentation or notes but also for creating static websites (using Hugo or Jekyll). It is supported by major sites like GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, Stack Exchange, and Reddit.
Rescuezilla 2.0, the Swiss Army Knife of System Recovery, Released with Major Changes
October 18, 2020, 4:52 am CDT
Rescuezilla 2.0 backup and recovery live system has been released today as a major update to this open-source and free fork of the Redo Rescue distro, dubbed as the “Swiss Army Knife of System Recovery.”
Tough little Apollo Lake DIN-railer has optional PoE
October 18, 2020, 3:03 am CDT
Arbor’s rugged “ARES-5310” DIN-rail computer runs Ubuntu or Win 10 on Apollo Lake and is equipped with 3x GbE ports, including 2x with PoE, plus 4x USB 3.0, 4x serial, up to 32-bit isolated DIO, 2x mini-PCIe, and more. Arbor Technology, which early this year released a trio of Rockchip based embedded systems, is launching […]
Learn Python by creating a video game
October 18, 2020, 1:14 am CDT
Python is one of the most popular programming languages out there. Whether you want to learn it for work or for fun, it's a powerful and useful language for any purpose. You can create applications to help you with daily tasks, fun games you and your friends can play, scripts to process data, applications to generate or parse information, and much more.
LibreOffice rains on OpenOffice's 20th anniversary parade, tells rival project to 'do the right thing' and die
October 17, 2020, 11:25 pm CDT
And point everyone at LibreOffice, ta. To mark the 20th anniversary of Apache OpenOffice, the project's main rival, LibreOffice, published a letter asking OpenOffice to tell its users to switch.…
Elkhart Lake modules include headless, 4.5W model with SIL2 FuSa
October 17, 2020, 9:36 pm CDT
Eurotech’s Linux-ready “CPU-161-19” and “CPU-161-20” Compact Type 6 modules offer RE and FE variants of the Atom x6000, respectively, with up to 3x 2.5GbE controllers. The industrial FE models add SIL2-enabled Functional Safety. Earlier this month, Eurotech announced a pair of CPU-180 COM-HPC modules with 11th Gen Tiger Lake Core GRE processors, including a CPU-180-02 […]
Krita 4.4 Scores Sizeable Update with Disney’s SeExpr Support
October 17, 2020, 7:48 pm CDT
The digital drawing program Krita scores a sizeable update with its major release Krita 4.4.
Redo Rescue 3.0 Switches to Debian GNU/Linux 10 “Buster,” Adds UEFI Secure Boot
October 17, 2020, 5:59 pm CDT
Just a few days after the release of version 2.0.7, the Redo Rescue backup and recovery live Linux system gets a major update, to version 3.0, the first to switch to a Debian Buster base.
How to setup printer on Manjaro Linux
October 17, 2020, 4:10 pm CDT
Printing in Manjaro and the majority of other Linux distributions is handled through the CUPS system. After installing Manjaro Linux, setting up a printer is one of the first tasks that many users will need to tackle. In this guide, we will guide you through the process of setting up a printer on Manjaro Linux. CUPS makes the process a lot more painless than many other alternative methods, so that's what we'll be using.
Red Hat expands Ansible ready to run cloud programs
October 17, 2020, 2:21 pm CDT
And, on top of more plug-and-play Ansible programs, you can now run Ansible hand-in-glove with Red Hat OpenShift.
Ryzen Embedded module delivers 32GB RAM and quad displays
October 17, 2020, 12:32 pm CDT
Ibase’s “ET977” is a COM Express Basic Type 6 module that runs Ubuntu or Win 10 on a Ryzen Embedded V1000 or R1000 with up to 32GB DDR4 and up to quad display support plus GbE, PCIe x8, and a USB 3.1 Gen2 interface. In July 2019, Ibase announced an ET976 COM Express Basic Type […]
How to Secure Your Website with OpenSSL and SSL Certificates
October 17, 2020, 10:43 am CDT
The Internet has become the number one resources for news, information, events, and all things social. As most people know there are many ways to create a website of your own and capture your own piece of the internet to share your stories, ideas, or even things you like with others. When doing so it is important to make sure you stay protected on the internet the same way you would in the real world. There are many steps to take in the real world to stay safe, however, in this article we will be talking about staying secure on the web with an SSL certificate.
Install KVM with UEFI Guests support on Manjaro KDE 20.1.1
October 17, 2020, 8:54 am CDT
Attempt to test another Linux distro Manjaro KDE 20.1.1 as Virthost managed via Cockpit Web Console, i.e. deployment and management KVM guests on the recent Manjaro KDE utilizing Web Console . Bare metal platform is Ryzen 7 3700X based with 16 GB RAM and mother board MSI X570 A-PRO ( SVM status enabled )
How to Install Odoo 14 on Ubuntu 20.04
October 17, 2020, 7:05 am CDT
Odoo is a popular open-source suite of business apps that help companies to manage and run their business. It includes a wide range of applications such as CRM, e-Commerce, website builder, billing, accounting, manufacturing, warehouse, project management, inventory, and much more, all seamlessly integrated. This article explains how to install and deploy Odoo 14 inside a Python virtual environment on Ubuntu 20.04. We’ll download Odoo from the official GitHub repository and use Nginx as a reverse proxy.
How to install and use AWStats Web Analytics on CentOS 8
October 17, 2020, 5:17 am CDT
AWStats is an open-source advanced web analytics tool that generates advanced web, streaming, FTP, or mail server statistics graphically. This tutorial shows how to install AWstats on CentOS 8.
Linux Candy: Evolvotron – interactive generative art software
October 17, 2020, 3:28 am CDT
Are you looking for an original desktop background? Do you enjoy evolutionary art? Evolvotron is an interactive “generative art” application to evolve images/textures/patterns/animations through an iterative process of random mutation and user-selection driven evolution.
Set up ZFS on Linux with yum
October 17, 2020, 1:39 am CDT
I am a Fedora Linux user who runs yum upgrade daily. While this habit enables me to run all the latest software (one of Fedora's four foundations is "first," and it lives up to that), it also highlights any incompatibilities between the ZFS storage platform and a new kernel.
How to install latest LibreOffice version on Debian 10
October 16, 2020, 11:50 pm CDT
LibreOffice is a free and open-source office-suite productivity software. It is a free alternative for Microsoft Office. For this particular article, I am going to install the latest LibreOffice version 6.4.
Install Apache Solr search platform on CentOS 8
October 16, 2020, 10:01 pm CDT
Apache Solr is an open-source search platform written on Java, it is based on Apache Lucene. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Apache Solr 8.6.3 on CentOS 8.
Print Latest Space Events With Nextinspace In Terminal
October 16, 2020, 4:35 pm CDT
Nextinspace is a command line program to print latest Space events in Terminal. Nextinspace uses Launch Library 2 API to fetch the details of upcoming Space-related events and orbital launches.
systemd-resolved: introduction to split DNS
October 16, 2020, 1:31 pm CDT
systemd-resolved brings support for split DNS to Fedora 33. Learn how this works and how to configure your DNS clients.
Even 2020 cannot bring forth the Year of Linux on the Desktop
October 16, 2020, 11:03 am CDT
Windows Subsystem for Linux or Linux Subsystem for Windows? Who cares, 'open source has won', says Microsoft MVP and Canonical engineer lead. Microsoft MVP and Canonical engineer manager Hayden Barnes has upended the scorn bucket over the dreams of open sourcers that Windows might end up as an emulation layer atop Linux.…
What Size of Server Hosting Is Best for Small Businesses?
October 16, 2020, 9:48 am CDT
Excellent performance and great user experience are possible when you use a powerful web server that has ample resources. This is why you should estimate the size you’ll need from your web server – it helps keep your website running smoothly. But what size of Linux server hosting is best for your small business? It actually depends on several factors.
Sending an Email Using Python
October 16, 2020, 8:34 am CDT
Ever wanted to send emails using just Python? A few lines of code and you don’t even need to log into your Gmail account to email anyone in the world. In fact, you can do this in your terminal.
How to install an OpenLDAP Server in Ubuntu 20.04 with phpLDAPadmin
October 16, 2020, 7:20 am CDT
For this tutorial, you will need an Ubuntu Linux installation with a static IP address assigned, and you will need to make friends with the command prompt.
4 Firefox Features You Should Be Using Right Now
October 16, 2020, 6:05 am CDT
Love Firefox? You’ll love it even more if you start using these awesome features in Firefox and make your browsing experience even more awesome.