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The Impersonator
Use the FOG imaging server to image and rollout several installations with a single click.
Puppy Love
Like its predecessors, this ultralight OS is fast and versatile with an easy-to-use interface.
Class Reunion
Intranets with multiple servers and services require careful configuration. With Karoshi Linux, even complex structures can be set up in no time at all.
Multimeter
What cannot be measured cannot be improved. Netdata lets you measure almost anything – at least as long as it's about the performance and health of a Linux computer.
Inside Job
The kernel supports performance analysis with built-in tools via the Linux performance counters subsystem. perf is easy to use and offers a detailed view of performance data.
Data Harvest
The Scapy packet manipulation program lets you analyze and manipulate packets to create incident response reports or examine network security.
In the Design
Elementary OS is an elegant Linux with a long-term vision and a focus on good design.
Do It Yourself
The lean MiyoLinux is aimed at System V lovers who aren't afraid to customize.
Alarm Clock
Systemd can start timers that automatically perform tasks at specified times. The configuration files are known as timer units.
Programming Snapshot – Python Gambling
Can 10 heads in a row really occur in a coin toss? Or, can the lucky numbers in the lottery be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6? We investigate the law of large numbers.
Programming Snapshot – Probability
At a party with 23 guests, having two guests with the same birthday in more than 50 percent of cases may sound fairly unlikely to amateur mathematicians. Armed with statistical methods, party animal Mike Schilli sets out to prove this claim.
Bit Trip
Bash is known for admin utilities and text manipulation tools, but the venerable command shell included with most Linux systems also has some powerful commands for manipulating binary data.
Install Firefox in a Snap on Linux
Mozilla has picked the Snap package system to deliver its application to Linux users.
Issue 230/2020
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News
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Elementary OS 5.1 Has Arrived
One of the most highly regarded Linux desktop distributions has released its next iteration.
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Linux Mint 19.3 Will be Released by Christmas
The developers behind Linux Mint have announced 19.3 will be released by Christmas 2019.
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Linux Kernel 5.4 Released
A number of new changes and improvements have reached the Linux kernel.
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System76 To Design And Build Laptops In-House
In-house designed and built laptops coming from System76.
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News and views on the GPU revolution in HPC and Big Data:
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The PinePhone Pre-Order has Arrived
Anyone looking to finally get their hands on an early release of the PinePhone can do so as of November 15.
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Microsoft Edge Coming to Linux
Microsoft is bringing it’s new Chromium-based Edge browser to Linux.
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Open Invention Network Backs Gnome Project Against Patent Troll
OIN has deployed its legal team to find prior art.
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Fedora 31 Released
The latest version of Fedora comes with new packages and libraries.
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openSUSE OBS Can Now Build Windows WSL Images
openSUSE enables developers to build their own WSL distributions.