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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.
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.
Kali Linux Comes to Windows
The Kali Linux developers even managed to run full blown XFCE desktop via WSL.
Ubuntu derivative BackBox Linux for security analysis
Specializing in security and forensics, BackBox Linux is not only good for a vulnerability assessment, but thanks to its lean substructure, it is also suitable as a desktop distribution.
New Hat
Fedora Linux is a favorite of developers, sys admins, and other tech-savvy users. The new release sports a new Gnome and other useful enhancements.
Modular Kit
Calamares helps you create simplified routines for installing a distribution, but there are some pitfalls, as we explain.
Digital Incubator
Apache incubates hundreds of major software projects and brings together thousands of developers – all without ensuing chaos. How do they manage it?
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News
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Available
An OS redesigned for the hybrid cloud era.
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Google Brings Linux to Chromebook
All new Chromebooks will be capable of running Linux.
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Fedora Project Announces Fedora 30
The latest version comes with new tools and a new alignment of the various Fedora editions.
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The Apache Software Foundation Completes Migration To GitHub
The foundation has decommissioned its own Git service.
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Canonical Combines its Services in a Single Package
Now customers can gain access to all of its services under Ubuntu Advantage offering.
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Black Hole Image Has an Open Source Connection
Two imaging libraries responsible for the image are fully open source.
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Linux Mint Founder Calls for Better Developer Support
Usually cheerful Clement ‘Clem’ Lefebvre says he "hasn't enjoyed" this development cycle.
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Software Freedom Conservancy Announces End to VMware Lawsuit
VMware agrees to remove the offending code in a future release.
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Chef Goes All Open Source
The company behind the popular DevOps automation tool is releasing those proprietary add-ons built around the open source core.
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SUSE Spins off from Parent Company
While IBM has acquired Red Hat, SUSE goes solo.