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Torvalds reckons 'it might be mergeable for 5.14'. The Rust for Linux project, sponsored by Google, has advanced with use of a beta Rust compiler (as opposed to a nightly build), testing ARM and RISC-V architecture support, new Rust abstractions, and more.…

Apache Tomcat is open-source and the most popular web application server used to host Java-based applications. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Apache Tomcat 10 on Debian 10 server.

Passwords are particularly problematic for programmers. You're not supposed to store them without encrypting them, and you're not supposed to reveal what's been typed when your user enters one. This became particularly important to me when I decided I wanted to boost security on my laptop. I encrypt my home directory—but once I log in, any password stored as plain text in a configuration file is potentially exposed to prying eyes. read more

I'm sure that you want to feel more at home with your Fedora Linux system. These are things to do after installing Fedora 34 Workstation.

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Where I live, there are lots of trails and roads lined with flowers and trees. My community is famous for its annual maple festival, and maple trees are easy for me to identify. However, there are many other trees I cannot identify by name. Flowers are the same. Recently my wife told me about PlantNet, a mobile application that can identify these flowers and trees. It's available on iOS and Android, and it's free, so I decided to try it out.

Prometheus is an open source monitoring and alerting system that provides insight into the state and history of a computer, application, or cluster by storing defined metrics in a time-series database. It provides a powerful query language, PromQL, to help you explore and understand the data it stores. Prometheus also includes an Alertmanager that makes it easy to trigger notifications when the metrics you collect cross certain thresholds.

Who has the best RHEL clone? Rivals jostle for position. Rocky Linux 8.4, which was made generally available early last week, attracted 80,000 downloads within 72 hours, but disaffected CentOS users are wondering whether Rocky, rival AlmaLinux, or some other OS, is the right next move.…

iWave’s “Telematics Gateway” runs Linux on an i.MX8 and offers 4x CAN ports with J1939 support plus LAN with PoE, serial, K-Line/LIN, 4G, WiFi/BT, GNSS, and UWB. iWave also announced 802.11ax support for all its i.MX8-based products. iWave Systems has followed up on its i.MX ULL-based OBD II telematics computer with a larger, faster, and […]

S.M.A.R.T is a tool used to monitor the health status of SSD and HDD. It also allows you to perform on-demand tests on the drive. In this post, we will show you how to check SSD and HDD health on Linux.

Under Whitehurst, Red Hat became a billion-dollar company and was acquired by IBM. He then moved up to become IBM's President to lead IBM's cloud efforts. Now, out of the blue, Whitehurst is stepping down as IBM's leader.

Syslogic’s IP67/IP69 protected “AI Rugged Computer RML A3” in-vehicle computer and “AI Vehicle Computer RSL A3” railway system run Linux on a Jetson AGX Xavier, including the new Industrial model. Swiss embedded manufacturer Syslogic has announced the AI Rugged Computer RML A3, which it calls “one of the most robust embedded systems” based on Nvidia’s […]

Aaeon has launched an $84-and-up “UP Connect Plus” carrier board that plugs into the UP Core Plus and UP Xtreme SBCs and adds 3x GbE ports with optional TSN plus an M.2 3042/3052 with 5G support. Aaeon Technology Europe’s UP community, which goes by the brand UP! Bridge the Gap, has added a new add-on […]

A master was explaining the nature of The Tao of Programming to one of his novices. "The Tao is embodied in all software—regardless of how insignificant," said the master. "Is Tao in a hand-held calculator?" asked the novice. "It is," came the reply. "Is the Tao in a video game?" continued the novice. "It is even in a video game," said the master. read more

Proceeds to go towards charitable causes, Father of the Web confirms The auction of Sir Tim Berners-Lee's source code for the World Wide Web as a cryptographically backed Non-Fungible Token (NFT) has concluded, with the web daddy pocketing $5,434,500 for something already public.…

Sequent’s $28-and-up “PiRelay 8” add-on for the Raspberry Pi supplies 8x relays with photo-coupling isolation for controlling devices on a load of 250V AC/7A or 30V DC/10A. There is also an optional 4.3-inch HDMI touchscreen. Whereas Sequent Microsystems earlier relay add-ons for the Raspberry Pi — the Raspberry Pi 8-Relay Card and line-switching 4-Relay — […]

The make utility and its related Makefile have been used to build software for a long time. The Makefile defines a set of commands to run, and the make utility runs them. It is similar to a Dockerfile or Containerfile—a set of commands used to build container images.

Gateworks’ 100 x 35mm “Venice GW7100” SBC combines a Linux-driven i.MX8M Mini with up to 4GB LPDDR4 and 64GB MMC plus GbE with PoE, USB Type-C, mini-PCIe with nano-SIM, -40 to 85°C support, and optional GPS. Gateworks has announced the smallest member of its family of i.MX8M based Venice SBCs, following the 105 x 100mm […]

Red Hat has used RPM for software package distribution for decades, but we now know RPM contained a nasty hidden security bug since Day One. It's now been unveiled and a repair patch has been submitted.

New take on GNOME designed for productivity. System76 has released Pop!_OS 21.04, based on Ubuntu 21.04 but with a distinctive desktop called COSMIC.…