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3 interesting ways to use the Linux cowsay command

opensource.com - Wed, 11/17/2021 - 16:00

Most of the time, a terminal is a productivity powerhouse. But there's more to the terminal than commands and configurations. Among all the outstanding open source software out there, some of it has been written just for fun. I've written about fun commands before, but this article is about just one: the venerable cowsay command.


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How to Monitor Docker Containers with Zabbix Monitoring Tool

Tecmint - Wed, 11/17/2021 - 14:12
The post How to Monitor Docker Containers with Zabbix Monitoring Tool first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Docker is arguably one of the most cherished DevOps tools that streamline the development, deployment, and shipping of applications inside containers. The concept of containerization entails leveraging container images. These are small, lightweight, and

The post How to Monitor Docker Containers with Zabbix Monitoring Tool first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

Google Proposes "Page Table Check" For Fighting Some Types Of Linux Memory Corruption

Phoronix - Wed, 11/17/2021 - 13:00
Last week Google engineers uncovered a reference count underflow issue affecting all Linux kernels going back to v4.14 in 2017. This issue led to memory leaking from one process to another and only uncovered by accident. To address this class of memory corruption issues moving forward, Google is proposing a new "Page Table Check" feature moving forward...

CentOS Linux 8 Updated Against RHEL 8.5 Before Going EOL

Phoronix - Wed, 11/17/2021 - 03:27
Following last week's release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5, CentOS Linux 8 version 2111 has been released as its RHEL 8.5 rebuild. This comes ahead of CentOS 8 becoming end-of-life at year's end...

Vulkan 1.2.199 Released With New Extension To Help VKD3D-Proton

Phoronix - Wed, 11/17/2021 - 03:05
Vulkan 1.2.199 is out with another new extension driven as part of Valve's work around Steam Play (Proton) and the Direct3D over Vulkan efforts...

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