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Use open source tools to set up a private VPN

opensource.com - Mon, 05/17/2021 - 15:01

Getting from one place to another over a computer network can be a tricky thing. Aside from knowing the right address and opening the right ports, there's the question of security. For Linux, SSH is a popular default, and while there's a lot you can do with SSH it's still "just" a secure shell (that's what SSH stands for, in fact.) A broader protocol for encrypted traffic is VPN, which creates a unique, virtual private network between two points.


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Convenient matrices and other improvements Python 3.5 brought us

opensource.com - Mon, 05/17/2021 - 15:00

This is the sixth in a series of articles about features that first appeared in a version of Python 3.x. Python 3.5 was first released in 2015, and even though it has been out for a long time, many of the features it introduced are underused and pretty cool. Here are three of them.

The @ operator

The @ operator is unique in Python in that there are no objects in the standard library that implement it! It was added for use in mathematical packages that have matrices.


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LFCA: How to Improve Linux Network Security – Part 19

Tecmint - Mon, 05/17/2021 - 14:55
The post LFCA: How to Improve Linux Network Security – Part 19 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

In an ever-connected world, network security is increasingly becoming one of the areas where organizations invest a great deal of time and resources. This is because a company’s network is the backbone of any

The post LFCA: How to Improve Linux Network Security – Part 19 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

Red Hat customers gain efficiencies with automation and agile approaches

Red Hat News - Mon, 05/17/2021 - 12:00

We are proud to hear of the innovative ways our customers use Red Hat solutions to improve business processes and present better products to their customers and communities. In addition to the Red Hat Innovation Awards winners we announced as part of the Red Hat Summit 2021, see how four customers have found more efficient ways to work using Red Hat products and services in this month’s customer success stories highlights. 

Linux 5.13-rc2 Released With A VGA Text Mode Fix

Phoronix - Mon, 05/17/2021 - 08:08
The second weekly release candidate is now available for Linux 5.13...

Dav1d 0.9 Released With AVX2-Tuned 10b/12b Decode For Big Speed Boost

Phoronix - Mon, 05/17/2021 - 01:21
As written about a few days ago, the open-source Dav1d AV1 decoder has added AVX2 Assembly for higher bit depth decoding. Dav1d 0.9 is now available with this optimization and more...

AMD SEV Code Gets Reorganized In Linux 5.13 Ahead Of SEV-SNP Landing

Phoronix - Mon, 05/17/2021 - 00:58
While past the Linux 5.13 merge window, some reorganizing/cleaning to the AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) code was merged to mainline today to make it easier for when the SEV-SNP and other feature code is submitted for Linux 5.14 or later...

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