Open-source News

Microsoft teams up with Linux Foundation on energy  Fudzilla

It's been a while since having any news to report on Bcachefs as the promising open-source file-system born out of the Linux kernel's block cache code. However, Kent Overstreet continues working tirelessly on it and has now merged Bcachefs' snapshot support...

The Linux kernel support around the Nintendo Wii and Wii U game console hardware continues to improve and now a new Nintendo crypto driver is being tackled based on reverse-engineered documentation...

Adding to the growing list of Mesa 21.3 features for next quarter's feature release is Lavapipe now supporting Vulkan 1.2...

Reports Shows Over 13 Million Malware Events Targeting Linux Cloud  Datamation

Ubuntu Linux Fundamentals - Learn Linux Server with Ubuntu  EC-Council Blog

I recently attended the Practical Open Source Information POSI conference, which was held on a free and open source video conferencing platform. As I attended a series of excellent talks about practical uses of open source software, I realized how commonplace video conferencing had become over the past few years.

If open source does anything, it provides choice, and now that more and more workers have the freedom of working remotely, having an option in the way you connect makes a lot of sense.

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The Best Linux Laptops of 2021 for Developers and Enthusiasts  How-To Geek

The Best Linux Laptops of 2021 for Developers and Enthusiasts  How-To Geek

Linux 101: What does "sourcing a file" mean in Linux?  TechRepublic

With tech and data safety awareness rising, open source software is becoming a go-to option for organizations of all classes more than ever. Nonprofit organizations are particularly vulnerable on the financial side while at the same time dealing with vital social and environmental issues.

This article observes the adoption of open source collaboration technologies in nonprofit organizations by using Nextcloud and ONLYOFFICE as examples.

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There are a number of different ways to install Java on your Linux desktop. An obvious route is to use the packages provided in your Linux distribution. Note that this doesn’t work for everyone; for example, some users may need a very specific version of Java.

Before you can start, you must determine “which Java” you need. Do you just need to run some .class files or a .jar file? Or are you writing some code that you need to compile?

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The post How to Install Magento on Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Written in PHP, Magento is a popular open-source, and versatile eCommerce platform that provides businesses with an online shopping cart. It leverages various PHP frameworks such as Symfony and Laminas to enhance its functionality

The post How to Install Magento on Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

MediaTek Hoping To Bring nanoMIPS Support Upstream Into GCC  Phoronix

The nanoMIPS architecture that was announced by MIPS in 2018 for embedded devices to lower power consumption and yield smaller code footprints was announced for the MIPS I7200 but since then there hasn't been much of nanoMIPS. However, MediaTek is now looking to contribute upstream the compiler support for this processor ISA into GCC...

The difference between embedded Linux and desktop Linux - Linux & Unix  BleepingComputer

How to Actually Install Ubuntu on USB  It's FOSS

The difference between Linux and windows - Linux & Unix  BleepingComputer

Google Working to Bring Android Closer to Linux Kernel  WebProNews

Linus Torvalds has now issued the third weekly release candidate of the forthcoming Linux 5.15 kernel...