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Elementary OS – A Linux Distro for Windows and macOS Users

Tecmint - Wed, 07/14/2021 - 16:21
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Elementary OS is a Ubuntu-based GNU/Linux distribution, which started as a theme and application set for Ubuntu which later turns out to be an independent Linux distribution. It inherits the legacy of Ubuntu OS

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5 Rust tools worth trying on the Linux command line

opensource.com - Wed, 07/14/2021 - 15:01

Linux inherited a lot from Unix, which has been around for a half-century. This means most of the tools you use in your Linux terminal probably either have a very long history or were written to emulate those historical commands. It's a point of pride in the POSIX world that tools don't need constant reinvention. In fact, there's a subset of Linux users today who could run a version of Linux from before they were born without having to learn anything new. It's tried, true, and reliable.


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How different programming languages read and write data

opensource.com - Wed, 07/14/2021 - 15:00

In his article How different programming languages do the same thing, Jim Hall demonstrates how 13 different languages accomplish the same exact task with different syntax. The lesson is that programming languages tend to have many similarities, and once you know one programming language, you can learn another by figuring its syntax and structure.


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How to Install Akaunting Accounting Software on Ubuntu 20.04

Tecmint - Wed, 07/14/2021 - 13:48
The post How to Install Akaunting Accounting Software on Ubuntu 20.04 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Written in PHP, Akaunting is a feature-rich and open-source online accounting software that allows users to manage finances and keep track of all the invoices, payments, and expenses, to mention just but a few

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Intel Still Hasn't Gotten To Landing Per-Client Engine Busyness Reporting For Linux

Phoronix - Wed, 07/14/2021 - 12:00
One of the patch series I have been looking forward to see land going back to 2018 has been the per-process GPU load statistics or as it's known officially the "per client engine busyness" series. The work didn't land for Linux 5.14 but at least this week the latest revision was posted...

Steam Client Update Brings Numerous Linux Fixes, More Controller Additions

Phoronix - Wed, 07/14/2021 - 08:14
Valve today pushed out their newest stable update to the Steam client for Windows, macOS, and Linux...

VirtualBox Shared Folder With Linux 5.14 Will Open New Files Faster, Fixes "git clone"

Phoronix - Wed, 07/14/2021 - 04:00
For those making use of VirtualBox virtualization and rely on the shared folder functionality via the mainline "VBOXSF" driver for exchanging files between VMs and the host, the in-development Linux 5.14 kernel has an important fix/improvement...

More AMD IOMMU Optimization Work Is On The Way For Linux

Phoronix - Wed, 07/14/2021 - 02:42
Thanks to one of VMware's Linux engineers there are improvements pending to the AMD IOMMU support code to help with performance...

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