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How to Install Fail2ban on Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux

Tecmint - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 15:44
The post How to Install Fail2ban on Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Written in Python, Fail2ban is a free and open-source Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) that protects the server against brute-force attacks. After a specified number of incorrect password attempts, the client’s IP address is banned

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Replace smart quotes with the Linux sed command

opensource.com - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 15:01

In typography, a pair of quotation marks were traditionally oriented toward one another. They look like this:

“smart quotes”


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How I rediscovered Logo with the Python Turtle module

opensource.com - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 15:00

When I was in high school, one of the very first programming languages I was introduced to was Logo. It was interactive and visual. With basic movement commands, you could have your cursor (“turtle”) draw basic shapes and intricate patterns. It was a great way to introduce the compelling concept of an algorithm—a series of instructions for a computer to execute.

Fortunately, the Logo programming language is available today as a Python package. So let’s jump right in, and you can discover the possibilities with Logo as we go along.


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Red Hat Innovation Awards - Advice on writing a great submission

Red Hat News - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 12:00

The nomination period for the 2022 Red Hat Innovation Awards has been extended to September 20, 2021 - which means there is still time for you to nominate your organization for innovative uses of Red Hat’s open source technology. 

Linux 5.15-rc1 Brings New NTFS Driver, In-Kernel SMB3 Server, AMD Changes, Intel DG2

Phoronix - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 08:22
As expected this evening the Linux 5.15-rc1 kernel was released to top off the two week merge window that saw many changes to the kernel...

Linux 5.15 Is A Very Exciting Kernel For AMD

Phoronix - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 02:00
While working on my usual Linux kernel feature overview that summarizes the many articles over the past two weeks outlining all of the new features and changes merged, one area that particularly stands out for Linux 5.15 are all of AMD's upstream contributions that happened to make it in this kernel. There is a lot of new enablement on the AMD side -- both for CPUs and Radeon graphics -- but also improving existing hardware support...

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